Coexistence of blaMIR-1 and blaNDM-1 resistance genes with a novel ST type in Enterobacter roggenkampii from a stool sample: A genome sequencing study by Qin Wang, Sayyed Salman, Ye Luo, XiaoMei Tong

“…Additionally, the genome harbours three antibiotic resistance genes and a newly discovered plasmid, pL3897_NDM, highlighting the need for surveillance of drug-resistant pathogens. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, motivations and expectations regarding antimicrobial use among community members seeking care at the primary healthcare level: a scoping review protocol by Stephen M Campbell, Brian Godman, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Nishana Ramdas, Johanna C Meyer, Natalie Schellack

“…Introduction Inappropriate antibiotic use in (primary healthcare, PHC) settings fuels antimicrobial resistance (AMR), threatens patient safety and burdens healthcare systems. …”
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Urinary Calculi: A Microbiological and Biochemical Analysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal by Pratima Shah, Ratna Baral, C. S. Agrawal, Madhab Lamsal, Dharanidhar Baral, Basudha Khanal

“…Almost all the uropathogens isolated were susceptible to commonly used antibiotics. Calcium oxalate (84.1%) was common biochemical constituent found in stone formers followed by calcium oxalate + phosphate (8%). …”
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Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Retail Cattle Meat by Nasrin Akter Liza, Hemayet Hossain, Md. Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury, Jarin Al Naser, Rayhan Mahmud Lasker, Asikur Rahman, Md. Ariful Haque, Md. Al Mamun, Md. Mukter Hossain, Md. Mahfujur Rahman

“…Antimicrobial resistance was observed against 12 antibiotics. According to the phenotypic resistance pattern determined through the disk diffusion method, all isolates (100%) were resistant to ampicillin, amoxicillin, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, and colistin. …”
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Amyopathic dermatomyositis with a rapidly progressing interstitial pneumonia by Darija Logvinova, Dace Žentiņa, Kristīne Ivanova, Inita Buliņa, Zaiga Kravale

“…Despite treatment with corticosteroids and broad-spectrum antibiotics, the patient’s condition continued to deteriorate. …”
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Appropriateness in Dentistry: A Survey Discovers Improper Procedures in Oral Medicine and Surgery by Giacomo Oteri, Vera Panzarella, Antonia Marcianò, Olga Di Fede, Laura Maniscalco, Matteo Peditto, Giuseppina Campisi

“…Mandatory procedures in dental and oral medicine education and training include (a) prescription of antibiotics before/after oral surgery procedures; (b) prevention strategies for oral cancer, and (c) prescription of dental X-ray examinations (41%, 52%, and 48%, resp.). …”
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Recurrent Helicobacter cinaedi bacteremia cured with long-term oral minocycline treatment in a patient undergoing hemodialysis: a case report and literature review by Yutaka Kakizoe, Yasunobu Iwata, Terumasa Nakagawa, Yoshikazu Miyasato, Teruhiko Mizumoto, Yuichiro Izumi, Takashige Kuwabara, Masataka Adachi, Hideki Yokoi, Masashi Mukoyama

“…Conclusions In cases of recurrent fever following antibiotic treatment, especially in immunocompromised patients, H. cinaedi infection should be considered, warranting appropriate culture testing and antibiotic therapy. …”
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Genotypes among Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Teaching Hospital of Nepal by Roshan Pandit, Balkrishna Awal, Sumesh Shreekhanda Shrestha, Govardhan Joshi, Basista Prasad Rijal, Narayan Prasad Parajuli

“…Nitrofurantoin, gentamycin, and imipenem were the most effective antibiotics for ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The random and more antibiotic uses are considered as major risk factors lead to cause UC. …”
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Contribution of Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element and Copper and Mercury Resistance Element in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Vantage Point by Parya Shokrollahi, Alka Hasani, Mohammad Aghazadeh, Mohammad Yousef Memar, Akbar Hasani, Maryam Zaree, Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaee, Javid Sadeghi

“…This review highlights the comprehensive view on ACME and COMER structure, their distribution, and the mechanism of action along with pathogenetic features of USA3000 encompassing their role in biofilm formation, adhesion, quorum sensing, resistance to antibiotics, chemotaxis, and nutrient uptake. We also provided an insight into the role of ACME and COMER genes in the survival of bacterium. …”
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Biocontrol agents in aquaculture: Production and their application by Munti Yuhana

