Defining Established and Emerging Microbial Risks in the Aquatic Environment: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Outlooks by Neil J. Rowan

“…As emphasis is placed on water quality, particularly surrounding efficacy of decontamination at the wastewater treatment plant level, this review also touches upon other related emerging issues, namely, the fate and potential ecotoxicological impact of untreated antibiotics and other pharmaceutically active compounds in water. …”
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The Detection of Fosfomycin-Modifying Enzymes (fos) in Uropathogenic Enterobacterale, Azerbaijan, Iran by Aidin Lalezadeh, Pardis Ghotaslou, Reza Ghotaslou

“…Fosfomycin is still one of the most effective and valuable alternative antibiotics against MDR Enterobacteriaceae isolated from UTIs in our region.…”
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Zygomycosis in Two Hematologic Cases by M. T. García-Romero, J. García-Méndez, R. Arenas, T. Ferrari-Carballo, J. Chanona-Vilchis, E. Cervera-Ceballos

“…Most of the cases published are in patients with prolonged neutropenia, along with other risk factors such as the use of prior broad-spectrum antibiotics (including new antifungal agents, such as voriconazole), diabetes mellitus (with or without ketoacidosis), malnutrition, iron overload (with or without the use of deferoxamine). …”
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Phytochemical Constituents, Antimicrobial activities and Isolation of Eupatorin from the Seed Extract of <i>L. inermis</i> LINN by R.S. Ochu, H. Ibrahim, A.O. Oyewale

“…The eupatorin was found to show significant microbial activity against P. vulgaris, S. typhi, E. coli, S. pneumonia and S. pyogenes when compared with standard antibiotics used against these microbes. The results from this research have supported the ethnomedicinal uses of this plant in the treatment of skin infections, abdominal disorders, leprosy, rheumatalgia, edema and as a cough and cold remedy. …”
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Clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Atezolizumab-induced encephalitis, aseptic meningitis or meningoencephalitis by Qingzi Yan, Yixiang Hu, Xiang Liu, Hong Xia

“…Treatment strategies typically involved systemic steroids, antiviral agents, antibiotics, and anti-epileptic medications, as appropriate.ConclusionNeurological immune-related adverse events may rapidly progress and impact prognosis. …”
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High incidence of Escherichia coli resistance to colistin from chicken farms in Kathmandu Valley by Kipa Tamrakar, Avina Lama, Binita Dhakal, Luna Adhikari, Megha Shrestha, Jeena Amatya

“…All isolates were resistant to colistin, as detected by their growth on MacConkey Agar containing 4 µg/ml colistin. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were used to define the isolates further. 70.0% of isolates were categorized as multidrug-resistant, while the colistin-resistant isolates showed low resistance to Imipenem. …”
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A Challenge for Diagnosing Acute Liver Injury with Concomitant/Sequential Exposure to Multiple Drugs: Can Causality Assessment Scales Be Utilized to Identify the Offending Drug? by Roxanne Lim, Hassan Choudry, Kim Conner, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…We report a case of acute liver injury in a 12-year-old Hispanic boy, who received a series of five antibiotics (amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, vancomycin, ampicillin/sulbactam, and clindamycin) for cervical lymphadenitis/retropharyngeal cellulitis. …”
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Agranulocytosis Associated with Topiramate: A Case Report and Review of Published Cases by Saroj Lohani, Niranjan Tachamo, Salik Nazir, Anthony Donato

“…She was intubated and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. She was transferred to our hospital on the fifth day of hospitalization. …”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Pneumonia: Importance of Aspiration Etiology by Kentaro Odani, Mitsuhiro Tachibana, Rintaro Tamashima, Yutaka Tsutsumi

“…An 89-year-old Japanese male in a poor performance state complained of appetite loss followed by difficulty in swallowing, and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates with interstitial reactions were radiologically pointed out. Antibiotics administration was ineffective, and he died on the 6th day of hospitalization. …”
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumocephalus Associated with Nontraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak by Murad Baba, Omer Tarar, Amer Syed

