Confirmatory Virucidal Activity of Ionised Active Water S-100® on the SARS-CoV-2 Virus by Nathalie Wurtz, Issam Hasni, Audrey Bancod, Bernard La Scola

“…Among the mechanisms of action that are not completely understood, an antimicrobial activity would appear to be important. …”
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Synthesis of Bioactive Fluorinated 10H-Phenothiazines and their Sulfone Derivatives by Yogesh Dixit, Rahul Dixit, Naveen Gautam, D. C. Gautam

“…The structure of the synthesized compounds has been characterized by spectroscopic data and elemental analysis. Antimicrobial studies of the synthesized compounds have also been included.…”
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Challenges of Diagnosing Severe Ehrlichiosis in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients by Melissa Parkinson, Spandana Vuyyuru, Jay Patel, Chinelo Animalu

“…Initial extensive infectious workup was negative and no response to empiric antimicrobials. There was suspicion for ehrlichiosis prompting empiric doxycycline use. …”
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Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in HIV — Investigate or Just Treat? by Steven Kesten

“…This strategy has not been tested in controlled clinical trials although decision analysis models have attempted to evaluated it, it's liekly reasonable to choose empirical antimicrobial therapy in specific clinical settings such as: (a) typical radiographic picture in a person with dyspnea and/or nonproductive cough. presence of HIV and a CD4 count of less than 200 cells/mm3:(b) previous PCP, typical appearance and the patient is known to tolerate standard anti-PCP medications: and (c) high clinical suspicion in a patient who refuses bronchoscopy yet desires treatment or where bronchoscopy cannot he performed. …”
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Strategies for the Development of Bioprotective Cultures in Food Preservation by Luana Virgínia Souza, Evandro Martins, Isabella Maria Fernandes Botelho Moreira, Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho

“…In this context, the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been extensively prospected as a bioprotective culture, as they have a long history in food production and their antimicrobial activity against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms is well established. …”
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Lepidium meyenii biological activity and future perspectives by Zoya Dzhakova, Diana Karcheva-Bahchevanska, Stanislava Ivanova

“…The main compounds in the underground part of the plant are glucosinolates, thiohydantoins, isothiocyanates, macamides, macaene, fatty acids, polysaccharides, alkaloids, fiber, lipids and proteins, which are responsible for various biological activities including antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. …”
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Potential use of agroindustrial waste as a source of phenolic compounds with biological activity by Anahí Belén Bonilla Rodríguez, Mary Mishell Pintag Fuertes, Gerardo Emilio Medina Ramírez

“…Among its applications are antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity. Several of the agroindustrial waste come from cultivable products in Ecuador, hence it constitutes an opportunity to be exploited in the national industry. …”
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An updated overview on the bacterial PhoP/PhoQ two-component signal transduction system by Meiqin Mao, Li He, Qingpi Yan

“…It regulates the expression of bacterial environmental tolerance genes, virulence factors, adhesion, and invasion-related genes by sensing various environmental signals in the host, including Mg2+, low pH, antimicrobial peptides, and osmotic pressure. In this review, we describe the PhoP/PhoQ system-induced signal composition and its feedback mechanism, and the abundance of PhoP phosphorylation in the activated state directly or indirectly controls the transcription and expression of related genes, regulating bacterial stability. …”
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Emergence and clonal dissemination of KPC-2- and NDM-1-coharboring Citrobacter freundii in China with an IncR plasmid by Juanjuan Zhou, Minghui Zhen, Kaijie Gao, Lu Xu, Dongyu Zhang, Junmei Yang

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing indicated that all strains were resistant to meropenem [minimal inhibitory concentration (MICs) ≥ 8 µg/mL] and imipenem (MICs > 8 µg/mL). …”
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Antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characterization based on whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus causing invasive infection in children and women living in Southw... by Li Liu, Ziyi Yan, Fumei He, Jie Chen, Linghan Kuang, Xingxin Liu, Yali Cui, Xia Wang, Chenglin Miao, Hong Li, Yongmei Jiang

