Kounis Syndrome Secondary to Medicine-Induced Hypersensitivity by Parackrama Karunathilake, Udaya Ralapanawa, Thilak Jayalath, Shamali Abeyagunawardena

“…He was a diagnosed patient with hypertension and dyslipidemia five years ago. After taking the antibiotics, he had developed generalized itching followed by urticaria suggesting an allergic reaction. …”
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A Prospective Open-Label Multicentre Trial on the Use of 1 G, Once Daily Ceftriaxone in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Donald E Low, Lionel A Mandell

“…After a minimum of three days of ceftriaxone treatment. 59 palicnls (43%) were switched to oral antibiotics. Favourable treatment outcome was found in 92.9% and treatment failure (including relapse of infection) in 7.1 % o lpalicnls. …”
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An insight into the genome-wide analysis of bacterial defense mechanisms in a uropathogenic Morganella morganii isolate from Bangladesh. by Syed Muktadir Al Sium, Barna Goswami, Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury, Showti Raheel Naser, Mihir Kanti Sarkar, Md Jobaid Faruq, Md Ahashan Habib, Shahina Akter, Tanjina Akhtar Banu, Md Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Md Salim Khan

“…The presence of biosynthetic gene clusters points to the isolate's ability to create bioactive compounds, including antibiotics. Genomic islands contained genes for metal transporters, stress proteins, toxin proteins, and genes related to horizontal gene transfer. …”
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Advances and Challenges in Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis: Integrating Early Warning Scores and Biomarkers for Improved Prognosis by Susanna Esposito, Benedetta Mucci, Eleonora Alfieri, Angela Tinella, Nicola Principi

“…Traditional biomarkers, like procalcitonin (PCT), have improved diagnostic accuracy but are insufficient alone, often resulting in overprescription of antibiotics or delayed treatment. Combining multiple biomarkers has shown promise for early screening, though this approach can be resource-intensive and less feasible outside hospitals. …”
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Clinicoradiological Manifestations of Melioidosis with Pulmonary Involvement in a Tertiary Hospital Setup by P Prem Ananth, R Anand, R Prathipa, S Raghul Raj, N Nagarajan

“…Conclusion: Our study highlights the importance of clinical assessment, radiological findings, appropriate sampling, and culture methods in suspected melioidosis cases, especially in patients residing in endemic areas such as the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, thereby initiating early antibiotics for improved patient outcomes.…”
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Clinical signs and post-mortem lesions caused by clostridial enterotoxemia in rabbits by A. S. Metleva, M. N. Khakimzyanova, E. E. Sionikhin

“…Low-fiber diets result in slow cecum motility, thus, delaying transit of the intestinal contents and eventually changing the microflora. Use of antibiotics together with stress make Clostridia accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, at the same time, reducing the number of microorganisms of other groups. …”
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Plastic Bronchitis in Children: A Review of 55 Cases over a 10-Year Period by Xiaowen Chen, Shangzhi Wu, Zhanhang Huang, Yuneng Lin, Jiaxing Xu, Qingyun Xu, Dehui Chen

“…Patients received an average of 2.3 bronchoscopies, and the median time for the first procedure was 3 days after admission. Antibiotics were given to all patients, methylprednisolone to 33 (60.0%), and gamma globulin to 25 (45.5%). …”
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Baseline assessment of knowledge, attitude, practice, and adherence toward antimicrobials among women living in two urban municipalities in Lalitpur district, Nepal. by Nisha Jha, Sajala Kafle, Mili Joshi, Aakriti Pandey, Prakriti Koirala, Shital Bhandary, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

“…Knowledge, attitude, practice, and adherence of women regarding antibiotics and AMR was studied.<h4>Methods</h4>This baseline study was conducted in two urban municipalities of Lalitpur district as preparation for a larger intervention study (Mahalaxmi municipality will be the intervention and Godawari the comparison/control area). …”
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Bullous Scabies in an Immunocompromised Host by James R. Wester, Lesley E Jackson, Kathryn Mokgosi, Tomer Barak, Mahmoud Abu Hazeem

“…Oral acyclovir was started empirically for disseminated herpes virus infection, with topical beclomethasone and intravenous antibiotics for possible superinfected bullous dermatosis. …”
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Clinical outcomes of neuroendoscopic resection of brain abscess guided by electromagnetic navigation among patients presenting at Jieyang People's Hospital in China by Mindong Huang, Jiandan Zou

