Place of Colistin-Rifampicin Association in the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Meningitis: A Case Study by Dahraoui Souhail, Belefquih Bouchra, Badia Belarj, Rar Laila, Frikh Mohammed, Oumarou Mamane Nassirou, Ibrahimi Azeddine, Charki Haimeur, Abdelhay Lemnouer, Mostafa Elouennass

“…Treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii meningitis is an important challenge due to the accumulation of resistance of this bacteria and low meningeal diffusion of several antimicrobial requiring use of an antimicrobial effective combination to eradicate these species. …”
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Scoping review of the applications of peptide microarrays on the fight against human infections. by Arthur Vengesai, Maritha Kasambala, Hamlet Mutandadzi, Tariro L Mduluza-Jokonya, Takafira Mduluza, Thajasvarie Naicker

“…The research domains explored included the use of peptide microarrays in the mapping of linear B-cell and T cell epitopes, antimicrobial peptide discovery, immunosignature characterisation and disease immunodiagnostics. …”
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Traditional Uses, Bioactive Compounds, and Pharmacological Investigations of Calendula arvensis L.: A Comprehensive Review by Aya Khouchlaa, Aicha El Baaboua, Hamza El Moudden, Fatima Lakhdar, Saad Bakrim, Naoual El Menyiy, Omar Belmehdi, Hicham Harhar, Nasreddine El Omari, Abdelaali Balahbib, Moon Nyeo Park, Gokhan Zengin, Bonglee Kim, Abdelhakim Bouyahya

“…This reputed species is widely used in traditional medicine in the treatment of many disorders and has various bioactivities, especially anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antimutagenic, antimicrobial, insecticidal, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory activities. …”
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Unveiling the Antibacterial Properties of Statins: An In Vitro Study on Helicobacter pylori by Manijeh Ebrahimzadeh, Fariba Asgharpour, Javad Shokri Shirvani, Sohrab Kazemi, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia

“…Statins, widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering agents, have demonstrated pleiotropic effects, including potential antimicrobial properties. This in vitro study investigated the direct antibacterial effects of three clinically approved statins, simvastatin, atorvastatin, and rosuvastatin, against H. pylori isolates. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Endophytic Fungi from Syzygium cumini Linn and Investigation of Their Pharmacological Activities by Mst. Mabiya Sultana Samapti, Farhana Afroz, Satyajit Roy Rony, Suriya Sharmin, Fatema Moni, Shammi Akhter, Sheikh Feroz Uddin Ahmed, Md. Hossain Sohrab

“…After isolation, endophytic fungi were identified based on morphological characteristics and molecular identification. Antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activities were studied by a disc diffusion method, free radical scavenging DPPH assay, and brine shrimp lethality bioassay, respectively. …”
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Antifungal Activity of New Eugenol-Benzoxazole Hybrids against Candida spp. by Larissa Incerti Santos de Carvalho, Dalila Junqueira Alvarenga, Letícia Cruz Ferreira do Carmo, Lucas Gomes de Oliveira, Naiara Chaves Silva, Amanda Latércia Tranches Dias, Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Thiago Belarmino de Souza, Danielle Ferreira Dias, Diogo Teixeira Carvalho

“…Eugenol is a natural allylphenol responsible for a wide range of biological activities, especially antimicrobial. Benzoxazoles are heterocycles with recognized antimicrobial activities. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Fixed and Volatile Oils against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria by Tara Faiq M. Salih, Sakar Ahmed Abdullah, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Daryan Kamal Khder

“…longa L. was (6.7 ± 0.6mm). Moreover, antimicrobial effect of N. sativa against ? E. coli was more ??…”
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli in urban and peri-urban garden ecosystems in Bangladesh. by Pritom Kumar Pramanik, M Nazmul Hoque, Md Liton Rana, Md Saiful Islam, Md Ashek Ullah, Fahim Haque Neloy, Srinivasan Ramasamy, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Ricardo Oliva, Md Tanvir Rahman

“…These findings underscore the urgent global health concern posed by the significant presence of E. coli in fresh vegetables, highlighting the need for improved safety measures and monitoring to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance through the food chain.…”
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Factors Affecting Growth and Survival of <i>Salmonella</i> in Onion Extracts and Onion Bulbs by Emmanuel Kiplagat, Moazzameh Ramezani, Subas Malla, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Vijay Joshi, Alejandro Castillo

