Enhanced Isolation of Streptomyces from Different Soil Habitats in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines using a Modified Integrated Approach by Jhon Wilson A. Antido, Fresthel Monica M. Climacosa

“…Streptomyces species are considered to be the most prolific sources of various bioactive secondary metabolites that are important for antibiotic production. Here, we describe a modified integrated approach to isolate Streptomyces species from diverse soil habitats, such as dumpsite, garden, forest, grassland, and riverside in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines. …”
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New Bioactive Metabolites from the Thermophilic Fungus Penicillium sp. Isolated from Ghamiqa Hot Spring in Saudi Arabia by Raha Orfali, Shagufta Perveen

“…All isolated metabolites were studied for their antibiotic effect against several pathogenic bacteria and for their cytotoxicity against the lymphoma human cancer cell line HTB-176. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Suspected Patients Attending Private Clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia by Addisu Sahile, Lule Teshager, Minale Fekadie, Mulatu Gashaw

“…In most African countries including Ethiopia, Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections were diagnosed clinically and its antibiotic susceptibility was rarely tested. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of N. gonorrhoeae among suspected patients attending private clinics in Jimma, Ethiopia. …”
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Structure-function analysis of carrier protein-dependent 2-sulfamoylacetyl transferase in the biosynthesis of altemicidin by Yuhao Zhu, Takahiro Mori, Masayuki Karasawa, Kohei Shirai, Wenjiao Cheng, Tohru Terada, Takayoshi Awakawa, Ikuro Abe

“…Abstract The general control non-repressible 5 (GCN5)-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) SbzI, in the biosynthesis of the sulfonamide antibiotic altemicidin, catalyzes the transfer of the 2-sulfamoylacetyl (2-SA) moiety onto 6-azatetrahydroindane dinucleotide. …”
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A Case of Early Disseminated Neurological Lyme Disease Followed by Atypical Cutaneous Manifestations by Vamsi Kantamaneni, Vikas Sunder, Mohammad Bilal, Scott Vargo

“…The patient’s symptoms including facial droop resolved within 24 hours of antibiotic therapy. Polymerase chain reaction of the blood, IgM ELISA, and IgM Western blot testing for LD came back positive a few days after initiation of therapy. …”
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Clinical case of treatment of subacute endocarditis in a patient after occluder closing of the patent foramen ovale by G.I. Kovtun, S.O. Sheludko, D.O. Loskutov, H.Yu. Melnyk

“…The total duration of the antibiotic therapy was 5 weeks…”
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Non-Instrumental Pulp Therapy for Deciduous Molars: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Clinical Studies by Rayza Verônica Soares Carvalho, Marina de Deus Moura de Lima, Cacilda Castelo Branco Lima, Marcoeli Silva de Moura, Caroline Barros Oliveira, Lucia de Fátima Almeida de Deus Moura

“…Objective: To evaluate the bibliometric characteristics of clinical studies about the non-instrumental technique with antibiotic paste. Material and Methods: The Web of Science database 'Core-Collection' was searched by two researchers. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Iron Nanoparticles (FeNPs) on Acinetobacter baumannii by Mennat Allah Jamal Ahmed, Suha Maher Abed, Arshad Mahdi Hamad

“…Background: Excessive and incorrect use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of strains of Acinetobacter baumannii that have resistance to antibiotics, multidrug resistance A. aumannii has become a real threat to life of humans. …”
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Toward <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Virulence Inhibition: Beyond Cell Wall by Maria S. Kotliarova, Mikhail S. Shumkov, Anna V. Goncharenko

“…<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (Mtb) is one of the most successful bacterial pathogens in human history. Even in the antibiotic era, Mtb is widespread and causes millions of new cases of tuberculosis each year. …”
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Meropenem Continuous Infusion in a Septic Patient with Periprosthetic Infection and End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Prolonged Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy by Assiya Kadralinova, Maiya Konkayeva, Serik Dzhandayev, Aidos Konkayev