“…They are potential in replacing the use of antibiotic in inhibiting the pathogenic organisms. Therefore, their application has revealed the potential as an effective strategy to reduce the over use of antibiotics in controlling the pathogenic agents, avoid the spreading the drug resistance, or environmental deterioration of the negative effect by killing useful microorganisms. …”
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Distinct relative abundances in pathogens detected in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia in the intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital by Haifa Algethamy, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Ibrahim Abushoshah, Abdulrahman A. Alalyani, Maan K. Baamer, Dalya M. Attallah, Ruba M. Alotaibi, Shehla N. Amin, Shaza A. Mass, Nisreen R. Tashkandy

“…Samples treated with different antibiotics exhibited similar abundances of phyla and families. …”
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Case report: Trauma-induced Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome presenting with liver abscess, lung abscess, endophthalmitis, and purulent meningitis by Hong-qiao Chen, Zhen-hua Mo, Wu-xiao Wei

“…Given the complexity of the patient’s condition, a comprehensive treatment regimen, including broad-spectrum antibiotics, was implemented with significant therapeutic success. …”
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A Fatal Case of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Recreational Waters by Edward Hamaty, Saif Faiek, Minesh Nandi, David Stidd, Manish Trivedi, Hari Kandukuri

“…In ICU, his ICP remained refractory to multiple therapies, including antibiotics and antivirals, external ventriculostomy drain, hypertonic saline, pentobarbital-induced coma, and bilateral hemicraniectomies. …”
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis secondary to drugs: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yixuan Yang, Hanzhang Xie, Shuhan Liu, Ying Jia, Bingnan Cui, Zhanshuo Xiao

“…Through disproportionality analysis, we identified 34 drugs significantly associated with AEs of LABD, including antibiotics, antifungal medications, analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cardiovascular medications, and calcium channel blockers, among which the antibiotic Vancomycin showed the highest association. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Zataria Multiflora Essential Oil on Burn Wound Infected by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Maryam Zare, Elahe Sattarinezhad, Ali Karimi Akhormeh, Maryam Motevasel, Marzieh Ashrafmansouri, Maral Mokhtari, Omid Koohi Hosseinabadi, Aida Iraji, Azar Purkhosrow

“…Due to the rapid increase in resistance to the currently used antimicrobial agents, finding new antibiotics is one of the research priorities. This study was designed to investigate antibacterial and wound healing effects of Zataria multiflora essential oil (ZMEO) on burn wounds infected with P. aeruginosa in Sprague-Dawley rats. …”
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Electronic Vaping-Induced Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia and Empyema by Sachin M. Patil, Phillip Paul Beck, Tarang Pankaj Patel, Richard Dale Swaney, Dima Dandachi, Armin Krvavac

“…The patient completed treatment successfully with a chest tube placement followed by fibrinolysis and intravenous antibiotics.…”
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Discovery of Quinazolone Pyridiniums as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents by Jie Dai, Qianyue Li, Ziyi Li, Zhonglin Zang, Yan Luo, Chenghe Zhou

“…The overprescription of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture has accelerated the development and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which severely limits the arsenal available to clinicians for treating bacterial infections. …”
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Dissociação clinicorradiológica em lactente com tuberculose pulmonar: relato de caso by Débora Elisabeth Sales Vieira, Rafael José Souza Filho, Rebecca da Silva Sales Vieira, Ana Carolina Gonçalves Galeano Arco, Juliènne Martins Araújo, Clarissa Netto dos Reys Laia Franco Prillwitz, Christiane Mello Schmidt, Claudete Araújo Cardoso

“…During hospitalization, the patient showed no improvement in the radiological appearance despite the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The diagnosis of Mtb infection was confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction test (Xpert Ultra MTB-RIF®). …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Characterization of Modified Nano TiO2/Nd/Rice Husk Ash Material for Rifampicin Removal in Aqueous Solution by Thuy Dang Thi Ngoc, Ha Nguyen Thi, Dung Nguyen Duc, Sen Nguyen Thi, Toan Nguyen Duc, Nam Nguyen Hoang

“…Antibiotics like rifampicin are often persistent in the environment. …”
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