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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Prevalence and characterization of IncQ1α-mediated multi-drug resistance in Proteus mirabilis Isolated from pigs in Kunming, Yunnan, China by Hongmei Liu, Hongmei Liu, Hongmei Liu, Na Xia, Fanan Suksawat, Bundit Tengjaroenkul, Yue Hu, Xiaofeng Zhou, Xiaojiang Li, Cuiqin Huang, Yinli Bao, Qiong Wu, Chunrong Zhang, Sunpetch Angkititrakul, Bin Xiang, Xin Wu

“…BackgroundProteus mirabilis is a conditionally pathogenic bacterium that is inherently resistant to polymyxin and tigecycline, largely due to antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These ARGs can be horizontally transferred to other bacteria, raising concerns about the Inc plasmid-mediated ARG transmission from Proteus mirabilis, which poses a serious public health threat. …”
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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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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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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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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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N-Acetyl cysteine exhibits antimicrobial and anti-virulence activity against Salmonella enterica. by Selwan Hamed, Mohamed Emara, Payman Tohidifar, Christopher V Rao

“…These results suggest that NAC may be a promising adjuvant to antibiotics for treating S. enterica in combination with other antibiotics.…”
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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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Magnetically activated carbon fibers felt (MACFF) as an effective adsorbent for successful removal of cephalexin and amoxicillin from water by Ali Maghsoudi, Alireza Khajeh-Amiri

“…Thermodynamic studies show that the adsorption process is spontaneous for both antibiotics but was endothermic for cephalexin adsorption and exothermic for amoxicillin adsorption. …”
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Identification of new ClpC1-NTD binders for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug development by Katharina Weinhäupl, Louis Meuret, Sandy Desrat, Fanny Roussy, Nelly Morellet, Sandra Beaupierre, Catherine Guillou, Carine van Heijenoort, Olga Abian, Sonia Vega, Ian Wolf, Tatos Akopian, Olga Krandor, Eric Rubin, Adrian Velazquez-Campoy, Diego Gauto, Hugo Fraga

“…Recent studies have shown that several natural product antibiotics targeting the unfoldase N-terminal domain can impair MtbClpC1 function resulting in cell death. …”
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Disseminated Soft Tissue Infection and Sepsis with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient by Jeffrey H Lipton, Kelly S MacDonald

“…Protracted neutropenia of three months’ duration despite the use of broad spectrum antibiotics occurred. Stenotrophomonas (Xanthomonas) maltophilia metastatic cellulitis developed that did not respond to appropriate antibiotics.…”
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Hepatic Artery Mycotic Aneurysm Associated with Staphylococcal Endocarditis with Successful Treatment: Case Report with Review of the Literature by Dhara Chaudhari, Atif Saleem, Pranav Patel, Sara Khan, Mark Young, Gene LeSage

“…It is rare in occurrence after the introduction of effective antibiotics. We present a young patient with injection drug abuse associated staphylococcal endocarditis which was successfully treated with antibiotics and valve replacement who presented with abdominal pain. …”
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Extensive Prostatic Abscess in an Elderly Patient Requiring Multidisciplinary Drainage by John Michael Nesemann, Kathy Huen, Jonathan Bergman

“…Prior to the advent of antibiotics, the major causes were gonorrheal and Staphylococcus aureus infections, but with the advent of antibiotics, microbial culprits have shifted to gram-negative organisms. …”
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Highly Sensitive Detection of Trace Tetracycline in Water Using a Metal-Organic Framework-Enabled Sensor by Jiezeng Chen, Hongying Shu, Pingping Niu, Pinghua Chen, Hualin Jiang

“…Due to the abuse application of antibiotics in the recent decades, a high level of antibiotics has been let out and remains in our environment. …”
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