Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and inflammation in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective dual-center cohort study by Angela Pepe, Cristina Fevola, Daniela Dolce, Silvia Campana, Novella Ravenni, Giovanni Taccetti, Donatello Salvatore, Vito Terlizzi

“…Regarding cultures, 18 (27%) of the 27 patients positive (41%) for Staphylococcus aureus at baseline became negative during treatment. …”
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<i>Syntrichia laevipila</i> Brid., a Bryophyta from Northwest Argentina as a Source of Antioxidants and Antimicrobials by Luis Ignacio Jiménez, Florencia Maria Correa Uriburu, José Javier Martínez Chamás, Guillermo Martin Suárez, Iris Catiana Zampini, Mario J. Simirgiotis, María Inés Isla

“…Additionally, it demonstrated antibacterial activity by inhibiting the growth of four strains of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. The data obtained suggest that the hydroalcoholic extract of <i>S. laevipila</i> possesses significant potential as a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent, making it a promising candidate for the development of phytotherapeutic and cosmetic products.…”
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Bacteraemia in a Nigerian hospital: Implementing antimicrobial resistance surveillance by Adewale A. Amupitan, Adeyemi T. Adeyemo, Adefunke O. Amupitan, Temitope O. Obadare, Aaron O. Aboderin

“…Twenty-nine (50.9%) of 57 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were methicillin-resistant; 17 (58.6%) of these harboured mecA genes. …”
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Phenolic Content and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Malva sylvestris L., Malva oxyloba Boiss., Malva parviflora L., and Malva aegyptia L. Leaves Extract by Khalid A. Shadid, Ashok K. Shakya, Rajashri R. Naik, Nidal Jaradat, Husni S. Farah, Naeem Shalan, Nooman A. Khalaf, Ghaleb A. Oriquat

“…., and Malva aegyptia L.) and also towards assessing their antibacterial activity against one Gram-positive isolate (Staphylococcus aureus) and four Gram-negative strains Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella sonnei, and Proteus vulgaris. …”
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Biosynthesis of a range of ZnO nanoparticles utilising Salvia hispanica L. seed extract and evaluation of their bioactivity by Kiran Singh, Shweta Yadav

“…An in vitro evaluation was performed to investigate the antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and the possible degradation of the hazardous dye Congo red. …”
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Reverse transcriptase inhibitors diminish systemic proinflammatory responses to bacterial pathogens by Karthik Hullahalli, Katherine G. Dailey, Ryan Acbay, Masataka Suzuki, George I. Balazs, Matthew K. Waldor

“…The anti-inflammatory effects of NRTIs were also apparent in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Staphylococcus aureus, suggesting that the molecular mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory functions of NRTIs are likely conserved across distinct immune signaling pathways. …”
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High-Performance Photocatalytic Multifunctional Material Based on Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂-Supported Ag and Ti₃C₂T_x for Organic D... by Kexi Zhang, Bingdong Yan, Xiaohong Wang, Yang Cao, Wanjun Hao, Jinchun Tu

“…In the specific performance studies, ascorbic acid and MB were used as the subjects of photochemical sensing and photodegradation properties, while <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> were tested for antibacterial properties. …”
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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

“…Finally, coinjection of LBDB, Vibrio alginolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in vivo improved the survival of M. japonicus, demonstrating the promising therapeutic role of LBDB for treating infectious disease. …”
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A Multifunctional Cobalt‐Containing Implant for Treating Biofilm Infections and Promoting Osteointegration in Infected Bone Defects Through Macrophage‐Mediated Immunomodulation by Nongyang Yan, Hao Zhou, Penghe Jin, Tengfei Li, Qi Liu, Hao Ning, Zhixin Ma, Linfei Feng, Tao Jin, Youwen Deng, Zhengwei Wu

“…According to experimental findings, cobalt‐containing titanium implants exhibit improved antibacterial activity by efficiently disrupting biofilm formations and reducing Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus adherence by over 80%. Additionally, the implants exhibit superior anti‐inflammatory and osseointegration properties. …”
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Efficiency of the data generated by the robotic milking system for comprehensive diagnosis of mastitis in cows by M. N. Isakova, M. V. Ryaposova

“…(St. epidermidis, St. saprophyticus, St. haemolyticus), Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecium. …”
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Bio-active composition, antibacterial activity and molecular docking studies of Salicia nitida (Benth.) root extracts by Wisdom U. Ike, Okereke C. Stanley, Nosiri Ijeoma, Okamgba C. Okezie, Nwokocha W. Osita, Aguwanba Chinedu, Aaron C. Friday