“…Despite being rich in antimicrobial polyphenols, tissue integrity and water content may still promote <i>Salmonella</i> growth in onions.…”
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Microbiological Profile of Neonatal Sepsis at a Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan by Manal Abdelaziz, Yassir Hamadalnil, Omaima Hashim, Tahane Bashir, E. S. Mahjoub

“…Adherence to antibiotic policy, antimicrobial surveillance, and policy updating is necessary.…”
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Clinical Profile and Risk Factors of Group B Streptococcal Colonization in Mothers from the Eastern District of China by Jin Jiao, Weiwei Wu, Feng Shen, Zhongyuan Liu, Huiru Zhou, Gang Fan, Yuxia Zhou

“…Identification of GBS and determination of antimicrobial resistance patterns were performed using a BD Phoenix-100 system. …”
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Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Enterococci with Special Reference to Glycopeptide Susceptibility at a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal by Aasish Karna, Ratna Baral, Basudha Khanal

“…Highest proportion of antimicrobial susceptibility was recorded for linezolid (97.8%), followed by teicoplanin (95.6%) and high-level gentamicin (81.3%). …”
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Investigation of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels and Polycaprolactone-Based Electrospun Fibers as Wound Dressing Materials Based on Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Characterization by Barkin Aydin, Nihat Arol, Nimet Burak, Aybala Usta, Muhammet Ceylan

“…These materials are chosen for their antimicrobial and antifungal effects. Additionally, since chitosan forms brittle hydrogels, it is reinforced with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to improve ductility and water uptake properties. …”
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Antibacterial carbon dots by Shuaishuai Wang, Dapeng Wang, Guoliang Wang, Minglei Zhang, Yirong Sun, Jianxun Ding

“…In response, several approaches have been developed, including carbon dots (CDs), antimicrobial peptides, and antimicrobial polymers, all of which have proven effective in combating bacterial resistance. …”
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Impact of ovotransferrin on the membrane integrity of Salmonella Enteritidis under egg-white conditions by Julie Legros, Julie Legros, Sylvie Bonnassie, Marie-Françoise Cochet, Sophie Jan, Simon C. Andrews, Florence Baron

“…Ovotransferrin is a prominent egg-white antimicrobial glycoprotein belonging to the transferrin family, members of which exhibit powerful iron-chelating activity. …”
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Effects of Gamma Irradiation on the Properties of Hydroxyapatite-Collagen-Chitosan-Mg-ZnO Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering by Tusher -Al-Arafat, Shawon Ahmed, Polash Chandra Karmakar, Umme Salma Zohora, Naznin Akhtar, S. M. Asaduzzaman

“…We found that the irradiated scaffold showed enhanced tensile strength and antimicrobial activities which are desirable characteristics of bone-mimicking scaffolds. …”
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Improvement of Bacteriocin Production by Natural Zeolite and Detection of Antibacterial Activity of Leuconostoc carnosum Purified Carnosin by Haneen A. Ibrahim, Intesar N. Khelkal, Yusra M. Muhsin

“…The purified carnosin was characterized by determining the molecular weight using SDS PAGE (8KDa) in size .Carnosin had lost antimicrobial activity with different protease treatments (pepsin, trypsin and proteinase K). …”
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Application of Biofire Filmarray Joint Infection Panel for Rapid Identification of Aetiology in a Necrotizing Fasciitis Case by Zoltán Tóth, Bence Balázs, Walter P. Pfliegler, Eszter Csoma, László Majoros, Dorka Szűcs, Renátó Kovács

“…Although effective antimicrobial therapy is an important part of treatment, the traditional microbiological diagnostic methods are not fast enough to meaningfully influence early therapeutic decisions. …”
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Antibiotic prophylaxis of acute postoperative endophthalmitis by V.P. Nikolaenko, D.F. Belov

“…</i> </p> <p> <i>In conclusion, the authors suggested a rational antimicrobial preventive algorithm for endophthalmitis after phaco based on the analysis of recent Russian and foreign published data and adapted to the Russian health care system.…”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Using an ATCC Reference Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Activity as Broad Spectrum Clinical Antibacterial Agents by Melisa A. Quinteros, Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez, Pablo R. Dalmasso, Paulina L. Páez

“…Currently, the biosynthesis of silver-based nanomaterials attracts enormous attention owing to the documented antimicrobial properties of these ones. This study reports the extracellular biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain from a reference culture collection. …”
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