Antimicrobial Stewardship in Acute Care Centres: A Survey of 68 Hospitals in Quebec by Vincent Nault, Mathieu Beaudoin, Daniel JG Thirion, Michel Gosselin, Benoit Cossette, Louis Valiquette

“…BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) and quantitative monitoring of antimicrobial use are required to ensure that antimicrobials are used appropriately in the acute care setting, and have the potential to reduce costs and limit the spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms and Clostridium difficile. …”
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Diversity of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Determinants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Fresh Vegetables by Kashina Allydice-Francis, Paul D. Brown

“…Imipenem, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin were the most inhibitory antimicrobial agents. However, isolates were resistant or showed reduced susceptibility to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim and aztreonam, and up to 35% of the isolates were resistant to four antimicrobial agents. …”
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Multifunctional Plumeria rubra nanoparticles: Antimicrobial, antiviral, antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory activities by Bassma H. Elwakil, Mohab H. Elsabrouty, Areej Eskandrani, Keshav Raj Paudel, Esraa Abdelhamid Moneer

“…The optimized nanoparticles showed antimicrobial activity reached 7.8 μg/mL with entrapment and loading efficiencies %, zeta size, zeta potential, and PDI were 89.0 %, 40.0 %, 18.5 nm, −1.65 mV, and 0.29, respectively. …”
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Compatibility and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Lycopersicon esculentum peels by Esraa Ali, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Esraa Hesham, Shimaa Ahmed, Habiba Mostafa, Ahmed Gamal, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Bahaa Hemdan, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa M. Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Ahmed Galal, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

Subjects: “…Antimicrobial activity…”
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Unseen Enemy: Mechanisms of Multidrug Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens by Giedrė Valdonė Sakalauskienė, Lina Malcienė, Edgaras Stankevičius, Aurelija Radzevičienė

Subjects: “…antimicrobial resistance…”
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Assessment of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Property of Polyphenol-Rich Chitosan-Pineapple Peel Film by Jyoti Jatav, Ayon Tarafdar, Chakkaravarthi Saravanan, Bhaswati Bhattacharya

“…This work aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities of pineapple peel extract-incorporated chitosan films to establish its utility as an active food packaging film. …”
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Maternal Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Therapy or Immunizations: Very few Contraindications to Breastfeeding by Noni E Macdonald

“…The present article summarizes the maternal infectious diseases in which continuing breastfeeding is recommended, the very few infectious diseases in which it is not recommended, the rare instances in which maternal antimicrobial therapy indicates a caution for breastfeeding, and the continuation of breastfeeding when a mother or her infant is receiving a routine recommended immunization.…”
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Antimicrobial Properties of Fucus Vesiculosus and Porphyra Dioica Collected From the Irish Coast. by Lenka Jindrichova, Annabel Higgins Hoare, Helen Hughes

Subjects: “…antimicrobial…”
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In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Hydroalcoholic Extract of the Leaves of Myrcianthes hallii on Proteus spp by Abdel Bermúdez Sol, María José Goyes Baca, Diego Fernando Salazar Martínez

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the extract from the leaves of Myrcianthes hallii on Proteus spp. …”
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The Global Challenge of <i>Campylobacter</i>: Antimicrobial Resistance and Emerging Intervention Strategies by Zubeiru Bukari, Toyin Emmanuel, Jude Woodward, Richard Ferguson, Martha Ezughara, Nikhil Darga, Bruno Silvester Lopes

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The Clinical Significance of High Antimicrobial Resistance in Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections by Maria G. Zavala-Cerna, Midrori Segura-Cobos, Ricardo Gonzalez, Isidro G. Zavala-Trujillo, Silvia F. Navarro-Perez, Jose A. Rueda-Cruz, Fernando A. Satoscoy-Tovar

“…The objective of our study was to describe antimicrobial patterns of resistance and identify risk factors associated with MDR uropathogens. …”
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Machine learning and genetic algorithm-guided directed evolution for the development of antimicrobial peptides by Heqian Zhang, Yihan Wang, Yanran Zhu, Pengtao Huang, Qiandi Gao, Xiaojie Li, Zhaoying Chen, Yu Liu, Jiakun Jiang, Yuan Gao, Jiaquan Huang, Zhiwei Qin

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Impact of the unconventional extraction on antioxidants and antimicrobial characteristics of hibiscus and olive leaves extracts by Abdel-Aziz R.E. El-Hadary, Ayat M.A. Abulmakarm, A.M. Sulieman, Gehan A. El-Shorbagy, Alaa S. Mohamed

Subjects: “…Antimicrobial activity…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacillus anthracis isolates obtained from different origins by Elif ÇELİK, Aliye GÜLMEZ SAĞLAM, Fatih BÜYÜK, Salih OTLU, Mitat ŞAHİN, Özgür ÇELEBİ, Mustafa Reha COŞKUN, Seda GÖKDEMİR, Yaren ERSOY, Eray BÜYÜK, Bengisu ERŞAHİN

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Investigation of Antimicrobial Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesised from Vegetable Peel Extracts by Sheeba Daniel, Gladis Latha R

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Preliminary study on antimicrobial activities of skin mucus from by-catch of Elasmobranch species by Aydoğdu Elif Özlem Arslan, Kesiktaş Mert, Sanli Nazmiye Ozlem, Güngör Nihal Doğruöz, Sancar Serap, Yildiz Taner, Yemişken Emre

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Antimicrobial resistance of <I>Salmonella</I> isolates recovered from animal products by N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova, E. A. Korchagina

“…Colindale serovar (n = 2) were resistant to 8 antimicrobials, S. papuana (n = 5) – to 6 antibiotics, and S. agona (n = 3) – to 5 antimicrobials. …”
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Synthesis, Spectroscopic, and Antimicrobial Studies on Bivalent Nickel and Copper Complexes of Bis(thiosemicrbazone) by Sulekh Chandra, Smriti Raizada, Monika Tyagi, Archana Gautam

“…The free ligand and its metal complexes have been tested in vitro against a number of microorganisms in order to assess their antimicrobial properties.…”
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Antimicrobial and Physical Characteristics of Cassava Starch Biodegradable Film Enhanced with Citronella Extract by Wibowo Condro, Wijayanti Nur, Haryanti Pepita, Syerin Nabila Fitria, Fitrianti Annisa, Tien Dat Huynh

“…Higher extract concentrations led to increased antimicrobial inhibition but decreased transparency. …”
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Chemical profiling, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) by Ram Prasad Baral, Rameshwar Adhikari, Achyut Adhikari

“…This research focuses on extracting essential oil through hydro-distillation, followed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS) to identify its chemical constituents and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities against bacteria and fungi responsible for common skin infections. …”
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