A Rare Twist of the Forgotten Disease: A Case of Fusobacterium necrophorum Sepsis with Portomesenteric Thrombosis and a Review of the Literature by Nicholas Lazar, Kamil Sardarli, Zaid Imam, Majd Khasawneh, Ismail Hader

“…We hereby report a case of pylephlebitis secondary to F. necrophorum bacteremia in a 57-year-old female originating from bacterial translocation secondary to colitis, who developed a favorable outcome with prompt treatment with antibiotics and anticoagulation. We also perform a literature review on similar cases in the literature and discuss management options of this rare but potentially fatal complication.…”
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Polypragmasy at treatment of <i>H. pylori</i> infection in patients with concomitant diseases of other organs and systems. How to prevent side effects related to drug interactions? by S. G. Burkov, N. V. Shornikova

“…As eradication therapy implicates addition to treatment of at least 3 pharmaceuticals of which antibiotics are strictly specified, it is extremely desirable to choose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) with lower affinity to cytochrome Р450. …”
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A 41-Year-Old Patient with a Rare Cause of Severe Abdominal Sepsis Misdiagnosed as PID by Anastasia Mikuscheva, David Becker, Mark Thompson-Fawcett

“…Here, we present a case of a 41-year-old woman who was misdiagnosed with infectious pelvic inflammatory disease and treated ineffectively with antibiotics when the underlying condition of her persistent abdominal pain was a midgut neuroendocrine tumor that had caused bowel perforation and formation of an abscess in the pouch of Douglas.…”
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Microbiota modifications in prehabilitation – the next step towards comprehensive preparation for surgery. The scoping review by Igor Łoniewski, Tomasz Banasiewicz, Jerzy Sieńko, Karolina Skonieczna-Zydecka, Ewa Stachowska

“…The review highlights that gut dysbiosis, worsened by surgery, stress, antibiotics, and poor diet, can lead to increased infection risk and slower recovery. …”
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Epiploic Appendagitis Mimicking Recurrent Diverticulitis by R. Plummer, Y. Sekigami, Lilian Chen, James Yoo

“…An initial diagnosis of diverticulitis was made based on her history and exam, intravenous antibiotics were given, and an elective surgical resection was considered. …”
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Macrolide Use in the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients with Pneumonia: Incidence, Correlates, Timing and Outcomes by Wendy I Sligl, Holly Hoang, Dean T Eurich, Atul Malhotra, Thomas J Marrie, Sumit R Majumdar

“…BACKGROUND: Macrolide antibiotics are commonly used to treat pneumonia despite increasing antimicrobial resistance. …”
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A Rare Case of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Neonate by Nipun Shrestha, Alisha Joshi, Yumiko Hayashi, Dhruba Shrestha, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel

“…She was treated with antibiotics, oxygen, and fluids, along with inotropic support and mechanical ventilation, and she recovered fully and was discharged on day 17 of admission. …”
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A Rare Case of Retrogastric Abscess Occurring Six Months after N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate Injection into Gastric Varices by Ikram Hussain, Andrew Eu Boon Kwek, Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Chern Hao Chong, Tiing Leong Ang

“…The abscess was successfully treated with 3 months of antibiotics.…”
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Frogs by Steven A. Johnson, Holly K. Ober, William M. Giuliano

“…Research on the substances frogs secrete through their skins has even led to the creation of new painkillers and antibiotics. Most frogs in Florida are reclusive and harmless to people, but two species of frogs that have invaded Florida can be harmful to humans and their pets. …”
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Neisseria meningitidis Infecting a Prosthetic Knee Joint: A New Case of an Unusual Disease by Berta Becerril Carral, Elvira Alarcón Manoja, Salvador López Cárdenas, Jesús Canueto Quintero

“…We hereby describe the second case of an arthroplasty infected with Neisseria meningitidis that responded favourably to prosthesis retention with surgical debridement, in combination with antibiotics treatment.…”
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Pneumonia due to a Rare Pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Subspecies denitrificans by Hesham Awadh, Munthir Mansour, Obadah Aqtash, Yousef Shweihat

“…Diagnosis depends on cultures of appropriate specimens, and management usually is by administration of appropriate antibiotics (usually agents with antipseudomonal activity). …”
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Very late-onset lead-associated endocarditis by Min-Soo Cho, Sung-Hwan Kim, Gi-Byoung Nam, Kee-Joon Choi, You-Ho Kim

“…Transesophageal echocardiography is essential for diagnosis, and treatment usually requires appropriate antibiotics and removal of the lead.…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sever Non-hospital Pneumonia. by Diosdania Alfonso Falcón, Julio Héctor Jova Dueñas, Julio Cortizo Hernández, Alexis Díaz Mesa

“…This document includes a review and analysis of essential clinical aspects, predisposing factors, complementary studies y treatment, stressing the therapy with antibiotics. It includes assessment guidelines focused on the most important aspects to be accomplished.…”
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First Described Case of Group B Streptococcus Pelvic Abscess in a Patient with No Medical Comorbidities by Paul Tyan, Elias Abi-Khalil, Karthik Dwarki, Gaby Moawad

“…Empiric antibiotic coverage for this organism should be kept in mind when treating an abscess.…”
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Macrolides in Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disorders by Abdullateef A. Alzolibani, Khaled Zedan

“…Long-term therapy with the macrolide antibiotic erythromycin was shown to alter the clinical course of diffuse panbronchiolitis in the late 1980s. …”
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Sporotrichosis in the earlobe caused by placing an earing by Evelyn Zacarias, Talita Alves, Claudilson Bastos, Paulo Athanazio, Sergio Arruda

“…She was treated with antibiotics without success and then was referred to an infectious disease specialist. …”
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Significance and Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes in Poultry Products by Abdollah Jamshidi, Tayebeh Zeinali

“…Unfortunately, these isolated pathogens had sometimes resistance to commonly used antibiotics which were used for treatment of human infection.…”
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Predicting, Treating and Preventing Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn’s Disease: The State of the Field by Anna M Borowiec, Richard N Fedorak

“…Recently, the combination of antibiotics and azathioprine in selected high-risk patients has demonstrated some potential for benefit. …”
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Infected Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Femoral Artery in a Patient with Salmonella enteritidis Bacteremia by MA Hussain, G Roche-Nagle

“…He was treated with high-dose antibiotics, local debridement and autologous reconstruction. …”
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A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis by Brijesh Patel, Anas Souqiyyeh, Ammar Ali

“…It is often treated with topical antibiotics, with good clinical outcomes. When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. …”
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