“…The results from the anti-bacterial assay showed that Salicia nitida root extract inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coliwith inhibitory zone diameters range of 17.00 - 19.50 mm and 20.50 - 28.50 mm for the standard antibiotic agents. …”
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Eco-benign synthesis of multifunctional silver nanoparticles using leptochloa fusca for enhanced biomedical and catalytic applications by Riaz Ahmad Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Shahnaz, Kamran Tahir, Moamen S Refat, Abdel Majid A Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…Additionally, the agar well diffusion technique demonstrated efficient antibacterial efficacy for LF-AgNPs against both Gram +ve ( Staphylococcus aureus ) and Gram -ve ( Klebsiella pneumoniae ) strains with ZOI values of 19 ± 0.7 mm and 19 ± 0.5 mm, respectively. …”
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Validation of Immersion Precooling and Drip Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures on Weight, Temperature, Microbiological Quality, and Safety of Chicken Carcasses by Angela B.P.S. Fernandes, Clair F.S. Pereira, Hiago M. Pereira, Marco A.C. Batista, Luiz F.S. Dionisio, Amauri A. Alfieri, Bruna Alexandrino, José C. Ribeiro-Júnior

“…., Listeria monocytogenes, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (non-157), and Staphylococcus aureus with enterotoxigenic potential was investigated, before and after cooling by immersion and dripping. …”
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Cultivatable Bacteriota of Chronic Wound of Patients with Diabetic Foot Syndrome with Critical Limb Ischemia Based on Wound Biopsy in Peri-Revascularization Period by Syedah Sarah Hussaini, Fran Dominic Grubesa, Mateusz Gajda, Martyna Schönborn, Katarzyna Bogucka, Mikołaj Maga, Paweł Maga, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

“…The most frequently isolated pathogens were <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (26.1%), followed by the Enterobacteriaceae family and <i>Pseudomonas</i> spp. (13.0%, each). …”
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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

“…<i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> EO was released from the hydrogel matrix via Fickian diffusion and showed sustained release and 0.5% <i>v</i>/<i>v</i> EO-loaded hydrogels showed adequate antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and did not show any statistically significant difference compared to penicillin (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Fecal microbiome change in patients with ulcerative colitis after fecal microbiota transplantation by A. Y. Tikunov, V. V. Morozov, A. N. Shvalov, A. V. Bardasheva, E. V. Shrayner, O. A. Maksimova, I. O. Voloshina, V. V. Morozova, V. V. Vlasov, N. V. Tikunova

“…., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Stenotrophomonas maltophylia, Streptococcusspp. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Haemophilus influenzae or Staphylococcus aureus. Among the noninfectious causes of pulmonary disease. the most common are Kaposi's sarcoma. airways hyper-reactive disease (asthma) and emphysema. …”
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Citronellol-functionalized natural silica: a biogenic approach for antifungal and antibacterial material applications by Guillermo P. Lopez, Guillermo P. Lopez, Leyanet Barberia Roque, Katerine Igal, Katerine Igal, Erasmo Gámez Espinosa, Erasmo Gámez Espinosa, Natalia Bellotti, Natalia Bellotti

“…For bacterial strains, Dt*QC achieved a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 0.15 mg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus and demonstrated over 99.9% bacterial reduction, even at lower concentrations. …”
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Antimicrobial Activity Against ESKAPEE Bacteria and Mechanisms of Action by Thiago Hideo Endo, Mariana Homem de Mello Santos, Sara Scandorieiro, Bruna Carolina Gonçalves, Eliana Carolina Vespero, Márcia Regina Eches Perugini, Wander Rogério Pavanelli, Gerson Nakazato, Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

“…Regarding their mechanisms of action as antibacterials, for the first time, increased membrane permeability was detected, as evidenced by heightened dye absorption, along with the increased presence of total proteins and dsDNA in the extracellular medium of <i>Escherichia coli</i> ATCC2 25922 and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> ATCC 25923, and oxidative stress was also detected in bacteria treated with sertraline and paroxetine, with reduced efficiency observed in the presence of antioxidants and higher levels of oxygen-reactive species evidenced by their reaction with 6-carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. …”
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Endophytic Fungi of <i>Calea pinnatifida</i> (Asteraceae): Dereplication of Crude Extracts, Antimicrobial Properties, and Identification of New Tetronic Acid Derivative Produced by... by Bianca Barna, Lhaís Araújo Caldas, Jackson Monteiro, Augusto Leonardo dos Santos, Renata Castiglioni Pascon, Marcelo Afonso Vallim, Marcelo José Pena Ferreira, Sarah Santos Gonçalves, Glaucia Queiroz dos Santos, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Jamile Ambrósio de Carvalho, Suzan Pantaroto de Vasconcellos, Patricia Sartorelli

“…Furthermore, the antimicrobial activity of the extracts was assessed, revealing that the extract from <i>Hypomontagnella barbarensis</i> demonstrated activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Further investigation of secondary metabolites, employing UHPLC-HR-ESI-MS/MS in combination with molecular networking, facilitated annotation of the nine compounds. …”
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