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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A Risk Management Approach to Global Pandemics of Infectious Disease and Anti-Microbial Resistance by Annie Sparrow, Meghan Smith-Torino, Samuel M. Shamamba, Bisimwa Chirakarhula, Maranatha A. Lwaboshi, Christine Stabell Benn, Konstantin Chumakov

“…While antimicrobial resistance is predictable, the escalating pandemic is the consequence of our reliance on antibiotics and commitment to a biomedical model that now borders on pathological. …”
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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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Bacterial flora of the eyelids and conjunctiva in the development of inflammatory pathology in the anterior part of the eye by E.A. Kleshcheva, G.M. Chernakova, N.V. Melnikova, A.E. Kleshchev

“…Its efficacy, safety, and broad-spectrum activity make it well-suited for cases wh ere a powerful and non-toxic antibiotic is required. </p> <p> <b>Keywords</b>: conjunctival microflora, eyelid microflora, bacterial infection, conjunctivitis, endophthalmitis, antibiotics, netilmicin. …”
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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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Clostridioides difficile infection: a changing treatment paradigm by Yousif Al Naser, Marriam AlGashami, Layth Aljashaami

“…Bezlotoxumab, though augmenting antibiotics, grapples with cost and safety concerns. …”
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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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Surviving Emphysematous Gastritis after Hepatectomy by Harry Hok Yee Yu, Simon Tsang, Tan To Cheung, Chung Mau Lo

“…He was managed with antibiotics and discharged 18 days after second operation. …”
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Pharmacodynamics of interspecies interactions in polymicrobial infections by C. Herzberg, J. G. C. van Hasselt

“…Abstract The pharmacodynamic response of bacterial pathogens to antibiotics can be influenced by interactions with other bacterial species in polymicrobial infections (PMIs). …”
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Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder Complicating Pregnancy by Sara Raiser, Kathryn Davidson, Ashley Walsh, Robert Egerman

“…Treatment of the infected joint required further surgical drainage and bone resection as well as extended antibiotics. It is important to remember that joint pain in pregnancy may indicate infective arthritis, and pyelonephritis can be a source of such an infection. …”
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