Pylephlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a Septuagenarian Healthy Caucasian Male: Atypical Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome by Muhammad Abbas, Monica Ioana Constantin, Akshay Narendra

“…This case report confirms previous reports of Fusobacterium nucleatum-associated LS variants presenting with abdominal vein thrombosis and illustrates clinical recovery after a combination of anticoagulation and antibiotic therapy.…”
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Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis by Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Christos Antoniou, Panagiota Manolakou, Athanassios Vasilopoulos, George Assimakopoulos, Maria Tsironi

“…The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture of the noncoronary leaflet and development of congestive heart failure. …”
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Vancomycin-Induced DRESS Syndrome: An Important Concern in Orthopedic Surgery by Emma Littlehales, Odhrán Murray, Robert Dunsmuir

“…DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) is a potentially serious complication when prolonged courses of antibiotics are given to patients, with an average onset of 2–6 weeks after commencement. …”
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Bacterial Infections in Cirrhosis by Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao

“…In addition to antibiotic therapy, albumin infusions have been shown to reduce the risk of renal failure and mortality in patients with SBP, particularly in those with renal dysfunction and hyperbilirubinemia at the time of diagnosis. …”
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Latent Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: An Ultrasound Diagnosed Case of Penicillin Treatment Failure by Lucia Pasquini, Elena Rita Magro-Malosso, Adalgisa Cordisco, Michele Trotta, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso

“…Follow-up scans, in addiction to serial serological tests, have allowed the identification of fetal infection and therefore the failure of antibiotic therapy. We highlight the importance of ultrasound in suspecting fetal infection and in evaluation of the fetal response after penicillin treatment.…”
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Ulcerative Lesions: A Rare Cutaneous Manifestation of Brucellosis by Abbas Azadi, Payman Jafarpour Fard, Mohammad Almasian

“…The patient received standard antibiotic treatment, and his cutaneous lesions healed quickly. …”
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A Rare Case of Orthostasis, Dizziness, and Non-O1, Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient by Michael T. Olson, Tejus Walia, Satish Chandrashekaran, Sreeja Biswas Roy, Ashwini Arjuna

“…The patient reported recent seafood consumption and was managed appropriately with antibiotic therapy before necessitating esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for further objective testing.…”
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<i>Mycobacterium fortuitum</i> abdominal wall abscesses following liposuction by Hussam Al Soub, Eman Al-Maslamani, Mona Al-Maslamani

“…The clues for diagnosis were persistent pus discharge in spite of broad spectrum antibiotics and failure to grow any organisms on routine culture. …”
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Invasive Liver Abscess Syndrome in the Immunocompromised: A Case Report by Amey Joshi, Eki Wari, Harith Ghnaima, Georgette Nader, Surya Chennupati, Nagham Jafar

“…Early recognition in non‐endemic regions is crucial for prompt antibiotic therapy and source control, highlighting the need for increased suspicion and aggressive management of this rare disease to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Vancomycin Hypersensitivity Diagnosed by Lymphocyte Blast Transformation by Nguyen P. Tran, Jeremy Katcher, Erin Rohman, Mary Francis Hall, Christie F. Michael, Isao Miyairi, D. Betty Lew

“…A 15-year-old male admitted for Pott's puffy tumor developed recurrent episodes of fever, diffuse morbilliform rash, eosinophilia, and tubulointerstitial nephritis while on multiple antibiotics. Lymphocyte blast transformation (LBT), a method of detecting cellular immune response by measuring levels of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), was used to diagnose vancomycin hypersensitivity and guide antibiotic selection.…”
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Neurosyphilis in interwar period in Lithuania: etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment methods by Š. Jukna, E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė

“… Neurosyphilis was an incurable and in most cases fatal disease until the beginning of the antibiotic era. The aim of this paper is to find out how the etiology and clinical symptoms of neurosyphilis were perceived, what diagnostic and treatment methods were used in Lithuania in the interwar period (1920-1939). …”
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Mimicking an Infected Wound following Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation by Metin Nizamoglu

