Ascites in the Puerperium in the Context of a Woman with Turner Syndrome Who Conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technology by Nikolaos Tsagkas, George Valasoulis, Konstantinos Zikopoulos, Calliope Zerzi, Ioannis Mitselos, Ioannis Koutoulakis, Nikolaos Tzampouras, Theodor Stefos

“…On the 4th postoperative day, she presented with ascites which was resistant to empirical antibiotic and diuretic treatment. The woman was affected by Turner syndrome (TS); she had a medical background of chronic use of hormonal medication since puberty and conceived through ART- (assisted reproduction techniques-) IVF-oocyte donation. …”
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Levofloxacin Use in Patients with Suspected Tuberculosis in a Community Hospital, Thailand: A Pilot Study by Thanawat Khongyot, Sawitree Laopaiboonkun, Throngpon Kawpradid, Kannuwat Jitkamrop, Tawee Chanphakphoom, Suriyon Uitrakul

“…Levofloxacin is one of the broad-spectrum antibiotics that is indicated for the second-line treatment of tuberculosis (TB). …”
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Optimized rice transformation protocol for transformation of the blast susceptible Indica rice accession CO39 by Julian R. Greenwood, Anna N. Glaus

“…The efficiency of plantlet regeneration was greatly improved by removing antibiotics from regeneration media, with the presence of escapes selected against during subsequent transfer of plantlets to antibiotic containing rooting media. …”
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Peptide–Polymer Conjugates: A Promising Therapeutic Solution for Drug-Resistant Bacteria by Xuqiu Shen, Yiyin Zhang, Qijiang Mao, Zhengze Huang, Tingting Yan, Tianyu Lin, Wenchao Chen, Yifan Wang, Xiujun Cai, Yuelong Liang

“…By 2050, it is estimated that 10 million people will die of drug-resistant bacterial infection caused by antibiotic abuse. Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) is widely used to prevent such circumstances, for the positively charged AMPs can kill drug-resistant bacteria by destroying negatively charged bacterial cell membrane, and has excellent antibacterial efficiency and low drug resistance. …”
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Rapid Identification of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Genes Using Direct PCR Amplification and Oxford Nanopore Technology Sequencing by Kaishun Zhao, Chunlin Tu, Wei Chen, Haiying Liang, Wenjing Zhang, Yilei Wang, Ye Jin, Jianrong Hu, Yameng Sun, Jun Xu, Yanfang Yu

“…Rapid prediction of drug resistance is important for selecting appropriate antibiotic treatments, which significantly increases cure rates. …”
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PBP-2 Negative Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus schleiferi Bacteremia from a Prostate Abscess: An Unusual Occurrence by Chandni Merchant, Daphne-Dominique Villanueva, Ishan Lalani, Margaret Eng, Yong Kang

“…The prime concern with this organism is the antibiotic resistance and relapse even after appropriate treatment. …”
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Screening and Functional Verification of Selectable Marker Genes for Cordyceps militaris by Haiwei Lou, Yu Zhao, Renyong Zhao, Zhiwei Ye, Junfang Lin, Liqiong Guo

“…Moreover, the more sensitive the filamentous fungi are to antibiotics, the more helpful it is to screen the target transformants. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Doxycycline Effluent Generated by the Fenton Process by Alexandre Augusto Borghi, Laura Oliveira-Nascimento, Marco Antônio Stephano, Paula Monteiro de Souza, Attilio Converti, Mauri Sérgio Alves Palma

“…This process has shown promise in this treatment thanks mainly to the fact that the waste did not show any relevant inhibitory effect on the test organism and no cytotoxicity to L-929 cells, thus demonstrating that the antibiotic properties were inactivated.…”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…Chlorhexidine gluconate antibiotic was used as a control. The results show that Acanthamoeba castellannii is the most common Acanthamoeba species in borehole water in Budiriro District in Harare and all the tested plant samples had no anti-amoebic effects against this isolated Acanthamoeba castellannii. …”
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A novel broad-spectrum bacteriophage cocktail against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Isolation, characterization, and therapeutic potential in a mastitis mouse model. by Maryam Banar, Haniyeh Kamyab, Narges Torkashvand, Taghi Zahraei Salehi, Zargham Sepehrizadeh, Ahmad Reza Shahverdi, Mohammad Reza Pourmand, Mohammad Hossein Yazdi

“…The bacteriophage cocktail (SW21-SW25) exhibits a promising profile for therapeutic applications and may represent a novel substitute to antibiotics for managing MRSA bovine mastitis.…”
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Microbiota-derived β carotene is required for strobilation of Aurelia aurita by impacting host retinoic acid signaling by Nadin Jensen, Nancy Weiland-Bräuer, Cynthia Maria Chibani, Ruth Anne Schmitz