“…This case report highlights the use of continuous infusion of meropenem in a 42-year-old septic female patient with periprosthetic infection and end-stage renal disease receiving prolonged intermittent renal replacement therapy (PIRRT). Antibiotic infusion in patients receiving renal replacement therapy has its own peculiarities. …”
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Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia Caused by Klebsiella variicola following Renal Transplantation by Cody Lo, Shazia Masud, Gregory D. Deans

“…Despite the risk of allograft failure in this circumstance, this patient was successfully treated with a 14-day course of antibiotic therapy.…”
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Ovarian Fibroma as a Possible Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin by İkbal Kaygusuz, Ayla Eser, İlknur İnegöl Gümüş, İsmail Kırbaş, Kayıhan Akın, Hacer Haltas, Hasan Kafalı

“…Pus drainage was then planned but 3cc of serous material was drained from the adnexal mass with ultrasound-guide. Despite antibiotic therapy, her fever continued. She had a comprehensive work-up for FUO, including rheumatologic, infectious, and malignant etiologies. …”
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A two-strain TB model with multiplelatent stages by Azizeh Jabbari, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Fereshteh Nazari, Baojun Song, Hossein Kheiri

“…A two-strain tuberculosis (TB) transmission model incorporating antibiotic-generated TB resistant strains and long and variable waiting periods within the latently infected class is introduced. …”
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Characterization of Enterobacter phage vB_EcRAM-01, a new Pseudotevenvirus against Enterobacter cloacae, isolated in an urban river in Panama. by Ednner E Victoria-Blanco, Jean Pierre González-Gómez, Juan Raúl Medina-Sánchez, Alexander A Martínez, Nohelia Castro Del Campo, Cristóbal Chaidez-Quiroz, Jordi Querol-Audi, Alex Omar Martínez-Torres

“…The Enterobacter cloacae complex, a prominent bacterium responsible worldwide for most bloodstream infections in the hospital environment, has shown broad-spectrum antibiotic resistance, including carbapenems. Therefore, bacteriophages have again attracted the attention of the science and medical community as an alternative to control Multidrug resistant bacteria. …”
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Retained multiple contact lenses in a vulnerable dementia patient by Rohit SHARMA, Zuhair SHARIF

“…Treated ‘on and off ’ by various doctors and healthcare professionals with antibiotic drops for eight months with no improvement. …”
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Helicobacter pylori: From Bench to Bedside by N Chiba, A Matisko, P Sinclair, ABR Thomson

“…According to the European (Mäastricht) recommendations, if a single treatment attempt with PPI plus two antibiotics fails, PPI plus BMT is recommended.…”
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Noninvasive Monitoring of Pneumococcal Meningitis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy in an Experimental Mouse Model by Jagath L. Kadurugamuwa, Kshitij Modi, Jun Yu, Kevin P. Francis, Carlos Orihuela, Elaine Tuomanen, Anthony F. Purchio, Pamela R. Contag

“…Mice treated with the antibiotic survived infection, whereas all mice in untreated groups became moribund, first in the IC group then in the LP group. …”
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Effect of colistin-tigecycline combination on colistin-resistant and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii by Suyeon Park, Yanhong Jin, Kwan Soo Ko

“…It presents the possibility of an available treatment option for antibiotic-resistant pathogens.…”
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The Clostridium difficile cell wall protein CwpV is antigenically variable between strains, but exhibits conserved aggregation-promoting function. by Catherine B Reynolds, Jenny E Emerson, Lucia de la Riva, Robert P Fagan, Neil F Fairweather

“…Clostridium difficile is the main cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, leading to significant morbidity and mortality and putting considerable economic pressure on healthcare systems. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Marine Bacteria in Raja Ampat Islands West Papua Producing Antibacterial Against Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus by Dede Mahdiyah, Muhammad Rifqi Dharmawan, Noval Noval

“…Given the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance, particularly against Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus, there is a pressing need to explore alternative antimicrobial agents. …”
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