Protective Effects of Chicken Egg Yolk Immunoglobulins (IgYs) against Vibrio vulnificus Infections by Ruizhao Cai, Ning Liu, Penghao Guo, Kang Liao, Mengzhi Li, Junyou Zhu, Shouyi Chen, Lei Chen, Bin Shu, Shaohai Qi

“…Vibrio (V.) vulnificus infection is a rare disease whose death rates exceed 50% despite aggressive antibiotic treatment and surgical debridement. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of specific anti-V. vulnificus immunoglobulins Y (IgYs) for preventing and treating V. vulnificus infections. …”
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Long-term dynamics of placozoan culture: emerging models for population and space biology by Daria Y. Romanova, Alexander A. Povernov, Mikhail A. Nikitin, Simkha I. Borman, Yana A. Frank, Leonid L. Moroz, Leonid L. Moroz

“…Here, we report the dynamic of Trichoplax cultures over 11 years of observations from a starting clonal line, including 7 years of culturing under antibiotic (ampicillin) treatment. This study revealed very complex population dynamics, with seasonal oscillation and at least partial correlations with the solar radio emission flux and the magnetic field disturbance parameters. …”
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Study on Drug Usage, Storage and Wastage among Households in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India - A Cross-Sectional Study by Nancy L, Palanivel Sundaram M, Logaraj M, Anantharaman VV, Kalaivanan R

“…Increased rates of unintentional poisoning, decreased drug efficacy, and the emergence of antibiotic resistance are just a few adverse consequences that might result from such negligence. …”
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Essential oils modulate virulence phenotypes in a multidrug-resistant pyomelanogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate by Jayalekshmi Haripriyan, Christy Rose Binu, Nitasha D Menon, Muralidharan Vanuopadath, Malavika B. Hari, N Namitha, Kesiya Binoy, Anil Kumar, Bipin G. Nair, Victor Nizet, Geetha B. Kumar

“…EO treatment also resulted in a significant reduction of efflux pump activity, indicative of their effect on antibiotic sensitization. Garlic oil enhanced the permeability of the bacterial membrane, resulting in decreased survival, when combined with sub-MIC concentrations of colistin. …”
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Vancomycin population pharmacokinetic models: Uncovering pharmacodynamic divergence amid clinicobiological resemblance by Peggy Gandia, Sahira Chaiben, Nicolas Fabre, Didier Concordet

“…Abstract Vancomycin is an antibiotic used for severe infections. To ensure microbiological efficacy, a ratio of AUC/MIC ≥400 is recommended. …”
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Effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. on Broiler Growth Performance, Slaughter and Carcass Characteristics, Blood biochemistry, and Hematological Parameters: A Systematic Review by Esen Selim, Prete Andrea, Centoducati Gerardo, Lackner Maximilian, Palangi Valiollah, Tölü Cemil

“…Future research should concentrate on uncovering underlying mechanisms, expanding geographical diversity, and exploring interactions with other feed additives, especially in antibiotic-free diets. Despite its promise, further investigation is necessary to optimize licorice’s role in poultry production.…”
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Aspartic acid unveils as antibiofilm agent and tobramycin adjuvant against mucoid and small colony variants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in vitro within cystic fibrosis airwa... by Rosana Monteiro, Ana Margarida Sousa, Maria Olívia Pereira

“…Antibiotics are central to managing airway infections in cystic fibrosis (CF), yet current treatments often fail due to the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms, settling down the need for seeking therapies targeting biofilms. …”
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Biochar filtration of drug-resistant bacteria and active pharmaceutical ingredients to combat antimicrobial resistance by Paul-Enguerrand Fady, Alexandra K. Richardson, Leon P. Barron, A. James Mason, Roberto Volpe, Meredith R. Barr

“…In addition, we show that chars produced at higher peak pyrolysis temperatures (450 °C) can remove up to 88% of the antibiotic clarithromycin from wastewater, as well as significant proportions of many other APIs with varied physicochemical characteristics. …”
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Risk of infection and conversion time from external to definitive fixation in open tibial fracture by Wazzan S. Aljuhani, Yasir A. Alshabi, Abdullah M. Alanazi, Meshal A. Alothri, Saleh A. Almutairi, Ziad A. Aljaafri, Abdullah M. Alzahrani

“…However, no association was observed between infection and antibiotic duration or initial debridement time (P = 0.689 and P = 0.963, respectively). …”
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Massive Leiomyomatous Uterine Proliferation Following Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Emmanuel J. Minja, Miguel Tan, Melissa J. Gibbs, Marwan M. Kazimi, Jonathan C. Hundley, Harrison S. Pollinger

“…This obstruction required a percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement followed by an interval transabdominal hysterectomy, which was complicated by transplant ureteral transection requiring ureteral reimplantation, resulting in prolonged hospitalization, follow-up and outpatient antibiotic regimen. There is a need for management guidelines for uterine fibroids incidentally encountered during the KT evaluation process to avoid similar preventable post-KT complications in patient populations most commonly affected. …”
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Cost Impact Model of a Novel Multi-mRNA Host Response Assay for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis in the Emergency Department by John E. Schneider, Jonathan Romanowsky, Philipp Schuetz, Ivana Stojanovic, Henry K. Cheng, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ljubomir Buturovic, Timothy E. Sweeney

