Use of Next Generation Sequencing and Synergy Susceptibility Testing in Diagnosis and Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Blood Stream Infection by Yuetian Yu, Fupin Hu, Cheng Zhu, Erzhen Chen, Liangjing Lu, Yuan Gao

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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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Macrofilaricidal Activity in Wuchereria bancrofti after 2 Weeks Treatment with a Combination of Rifampicin plus Doxycycline by Alexander Yaw Debrah, Sabine Mand, Yeboah Marfo-Debrekyei, Linda Batsa, Anna Albers, Sabine Specht, Ute Klarmann, Kenneth Pfarr, Ohene Adjei, Achim Hoerauf

“…Endosymbiotic Wolbachia in filariae have emerged as a new target for antibiotics which can lead to macrofilaricidal effects. …”
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Necrotizing Fasciitis in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria by Pusem Patir, Yakup Isik, Yigit Turk, Mehmet Can Ugur, Cengiz Ceylan, Gulnur Gorgun, Nihal Mete Gokmen, Guray Saydam, Fahri Sahin

“…Courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics, surgical debridement, and superficial skin grafting were applied with successful effect during ongoing eculizumab therapy. …”
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Predictors of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Results after Decolonization by Tennison L. Malcolm, Le Don Robinson, Alison K. Klika, Deepak Ramanathan, Carlos A. Higuera, Trevor G. Murray

“…Patients carrying MSSA and MRSA were treated preoperatively with mupirocin and vancomycin, respectively, along with the standard preoperative antibiotics and chlorhexidine body wipes. Screened patients were 50% less likely to require revision due to prosthetic joint infection compared to those not screened (p=0.04). …”
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Use of probiotic lactobacilli as alternative to monensin in beef feedlot cattle by Flavia Ivana Mansilla, María Hortencia Miranda, Cecilia Aristimuño Ficoseco, Mariano Obregozo, Marcela D´Urso Villar, María Elena Fátima Nader-Macias, Graciela Margarita Vignolo

“… In an effort to substitute antibiotics in high-energy diets fed to feedlot cattle, probiotics have emerged as a viable alternative. …”
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Severe Isospora (Cystoisospora) belli Diarrhea Preceding the Diagnosis of Human T-Cell-Leukemia-Virus-1-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma by N. Ud Din, P. Torka, R. E. Hutchison, S. W. Riddell, J. Wright, A. Gajra

“…Treatment with TMP-SMZ led to improvement in her diarrhea which recurred after stopping antibiotics. Subsequently, she developed generalized lymphadenopathy which was diagnosed as ATLL on immunohistochemical staining. …”
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Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia and Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient With Partial DiGeorge Syndrome by Alice D. Chang, Raffi Tachdjian, Kerry Gallagher, Deborah K. McCurdy, Charles Lassman, E. Richard Stiehm, Ora Yadin

“…Our patient was treated successfully with antibiotics, prednisone, and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Pharmacotherapeutics of Herbal Bioenhancers by Ghanshyam B. Dudhatra, Shailesh K. Mody, Madhavi M. Awale, Hitesh B. Patel, Chirag M. Modi, Avinash Kumar, Divyesh R. Kamani, Bhavesh N. Chauhan

“…Herbal bioenhancers have been shown to enhance bioavailability and bioefficacy of different classes of drugs, such as antibiotics, antituberculosis, antiviral, antifungal, and anticancerous drugs at low doses. …”
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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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A Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection by Brevibacterium casei in a Child with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Case Report and Literature Review by Fumihiro Ochi, Hisamichi Tauchi, Kyoko Moritani, Shinobu Murakami, Hitoshi Miyamoto, Mayo Ueda, Kozo Nagai, Minenori Eguchi-Ishimae, Mariko Eguchi

“…The isolate exhibited decreased susceptibility to ß-lactam antibiotics. Antimicrobial therapy with meropenem and vancomycin, in addition to the removal of central venous catheter line, consequently led to a significant clinical improvement of the patient’s symptoms. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Gemifloxacin Mesylate, Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride, and Enrofloxacin in Pharmaceutical Formulations Using Acid Dyes by Ayman A. Gouda, Alaa S. Amin, Ragaa El-Sheikh, Amira G. Yousef

“…Simple, rapid, and extractive spectrophotometric methods were developed for the determination of some fluoroquinolones antibiotics: gemifloxacin mesylate (GMF), moxifloxacin hydrochloride (MXF), and enrofloxacin (ENF) in pure forms and pharmaceutical formulations. …”
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Green Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Camellia sinensis Silver Nanoparticles by Toga Khalid Mohamed, Marivt Osman Widdatallah, Maida Musa Ali, Afraa Mubarak Alhaj, DhiaEldin AbdElmagied Elhag

“…An extremely worrying and alarming increase in the level of multiple drug resistance is reported in Sudan, in which bacterial strains are becoming resistant to many commonly available antibiotics. Eventually, it is becoming extremely difficult to treat debilitating infections. …”
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AgIO4 nanoparticles decorated on SrTiO3 microspheres as a novel Z-scheme composite photocatalyst for efficient solar-driven degradation of cefixime by Lim Khar-Lok, Sin Jin-Chung, Zeng Honghu

“…The presence of antibiotics in water bodies poses severe environmental and health risks, necessitating the development of efficient and sustainable remediation technologies. …”
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Mycological Analysis of the Oral Cavity of Patients Using Acrylic Removable Dentures by Bartłomiej W. Loster, Jolanta Loster, Aneta Wieczorek, Wojciech Ryniewicz

“…Based on this we started to follow from 2007 in patients who wear dentures mycological examination, to evaluate changes of yeasts numbers, the sensitivity to antibiotics and determine the impact of types of prosthesis, time of using, gender and age of patients. 1230 patients who were wearing dentures participated in the retrospective study. …”
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Interrelation of irritable bowel syndrome and bacterial overgrowth: is there any? by Yu. A. Kucheryavy, S. V. Cheryomushkin, Ye. A. Mayevskaya, Ye. A. Sutugina

“…Other portion of evidential data is based on empirical application of nonabsorbable antibiotics that results in reduc tion of IBS symptoms. …”
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A Rare Report of Infectious Emphysematous Aortitis Secondary to Clostridium septicum without Prior Vascular Intervention by Ciel Harris, Joseph Geffen, Keyrillos Rizg, Stuart Shah, Aaron Richardson, Cherisse Baldeo, Avinash Ramdass

“…Definitive treatment was discussed including debridement and graft insertion; however, patient decided on conservative management and was discharged on intravenous antibiotics. Unfortunately, as in most cases of emphysematous aortitis that do not undergo surgical management, the patient succumbed to his illness. …”
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The Microbiota Determines Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis by Jarmila Heissigerova, Petra Seidler Stangova, Aneta Klimova, Petra Svozilkova, Tomas Hrncir, Renata Stepankova, Miloslav Kverka, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, John V. Forrester

“…We induced EAU in germ-free (GF) or conventionally housed (CV) mice and in CV mice treated with a combination of broad-spectrum antibiotics either from the day of EAU induction or from one week prior to induction of disease. …”
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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by George Mwandia, Ryan Q. Simon, Hari Polenakovik, Katelyn J. Booher

“…We hypothesize that gonococcal SBP may be frequently undiagnosed since it responds to empiric antibiotics used to treat SBP. It is important for the clinician to be aware of gonococcus as a rare but potential pathogen in SBP. …”
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