“…After the operation, sensitive antibiotics were intravenously administered according to the bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test. …”
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Clinical Analysis of Bloodstream Infection of Escherichia coli in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer from 2011 to 2019 by Changsen Bai, Xiuse Zhang, Dong Yang, Ding Li, Honglei Feng, Yueguo Li

“…Hospitalization days ≥7 days, number of admissions ≥2 times, surgery, chemotherapy, the type of antibiotics used ≥2 species, albumin<40.0 g/L, and prealbumin < 0.2 g/L were the potential risk factors for pancreatic cancer patients with E. coli BSI (P<0.1). …”
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Case report: Dandy-Walker malformation with occipital encephalocele and superadded meningitis by Saher Bano, Muhammad Aqib Faizan, Tooba Rehman, Jasleen Kaur, Jeevanjyot Singh

“…Brain parenchymal changes were also noted and a CSF R/E was sent which showed meningitis and the patient was put on IV antibiotics empirically along with fluid supplementation. …”
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The Effect of Erythritol Injection in Decreasing of Abortion Rate in Local Breed Ewes by Maher Saber Owain, Mustafa Salah Hasan, Ali Ghazi Atiyah

“…These animals were tests for brucella by using rose Bengal and ELISA at zero day for confirmation; these animals were divided into 5 groups: G1 was brucella −ve and pregnant at 60 days, G2 was brucella +ve and pregnant at 60 days, G3 brucella+ve pregnant animals and treated by antibiotics gentamicin 10%, 3 ml/animal for 3 days, G4 brucella +ve and pregnant and giving erythritol, 10 ml S/C of 10% solution (solve in water and glycerol), and G5 was brucella +ve, and all pregnant and giving Erythritol+ gentamycin 10%, 3 ml/animal for 3 days. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of therapeutics used for treatment of experimental or spontaneous <i>Mycoplasma</i> infections by V. A. Agoltsov, L. P. Padilo, O. P. Biryukova, M. M. Ligidova

“…Etiotropic therapy of mycoplasmal infections consists in prescribing antibiotics: enrofloxacin, difloxacin, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, doxycycline, tylosin, tilmicosin, tylvalosin, tiamulin, florfenicol, lincomycin, spectinomycin, tulathromycin. …”
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Hysterectomy Sparing Management of Uterine Necrosis following Uterine Artery Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage by Myriam Chlela, Josette Dawkins, Gregory Lewis

“…The patient improved clinically and was discharged home to complete a 14-day course of antibiotics. Conclusion. UAE is an important minimally invasive approach to the management of PPH. …”
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Recurrent Multivalvular Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Endocarditis Causing Complete Heart Block after TAVR by Preeti Singhal, Somsupha Kanjanauthai, Wilson Kwan

“…A 78-year-old female with prior Streptococcus agalactiae mitral valve endocarditis treated with antibiotics presented one year later with severe, symptomatic aortic insufficiency. …”
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The impact of stony coral tissue loss disease and amoxicillin treatments on coral gametogenesis by Hannah E. Mazurek, Karen L. Neely, D. Abigail Renegar

“…One management concern about the use of antibiotics on these corals was the impact it may have on gametogenesis. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the molecular mechanism of γ-linolenic acid eradicating the biofilm of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by Ming Wei, Peng Wang, Tianmeng Li, Jun Liu, Yu Wang, Li Gu, Shuai Wang

“…IntroductionVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE-fm) biofilms pose a significant clinical challenge due to the limited effectiveness of traditional antibiotics. This study investigates the potential of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) as a novel antibiofilm agent.MethodsTranscriptome analysis was performed on the V27 isolate, comparing cells in mature biofilms treated with and without GLA. …”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Precipitated by COVID-19: A Case Report by Prathayini Paramanathan, Muhammad Abbas

“…The patient was on intravenous fluids, insulin therapy and empirical antibiotics for the next few weeks, and eventually recovered. …”
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Polyurethanes as Biomaterials in Medicine: Advanced Applications, Infection Challenges, and Innovative Surface Modification Methods by Drożdż Kamil, Gołda-Cępa Monika, Brzychczy-Włoch Monika

“…An important challenge lies in bacterial biofilms, which complicate treatment and enhance bacterial resistance to antibiotics. To address these issues, innovative PU surface modification methods are being developed, including laser texturing, nanoparticle deposition with antibacterial properties, ion implantation, cold metal spraying, the integration of biodegradable and biocompatible components, and plasma modifications. …”
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