Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Ground Beef in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico by A. P. Cordero-López, V. Vega-Sánchez, V. M. Martínez-Juárez, J. I. Olave-Leyva, F. R. Gómez-De Anda, N. E. Reyes-Rodríguez

“…In addition, the bacterial resistance profile showed that all the isolated strains were resistant to antibiotics of the β-lactam family, while some antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones, are highly sensitive drugs for the treatment of possible E. coli infections in the area studied. …”
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Bovine Hydroxyapatite-Based Bone Scaffold with Gentamicin Accelerates Vascularization and Remodeling of Bone Defect by Aniek S. Budiatin, Maria A. Gani, Samirah, Chrismawan Ardianto, Aulia M. Raharjanti, Indah Septiani, Ni Putu K. P. Putri, Junaidi Khotib

“…This study aims to determine the effect of bovine hydroxyapatite-gelatin-based bone implants with gentamicin as an antibiotic (BHA-GEL-GEN implant) on the regeneration of bone defects in vivo. …”
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In Vitro Effects of Some Botanicals with Anti-Inflammatory and Antitoxic Activity by Gianandrea Guidetti, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Angela Giovazzino, Valentina Rubino, Anna Teresa Palatucci, Sara Centenaro, Elena Fraccaroli, Laura Cortese, Maria Grazia Bonomo, Giuseppina Ruggiero, Sergio Canello, Giuseppe Terrazzano

“…Accumulation of OTC, the elective drug for gastrointestinal and respiratory infectious disease treatment in broiler chickens, was reported in chicken edible tissues and could represent a potential risk for pets and humans that could assume this antibiotic as residue in meat or in meat-derived byproducts. …”
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Pyogenic Lumbar Facet Joint Infection with Foot Drop by Haruka Maehara, Toshihiro Sano, Yuki Yanagawa, Kyuichi Hashimoto, Nobuaki Tadokoro

“…She was admitted for examination and treatment of fever of unknown origin and low back pain. Antibiotic treatment started the day after hospitalization since the first report of the blood culture taken upon admission tested positive to gram-positive cocci. …”
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Potentiation of Doxorubicin Cytotoxicity Utilizing Clarithromycin Loaded-PEGylated Liposomes by Islam Alfreahat MS, Hamdi Nsairat PhD, Ibrahim Deeb Aldeeb PhD, Ali Al-Samydai PhD, Walhan Alshaer PhD

“…Clarithromycin (CAM), a macrolide antibiotic, inhibits multiple metabolic pathways including CYP3A and P-gp, potentially countering DOX resistance. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis by Xin Feng, Jie Hu, Xin Zhang

“…The odds of lower BMI (mean difference = −1.04; 95% CI −1.86 to −0.23), bloating (OR = 3.02, 95% CI 1.22–7.5), flatulence (OR = 4.70, 95% CI 1.44–15.35), history of abdominal surgery (OR = 2.05, 95% CI 1.35–3.11), and stricturing/penetrating disease behavior (OR = 3.51, 95% CI 1.67–7.40) increased significantly in IBD patients with SIBO compared to those without SIBO. Antibiotic treatment may be effective for SIBO in IBD patients.ConclusionNearly one-third of IBD patients present with SIBO positive, and the odds of SIBO in IBD was increased by 5.25-fold compared with healthy controls. …”
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ENDOPROSTHESIS OF THE SHOULDER JOINT IN METASTATIC LESIONS OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS DURING IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY by M. V. Ivanova, V. Yu. Karpenko, A. V. Bukharov, V. A. Derzhavin

“…Also the method of using a local antibiotic administered directly to the site of surgery can be used. …”
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24-epibrassinolide regulates oxytetracycline-induced phytotoxicity and its detoxification mechanism by Suya Chen, Shanshan Zhou, Xuan Xuan, Lili Niu, Lu Zhao, Jingjie Guo, Dongmei Xu

“…Oxytetracycline (OTC), a crop-absorbable antibiotic, poses a health risk to humans through the food chain. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Magnitude and Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Eticha, Temesgen Bati Gelgelu

“…We also suggest that healthcare providers should consider the identified risk factors while prescribing the antibiotic.…”
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Isolation, characterization and liposome-loaded encapsulation of a novel virulent Salmonella phage vB-SeS-01 by Yuhang Luo, Jacques Mahillon, Lin Sun, Ziqiong You, Xiaomin Hu

“…IntroductionSalmonella is a common foodborne pathogenic bacterium, displaying facultative intracellular parasitic behavior, which can help the escape against antibiotics treatment. Bacteriophages have the potential to control both intracellular and facultative intracellular bacteria and can be developed as antibiotic alternatives.MethodsThis study isolated and characterized vB-SeS-01, a novel Guernseyvirinae phage preying on Salmonella enterica, whose genome is closely related to those of phages SHWT1 and vB-SenS-EnJE1. …”
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Tetracycline and chloramphenicol exposure induce decreased susceptibility to tigecycline and genetic alterations in AcrAB-TolC efflux pump regulators in Escherichia coli and Klebsi... by Nian Anwar Nasralddin, Mehri Haeili, Sasan Karimzadeh, Fatemeh Alsahlani