“…Any postoperative pustular ulcerative lesion not improving despite antibiotic therapy that also yields negative bacteriological and fungal studies should lead to consideration of this diagnosis. …”
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The Influence of Vitamin D Levels and Supplementation on the Treatment of Patients Affected by MRONJ by Filip Michalak, Marzena Dominiak, Jan Kiryk, Paweł Popecki, Dominik Kubicki, Jacek Matys, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak

“…All participants received an antibiotic regimen pre- and post-surgery. Pain intensity was assessed at multiple time points using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). …”
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A Multifunctional Cobalt‐Containing Implant for Treating Biofilm Infections and Promoting Osteointegration in Infected Bone Defects Through Macrophage‐Mediated Immunomodulation by Nongyang Yan, Hao Zhou, Penghe Jin, Tengfei Li, Qi Liu, Hao Ning, Zhixin Ma, Linfei Feng, Tao Jin, Youwen Deng, Zhengwei Wu

“…Abstract Treating bone infections and ensuring bone recovery is one of the major global problems facing modern orthopedics. Prolonged antibiotic use may increase the risk of antimicrobial resistance, and inflammation caused by biofilms can obstruct tissue healing, making bone infection treatment even more challenging. …”
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Phage vB_KlebPS_265 Active Against Resistant/MDR and Hypermucoid K2 Strains of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> by Vyacheslav I. Yakubovskij, Vera V. Morozova, Yuliya N. Kozlova, Artem Yu. Tikunov, Valeria A. Fedorets, Elena V. Zhirakovskaya, Igor V. Babkin, Alevtina V. Bardasheva, Nina V. Tikunova

“…<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> is an important opportunistic pathogen often resistant to antibiotics. Specific phages can be useful in eliminating infection caused by <i>K. pneumoniae</i>. …”
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Bio-active composition, antibacterial activity and molecular docking studies of Salicia nitida (Benth.) root extracts by Wisdom U. Ike, Okereke C. Stanley, Nosiri Ijeoma, Okamgba C. Okezie, Nwokocha W. Osita, Aguwanba Chinedu, Aaron C. Friday

“…The root extracts also exhibited antibiotic potentials as evidenced by the results from the anti-bacterial assay.…”
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Study on the multidrug resistance and transmission factors of Staphylococcus aureus at the ‘animal–environment–human’ interface in the broiler feeding cycle by Fangyuan Hu, Fangyuan Hu, Yaopeng Liu, Yaopeng Liu, Lin Wang, Juan Wang, Na Liu, Yan Li, Xiaoxiao Duan, Junwei Wang, Mingzhe Lu, Junhui Liu, Zhina Qu, Keguang Han

“…The 42 representative strains carried mobile elements, mainly plasmid replicons (10 types), transposons (3 types), and 20 antibiotic resistance genes in 9 classes. A total of 10 ST398 strains exhibited the fosB gene for fosfomycin resistance, and 6 ST9 strains from stage 2 exhibited the mecA resistance gene. …”
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Synergistic antimicrobial activity of essential oils mixture of Moringa oleifera, Cinnamomum verum and Nigella sativa against Staphylococcus aureus using L-optimal mixture design by Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Antony R. Nasry, Ziad Samy, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Thanaa ElNoby

“…The results underscore how combining essential oils could help address the issue of antibiotic resistance in S. aureus.…”
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Disruption of zinc homeostasis reverses tigecycline resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Jinyu Wang, Jinyu Wang, Cuiping Xia, Cuiping Xia, Zhaoxin Xia, Zhaoxin Xia, Jilu Shen, Jilu Shen

“…By using zinc ionophores such as PBT2 to elevate intracellular zinc ion levels, we can overcome bacterial resistance to antibiotics like tigecycline. The suppression of superoxide dismutase activity and elevation of reactive oxygen species concentration suggest that PBT2 impairs the oxidative stress response of K. pneumoniae, further enhancing its susceptibility to antibiotics. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Phytochemicals from Tea and Agarwood Leaf Extracts against Isolated Bacteria from Poultry and Curd by Shah Rucksana Akhter Urme, Syeda Fahmida Ahmed, Mohammed Mostafa Al Quadir, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan

“…Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly common, leading to a global health crisis. …”
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