“…Conclusions This study provides valuable information, including the prevalence, molecular characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus isolates that cause invasive infectious diseases in Southwest China, and the findings may advance the prevention and treatment of S. aureus infections.…”
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Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>bla</i>_POM-1 Harboring <i>Pseudomonas otitidis</i> Isolated from River Water in Ghana by Frederick Ofosu Appiah, Samiratu Mahazu, Isaac Prah, Taira Kawamura, Yusuke Ota, Yohei Nishikawa, Mitsunori Yoshida, Masato Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Toshihiko Suzuki, Tomoko Ishino, Anthony Ablordey, Ryoichi Saito

“…<b>Methods:</b> The antimicrobial susceptibility and whole genome characteristics of two strains (Tg_9B and BC12) were determined. …”
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Phytochemical and pharmacological review of Erica Genus (L.) Ericaceae plants by Francis Adu-Amankwaah, Hleziphi V. Mpundu, Kudakwashe Nyambo, Paula Strauss, Kudzanai Ian Tapfuma, Ndivhuwo Tshililo, Motunrayo Victoria Badejo, Lawrence Mabasa, Vuyo Mavumengwana, Lucinda Baatjies

“…Over 60 bioactive compounds, including myricetin, rutin and luteolin, were identified, exhibiting anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic and anticancer properties. …”
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Visual Mapping of Operating Theater Team Dynamics and Communication for Reflexive Feedback and Surgical Practice Optimization by Surya Surendran, MA, Candice Bonaconsa, MSc, Vrinda Nampoothiri, PharmD, Oluchi Mbamalu, PhD, Anu George, PGDip, Swetha Mallick, MCh, Sudheer OV, MCh, Alison Holmes, MD, Marc Mendelson, PhD, Sanjeev Singh, PhD, Gabriel Birgand, PhD, Esmita Charani, PhD

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The clinical prediction model to distinguish between colonization and infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xifan Zhang, Deng Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingping Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…These factors were used to construct the model, which was evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score, AUC value, and Brier score.ResultsAntimicrobial susceptibility testing indicated that the resistance rates for penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and quinolones were significantly higher in the infection group compared to the colonization group (all p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns and Virulence Profiles of Classical and Hypervirulent <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Strains Isolated from Clinical Samples in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,... by Azra, Taj Ali Khan, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Woranich Hinthong, Susana Campino, Aisha Gohar, Noman Khan, Muhammad Kashif, Ihsan Ullah, Taane G. Clark

“…Among these, 64 <i>K. pneumoniae</i> strains were isolated and subsequently subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and phenotypic virulence detection. …”
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Physical Plant Design and Engineering Controls to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections by JM Conly, BL Johnston

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Surgical Site Infections Complicating the Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Renal Transplant Recipients by Susanna Lam, Ngee-Soon Lau, Jerome Martin Laurence, Deborah Jean Verran

“…Hence recognition for infections in renal transplant patients undergoing treatment with NPWT is vital; furthermore, aggressive management of sepsis control with early debridement, antimicrobial use, and reassessment of the use of wound dressing is necessary to reduce the morbidity associated with surgical site infections and NPWT.…”
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Roles of Lamiaceae plants from the arid and desert rangelands of Tunisia in human health and therapy by Mouldi Gamoun, Mounir Louhaichi

“…With diverse biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, anticancer, antifungal, antiseptic, antirheumatic, and antidiabetic properties, they serve as valuable antioxidants for treating various ailments. …”
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Toll-Like Receptors and Cytokines as Surrogate Biomarkers for Evaluating Vaginal Immune Response following Microbicide Administration by Sadhana M. Gupta, Clara C. Aranha, Madhu C. Mohanty, K. V. R. Reddy

“…In the present study, we evaluated nisin, a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide (AMP), for its efficacy as an intravaginal microbicide. …”
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Storage stability study of metronidazole and hydroxymetronidazole in chicken eggs by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by Mikhail Vokuev, Artem Melekhin, Anastasia Frolova, Anton Bairov, Igor Rodin, Victor Tishchenko

“…High levels in food can lead to the development of antimicrobial resistance in humans, so it is important to monitor its levels in food. …”
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