Predominant Dissemination of PVL-Negative CC89 MRSA with SCCmec Type II in Children with Impetigo in Japan by H. Kikuta, M. Shibata, S. Nakata, T. Yamanaka, H. Sakata, K. Akizawa, K. Kobayashi

“…The ratio of CA-MRSA in children with impetigo has been increasing in Japan. Methods. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 136 S. aureus isolates from children with impetigo were studied. …”
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Improvement of Injera Shelf Life and Staling through Vacuum and Nonvacuum Polyethylene Packaging: Their Synergistic Effect with Chemical Preservative by Abinet Terefe, Shimelis Admasu Emire, Habtamu Fekadu Gemede, Ashagrie Z. Woldegiorgis

“…Oxygen exclusion of the packaging methods and antimicrobial activities of preservative used, prolong the storage duration of injera without visible mold growth to more than 15 days; with VP (vacuum packaging), VP+ (vacuum packaging with preservative), and NP+ (nonvacuum packaging with preservative) treatments. …”
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New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis by Raymond L. M. Wong, R. A. Gangwani, Lester W. H. Yu, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…Broad spectrum antibiotics have been the main stay of treatment for bacterial keratitis but with the emergence of bacterial resistance; there is a need for newer antimicrobial agents and treatment methods. Fourth-generation fluoroquinolones and corneal collagen cross-linking are amongst the new treatments. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Bioactive Acylpyrazolone Sulfanilamides and Their Transition Metal Complexes: Single Crystal Structure of 4-Benzoyl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-... by Omoruyi G. Idemudia, Alexander P. Sadimenko, Anthony J. Afolayan, Eric C. Hosten

“…A moderate to low biological activities have been exhibited by synthesized compounds when compared with standard antimicrobial agents on screening the synthesized compounds against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus pumilus, Proteus vulgaris, and Aeromonas hydrophila for antibacterial activity and against free radical 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) for antioxidant activity.…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection in COVID-19: A Series of Three Cases by Chaitanya Pal, Paulina Przydzial, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Shrey Shah, Pratik Patel, Nikhil Madan

“…These cases demonstrate the importance of concomitant testing for common pathogens despite the need for antimicrobial stewardship.…”
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One pot two-step borylation/fluorination reaction of dysobinin from Chisocheton macrophyllus and its cytotoxicity against cancer cell by Muhammad Badrul Huda, Nurlelasari, Wahyu Safriansyah, Mohamad Fajar, Iis Intan Widiyowati, Unang Supratman, Yessi Permana, Yudha P. Budiman

“…Typically, the compound comprises anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties. Even though dysobinin has shown some effectiveness, its potential in pharmacology, so far, is found limited. …”
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Bioactive Potential of 3D-Printed Oleo-Gum-Resin Disks: B. papyrifera, C. myrrha, and S. benzoin Loading Nanooxides—TiO2, P25, Cu2O, and MoO3 by Diogo José Horst, Sergio Mazurek Tebcherani, Evaldo Toniolo Kubaski, Rogério de Almeida Vieira

“…Disks were 3D-printed into model geometries (10 × 5 mm) and the disk-diffusion methodology was used for the evaluation of antimicrobial and antifungal activity of materials in study against the clinical isolates: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans. …”
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An insight into the genome-wide analysis of bacterial defense mechanisms in a uropathogenic Morganella morganii isolate from Bangladesh. by Syed Muktadir Al Sium, Barna Goswami, Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury, Showti Raheel Naser, Mihir Kanti Sarkar, Md Jobaid Faruq, Md Ahashan Habib, Shahina Akter, Tanjina Akhtar Banu, Md Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Md Salim Khan

“…The beta-lactam resistance gene blaDHA was found using antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene analysis across three databases. …”
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A Rare Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Child with a Congenital Heart Disease by Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Ujjwal Laghu, Raju Poudel, Konosuke Morimoto, Koya Ariyoshi

“…The patient was diagnosed as meningitis with VSD and treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and vancomycin; however, she did not improve after 7 days of antimicrobial treatment. She was then transferred to another hospital where India ink and culture of CSF showed cryptococcus; CrAg test was done, and it was positive. …”
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Antibacterial Activity and Physical Properties of Fish Gelatin-Chitosan Edible Films Supplemented with D-Limonene by Yunzhen Yao, Ding Ding, Hongyuan Shao, Qifan Peng, Yaqin Huang

