Induction of Oxidative Stress in Kidney by Emin Ozbek

“…Several systemic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia; infection; antibiotics, chemotherapeutics, and radiocontrast agents; and environmental toxins, occupational chemicals, radiation, smoking, as well as alcohol consumption induce oxidative stress in kidney. …”
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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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Removal of Tetracycline Using Tungsten Disulfide/Graphene Oxide as Photocatalyst: Effect of Light Irradiation and Kinetic Studies by Zulhatiqah Zolekafeli, Syafarina Farisa Sateria, Ahmad Husaini Mohamed, Siti Hajar Alias, Kavirajaa Pandian Sambasevam, Siti Nor Atika Baharin

“…Once widely utilised in both human and veterinary medicine, tetracycline antibiotics are now recognised as major environmental pollutants with detrimental effects on the environment and human health. …”
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Machine learning and genetic algorithm-guided directed evolution for the development of antimicrobial peptides by Heqian Zhang, Yihan Wang, Yanran Zhu, Pengtao Huang, Qiandi Gao, Xiaojie Li, Zhaoying Chen, Yu Liu, Jiakun Jiang, Yuan Gao, Jiaquan Huang, Zhiwei Qin

“…Introduction: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are valuable alternatives to traditional antibiotics, possess a variety of potent biological activities and exhibit immunomodulatory effects that alleviate difficult-to-treat infections. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus nt5 gene mutation through CRISPR RNA-guided base editing weakens bacterial virulence and immune evasion by Xinpeng Liu, Lan Huang, Yang Ye, Haiyi Wang, Min Tang, Fuqiang He, Zijing Xia, Shi Deng, Peng Zhang, Ruiwu Dai, Shufang Liang

“…The resistance of commonly used clinical antibiotics, such as daptomycin (DAP), has become increasingly serious in the fight against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infection. …”
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The availability of drugs for stable COPD treatment in China: a cross-sectional survey by Dongru Du, Xueru Hu, Qiunan Zuo, Dan Xu, Tao Zhu, Tao Fan, Jiao Yang, Weiguo Xu, Hailong Wei, Kangzhuo Baima, Ying Zhang, Yanhui Gu, Lei Chen, Fengming Luo, Yongchun Shen, Fuqiang Wen

“…Both inhaled drugs (monotherapy, double therapy and triple therapy) and oral drugs (expectorants, theophylline, antibiotics, and bacterial lysates) were included in this survey. …”
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Epidemiology of pediatric dengue virus infection, Scenario from a tertiary level hospital in Bangladesh by Kinkar Ghosh, Selim Reza Tony, Khaleda Islam, Reaz Mobarak, Md. Jahangir Alam, Md. Kamruzzaman, Sumaira Alam, Muhammad Talha, Abdullah Al Faisal, Nahidul Islam, Md Mobarok Hossain, Mst. Noorjahan Begum, Mustafizur Rahman

“…All patients received antibiotics, and the number of different antibiotics increased with hospital stay. …”
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Release Profile and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> Essential Oil-Incorporated, Optimally Stabilized Type I Collagen Hydrogels by Caglar Ersanli, Ioannis Skoufos, Konstantina Fotou, Athina Tzora, Yves Bayon, Despoina Mari, Eleftheria Sarafi, Konstantina Nikolaou, Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

“…Antimicrobial resistance is one of the drastically increasing major global health threats due to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics as traditional antimicrobial agents, which render urgent the need for alternative and safer antimicrobial agents, such as essential oils (EOs). …”
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Alginate: Current Use and Future Perspectives in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications by Marta Szekalska, Agata Puciłowska, Emilia Szymańska, Patrycja Ciosek, Katarzyna Winnicka

“…The recent technological advancements with using alginates, issues related to alginates suitability as matrix for three-dimensional tissue cultures, adjuvants of antibiotics, and antiviral agents in cell transplantation in diabetes or neurodegenerative diseases treatment, and an update on the antimicrobial and antiviral therapy of the alginate based drugs are also highlighted.…”
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A Stroke Mimic: A Case Report by Annia Martínez Rivas, Alexis Suárez Quesada, Yamila Espinosa Santisteban, Jirlén Moreno Torres, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…Changes on computed tomography consistent with a brain abscess were observed. Broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered and a follow-up tomography was performed. …”
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Emphysematous osteomyelitis: A rare case report by Siddartha Guru, Navami Guru, Rezhan Hussein

“…There was concern for possible complication of meningitis with abnormal CSF studies but no bacterial growth, though lumber puncture was done after being on antibiotics for five days. She was found to have underlying metastatic colon cancer as well. …”
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Emergence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection in an Infant: A Case Report by Alexis N. Roach, Ryan Kwong, Sarah Sylvester

“…Tissue ischemia progressed to dry gangrene requiring below-knee amputation followed by six weeks of antibiotics. Conclusion: This case serves as a reminder of the critical importance of vigilance, prompt recognition, and aggressive intervention in the management of invasive GAS infections in infants.…”
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Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial and Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecules by Şayeste Demirezen, Aydan Mutlu, Sinan Beksaç

“…However, the vaginal flora can be changed because of birth, taking antibiotics and contraceptive pills. Thus, whereas Lactobacilli population decreases, Gardnerella vaginalis and mixed anaerobic bacteria population increase and this situation causes an infection named Bacterial vaginosis. …”
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Surgical Management of Multijoint Septic Arthritis due to Rat-Bite Fever in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Study by Adam M. Wegner, Nicole Look, Brian M. Haus

“…This case study demonstrates the importance of a thorough exposure history and consideration of zoonotic infections as a cause of septic arthritis in a pediatric patient that requires antibiotics and surgical intervention.…”
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Splenic Abscess after Sleeve Gastrectomy by Rany Aoun, Michel Gabriel, Elias El Haddad, Roger Noun, Ghassan Chakhtoura

“…The preferred treatment is either conservative, with intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous drainage, or splenectomy. …”
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Prospects of Nanobiomaterials for Biosensing by Ravindra P. Singh

“…The biosensors using smart nanomaterials have applications for rapid, specific, sensitive, inexpensive, in-field, on-line and/or real-time detection of pesticides, antibiotics, pathogens, toxins, proteins, microbes, plants, animals, foods, soil, air, and water. …”
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Role of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM) in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by Purushottam Giri, Venkatesh Karthikeyan

“…Antimicrobials are medicines used to prevent and treat infectious diseases in humans, animals, and plants. They include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics. …”
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A Young Healthy Male with Spontaneous Subcutaneous Emphysema Occurring in Neck, Retropharyngeal and Mediastinal Spaces by Moayyad Malas, Nawaf Fatani, Zuhair Aljuhani

“…The patient was admitted to the ward for observation, monitoring of vital signs, analgesia, and prophylactic antibiotics. The patient was kept under observation for 8 days. …”
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Bluish Discolouration of Urine Drainage Tube and Bag in a Female Patient with Spina Bifida, Paraplegia, and Suprapubic Cystostomy by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M. Soni

“…There were no systemic features of infection and, therefore, antibiotics were not prescribed for asymptomatic bacteriuria. …”
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Dynamic Change of Intestinal Duplication in an Adult Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Abhishek Shah, Jimin Du, Yutian Sun, Dianbo Cao

“…CT images showed change in the morphology of the cystic mass after one week of antibiotics administration. On histopathological analysis, the resected duplicated segment had esophageal epithelium in addition to the intestinal gland. …”
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