Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella Species among Children under Five Years of Age with Diarrhea in Selected Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Basha Ayele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Etsehiwot Adamu, Estifanos Tsige, Getenet Beyene

“…The high levels of antibiotic resistance observed among the commonly prescribed antibiotics are alarming. …”
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Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis among surgical patients: results from a retrospective observational study at a public hospital in Liberia by Michelle Niescierenko, John Shakpeh, Kayla Enriquez, Saned Raouf, Finda Mayah-Toto

“…Background Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is one of the most effective measures to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). …”
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Metabolic Profiling by UPLC–Orbitrap–MS/MS of Liver from C57BL/6 Mice with DSS-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Zhongquan Xin, Zhenya Zhai, Hongrong Long, Fan Zhang, Xiaojun Ni, Jinping Deng, Lunzhao Yi, Baichuan Deng

“…First, a refined and translationally relevant model of DSS chronic colitis in C57BL/6 mice was established, and cecropin A and antibiotics were used as interventions. We found that the levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 in the liver tissues of mice were highly increased in the context of DSS treatment but were lowered by cecropin A and antibiotics. …”
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Secondary Aorto-Colonic Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare Complication after EVAR by Nattawadee Wiangphoem

“…After administering intravenous (IV) antibiotics, a staged axillo-bifemoral bypass graft with aortic stent graft explantation was performed. …”
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Central Hyperthermia Treated with Bromocriptine by P. Natteru, P. George, R. Bell, P. Nattanmai, C. R. Newey

“…It typically has a rapid onset with high temperatures and marked fluctuations and responds poorly to antibiotics and antipyretics. It is also associated with worse outcomes in the brain injured patient. …”
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Case report: First reported case of spondylodiscitis caused by Gemella morbillorum in South Africa by J Pillay, N M van der Linden

“…Treatment with culture-driven antibiotics yields good results. …”
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Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Vitamin K Deficiency as a Possible Cause by Yosuke Baba, Hiroyuki Morisawa, Koyomi Saito, Hironori Takahashi, Kazuma Rifu, Shigeki Matsubara

“…Treatment for a degenerative myoma was instituted with intravenous antibiotics. The abdominal pain ameliorated, but intestinal obstruction persisted. …”
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An Interesting Case of Kidney Transplant Recipient with Multiple Concomitant Infections- 10 Years Post Transplantation by Chilaka Rajesh, Utkarsh Mishra, Ankit Jain, T. Jayaprakash, Phaneesh Bharadwaj, Selvin Sundar Rajmani, Nisha Jose, Jeethu Joseph Eapen, Elenjickal Elias John, Santosh Varughese

“…He was treated with appropriate antibiotics, antifungal, and antiviral with close monitoring of drug-related side effects and graft function. …”
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Identification of pathogenic bacteria by biosensors in water and wastewater by Sakineh Hargolzadeh, Soheila Kashanian, Maryam Nazari

“…The irresponsible use of these antibiotics is one of the most important reasons for the emergence of microbial resistance, which has become a global issue. …”
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Selective Induced Altered Coccidians to Immunize and Prevent Enteritis by Helieh S. Oz

“…Coccidiosis causes gastrointestinal inflammation. Antibiotic additives contaminate animal products and enter food chain, consumed by humans with possible allergic, antibiotic resistance and enigmatic side effects. …”
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Amp-CKlebsiella-Induced Chorioamnionitis and Associated Abnormalities in Cardiotocography: A Case Report with a Narrative Review by Sufia Athar, Anvar P. Vellamgot, Lolwa Mohammed Alansari

“…She developed chorioamnionitis in labour, which was refractory to broad spectrum antibiotics. Persistent tachycardia with variable decelerations followed by prolonged fetal deceleration was observed in cardiotocography. …”
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Expectant Management of Miscarriage in View of NICE Guideline 154 by Junaid Rafi, Haroona Khalil

“…It is a safe option as none of the patients on expectant/medical management needed strong analgesia/antibiotics or blood transfusion.…”
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Accelerated Growth Rate Induced by Neonatal High-Protein Milk Formula Is Not Supported by Increased Tissue Protein Synthesis in Low-Birth-Weight Piglets by Agnès Jamin, Bernard Sève, Jean-Noël Thibault, Nathalie Floc’h

“…Low-birth-weight neonates are routinely fed a high-protein formula to promote catch-up growth and antibiotics are usually associated to prevent infection. …”
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Antibiogram for Haemodialysis Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections by Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Pau Cheong Ping, Anis Farahanum Zainal Abidin, Muhammad Zulhilmie Saruddin, Ng Kah Yan, Siti Qania’ah Adam, Ramliza Ramli, Anita Sulong, Petrick Periyasamy

“…This study identified the epidemiology of HD CRBSIs and to aid in the choice of empiric antibiotics therapy given to patients with HD CRBSIs. …”
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Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of essential oils from oregano (Origanum vulgare) against Escherichia coli strains isolated from meat products by L. Brito-Junior, H. C. Brito, M. M. Simões, B. Santos, F. M. C. Marques, M. A. A. Medeiros, M. S. Alves, J. H. A. Farias, C. T. Pereira, A. F. Diniz, A. A. Oliveira-Filho, V. L. R. Vilela

“…Regarding associations, it was observed that O. vulgare had an antagonistic effect towards certain antibiotics, mainly ampicillin, showing greater interference from the essential oil. …”
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Optimal selection of machine learning algorithms for ciprofloxacin prediction based on conventional water quality indicators by Shenqiong Jiang, Xiangju Cheng, Baoshan Shi, Dantong Zhu, Jun Xie, Zhihong Zhou

“…The long-term presence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment will affect ecology and human health. …”
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Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

“…Patients: Adult patients with a body mass index of ≥ 30 kg/m2 who received ≥ 5 days of oral antibiotics for purulent cellulitis were included. Key exclusion criteria were chronic infections, antibiotic treatment within the past 30 days, and suspected polymicrobial infections. …”
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In vitro evaluation of the immunomodulatory and antibacterial activities of calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3) as a potential application for aerobic vaginitis treatment - prel... by Anna Tomusiak-Plebanek, Grażyna Więcek, Edyta Golińska, Magdalena Strus

“…As a result, calcitriol by itself did not exhibit clinically relevant anti-bacterial activity; however, when combined with antibiotics, calcitriol significantly reduced the MIC values. …”
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The role of bismuth drugs in elevation of Helicobacter pylori infection eradication efficacy by A. A. Sheptulin

“…At the same time efficacy of some eradication modes, first of all - that of standard triple therapy, steadily decreases because of growing antibiotic resistance of H. pylori strains, first of all - clarithromycin resistance. …”
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Antibacterial Efficacy of Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles against Biofilms on Different Biomaterial Surfaces by Monica Thukkaram, Soundarya Sitaram, Sathish kumar Kannaiyan, Guruprakash Subbiahdoss

“…Biofilms on implant surfaces are hard to eliminate by antibiotics due to the protection offered by the exopolymeric substances that embed the organisms in a matrix, impenetrable for most antibiotics and immune cells. …”
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