“…The excessive exposure (15 to 40 selection cycles) of studied bacteria to both antibiotics significantly decreased susceptibility of Tet-resistant (R) and Chl-R variants of E. coli (n = 6) and K. pneumoniae (n = 6) to several groups of antibiotics including tigecycline (4-16 and 8-64 times respectively) and quinolones. …”
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Liver Cirrhosis and Diabetes Mellitus Are Risk Factors for Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Patients with Healthcare-Associated or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia by Huang-Pin Wu, Chien-Ming Chu, Chun-Yao Lin, Chung-Chieh Yu, Chung-Ching Hua, Teng-Jen Yu, Yu-Chih Liu

“…Initial broad-spectrum antibiotics were chosen by Taiwan or American guidelines for pneumonia management. …”
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Detection of β-Lactamases and Outer Membrane Porins among Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated in Iran by Ali Hashemi, Fatemeh Fallah, Soroor Erfanimanesh, Parastu Hamedani, Shadi Alimehr, Hossein Goudarzi

“…This descriptive study was accomplished on 83 K. pneumoniae strains isolated from two hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed by disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of multiplex PCR panel results from CSF samples in a university hospital by Funda Şahin, Nida Özcan, Erdal Özbek, Selahattin Atmaca, Hakan Temiz

“…This empirical treatment regimen is initiated based on the cumulative antibiotic susceptibility results in the region. The aim of our study was to retrospectively determine the causative agents in cerebrospinal fluid samples of patients who received a presumptive diagnosis of meningitis, using Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests. …”
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Impact of vancomycin area under the curve in early or later phase on efficacy and nephrotoxicity in patients with enterococcal bloodstream infections: a multicenter study by Piyawadee Tangvichitrerk, Dhitiwat Changpradub, Jatapat Hemapanpairoa, Piraporn Juntanawiwat, Wichai Santimaleeworagun

“…To clarify the therapeutic target for this antibiotic, this study aimed to determine vancomycin PK/PD parameters associated with efficacy in the early (during 72 h) or later (after 72 h) phase of treatment and nephrotoxicity in enterococcal bloodstream infection patients. …”
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Molecular-Based Identification of Actinomycetes Species That Synthesize Antibacterial Silver Nanoparticles by Abebe Bizuye, Lashitew Gedamu, Christine Bii, Erastus Gatebe, Naomi Maina

“…Infectious diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria lead to a considerable increase in human morbidity and mortality globally. …”
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Identification and characterization of the functional tetrameric UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Klebsiella pneumoniae by Isabel Ramón Roth, Pavel Kats, Timm Fiebig, Françoise Routier, Roman Fedorov, Larissa Dirr, Jana I. Führing

“…In this study, we identify the gene encoding the functional UGP in Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium notoriously causing severe antibiotic-resistant infections in humans, and reveal structural and functional features that may aid in the development of new antibiotics.…”
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Hospital-Based Air-Borne and Surface-Borne Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Profiles in Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia by Chemere Madebo, Admasu Haile, Temesgen Eticha, Fithamlak Solomon

“…S. aureus showed a 19.04 to 80.9% range of antimicrobial resistance to different classes of antibiotics from surface specimens. A 12.5–100% range of antibiotic resistance levels was detected for all Gram-negative surface-borne bacterial pathogens. …”
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Chitosan Nanoparticles for Enhanced Immune Response and Delivery of Multi-Epitope <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Vaccines in a BALB/c Mouse Model by Rita Amaral, Tomás Concha, Jorge Vítor, António J. Almeida, Cecília Calado, Lídia M. Gonçalves

“…Due to the emerging problems with antibiotic treatment against <i>H. pylori</i> in clinical practice, <i>H. pylori</i> vaccination has gained more interest. …”
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Construction and characterization of bioluminescent Salmonella Reading outbreak and non-outbreak strains by Abubakar Shitu Isah, Reshma Ramachandran, Anuraj Theradiyil Sukumaran, Aaron S. Kiess, Claudia D. Castañeda, Timothy Boltz, Kenneth S. Macklin, Hossam Abdelhamed, Li Zhang

“…These strains demonstrated a high bioluminescence level (108–109 Photons/s/cm2/sr) and were tested for growth and plasmid stability by daily subculturing in Luria–Bertani medium with and without antibiotics. The plasmid remained stable for 8 days under non-selective conditions, and growth rates were comparable to non-bioluminescent parent strains in antibiotic-free conditions. …”
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