“…The expression of bacterial β-carotenoid synthesis genes in the native microbiome, contrasted with tremendously reduced expression in antibiotic-treated polyps, emphasizes the microbiome’s pivotal role in beta carotene provision, facilitating A. aurita’s strobilation through RA signaling.…”
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Computational analysis of the effect of a binding protein (RbpA) on the dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase assembly. by Sneha Bheemireddy, Ramanathan Sowdhamini, Narayanaswamy Srinivasan

“…Its role is essential and influences the transcription and antibiotic responses. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying RbpA-mediated transcription remain unknown. …”
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Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance in the African region: A scoping review protocol. by Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Anelisa Jaca, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Portia Jordan, Phelele Bhengu, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Joseph Okeibunor, Humphrey Karamagi, Prosper Tumusiime, Walter Fuller, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Charles Wiysonge, Laetitia Gahimbare

“…The outcomes to be considered include reduction of AMR decreased morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases, increased awareness for rational use of antimicrobials and reduced antibiotic consumption. We will include all types of studies regardless of study designs conducted within the context of the WHO African region. …”
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Isoferulic acid facilitates effective clearance of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae through targeting capsule. by Tingting Wang, Huaizhi Yang, Qiushuang Sheng, Ying Ding, Jian Zhang, Feng Chen, Jianfeng Wang, Lei Song, Xuming Deng

“…With the decline of the "last resort" antibiotic class and the decreasing efficacy of first-line antibiotics, innovative alternative therapeutics are urgently needed. …”
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Pantoea agglomerans Infections in Children: Report of Two Cases by Shraddha Siwakoti, Rinku Sah, Rupa Singh Rajbhandari, Basudha Khanal

“…The clinical course of infection was mild and timely administration of proper antibiotic resulted in a favorable outcome.…”
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A Brief Recap of Tips and Surgical Manoeuvres to Enhance Optimal Outcome of Surgically Placed Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters by Jodie H. Frost, Atul Bagul

“…A search strategy assessing for access team, preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, type of catheter, catheter exit site, intraoperative catheter trial, optimal time to commence PD, hernia repairs, number of cuffs, catheter-embedding procedures, rectus sheath tunnelling, laparoscopic fixing, omentopexy, omentectomy, the “Y”-Tec system, resection of epiploic appendages, adhesiolysis, a trained surgeon, and perioperative catheter care protocol was used looking at various databases. …”
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Exploring the link between gut health, diet, and food allergy by Magdalena Klimczak, Barbara Rymarczyk, Radosław Gawlik

“…Changes in the gut microbiota, whether due to dietary habits, fiber consumption, the hygiene hypothesis, proton pump inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotic use, supplementation and other factors, can potentially influence the immune response leading to the development and severity of food allergy. …”
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First Case Report of a Late Onset Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infection Caused by Lactococcus garvieae by V.-I. Neagoe, S. Zytoun, H.-J. Neuhaus

“…After multiple radical debridements including VAC therapy and targeted antibiotic therapy we have managed to defeat the infection without exchange arthroplasty. …”
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Dysregulation of NK and CD8+T Cells by the Microbiota Promotes the Progression of Lung Cancer by Shouxin Hu, Yanfang Zha, Wenwen Yang, Kele Cui, Min Cheng

“…In this study, using a Kras-mutated-driven spontaneous lung cancer mouse model, we found that the depletion of microbiota can alleviate lung lesions in Kras-mutated mice at different stages of tumour development. Long-term antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the number NK cells and IFN-γ secretion and CD8+T cells in the lungs of wild-type (WT) mice, suggesting that the microbiota plays an important role in maintaining homeostasis of NK cells and CD8+T cells under normal conditions. …”
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The transcriptional regulator Lrp activates the expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of tilimycin and tilivalline enterotoxins in Klebsiella oxytoca by Miguel A. De la Cruz, Hilda A. Valdez-Salazar, Diana Rodríguez-Valverde, Santa Mejia-Ventura, Nayely Robles-Leyva, Tania Siqueiros-Cendón, Quintín Rascón-Cruz, Nancy León-Montes, Jorge Soria-Bustos, Fernando Chimal-Cázares, Roberto Rosales-Reyes, María L. Cedillo, Jorge A. Yañez-Santos, J. Antonio Ibarra, Javier Torres, Jorge A. Girón, James G. Fox, Miguel A. Ares

“…ABSTRACT The toxigenic Klebsiella oxytoca strains secrete tilymicin and tilivalline enterotoxins, which cause antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis. Both enterotoxins are non-ribosomal peptides synthesized by enzymes encoded in two divergent operons clustered in a pathogenicity island. …”
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