Combination therapy versus monotherapy: retrospective analysis of antibiotic treatment of enterococcal endocarditis by Razan Saman, Christopher P. Primus, Robert West, Simon J. Woldman, Jonathan A. T. Sandoe

“…Abstract Background Guidelines suggest treating fully penicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis strains causing infective endocarditis with amoxicillin combined with gentamicin or ceftriaxone, but clinical evidence to support this practice is limited and monotherapy cohorts were excluded from studies. We describe antibiotic treatment, complications, and outcomes in patients with Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis, specifically comparing monotherapy versus combination therapy. …”
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Antibiotic exposure is associated with minimal gut microbiome perturbations in healthy term infants by Alain J. Benitez, Ceylan Tanes, Elliot S. Friedman, Joseph P. Zackular, Eileen Ford, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Patricia A. DeRusso, Andrea Kelly, Hongzhe Li, Michal A. Elovitz, Gary D. Wu, Babette Zemel, Kyle Bittinger

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Situational status of antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Escalerilla WWTP, Arequipa, Peru by Isaac Yanqui-Morales, Ricardo León-Vásquez, Kusisqa Saqra, Danitza DelCha, Renzo Aguirre

“… During the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, a notable increase in self-medication with antibiotics has been observed, raising concerns about the increase in bacterial resistance. …”
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Predicting appropriateness of antibiotic treatment among ICU patients with hospital-acquired infection by Ella Goldschmidt, Ella Rannon, Daniel Bernstein, Asaf Wasserman, Michael Roimi, Anat Shrot, Dan Coster, Ron Shamir

“…In ICUs, inappropriate empiric antibiotic therapy is often given due to treatment urgency, causing poor outcomes. …”
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Antibiotic exposure enriches streptococci carrying resistance genes in periodontitis plaque biofilms by Qian Zhang, Min Zhen, Xiaochen Wang, FengXiang Zhao, Yang Dong, Xiaoya Wang, Shengtao Gao, Jinfeng Wang, Wenyu Shi, Yifei Zhang

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PK/PD-Guided Strategies for Appropriate Antibiotic Use in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance by Tetsushu Onita, Noriyuki Ishihara, Takahisa Yano

“…Antibiotics…”
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Dynamic collateral sensitivity profiles highlight opportunities and challenges for optimizing antibiotic treatments by Jeff Maltas, Anh Huynh, Kevin B. Wood

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Metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota diversity in poultry before and after antibiotic administration by O. V. Prasolova, N. I. Malik, I. A. Timofeeva, N. A. Kirsanova, E. V. Krylova, E. V. Malik, I. A. Rusanov, N. A. Chupakhina

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Abundance, occurrence, and degradation of airborne antibiotic resistance genes in coastal and marine atmospheres by Shijie Jia, Shijie Jia, Xiaohong Yao, Jianhua Qi, Jianhua Qi, Xiaohuan Liu, Xiaohuan Liu, Huiwang Gao, Huiwang Gao

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Phytochemical Study and Antibacterial and Antibiotic Modulation Activity of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Leaves by Amine Trabelsi, Mohamed Amine El Kaibi, Aïmen Abbassi, Amira Horchani, Leila Chekir-Ghedira, Kamel Ghedira

“…The checkerboard method was used for the determination of synergy between two antibiotics (amoxicillin and cefotaxime) and P. granatum leaf extracts. …”
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A Narrative Review on Microbial Response to Antibiotic Stress: Mechanisms of Resistance and Adaptation by Nazia Khan

“…Microbial populations are constantly exposed to antibiotic pressures, which drive the evolution of diverse resistance mechanisms. …”
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Who will steer the antibiotic stewardSHIP ship when I am 80? by Debra A. Goff

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Monitoring of antibiotic resistance of Acinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolated in the Russian Federation in 2012-2014 by A. V. Potekhin, V. S. Rusaleyev

“…Antibiotic resistance of 42 porcine Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates recovered from pigs in the Russian Federation in 2012-2014 has been monitored. …”
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Priestia megaterium cells are primed for surviving lethal doses of antibiotics and chemical stress by Manisha Guha, Abhyudai Singh, Nicholas C. Butzin

“…Abstract Antibiotic resistant infections kill millions worldwide yearly. …”
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Determination of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Patients Using Quinolone Group Antibiotics by Cengizhan Ceylan, Erdenay Erden, Cansu Göncüoğlu, Harun Kızılay, Şeyma Tetik Rama, Yeşim Şerife Bayraktar, Jale Bengi Çelik, Görkem Yılmazer, Esranur Kıratlı, Nazlım Aktuğ Demir, Şua Sümer, Onur Ural

“… Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the potential drug drug interactions of patients receiving inpatient treatment in the intensive care unit and infectious diseases ward and using quinolone group antibiotics by using different interaction software programs.Material and Methods: The prescriptions of 100 patients who received inpatient treatment in infectious diseases service and intensive care unit at Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between January 2022 and December 2022 and who were treated with quinolone group antibiotics during treatment were analyzed retrospectively.Results: Of the patients included in the study, 62 were male and 38 were female. …”
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A mathematical model for antibiotic control of bacteria in peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis by Colette Calmelet, John Hotchkiss, Philip Crooke

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Efficacy of Bacillus clausii UBBC-07 in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children by H.V. Beketova, O.O. Koiro, S.S. Bohdanova, M.S. Bulhakova, K.M. Heorhitsa, O.B. Il’kiv, О.R. Kavka, О.Z. Kmit’, О.V. Kukhar, V.І. Liubetska, V.V. Maleiko, І.А. Matiukhina, К.О. Medvedska, N.B. Pavchak, К.А. Percheklii, V.V. Semenchuk, Y.О. Sotnichenko, U.М. Tomashiuk, N.І. Tsvynda, М.Y. Shalimanova

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Influence of soil type on bacterial growth and tolerance to experimentally added human antibiotics by Laura Rodríguez-González, Montserrat Díaz-Raviña, Beatriz Sevilla-Morán, Elena García-Campos, Juan José Villaverde, Manuel Arias-Estévez, David Fernández-Calviño, Vanesa Santás-Miguel

“…The human antibiotics cefuroxime (CXM) and azithromycin (AZI) are among the most commonly prescribed. …”
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Point prevalence survey of antibiotics in a pediatric tertiary hospital in the Republic of Panama by Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut, Elizabeth Castaño, Jacqueline Levy, Paola Lichtenberger, José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, José Luis Bustos, Robin Rojas Cortés, Gabriel Levy-Hara

“…To conduct a point prevalence survey (PPS) of antibiotic use in the main pediatric tertiary-level hospital in Panama City to establish antibiotic prevalence and identify key areas for addressing antimicrobial resistance. …”
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Analysis of antibiotic sensitivity of clinical strains of microorganisms with the Russian Mueller–Hinton broth by Irina S. Kosilova, Lyubov V. Domotenko, Mikhail V. Khramov

“…One of the reasons for spreading antibiotic-resistant microorganisms is the uncontrolled use and inadequate empirical prescription of antibiotics which is not based on the results of the pathogen sensitivity testing. …”
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