Characteristics of the smallest brucellaphage with strong lytic ability by Hongbaiyu Liu, Hongbaiyu Liu, Youhong Zhong, Zhihong Zhang, Kehong Xu, Kehong Xu, Chunpeng Mao, Chunpeng Mao, Qiuju Yang, Lihua Yang, Binbin Yu, Ying Long, Ying Long, Xinyu Qin, Xinyu Qin, Liyuan Shi, Sheng Chang, Yuanying Shen, Peng Wang

“…It lacks virulence, antibiotic resistance, or lysogenic genes, indicating its potential as a safe biocontrol agent. …”
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Prophylactic phage administration provides a time window for delayed treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in a murine bacteremia model by Wei-Xiao Wang, Jiao-Yang Yu, Xiu-Zhen Chen, Xiu-Zhen Chen, Shi-Yong Fu, Hui Li, Peng-Cheng Yi, Yun-Yao Ren, Shuang-Lin Gu, Jing-Han Gao, Jing Fan, Yan-Mei Sun, Jie Feng, Shi-Wei Wang, Wei Chen, Wei Chen

“…IntroductionVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) poses a significant challenge in clinical settings due to its resistance to multiple antibiotics. Phage therapy offers a promising alternative to address this resistance crisis. …”
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Gut bacteria Prevotellaceae related lithocholic acid metabolism promotes colonic inflammation by Liping Chen, Zhenghao Ye, Junhua Li, Lijia Wang, Yu Chen, Meiping Yu, Jian Han, Jiangeng Huang, Dongyan Li, Yongling Lv, Kai Xiong, De’an Tian, Jiazhi Liao, Ursula Seidler, Fang Xiao

“…Methods Bile acids in fecal samples from patients with IBD and DSS-induced colitis mice, with and without antibiotic treatment, were analyzed using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). …”
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Prevalence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in Canadian Hospitals: Results of the Canadian Ward Surveillance Study (CANWARD 2007) by George G Zhanel, James A Karlowsky, Mel DeCorby, Kim A Nichol, Aleksandra Wierzbowski, Patricia J Baudry, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Andrew Walkty, Frank Schweizer, Heather Adam, Melissa McCracken, Michael R Mulvey, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), Daryl J Hoban

“…BACKGROUND: Canadian hospitals as well as hospitals worldwide are increasingly faced with antibiotic-resistant pathogens, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. …”
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Whole-genome analysis of a ST45-SCCmec IVa (2B)-t116 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated from the sputum of a 5-year-old child with pneumonia by Lin Huang, Rui Guo, Jingxian Lin, Xiaowei Li, Zhicong Li, Limei Zhang, Wenting Li, Rui Xue, Cheng Zhang, Xiaosan Feng, Xiaobin Li, Xiaobin Li

“…The whole genome of SA2107 was sequence using Illumina (Novaseq 6000) and PacBio (Sequel IIe) sequencers, and the sequences were assembled using hybrid assembly. The carriage of antibiotic resistance genes, virulence genes, and mobile genetic elements were identified using bioinformatics tools. …”
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Prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and its associated factors in Jeddah Saudi Arabia by Muazzam Sheriff Maqbul, Reem Saleh Alzaki, Reema Sami Meeralam, Norah Abdulmajeed Alqutami, Bayan Mohammed Alturki, Lina Sultan Alhazmi, Reem Mamdouh Alaseeri, Lama Saad Alghamdi, Reem Khalid bin Brik, Shaima Tariq Mansoor Beig, Muath Saeed Alamri, Wjood Abdullah A. Alshehri, Turki Ayed Almutairi, Maha Abdullah Alqurashi, Ahmed Jamal Nasef

“…Treatment mainly involved outpatient antibiotic use (419 respondents, 74.68 ​%), while 44 respondents (7.84 ​%) required hospitalization. …”
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Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence in cancer patients (CIRCA): A multicentre, international study by Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, Jessica O'Keefe, Rachel Woolstencroft, Shipraa Kaul, Néstor López, Katie Cronin, Andrew Lim, Nicole Garcia-Pouton, Míriam Álvarez, Lynette Chee, Mateu Espasa, Ignacio Grafia, Maria Suárez-Lledó, Olivia Smibert, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Monica A. Slavin, Michelle K. Yong, Alex Soriano, Leon J. Worth

“…Treatment predominantly involved vancomycin (81.5%), followed by metronidazole (15.0%) and fidaxomicin (9.1%). Combined antibiotics were used in 61 (11.2%) episodes. The 90-day recurrence rate was 15.6%. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

