Pneumococcal Bacteremia Presenting as Acute Parotitis and Sepsis by Ashish Kataria, Alan S. Multz

“…The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. The underlying imunosupression caused by SLE and long-term steroid treatment could have predisposed this patient to invasive Pneumococcal disease.…”
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Prevention of Preterm Labour: 2011 Update on Tocolysis by C. Hubinont, F. Debieve

“…Tocolytic therapy includes β adrenergic receptor agonists, NO donors, magnesium sulphate, prostaglandin-synthase inhibitors, oxytocin receptor antagonists, calcium-channel blockers, progesterone, 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, and antibiotics. Their specific effects on myometrial contractility, their safety, their efficiency, and side effects profile for the mother and the fetus are presented. …”
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Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation by Alexa Bello, Alejandro Castaneda, Abhay Vakil, Joseph Varon, Salim Surani

“…In developed countries, pericardial abscess and acute pericarditis are uncommon due to availability of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Pericardial abscess due to Capnocytophaga is even more uncommon.…”
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A nursing and midwifery training program in Kathmandu on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship and infection prevention and control: a qualitative and quantitative outcomes and... by Jamuna Tamrakar Sayami, Rakchya Amatya, Kshitij Karki, Deepak Bajracharya, Basudha Shrestha, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Tyler Prentiss, Anita Shallal, Marcus Zervos, Katie Latack, Linda Kaljee

“…Key outcomes were AMS and IPC knowledge, and decision-making about empirical dispensing of antibiotics. The process evaluation focused on training content, integration into practice, implementation barriers, and recommendations for dissemination. …”
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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

“…Introduction: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are valuable alternatives to traditional antibiotics, possess a variety of potent biological activities and exhibit immunomodulatory effects that alleviate difficult-to-treat infections. …”
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The Silent Threat of Human Metapneumovirus: Clinical Challenges and Diagnostic Insights from a Severe Pneumonia Case by Rubens Carmo Costa-Filho, Felipe Saddy, João Luiz Ferreira Costa, Leandro Reis Tavares, Hugo Caire Castro Faria Neto

“…Laboratory and imaging findings supported a viral etiology, while empirical antibiotics were initially prescribed due to diagnostic uncertainty. …”
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Evaluating the in vitro activity of cefoperazone-sulbactam against Gram negative pathogens in blood stream infections using automated systems by Uksim Qadri, Sofiya Zaffar, Saleem Javaid Wani, Shugufta Roohi, Munazah Aman, Sabah Bhat, Umaya Majid

“…The advent of novel antibiotics poses significant challenges, necessitating the optimization and utilization of extant antimicrobial agents. …”
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Mesh Migration into the Neobladder and Ileum with Complicated Fistula Formation following Incisional Hernia Repair by Masatsugu Kuroiwa, Masato Kitazawa, Yusuke Miyagawa, Futoshi Muranaka, Shigeo Tokumaru, Satoshi Nakamura, Makoto Koyama, Yuta Yamamoto, Nao Hondo, Takehito Ehara, Satoru Miyazaki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Yuji Soejima

“…He was treated conservatively with antibiotics for a month but did not show improvement; hence, he was transferred to our hospital. …”
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Extreme Environment Streptomyces: Potential Sources for New Antibacterial and Anticancer Drug Leads? by Periyasamy Sivalingam, Kui Hong, John Pote, Kandasamy Prabakar

“…Expanding the use of the last line of antibiotics and demand for new drugs will continue to play an essential role for the potent Streptomyces from previously unexplored environmental sources. …”
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Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Mycoplasma Infection by Sandal Saleem, Brian Berman

“…Both children recovered after receiving antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy. Thrombotic complications associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are rare, particularly in children; the occurrence of this complication in identical twins has not been previously reported.…”
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A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis Presenting in the United States by Osman Bhatty, David Waters, Nicholas Wilka, Shradha Samuel, John Horne, Renuga Vivekanandan

“…Initial biopsy revealed granulomas, but Ziehl-Neelsen and Gram stain were negative for TB so antibiotics were prescribed for abscess until culture came positive for tuberculosis. …”
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Elizabethkingia meningosepticum (Chryseobacterium meningosepticum) Infections in Children by Mehmet Ceyhan, Melda Celik

“…C. meningosepticum infections are not common but are clinically important because the organism is naturally resistant to multiple antibiotics. In this paper, we have reviewed the nosocomial outbreaks of C. meningosepticum in newborns and infants reported so far in the literature and overviewed the infection control interventions, treatment modalities, and prevention measures.…”
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A Rare Case of Retrogastric Abscess Occurring Six Months after N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate Injection into Gastric Varices by Ikram Hussain, Andrew Eu Boon Kwek, Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Chern Hao Chong, Tiing Leong Ang

“…The abscess was successfully treated with 3 months of antibiotics.…”
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Deep Parotid Lobe Abscess Presenting with Dysphagia and Trismus by Madison Grinnell, Andrew Logeman, Timothy Knudsen, Zafar Sayed

“…Computed tomography scan revealed an infected deep parotid lobe sialocele which was surgically drained transorally and treated expectantly with antibiotics.…”
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Dosing of Ertapenem in an Extreme Obesity: A Case Report of 250 kg Patient by Jana Lass, Kadri Tamme, Karin Kipper, Joel Starkopf

“…The case suggests the usefulness of therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics, especially in critically ill patients.…”
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Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii lung abscess and empyema in a patient with fulminant mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Siyu Yang, Chaojie Wei

“…Its resistance to multiple antibiotics poses significant challenges for treatment. …”
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Pyogenic Odontoid Osteomyelitis with Sinus Thrombosis by Rohit Aiyer, Janice Hwang, Edward H. Yu

“…Patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics for the osteomyelitis as well as intravenous heparin for the venous thrombosis. …”
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PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF FLUOROQUINOLONES: A REVIEW by Rahila Bano

“… Fluoroquinolone antibiotics are widely used in the treatment of various infectious diseases in humans and animals. …”
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Infective Endocarditis Following Selective Angioembolisation for Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding: A Case Report by Michelle Bai, Ferdinand Ong, Daniel Kozman

“…He subsequently developed sepsis and acute cardiac failure due to Enterococcus faecalis bacteraemia and infective endocarditis, requiring a valve replacement surgery and an extended course of antibiotics.…”
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FEATURES OF ACCOUNTING AND INDIRECT COSTS SHARING IN PRODUCTION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY by N. Ershova, V. Maliaeva

“…The article describes particular qualities into the method of cost accounting of production in the pharmaceutical industry, sub-sector production of antibiotics and fluids in liquid form. Due to the fact that the range of calculation of cost items for management purposes is determined by the organizations in the pharmaceutical industry by themselves, often a formal approach increases the likelihood of errors in the cost accounting. …”
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