Cat Scratch Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge in Cervical Lymphadenopathy by Bipin Kishore Prasad, Yamuna Ranganathan, Gunjan Dwivedi, Devika Gupta

“…Mass was abutting Internal Jugular Vein, which was attenuated cranially. Aggressive antibiotics treatment and optimal glycemic control failed to resolve fever and lymphadenopathy, hence excision of neck mass was done which was reported histopathologically as Cat Scratch Disease. …”
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Predicting Success of Two-Stage Exchange for Prosthetic Joint Infection Using C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio by Cierra S. Hong, Sean P. Ryan, Jonathan A. Gabor, Michael A. Bergen, Ran Schwarzkopf, Thorsten M. Seyler

“…From January, 2005 to December, 2015, two institutional databases were queried and patient demographics, antibiotic duration, C-reactive protein, and albumin were collected prior to reimplantation. …”
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A Study on Clinical and Bacteriological Profile of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in North Karnataka by Chandrakala Guruprasad, Manjunath B M, Mohammed Abdul Quddus

“…Complications of chronic UTI can be prevented by prompt treatment with appropriate antibiotics.…”
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Salicylic Acid Attenuates Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats by Pavle Randjelovic, Slavimir Veljkovic, Nenad Stojiljkovic, Ljubinka Jankovic-Velickovic, Dusan Sokolovic, Milan Stoiljkovic, Ivan Ilic

“…Gentamicin (GM) is a widely used antibiotic against serious and life-threatening infections, but its usefulness is limited by the development of nephrotoxicity. …”
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Evaluating the Factors Affecting COVID-19 Patients’ Mortality in Arak in 2020 by Hossein Mazaherpour, Masoumeh Soofian, Elham Farahani, Ahmad Saebbian, Mostafa Etebari, Sakineh Mazaherpour, Fatemeh Ashrafian, Amitis Ramezani

“…There was a significant relationship in terms of blood pressure, age, oxygen saturation, tachycardia, tachypnea, the interval between the onset of symptoms and hospitalization, diabetes mellitus, lung disease, cardiovascular disease, history of opium abuse, C-reactive protein, white blood cell, lymphocytes, hemoglobin, creatinine elevation, elevated liver enzyme, creatine phosphokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, ferritin, D-dimer, troponin, prothrombin time, international normalized ratio, intensive care unit admission days, arrhythmia, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury (AKI), and the type of antiviral and antibiotic therapy between the two groups of patients. …”
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<i>Salmonella</i> bacteria in farm animal feeds. Review by N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova, G. S. Skitovich, О. А. Akulich

“…A research into antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolates demonstrated resistance to such medicinalproducts as ceftriaxone, carbopenem and imipenem; and full genome sequencing showed at least one antibiotic resistance gene in 40% of Salmonella isolates detected at pig feed production plants.…”
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Outbreak of acute diarrhea in children: Clinical manifestations, treatment, source of drinking water, and fecal microbiome analysis in region of West Sumatra Province, Indonesia by Dianne Jurnalis Yusri, Yugatama Andyan, Azka Neila, Fenobileri Nice

“…Probiotic and intravenous 28.4 antibiotic were significantly correlated with shorter LoS (p<0.05). …”
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Multiple Brain Abscesses in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis – a Case Report by S. Radzevičiūtė, G. Liaudanskytė, I. Baužaitė, N. Balčiūnienė, A. Vaitkus

“…In immunocompetent individuals, the best empirical antibiotic therapy for a community-acquired brain abscess is a combination of metronidazole and a third-generation cephalosporin, whereas, in patients with severe immunodeficiency, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and voriconazole should be added. …”
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Corneal Subbasal Nerve Recovery in an Acute Case of Ultraviolet Keratitis Treated with Autologous Serum Eye Drops by Farshad Abedi, Pedram Hamrah

“…She was initially started on antibiotic ointment and lubricant eye drops. On her follow-up visit 3 days later, corneas had persistent SPK bilaterally. …”
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Lactobacillus acidophilus Endocarditis Complicated by Pauci-Immune Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis by Vivian O. Chukwurah, Comfort Takang, Chinelo Uche, David B. Thomas, Waguih El Masry, Hakan R. Toka