“…The patient was started on intravenous antibiotics for meningitis prophylaxis and subsequently underwent transsphenoidal repair of cerebrospinal fluid leak with abdominal fat graft. …”
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Fatal Case of Probable Invasive Aspergillosis after Five Years of Heart Transplant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, Krista E. Shaw, Renuga Vivekanandan

“…She was started on broad spectrum antibiotics along with ganciclovir and micafungin. Ganciclovir was added due to the patient’s past history of CMV infection and empiric fungal coverage with micafungin. …”
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Presentation of Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Adults—Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zuhal Yesilbag, Asli Karadeniz, Fatih Oner Kaya

“…The development of AAC should be kept in mind in patients with cholestatic hepatitis due to EBV infection to avoid unnecessary surgical therapy and overuse of antibiotics.…”
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Bilateral Orocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Pericoronal Infection of Mandibular Third Molars: A Rare Case Report by Karina K. C., Ankit Gupta Kalwar, Chandan Upadhyaha, Nitesh Chaurasia, Mamata Shakya

“…Her symptoms began 5 years earlier with cheek pain and swelling, initially treated with antibiotics. Examination revealed pericoronitis of the mandibular third molars, leading to bilateral orocutaneous fistulas. …”
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Paraquat poisoning from accidental ingestion leading to fatal outcome: A case report by Chao Liu, Mengya Yao, Jiangrong Ma, Shinan Nie

“…Interventions: The treatment involved fluid resuscitation and antibiotics, but his decline led to intensive care unit transfer. …”
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Clinical and laboratory importance of detecting Helicobacter pylori coccoid forms for the selection of treatment by Nikita Gladyshev, Maria Taame, Viacheslav Kravtsov

“…One of the mechanisms favouring tolerance to antibiotics is the transformation into a different morphological form – coccoid. …”
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Osteomyelitis Caused by Candida glabrata in the Distal Phalanx by Shunichi Toki, Naohito Hibino, Koichi Sairyo, Mitsuhiko Takahashi, Shinji Yoshioka, Masahiro Yamano, Tatsuhiko Henmi

“…Despite partial resection of the nail and administering a 1-month course of antibiotics for paronychia, the local swelling remained and an osteolytic lesion was found. …”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a 21-Year-Old Male by Samuel Igbinedion, Meher S. Mavuram, Moheb Boktor, John Bienvenu

“…Patient was started on broad spectrum antibiotics, given septic presentation. Peripheral blood cultures returned positive for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). …”
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Orofacial Granulomatosis among Pediatric Patients Well Controlled by Corticosteroid Treatment: A Rare Case Series by Taku Kimura, Ken-Ichiro Sakata, Shunichiro Takezaki, Takuya Asaka, Shohei Oshima, Aya Yanagawa-Matsuda, Yoshimasa Kitagawa

“…The patients demonstrated recurrent lips and/or gingival swelling with redness, which failed to improve despite oral health care and treatment with antibiotics and/or corticosteroid ointment. Incision biopsy was performed, which demonstrated granulomatous inflammation. …”
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Empyema Caused by Citrobacter koseri in an Immunocompetent Patient by Miguel Angel Ariza-Prota, Ana Pando-Sandoval, Marta García-Clemente, Ramón Fernández, Pere Casan

“…The infections caused by Citrobacter are difficult to treat with usual broad spectrum antibiotics owing to rapid generation of mutants and have been associated with high death rates in the past. …”
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Selectivity of Inhibition of N-Succinyl-l,l-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase in Bacteria: The product of dapE-gene Is Not the Target of l-Captopril Antimicrobial Activity by Narasimha Rao Uda, Marc Creus

“…The emergence of bacterial strains that are resistant to virtually all currently available antibiotics underscores the importance of developing new antimicrobial compounds. …”
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