A Case of Bacteremia and Meningitis Associated with Piperacillin-Tazobactam Nonsusceptible, Ceftriaxone Susceptible Escherichia coli during Strongyloides Hyperinfection in an Immun... by Santosh Dahal, Jeffrey Lederman, Jesse Berman, Marius Viseroi, Stephen Jesmajian

“…This report describes the aspect of invasive bacterial infections in strongyloidiasis and highlights the unique susceptibility pattern of the E. coli isolate and the extreme caution required during the antibiotic therapy.…”
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Tracheostomy Wound Myiasis in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature by J. Blejter

“…Ether was applied in the wound, and then all the accessible larvae were removed. Antibiotic therapy was initiated. The procedure had to be repeated three more times to extract all the larvae. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Doxycycline Effluent Generated by the Fenton Process by Alexandre Augusto Borghi, Laura Oliveira-Nascimento, Marco Antônio Stephano, Paula Monteiro de Souza, Attilio Converti, Mauri Sérgio Alves Palma

“…This process has shown promise in this treatment thanks mainly to the fact that the waste did not show any relevant inhibitory effect on the test organism and no cytotoxicity to L-929 cells, thus demonstrating that the antibiotic properties were inactivated.…”
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Posttraumatic Skin and Soft-Tissue Infection due to Pseudomonas fulva by Fernando Cobo, Gemma Jiménez, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, Antonio Sampedro

“…The patient responded to drainage, debridement of wound, and two weeks of intravenous antibiotic therapy. Follow-up after 3 weeks was satisfactory with healthy cover of the injured area.…”
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Incidental Renal Botryomycosis in a Nonfunctioning Kidney by Mary Mathew, Bhavna Nayal, Bhawna Nagel, Joseph Thomas

“…Early and accurate diagnosis can ensure appropriate antibiotic therapy. We present a young lady diagnosed to have incidental botryomycosis of the kidney, following nephrectomy.…”
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Therapeutic Response to Secukinumab in a 36-Year-Old Woman with Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Astrid-Helene Ravn Jørgensen, Yiqiu Yao, Simon Francis Thomsen

“…We present a case of HS refractory to local and systemic antibiotic therapy as well as anti-TNF and anti-IL12/23 that was successfully treated with secukinumab (anti-IL17A).…”
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Microbial Pattern in Amniotic Fluid from Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes and Meconium-Stained Fluid by Fauna Herawati, Patricia Valery Rahaded, Ruddy Hartono, Rika Yulia

“…It also identifies trends in antibiotic use through descriptive statistics. Conducted as a descriptive observational study with prospective data collection, this research included maternal patients with PROMs lasting more than 12 h and those with MSAF, along with their infants. …”
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Orlistat ameliorates lipid dysmetabolism in high-fat diet-induced mice via gut microbiota modulation by Chengyan Huang, Yuanhui He, Ping Chai, Zongxin Liu, Sirui Su, Yanhui Zhang, Yuelan Luo, Shuiping Fu

“…Specifically, it reduced α diversity and increased the relative abundance of Verrucomicrobia and Akkermansia. Notably, antibiotic-induced gut microbiota depletion significantly weakened Orlistat’s effect on improving metabolic disorders. …”
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Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in a Teaching Hospital in Oman: A One-Year Hospital-Based Study by Abdullah Balkhair, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi, Raiya Al-Rashdi, Mansoor Al-Jabri, Fatma Neilson, Sara S. Al-Adawi, Marah El-Beeli, Samir Al-Adawi

“…Along such quest, stringent antibiotic prescription guidelines are needed in the country.…”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential for Cystic Fibrosis Infection, and Treatment by Morgan T. Sutton, David Fletcher, Santosh K. Ghosh, Aaron Weinberg, Rolf van Heeckeren, Sukhmani Kaur, Zhina Sadeghi, Adonis Hijaz, Jane Reese, Hillard M. Lazarus, Donald P. Lennon, Arnold I. Caplan, Tracey L. Bonfield

“…Further, we show that the hMSCs have the capacity to enhance antibiotic sensitivity, improving the capacity to kill bacteria. …”
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The Performance of Direct Disk Diffusion for Community Acquired Bacteremia due to Gram-Negative Bacilli and Its Impact on Physician Treatment Decisions by Peter Daley, Adam Comerford, Jurgienne Umali, Carla Penney

