A Case of Upper Limb Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Presenting as Pseudoparalysis in a Two-Week-Old by Kuldeep Stohr, Guang Xia Xu

“…A later diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the humerus and septic arthritis of the shoulder was made. Despite antibiotic therapy and surgical drainage, the proximal epiphysis of his humerus remains abnormal; however, he has no apparent functional deficit of his right arm at four-year follow-up.…”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…Regarding susceptibility tests, E. coli and Klebsiella spp. were not 100% susceptible to any of the 11 antibiotics tested. Acinetobacter spp. had 100% resistance to three antibiotics: gentamicin (GN), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXM), and augmentin (AMP). …”
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Guided Linezolid Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Staphylococcal Brain Abscesses in a 3-Month-Old Infant by Anna Cascone, Maia De Luca, Raffaele Simeoli, Bianca Maria Goffredo, Laura Cursi, Costanza Tripiciano, Lorenza Romani, Stefania Mercadante, Martina Di Giuseppe, Francesca Ippolita Calo Carducci, Davide Luglietto, Paola Bernaschi, Laura Lancella

“…The patient was initially treated with empirical antibiotics (ceftriaxone, metronidazole, vancomycin). …”
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Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in a Teaching Hospital in Oman: A One-Year Hospital-Based Study by Abdullah Balkhair, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi, Raiya Al-Rashdi, Mansoor Al-Jabri, Fatma Neilson, Sara S. Al-Adawi, Marah El-Beeli, Samir Al-Adawi

“…Along such quest, stringent antibiotic prescription guidelines are needed in the country.…”
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Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterizations of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on Frequently Touched Sites from Public Hospitals in South Africa by Siyethaba Mkhize, Daniel G. Amoako, Christiana O. Shobo, Oliver T. Zishiri, Linda A. Bester

“…This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence, genetic relatedness, antibiotic resistance, and virulence profile of MRSA on some frequently touched hospital sites in South Africa. …”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential for Cystic Fibrosis Infection, and Treatment by Morgan T. Sutton, David Fletcher, Santosh K. Ghosh, Aaron Weinberg, Rolf van Heeckeren, Sukhmani Kaur, Zhina Sadeghi, Adonis Hijaz, Jane Reese, Hillard M. Lazarus, Donald P. Lennon, Arnold I. Caplan, Tracey L. Bonfield

“…Further, we show that the hMSCs have the capacity to enhance antibiotic sensitivity, improving the capacity to kill bacteria. …”
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Insights into incompatible plasmids in multidrug-resistant Raoultella superbugs by Jiao Feng, Changxin Wu, Dongsheng Zhou, Lingfei Hu, Kai Mu, Zhe Yin

“…Abstract The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Raoultella isolates is linked to the acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) with plasmids playing a pivotal role in this process. …”
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Evaluation of Blood Culture Results in Patients with Malignancy in Erzurum Province, Turkey by Osman Aktas, Ozgür Akbaba, Muhammet Hamidullah Uyanik, Hakan Uslu

“…It pointed out that the antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and E. coli is high enough to cause problems in the treatment of patients with malignancy. …”
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In vitro evaluation of the antibacterial effects of monomer components of Pithecellobium clypearia against aquatic pathogens and synergy with enrofloxacin by Wenhao Wu, Jiahao Zhang, Xiaoyin He, Wei Li, Chun Liu, Biao Jiang, Youlu Su

“…These results provided evidence that the six monomers, particularly pyrogallol, luteolin, and tannic acid, exhibited substantial antibacterial properties with potential applications as antibiotic alternatives in aquaculture.…”
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Factors Associated with Mortality in Severe Acute Cholangitis in a Moroccan Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis of 140 Cases by Soumaya Touzani, Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui, Fatima Bouyarmane, Kaoutar Faraj, Nawfal Houari, Brahim Boukatta, Nabil Kanjaa

“…Ceftriaxone + metronidazole was the empirical antibiotic used in 87%. Average time to biliary drainage was 1.58±0.89 days. …”
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Revealing Sarcophyton extract's alleviating potential against gentamicin-induced renal and testicular toxicity in rat model by Nada S. Badr, Aml Talaat, Salwa A. El-Saidy, Aml Zaki Ahmed Ghoneim

“…Abstract Background Gentamicin (GEN) is a potent antibiotic known for inducing oxidative stress and causing adverse effects in the kidneys and testes. …”
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The Maternal Microbiome Programs the m6A Epitranscriptome of the Mouse Fetal Brain and Intestine by Zhuoyu Xiao, Sun Liu, Zengguang Li, Jinru Cui, Hailan Wang, Zihan Wang, Qihuan Ren, Laixin Xia, Zhijian Wang, Yuan Li

“…Finally, we verified that antibiotic treatment mostly recapitulated changes in m6A, and we further showed that the loss of heterozygosity of Mettl3 rescued m6A levels and the expression changes of some developmental genes in the fetal intestine that resulted from antibiotic treatment. …”
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Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

“…Patients: Adult patients with a body mass index of ≥ 30 kg/m2 who received ≥ 5 days of oral antibiotics for purulent cellulitis were included. Key exclusion criteria were chronic infections, antibiotic treatment within the past 30 days, and suspected polymicrobial infections. …”
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Metronidazole-Induced Pancreatitis: Is There Underrecognition? A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature by Ibrahim Youssef, Naba Saeed, Mohammad El Abdallah, Kara Huevelhorst, Kais Zakharia

“…Metronidazole is a commonly used antibiotic and is infrequently reported as a cause of DIP. …”
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Epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical impact of bacterial heteroresistance by Linna Xu, Xiaofen Mo, Hui Zhang, Fen Wan, Qixia Luo, Yonghong Xiao

“…Abstract Bacterial heteroresistance, a phenomenon where subpopulations within a bacterial strain exhibit significantly reduced antibiotic susceptibility compared to the main population, poses a major challenge in managing infectious diseases. …”
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Development and Application of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> PSCPL13 Probiotics in Olive Flounder (<i>Paralichthys olivaceus</i>) Farming by Muhammad Aleem Abbas, Hae-Jung Kim, Ga-Yeong Lee, Hae-Yeon Cho, Syed Al Jawad Sayem, Eon-Bee Lee, Seung-Jin Lee, Seung-Chun Park

“…It was resistant to all tested antibiotics and exhibited significant enzyme activity. …”
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Breast: Case Report with Literature Review by Basem ALShareef, Nourah ALSaleh

“…Treatment included core biopsy managed with intravenous antibiotic and surgical debridement followed by a simple mastectomy. …”
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Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections by Soohyoun Ahn, Amarat Simonne

“…One opportunistic pathogen, Clostridium difficile, has been getting more attention in recent years because of its association with antibiotic use and a high death rate among the elderly. …”
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Polymicrobial Osteomyelitis in a Patient With Isolation of Trueperella bernardiae: A Case Report and Literature Review by Marco Antonio Delaye-Martínez, Edgar Samuel Vanegas-Rodríguez, Braulio Mendez-Sotelo, María de Lourdes García-Hernández, Claudia Adriana Colín-Castro, Rafael Franco-Cendejas, Luis Esaú López-Jácome

“…On osteoarticular infections, the presence of comorbidities, mobility limitations, and a history of multiple antibiotic treatments may be determinant. Their isolation as part of polymicrobial infections highlights relevant interspecies interactions. …”
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Human infective endocarditis and septic shock caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 1 by Wei Yang, Chun Yang, Xiaoxiong Lu

“…Early diagnosis and selection of the correct antibiotic treatment according to the drug sensitivity is very important. …”
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