“…Fish gelatin-chitosan edible films with D-limonene were successfully prepared, which exhibited exceptional mechanical properties and antimicrobial activity. It has been demonstrated that water-soluble chitosan, fish gelatin, and D-limonene could be a candidate precursor to prepare low cost and high-performance edible food packaging material. …”
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Determination of salmonella spp. presence and antibiotic resistance in egg and egg products by Hilal Keskinoğlu, Göknur Terzi Gülel

“…The isolation and identification of Salmonella spp. was done according to the method proposed by ISO 6579. The antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. isolates to various antibiotics and MIC values was performed by VITEK 2 compact system using VITEK 2 AST-GN38 cards.…”
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Detection of host-derived sphingosine by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is important for survival in the murine lung. by Annette E LaBauve, Matthew J Wargo

“…In vitro experiments show that deletion of sphR increases sensitivity to the antimicrobial effects of sphingosine which could, in part, explain the in vivo phenotype. …”
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Detection of multidrug resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus and anti-Vibrio Streptomyces sp. MUM 178J by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…In addition, the extensive use of antibiotics in aquaculture to treat infections within marine animals has led to the development of multidrug-resistant (MDR) V. parahaemolyticus, which threatens the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments. Thus, it is vital to explore the alternatives of antibiotics in aquaculture to manage the spread of antibiotic resistance. …”
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High-throughput method characterizes hundreds of previously unknown antibiotic resistance mutations by Matthew J. Jago, Jake K. Soley, Stepan Denisov, Calum J. Walsh, Danna R. Gifford, Benjamin P. Howden, Mato Lagator

“…Abstract A fundamental obstacle to tackling the antimicrobial resistance crisis is identifying mutations that lead to resistance in a given genomic background and environment. …”
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Green Synthesis of Gold and Iron Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study by Beenish Khanzada, Nosheen Akthar, Muhammad Zeeshan Bhatti, Hammad Ismail, Mohammed Alqarni, Bushra Mirza, Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

“…Both FeNPs and AuNPs had spherical shapes with an average size less than 50 nm and were found to have good antimicrobial and nontoxic effects. Furthermore, FeNPs from Ficus microcarpa demonstrated high drug loading efficiency (65%) as compared to an anti-inflammatory drug (diclofenac potassium, DFP). …”
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Drug delivery systems for oral cancer treatment: A patent perspective by Mohamed Hassan Dehghan, Abrar Abdul Malik Siddiqui

“…Patents encompass siRNA, antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, antimicrobial peptides, natural products like curcumin, nanoparticle drug carriers, and bioadhesive electrospun fibers loaded with drugs. …”
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A Review on Biohazards Removal in Ethiopia: Efficacy of Existing Treatment Systems and Challenges by Chalachew Yenew, Muluken Azage Yenesew, Argaw Ambelu, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas

“…The Activated Sludge Process emerged as a highly effective system, achieving 85% to 95% removal of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and total coliforms. Other methods, such as the Conventional Activated Sludge, and Anaerobic-Aerobic Reactors, demonstrated promising results but were found only in select locations. …”
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Potential Use of Essential Oil Isolated from Cleistocalyx operculatus Leaves as a Topical Dermatological Agent for Treatment of Burn Wound by Gia-Buu Tran, Nghia-Thu Tram Le, Sao-Mai Dam

“…We identified a total of 13 bioactive compounds of essential oil, several of which exhibited the anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities. Furthermore, the essential oil showed the antibacterial effect against S. aureus but not with P. aeruginosa. …”
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Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital by Jitendra Singh, Arpita Shah, Hemali Parmar, Bithika Duttaroy

“…The bacterial isolates were identified using Gram’s stain, motility and sets of biochemical tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed and interpreted as per CLSI guidelines. …”
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Biofilm Formation and blaOXA Genes Detection Among Acinetobacter baumannii from Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal by Upasana Ghimire, Rupesh Kandel, Mary Neupane, Sanjit Shrestha, Sudeep K C, Santosh Khanal, Dev Raj Joshi

“…The biofilm production was determined by a quantitative adherence assay. The antimicrobial susceptibility test was carried out by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method, carbapenemase production detection was confirmed by Modified Hodge Test, and target resistant genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction. (3) Results: Out of 90 clinical specimens, 64.44% (58/90) showed bacterial growth, whereas 32.75% (19/58) isolates were identified as A. baumannii. …”
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