“…For diarrhea-predominant IBS such medications as loperamide hydrochloride, dioctaedric smectite, non-absorbable antibiotic rifaximin and probiotics may be prescribed. …”
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Azithromycin to prevent acute lower respiratory infections among Australian and New Zealand First Nations and Timorese children (PETAL trial): study protocol for a multicentre, int... by Anne B Chang, Keith Grimwood, Yuejen Zhao, Gabrielle B McCallum, Catherine A Byrnes, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Peter S Morris, Christine Connors, Adrian Trenholme, Shirley Lawrence, Joshua Francis, Kobi L Schutz, Mark D Chatfield, Nevio Sarmento, Robyn L. Marsh, Emily R Bowden, Nicholas Fancourt, Adriano Vieira, Kim M Hare, Dennis Bonney, Felicity Marwick, Bronwyn Karvonen, Carolyn Maclennan, Milena Santos Lay, Endang Soares da Silva

“…This randomised controlled trial (RCT) will address this unmet need by trialling a commonly prescribed macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin) for 6–12 months. Long-term azithromycin was chosen as it reduces ALRI rates by 50% in Australian and New Zealand First Nations children with chronic suppurative lung disease or bronchiectasis. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Penggunaan Antibiotik Tanpa Resep Dokter by Hasnal Laily Yarza, Yanwirasti ., Lili Irawati

“…The high incidence of infectious diseases are resulting in higher use of antibiotics. Now many antibiotics are used without doctors prescription, whereas antibiotics must be used with doctors prescription and bought in drug strore. …”
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mRNA-LNP vaccines combined with tPA signal sequence elicit strong protective immunity against Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ting Huang, Siyou Che, Zheng Lv, Danrui Hao, Runyu Wang, Qinxuan Yi, Ling Mei, Yang Yuan, Hang Zou, Yidong Guo, Xinrong Wang, Yiwen Chu, Kelei Zhao

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Vaccines in the fight against antimicrobial resistance – perspectives from South Africa by A Brink, A Kgasi, A Musyoki, B Kagina, C Feldman, D Reddy, E du Toit, E Kalanxhi, J Meyer, I Impalli, M Schönfeldt, M Sibanda, N Schellack, P Skosana, S Essack, S Dlamini, Y Ramsamy

“…Behavioural factors, such as purchasing antibiotics without a prescription from a registered healthcare professional, not completing the prescribed course or overly prolonged courses of antibiotics, using antibiotics to treat viral infections, lack of access to quality antibiotics, and the proliferation of substandard or falsified (SF) drugs, have also been identified as significant contributors to AMR. …”
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Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of Gingerol on bacteria and fungi isolated from the vagina by Heba Hadid Rashed, Ibtihal Muiz Al-Hussaini, Ali H. Al-Marzoqi

“…The positive bacteria are more responsive to gingerol than the negative bacteria; gingerol is a great inhibitory activity compared to antibiotics on bacteria. Objectives: The aim of the article is to test the sensitivity of bacteria and Candida to gingerol and some antibiotics. …”
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Krait2: a versatile software for microsatellite investigation, visualization and marker development by Lianming Du, Jiahao Chen, Dalin Sun, Kelei Zhao, Qianglin Zeng, Nan Yang

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New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis by Raymond L. M. Wong, R. A. Gangwani, Lester W. H. Yu, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…Collagen cross-linking may be considered in treatment-resistant infectious keratitis or as an adjunct to antibiotics therapy.…”
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Oncogenic role of RARG rearrangements in acute myeloid leukemia resembling acute promyelocytic leukemia by Feng Wang, Luyao Zhao, Yun Tan, Xufeng Cen, Huan Gao, Huimin Jiang, Ying Liu, Yunxuan Li, Tingting Zhang, Chenxi Zhao, Ting Shi, Guilin Xu, Churan Wang, Jiong Hu, Xia Li, Ya-Zhen Qin, Kankan Wang, Hong-Hu Zhu, Ke Li

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Uterine Rupture Secondary to Pyomyoma, Leading to Intra-Abdominal Abscesses following an Uncomplicated Vaginal Delivery by Rachel Hartman, Olga Colón-Mercado, Valario Johnson, James Baron, Lauren Davis

“…A few documented cases were managed conservatively with oral antibiotics and CT-guided drainage or myomectomy with fertility preserved. …”
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Actinomyces Acute Rhinosinusitis Complicated by Subperiosteal Abscess in an Immunocompromised 12-Year-Old: Case Report and Literature Review by Sai V. Nimmagadda, Li-Xing Man, Margo K. McKenna, John J. Faria, Isaac L. Schmale

“…A prolonged course of antibiotics was started, resulting in the complete resolution of the infection. …”
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A Case of Alveolar Bleeding from Clotting Abnormality by Cefmetazole by Eri Nakano, Tsubasa Fukuoka, Nao Takeuchi, Tomoyuki Seki, Michihiro Tamai, Makoto Araki

“…Compared to other antibiotics, cephalosporins with an NMTT side chain cause a higher degree of bleeding events. …”
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Case of Chronic Otitis Media with Intracranial Complication and Contralateral Extracranial Presentation by X. Y. Yeoh, P. S. Lim, K. C. Pua

“…He recovered well postoperatively with antibiotics.…”
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