“…Retrospective observational study of all positive blood cultures with Gram-negative Bacilli, collected over one year. Physician antibiotic treatment decisions were assessed by an infectious diseases physician based on information available to the physician at the time of the decision. …”
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The Maternal Microbiome Programs the m6A Epitranscriptome of the Mouse Fetal Brain and Intestine by Zhuoyu Xiao, Sun Liu, Zengguang Li, Jinru Cui, Hailan Wang, Zihan Wang, Qihuan Ren, Laixin Xia, Zhijian Wang, Yuan Li

“…Finally, we verified that antibiotic treatment mostly recapitulated changes in m6A, and we further showed that the loss of heterozygosity of Mettl3 rescued m6A levels and the expression changes of some developmental genes in the fetal intestine that resulted from antibiotic treatment. …”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum: An Overview by Eliane Evanovich, Patricia Jeanne de Souza Mendonça Mattos, João Farias Guerreiro

“…We did not identify any virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes on the genomes. Thus, the strains may be useful for the biotechnology, bioremediation, and production of bacteriocins. …”
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Audit of Helicobacter pylori Testing in Microbiology Laboratories in England: To Inform Compliance with NICE Guidance and the Feasibility of Routine Antimicrobial Resistance Survei... by Rosalie Allison, Donna M. Lecky, Megan Bull, Kim Turner, Gauri Godbole, Cliodna A. M. McNulty

“…To determine compliance of microbiology laboratories in England with NICE guidance and whether laboratories perform culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). Methods. In 2015, 170 accredited English microbiology laboratories were surveyed, by email. …”
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Delayed Manifestation of Shunt Nephritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael Babigumira, Benjamin Huang, Sherry Werner, Wajeh Qunibi

“…Symptoms and renal insufficiency appeared to improve with antibiotic therapy. He was discharged and readmitted 2 months later with similar presentation. …”
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Acromioclavicular Septic Arthritis Caused by Veillonella parvula by Marc Prod’homme, Gilles Pfander, Patricia Pavese, Alexandre Cech, Islam Abouelnaga, Lionel Helfer

“…The patient had complete recovery after surgical washout with second look at postoperative day two and targeted antibiotic treatment.…”
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Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bloodstream Infection in a Post Liver Transplant Patient by Ekadashi Rajni, Anand Kumar Jain, Ayushi Jorwal, Naimish N. Mehta

“…Further, it emphasizes on the utility of breakpoint to Minimum Inhibitory Concentration quotient in tailoring appropriate antibiotic therapy.…”
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Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks by Benjamin J. Heyde, Melanie Braun, Leila Soufi, Kathia Lüneberg, Sara Gallego, Wulf Amelung, Katharina Axtmann, Gabriele Bierbaum, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Elisabeth Grohmann, René Arredondo-Hernández, Ines Mulder, Dipen Pulami, Kornelia Smalla, Christiane Zarfl, Christina Siebe, Jan Siemens

“…While this transition reduces many health risks, it may decrease crop yields, and soil carbon storage, cause a release of accumulated pollutants from soils, and increase the spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment. A holistic view on multiple SDGs is necessary to maximize benefits and minimize risks of wastewater treatment for irrigation.…”
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Is Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw an Infection? A Histological and Microbiological Ten-Year Summary by A. M. Hinson, C. W. Smith, E. R. Siegel, B. C. Stack

“…Herein, we present a systematic review of BRONJ histology and microbiology (including demographics, immunocompromised associations, clinical signs and symptoms, disease severity, antibiotic and surgical treatments, and recovery status) validating that infection should still be considered a prime component in the multifactorial disease.…”
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Posttraumatic Fat Necrosis Presented as Cellulitis of the Leg by Einat Haikin Herzberger, Shraga Aviner, Evgenia Cherniavsky

“…Cellulitis, a diffuse inflammation of connective tissue with severe inflammation of dermal and subcutaneous layers of the skin, is a common lesion in children, usually responsive to systemic antibiotic therapy. However, an unusual course of healing or some nontypical features should call the treating physician to consider and investigate for other diagnoses that might prevent unnecessary treatment and alleviate parental stress. …”
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