Calcinosis Universalis of the Elbow: A Rare Case with Classical Presentation by Sebastian Philipp Boelch, Thomas Barthel, Sascha Goebel, Maximilian Rudert, Piet Plumhoff

“…A local infection with Staphylococcus was diagnosed and treated with antibiotics. On six-week and 30-month follow-up the patient was free of pain and had very good function. …”
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Children with COVID-19 Who Manifest Febrile Seizure by Lilia Dewiyanti, Neni Sumarni, Joseph Deni Lie, Zuhriah Hidajati, Harancang Pandih Kahayana, Adriana Lukmasari, Cipta Pramana

“…The patient received antiseizure therapy, antibiotics, and other supportive therapies by Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) guidelines. …”
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Dissociação clinicorradiológica em lactente com tuberculose pulmonar: relato de caso by Débora Elisabeth Sales Vieira, Rafael José Souza Filho, Rebecca da Silva Sales Vieira, Ana Carolina Gonçalves Galeano Arco, Juliènne Martins Araújo, Clarissa Netto dos Reys Laia Franco Prillwitz, Christiane Mello Schmidt, Claudete Araújo Cardoso

“…During hospitalization, the patient showed no improvement in the radiological appearance despite the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The diagnosis of Mtb infection was confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction test (Xpert Ultra MTB-RIF®). …”
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Sequential Measurements of Pentraxin 3 Serum Levels in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Nested Case-Control Study by Huseyin Bilgin, Murat Haliloglu, Ali Yaman, Pinar Ay, Beliz Bilgili, Mustafa Kemal Arslantas, Filiz Ture Ozdemir, Goncagul Haklar, Ismail Cinel, Lutfiye Mulazimoglu

“…With the suspicion of VAP, a pentraxin 3 plasma breakpoint of 2.56 ng/mL could contribute to the decision of whether to start antibiotics.…”
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A Human/Murine Chimeric Fab Antibody Neutralizes Anthrax Lethal Toxin In Vitro by Guipeng Ding, Ximin Chen, Jin Zhu, Nicholas S. Duesbery, Xunjia Cheng, Brian Cao

“…Human anthrax infection caused by exposure to Bacillus anthracis cannot always be treated by antibiotics. This is mostly because of the effect of the remaining anthrax toxin in the body. …”
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: Key considerations in the multidisciplinary team approach by Oliver Pfaar, Anju T. Peters, Camille Taillé, Thijs Teeling, Jared Silver, Robert Chan, Peter W. Hellings

“…In CRSwNP, an MDT approach may reduce diagnostic delays, mitigate secondary disease burden, and reduce overprescription of corticosteroids and antibiotics. Conclusion This article provides an overview of the patient perspective of MDTs, existing approaches and barriers to adoption, lessons learnt from allied and rare diseases, how to address under‐recognised aspects of CRSwNP, and other key considerations for developing an MDT approach.…”
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Cytokine Reduction in the Setting of an ARDS-Associated Inflammatory Response with Multiple Organ Failure by Karl Träger, Christian Schütz, Günther Fischer, Janpeter Schröder, Christian Skrabal, Andreas Liebold, Helmut Reinelt

“…At anesthesia induction, the patient aspirated and subsequently developed a severe SIRS with ARDS and multiple organ failure requiring the use of ECMO, CRRT, antibiotics, and low dose steroids. Due to a rapid deterioration in clinical status and a concurrent surge in inflammatory biomarkers, an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber (CytoSorb) was added to the CRRT blood circuit. …”
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Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…She was treated as tuboovarian abscess with intravenous antibiotics. Unfortunately, she did not respond. She underwent exploratory laparotomy. …”
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Discovery of antimicrobial activity in chemical extracts derived from unexplored algal-bacterial culture systems and isolates by Carolyn L. Fisher, Hailey C. Loehde-Woolard, Pamela D. Lane, Catherine M. Mageeney, Todd W. Lane

“…Our goal was to determine whether algal production systems represent fertile ground for discovery of antibiotics and antifungals. To this end, we collected high-biomass algal-bacterial samples from outdoor mass cultivation systems, 18-L outdoor algal open cultures mesocosms, and non-axenic laboratory samples. …”
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The Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Parkinson’s Disease by Maurizio Gabrielli, Lorenzo Zileri Dal Verme, Maria Assunta Zocco, Enrico Celestino Nista, Veronica Ojetti, Antonio Gasbarrini