“…Reductions in hospital days (-0.80 days, -36.7%), antibiotic days (-1.49 days, -29.5%), and percent 30-day mortality (-1.67%, -13.64%) were driven by HostDx Sepsis providing fewer “noninformative” moderate risk predictions and more “certain” low- or high-risk predictions compared to standard of care, especially for patients who were not severely ill. …”
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Effects of Feeding of Two Potentially Probiotic Preparations from Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Performance and Faecal Microflora of Broiler Chickens by Paula Fajardo, Lorenzo Pastrana, Jesús Méndez, Isabel Rodríguez, Clara Fuciños, Nelson P. Guerra

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of two probiotic preparations, containing live lactic acid bacteria (Lactococcus lactis CECT 539 and Lactobacillus casei CECT 4043) and their products of fermentation (organic acids and bacteriocins), as a replacement for antibiotics in stimulating health and growth of broiler chickens. …”
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Neutropenic Sepsis in the ICU: Outcome Predictors in a Two-Phase Model and Microbiology Findings by Jan M. Kruse, Thomas Jenning, Sibylle Rademacher, Renate Arnold, Clemens A. Schmitt, Achim Jörres, Philipp Enghard, Michael Oppert

“…Ineffective initial antibiotic therapy, fungal infections, and detection of multiresistant bacteria displayed a particularly poor outcome. …”
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Amikacin-loaded selenium nanoparticles improved antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of amikacin against bovine mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus by Leila Asadpour, Maryam Alsadat Mehrbakhsh Bandari, Roozbeh Sojoudi Masouleh

“…Background: Antibiotic resistance in various microorganisms has become one of the most serious health problems worldwide. …”
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Seminoma of Testis Masquerading as Orchitis in an Adult with Paraplegia: Proposed Measures to Avoid Delay in Diagnosing Testicular Tumours in Spinal Cord Injury Patients by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Paul Mansour, Bakul M. Soni

“…To prevent delay in the diagnosis of testicular tumours in SCI patients, we propose the following measures: (1) patients who develop swelling of the testis should consult a physician as soon as possible for clinical examination; blind antibiotic therapy should be avoided if possible; (2) if clinical examination reveals a hard swelling of the testis and the typical features of acute urinary infection are absent, an ultrasound scan of the scrotum should be performed as soon as possible; (3) in patients with equivocal ultrasound findings, ultrasound-guided, fine-needle aspiration cytology may allow an early diagnosis of testicular malignancy; (4) education of SCI patients and their caregivers is needed to implement these recommendations.…”
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Antimicrobial Peptides from Porcine Blood Cruor Hydrolysates as a Promising Source of Antifungal Activity by Sara García-Vela, Aurore Cournoyer, Zain Sánchez-Reinoso, Laurent Bazinet

“…AMPs can exhibit both antibacterial and/or antifungal properties, thus improving food safety and addressing the growing concern of antibiotic and antifungal resistance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of potential AMPs previously identified from porcine cruor hydrolysates. …”
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Composite Hydrogel of Poly(acrylamide) and Starch as Potential System for Controlled Release of Amoxicillin and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth by Ana V. Torres-Figueroa, Cinthia J. Pérez-Martínez, Teresa del Castillo-Castro, Enrique Bolado-Martínez, María A. G. Corella-Madueño, Alejandro M. García-Alegría, Tania E. Lara-Ceniceros, Lorena Armenta-Villegas

“…The in vitro bacterial growth inhibition of antibiotic-loaded hydrogels was tested though disc diffusion assays with Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, and a carbapenemase producer Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain. …”
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Spread of TEM, VIM, SHV, and CTX-M β-Lactamases in Imipenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Egyptian Hospitals by El sayed Hamdy Mohammed, Ahmed Elsadek Fakhr, Hanan Mohammed El sayed, Said abd Elmohsen Al Johery, Wesam Abdel Ghani Hassanein

“…The isolates were collected from various clinical samples, identified by conventional methods and confirmed by API 20E. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was determined by Kirby-Bauer technique and interpreted according to CLSI. …”
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Uncovering the genetic basis of antiviral polyketide limocrocin biosynthesis through heterologous expression by Sofiia Melnyk, Marc Stierhof, Dmytro Bratiichuk, Franziska Fries, Rolf Müller, Yuriy Rebets, Andriy Luzhetskyy, Bohdan Ostash

“…Abstract Background Streptomyces roseochromogenes NRRL 3504 produces clorobiocin, an aminocoumarin antibiotic that inhibits DNA replication. No other natural products have been isolated from this bacterium so far, despite the presence of a rich repertoire of specialized metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters (smBGCs) within its genome. …”
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Phytochemical screening and anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Bryophyllum pinnatum, Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina by Precious Egharevba, Emilia Igue, Kingsley Enerijiofi, Orhue Amengialue

“…While the different plants extract demonstrated a better anti-Helicobacter pylori activity as well as MIC when compared to the commonly used antibiotic amoxicillin, and other conventional antibiotics, the anti-Helicobacter pylori activity and MIC of Vernonia amygdalina was higher, followed by Bryophyllum pinnatum and Ocimum gratissimum. …”
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