“…After four weeks of antibiotic therapy and with blood cultures remaining negative, he was treated with rituximab. …”
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Busting the Resistance: Antimicrobial Activity of Plant-Infused Nanoemulsions against Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Deshanta Naicker, Rowen Govender, Nathlee S. Abbai

“…The escalating antibiotic resistance rates in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) are now a grave concern. …”
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An Unusual Case of Cystic Fibrosis Associated Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in an Infant by Ravinder Kaur, Priyanka Katariya, Megh Singh Dhakad, Bhanu Mehra, Urmila Jhamb, A. P. Dubey

“…Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was collected and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated on culture. Empirical antibiotic regimen comprising ceftriaxone and azithromycin was initiated that was switched to meropenem as per antimicrobial susceptibility report, but the patient did not improve. …”
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Diphtheria case detection and carrier study of close contacts: A step towards diphtheria eradication by Shilpa R. Shah, Nisha C. Karanje

“…The patient was treated with ADS and antibiotics, and intensively managed, but still succumbed to death. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF BACTERICIDAL ROLE OF EPIDERMAL MUCUS OF MAJOR CARPS AGAINST PATHOGENIC MICROBIAL STRAINS by Farkhanda Asad, Shahzad Nasir, Itrat Fatima, Zeliha Selamoglu, Aiman Nadeem, Rafia Jamal, Maryam Fatima, Maimoona Mehmood

“…As a natural product, it may help reduce problems associated with antibiotic resistance. …”
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Molecular Detection of Candida tropicalis Isolated from Immunocompromised Patients with Otitis Media by Aymen Nazar Khalil, Abbas M. Ammari

“…According to the rate of C. tropicalis identification, 14.0% (7 out of 50) isolates were collected from otitis media immunocompromised patients. Antibiotic susceptibility results revealed that only 3 isolates of C. tropiclais (25.0%) were resistant against both antibiotics (Fluconazole and Miconazole). …”
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Molecular Characterization of Staphylococci Recovered from Hospital Personnel and Frequently Touched Surfaces in Tianjin, China by Yuting Liu, Liqin Chen, Yuping Duan, Zhen Xu

“…One hundred and ninety-five staphylococci were recovered, and 94% of isolates were resistant to at least one antibiotic. Eighty-five staphylococci were mecA gene-positive, and 40% of them harbored SCCmec IV and V. …”
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Multifunctional probiotic and safety attributes Heyndrickxia coagulans isolated from stingless bee honey by Benyapa Prakit, Rungravee Chaiyod, Kittiya Khongkool, Wankuson Chanasit, Monthon Lertworapreecha

“…Both isolates were also evaluated for safety through antibiotic susceptibility testing and hemolytic activity. …”
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Detection of Endocarditis Associated Pili Genes in Enterococcus Faecalis Clinical Isolates by Ayat Ahmed Najm, May Talib Flayyih

“…According to gender, females had the highest prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis isolates in urine, root canal, and vaginal samples, with the exception of the wound source, where males had a higher rate of isolates than females. The antibiotic susceptibility test results indicated that all Enterococcus isolates were resistant to these antibiotics. …”
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Investigations on the Effects of Dietary Essential Oils and Different Husbandry Conditions on the Gut Ecology in Piglets after Weaning by P. Janczyk, R. Pieper, V. Urubschurov, K. R. Wendler, W. B. Souffrant

“…Essential oils (EO) are being considered as possible alternatives to in-feed antibiotic growth promoters in pig nutrition. The effects of an EO mixture consisting of limonene, eugenol and pinene (10.0, 2.0, and 4.8 mg/kg diet, resp.) on gut physiology and ecology were studied in piglets. …”
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Comparison of Prevalence of blaNDM-1 Gene among Metallo-Beta Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Fermenters and Nonfermenters in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Shaveta Kataria, Shipra Galhotra, Mohit Kumar, Priyanka Thandi, Neerja Jindal

“…Biochemical reactions were performed and the antibiotic susceptibility test was performed by Kirby–Bauer Disk-Diffusion method and VITEK 2. …”
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