Infectious Keratitis: Secreted Bacterial Proteins That Mediate Corneal Damage by Mary E. Marquart, Richard J. O'Callaghan

“…Ocular bacterial infections are universally treated with antibiotics, which can eliminate the organism but cannot reverse the damage caused by bacterial products already present. …”
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Hybrid Solution for Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of Carotid Bifurcation by Giuseppe Deiana, Antonio Baule, Genadi Genadiev Georgiev, Mario Moro, Francesco Spanu, Flavia Urru, Stefano Camparini

“…Management involves aneurysmectomy associated with antibiotic therapy and restoration of arterial continuity.…”
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Delftia Acidovorans: A Rare Pathogen in Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients by Huseyin Bilgin, Abdurrahman Sarmis, Elif Tigen, Guner Soyletir, Lutfiye Mulazimoglu

“…The present article describes a B cell lymphoblastic leukemia patient with D acidovorans pneumonia who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy. The present report indicates that unusual pathogens may be clinically significant in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. …”
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Increased Moxifloxacin Utilization Associated with an Unrestricted Addition to a Drug Reimbursement Formulary: A Population-Based Analysis by Alissa Jade Wright, Fawziah Marra, Mei Chong, Catharine Chambers, William R Bowie, David M Patrick

“…OBJECTIVES:To determine whether utilization of moxifloxacin, a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic, has changed since its addition to the British Columbia provincial formulary in 2009 and to determine whether utilization was guideline concordant.…”
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Pathologic Femur Fracture in an Immunocompetent Healthy Young Adult due to Acute Osteomyelitis by Evan R. J. Goyette, Natalia Georgantzoglou, Darcy A. Kerr, Yvonne Cheung, Eric R. Henderson, Konstantinos Linos

“…The polymicrobial infection was successfully treated with three operative procedures and culture-specific antibiotic agents. Acute osteomyelitis, while an uncommon cause of pathologic fracture, must always be on the differential diagnosis, even when no obvious predisposing factors are present. …”
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Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Presenting as Sigmoid Stricture and Severe Polyposis with Clinical Response to Intracolonic Vancomycin by Sai Wah Cheung, Kin Kong Li

“…Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Severe diseases carry significant morbidities such as septic shock, acute kidney injury, bowel perforation, and mortality. …”
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Diabetic Foot Care Plan by Gordon Dow, The Diabetic Foot Care Plan Working Group

“…The care plan has been divided into three basic sections: assessment, general management and antibiotic therapy. Each of these sections is described in detail and borrows heavily from previous Canadian position papers. …”
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Conservative Management of a Delayed Neovesicocutaneous Fistula by Koichi Kodama, Yasukazu Takase, Isamu Motoi

“…After a combination of transurethral catheter drainage and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy for 3 weeks, the fistulous tract completely closed. …”
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis due to Lactobacillus paracasei in Cirrhosis by Emily Harding-Theobald, Bharat Maraj

“…Our case report addresses the challenges of Lactobacillus treatment and suggests antibiotic coverage of commensal organisms in patients who do not improve with standard management.…”
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First Described Case of Group B Streptococcus Pelvic Abscess in a Patient with No Medical Comorbidities by Paul Tyan, Elias Abi-Khalil, Karthik Dwarki, Gaby Moawad

“…Empiric antibiotic coverage for this organism should be kept in mind when treating an abscess.…”
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Macrolides in Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disorders by Abdullateef A. Alzolibani, Khaled Zedan

“…Long-term therapy with the macrolide antibiotic erythromycin was shown to alter the clinical course of diffuse panbronchiolitis in the late 1980s. …”
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Brucella-Induced Acute Psychosis: A Novel Cause of Acute Psychosis by Chi-Chi Obuaya, Gayathri Thivyaa Gangatharan, Efthimia Karra

“…Serological tests revealed that he had brucellosis. Following antibiotic treatment, the psychotic symptoms abated and he was discharged within ten days of hospitalisation. …”
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An Atypical Case of a Common Pregnancy Issue: Appendicitis-Like Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Janice Chung, Ryan P. Berryman

“…While her clinical picture and ultrasound findings were only mildly consistent with appendicitis, the only therapy that provided pain relief was empiric antibiotic treatment that was prescribed due to a mildly elevated procalcitonin of 0.61. …”
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Preface by Peter Hinow, Pierre Magal, Shigui Ruan

“…Webb.The topics of the 12 articles appearing in this special issue includeevolutionary dynamics of population growth, spatio-temporal dynamicsin reaction-diffusion biological models, transmission dynamics ofinfectious diseases, modeling of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospitals,analysis of Prion models, age-structured models in ecology and epidemiology,modeling of immune response to infections, modeling of cancer growth, etc.These topics partially represent the broad areas of Glenn's research interest.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.…”
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Fournier's disease and anaerobic paraproctitis – different clinical forms of same pathological process? by M. A. Yegorkin

“…Modern principles of antibiotic selection and carryings out of surgical interventions, application of additional methods of treatment in postoperative period are analyzed. …”
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A Case of Fulminant Meningococcemia: It Is All in the Complement by Kellie L. Hawkins, Mariah Hoffman, Sonia Okuyama, Sarah E. Rowan

“…In addition to vaccination, providers may consider the use of oral penicillin for antibiotic prophylaxis against Neisseria meningitidis in these cases of functional complement deficiency.…”
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Megacities as Sources for Pathogenic Bacteria in Rivers and Their Fate Downstream by Wolf-Rainer Abraham

“…They also facilitate gene transfers of antibiotic resistance genes which become an increasing health problem. …”
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A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis by Brijesh Patel, Anas Souqiyyeh, Ammar Ali

“…It is often treated with topical antibiotics, with good clinical outcomes. When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. …”
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Infective Endocarditis in a Young Adult due to Lactococcus lactis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by G. Georgountzos, C. Michopoulos, C. Grivokostopoulos, M. Kolosaka, N. Vlassopoulou, A. Lekkou

“…Here, we describe a rare case of a previously healthy patient with endocarditis due to Lactococcus lactis associated with cattle contact, where antibiotic treatment resulted in full recovery.…”
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High-quality draft genome and characterization of commercially potent probiotic strains by Ayesha Sulthana, Suvarna G. Lakshmi, Ratna Sudha Madempudi

“…The genomic analysis of all the strains confirmed the absence of genes encoding putative virulence factors, antibiotic resistance, and the plasmids.…”
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