“…Conclusions: The potential to modulate gut microbiota through probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics; fecal microbiota transplantation; and antibiotics represents a promising frontier for innovative PD treatments. …”
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Clozapine-Induced Cardiotoxicity Presenting as Sepsis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mazin Khalid, Oluwole Jegede, Vijay Gayam, Ying Chi Yang, Binav Shrestha, Amrendra Mandal, Osama Mukhtar, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Alix Dufresne

“…He developed fever and tachycardia and was admitted to the medical unit on intravenous antibiotics for management of sepsis as he met the criteria for systemic inflammatory response syndrome. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections among Jimma University Students, Southwest Ethiopia by Rahel Tamrat, Tesfaye Kasa, Zewdineh Sahilemariam, Mulatu Gashaw

“…The isolated N. gonorrhoeae was resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics. Therefore, evidence-based treatment and proper reproductive health education for youth are highly recommended.…”
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Early Management Experience of Perforation after ERCP by Guohua Li, Youxiang Chen, Xiaojiang Zhou, Nonghua Lv

“…One patient with duodenal perforation and three patients with afferent limb perforation received surgery, others received medical conservative treatment which included suturing lesion, endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD), endoscopic retrograde pancreatic duct drainage (ERPD), gastrointestinal decompression, fasting, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and so on. All patients with perforation recovered successfully. …”
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Regulation of Expression of Oxacillin-Inducible Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases in Staphylococcus aureus by Kyle R. Baum, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Vineet K. Singh

“…Cell wall-active antibiotics cause induction of a locus that leads to elevated synthesis of two methionine sulfoxide reductases (MsrA1 and MsrB) in Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Ischemic colitis presenting as a colonic mass: a case report and diagnostic challenges by Lin Xu, Yuqi Wu, Yuqi Wu, Shangjin Li, Shangjin Li, Xinbo Chen, Dong Zhang, Boqian Chen, Shaoju Guo

“…Initially diagnosed with IC, the patient’s symptoms gradually improved with conservative treatment, which included antibiotics, fluid resuscitation, and bowel rest. Follow-up endoscopy showed significant lesion improvement, and no recurrence was detected during subsequent follow-ups. …”
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A Constitutively Mannose-Sensitive Agglutinating Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strain, Carrying a Transposon in the Fimbrial Usher Gene stbC, Exhibits Mul... by Kuan-Hsun Wu, Ke-Chuan Wang, Lin-Wen Lee, Yi-Ning Huang, Kuang-Sheng Yeh

“…The stbC mutant was resistant to several antibiotics, consistent with the finding that expression of yhcQ and ramA was enhanced. …”
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High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance and Distribution of Aminoglycoside Resistant Genes among Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus Species in Chennai, India by Elango Padmasini, R. Padmaraj, S. Srivani Ramesh

“…High level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR) by MIC for gentamicin (GM), streptomycin (SM) and both (GM + SM) antibiotics was found to be 42.7%, 29.8%, and 21.9%, respectively. …”
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Composition and Biological Properties of Agaricus bisporus Fruiting Bodies – a Review by Muszyńska Bożena, Kała Katarzyna, Rojowski Jacek, Grzywacz Agata, Opoka Włodzimierz

“…A. bisporus also contains derivatives of benzoquinone, a substance which belongs to the group of antibiotics. Studies of tyrosinase isolated from this species show its very high similarity to human tyrosinase. …”
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The Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins MIP1α (CCL3) and MIP2α (CXCL2) in Implant-Associated Osteomyelitis: Linking Inflammation to Bone Degradation by Ulrike Dapunt, Susanne Maurer, Thomas Giese, Matthias Martin Gaida, Gertrud Maria Hänsch

“…These infections are difficult to treat, because many bacterial species form biofilms on implants, which are relatively resistant towards antibiotics. Bacterial biofilms elicit a progressive local inflammatory response, resulting in tissue damage and bone degradation. …”
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Description and characterization of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia (CAP) among radiologically confirmed CAP in outpatients by Josselin Le Bel, Juliette Pinot, Toni Alfaiate, Marie Ecollan, Fanny Cussac, Raphaël Pecqueur, Marie-Pierre Revel, Cyrille Vartanian, Emmanuelle Varon, Christian Theilacker, Xavier Duval, Henri Partouche, Cédric Laouénan, Serge Gilberg

“…Three hundred and forty-eight patients were included, of whom 144 had a positive CXR, 135/144 (93.8%) had not received antibiotics prior to inclusion, 21/144 (14.6%) had ≥1 positive microbiological test for SP, and 66/144 (45.8%) were negative for all four microbiological tests and were considered as non-pneumococcal CAP. …”
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