Comparative Study of Three Different BACTEC Culture Media for the Detection of Bacteremia in Ambulatory and Hospitalized Children by Deirdre L Church, H Dele Davies, G Cadrain, Cynthia L Trevenen

“…Important isolates in hospitalized children included most of the staphylococci and Enterobacteriaceae, and all group D enterococci, Gram-negative nonfermentative bacilli and all Candida species. …”
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Acute Schistosomiasis in Brazilian Traveler: The Importance of Tourism in The Epidemiology of Neglected Parasitic Diseases by Diego Averaldo Guiguet Leal, Regina Maura Bueno Franco, Maria Francisca Neves, Luciana Franceschi Simões, Letícia Aparecida Duart Bastos, Silmara Marques Allegretti, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães, Luiz Augusto Magalhães

“…The quantitative analysis revealed the presence of 240 eggs per gram of stool. The treatment was administered with oxamniquine, and the control of cure of the patient was monitored and was favorable. …”
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A New Pyrrolidone Alkaloid and Other Constituents from Rourea oligophlebia Stems by Thuc Ngoc Dinh, Mai Vu Thi Ha, Luong Ngo Xuan, Huan Trinh Thi, Huong Nguyen Thi, Mai Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Giap Tran Huu, Oanh Vu Thi Kim, Thanh Le Nguyen

“…Compound 11 exhibited good antimicrobial activity on Gram (+) strains and moderate cytotoxicity against KB, Hep-G2, and LU cancer cell lines. …”
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Engineering a promiscuous prenyltransferase for selective biosynthesis of an undescribed bioactive cannabinoid analog by Qin Yan, Yue-Gui Chen, Xiao-Wen Yang, An Wang, Xiao-Ping He, Xue Tang, Hong Hu, Kai Guo, Zong-Hua Xiao, Yan Liu, Sheng-Hong Li

“…Compound 4 demonstrates the highest anti-neuroinflammatory and antibacterial activities, with IC50 values of 3.06 µM for TNF-α and 4.31 µM for IL-6, alongside EC50 values ranging from 0.87 to 3.16 µM against three Gram-positive bacteria. An efficient construct is established by incorporating an additional copy of AscC, resulting in a yield of 14.85 ± 0.91 mg/L of compound 4. …”
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Biological Activities and Nutraceutical Potentials of Water Extracts from Different Parts of Cynomorium Coccineum L. (Maltese Mushroom) by Zucca Paolo, Argiolas Antonio, Nieddu Mariella, Pintus Manuela, Rosa Antonella, Sanna Fabrizio, Steri Daniela, Rescigno Antonio

“…The results of electron transfer and hydrogen transfer assays showed that the antioxidant activity was mainly due to anthocyanins in the external layer, whereas the external layer and peeled plant extracts both inhibited the microbial growth of several Gram-positive strains. In contrast, the whole plant extract had the highest anti-tyrosinase activity and exhibited pro-erectile activity when administered subcutaneously. …”
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Treatment Options for Nosocomial Ventriculitis/Meningitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marios Karvouniaris, Zoi Aidoni, Eleni Gkeka, Stella Niki Primikyri, Konstantinos Pagioulas, Elena Argiriadou

“…The cerebrospinal fluid isolates associated with the infection can be Gram-positive or -negative, while the <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. is rarely identified. …”
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Studies on Microbial Quality, Protein Yield, and Antioxidant Properties of Some Frozen Edible Insects by Peter Kurdi, Patspon Chaowiwat, Jirathit Weston, Chanida Hansawasdi

“…Yeasts and mold as well as Enterobacteriaceae numbers were found to be no more than 6.3 and 6.6 log cfu/g, respectively, while Clostridium spp. enumeration detected 3.2-3.6 cfu per gram frozen insect samples. The protein content in cases of cricket and bamboo caterpillar after the Soxhlet defatting method and the Folch lipid extraction combined with isoelectric point precipitation were similar when compared at pH 3.5 or pH 4.5. …”
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Effect of feeding rate and composition for bioconversion of wastewater treatment plant sludge from the milk and creamer processing industries using black soldier fly larvae by Ursada Riang, Bagastyo Arseto Yekti, Purnomo Alfan

“…The highest larva weight was obtained from substrates containing mixed fruit-vegetable wastes:fish wastes ratio of 1:1, with the addition of creamer and milk sludge of 50%, i.e., 0.250 gram WM/larva after 17 days of growth. In addition, with the recommended feeding rate is 10-20 mg dry matter/larva/day, the sludges can be bio-converted using BSFL by combining it with food wastes at around 40-60%. …”
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Maternal Dietary Patterns and Gestational Diabetes Risk: A Case-Control Study by Fatemeh Sedaghat, Mahdieh Akhoondan, Mehdi Ehteshami, Vahideh Aghamohammadi, Nila Ghanei, Parvin Mirmiran, Bahram Rashidkhani

“…GDM was diagnosed using a 100-gram, 3-hour oral glucose tolerance test. Dietary pattern was identified by factor analysis. …”
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Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of peptide PvGBP2 against pathogenic bacteria that contaminate Auricularia auricular culture bags by Shen Yang, Zijin Yuan, Jude Juventus Aweya, Shanggui Deng, Wuyin Weng, Yueling Zhang, Guangming Liu

“…In this study, 5 species of bacteria, mainly gram-positive bacteria including three species of Bacillus spp., Arthrobacter arilaitensis and Staphylococcus warneri, were isolated and identified from bacteria-contaminated A. auricular culture bags. …”
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Covid-19 Salgınının Türkiye’de Finansal Yatırım Araçları Üzerindeki Etkisi by Sevim Nurbanu Yıldız, Üzeyir Aydın

“…Bu doğrultuda çalışmada, salgının ne zaman sona ereceğinin bilinememesinin finansal piyasalarda yarattığı belirsizlikle birlikte risk ve riske bağlı oynaklığın artacağı ve ekonomik birimlerin güvenli liman arayışına gireceği hipotezi test edilmektedir.Bu kapsamda hisse senedi kapanış fiyatları, gram altın fiyatları, USD/TL dolar kuru, bitcoin ve gecelik repo faiz oranı değişkenleri alternatif finansal araçlar olarak dikkate alınmıştır. …”
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Greenness assessment approach for spectrofluorimetric detection of daptomycin using metal oxide nanosensors synthesized via Commiphora myrrha extract in the presence of organizing... by Maha F. El-Tohamy, Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed, Haitham AlRabiah, Gamal A.E. Mostafa

“…Daptomycin (DPT) is a lipopeptide antibiotic used primarily to treat severe infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. A spectrofluorimetric detection of DPT using metal oxide nanosensors synthesized via Commiphora myrrha extract in the presence of an organizing solution is presented in this study. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic screening of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from ready to eat street food in Tanta, Egypt by Hadeer M. Bedair, Mohamed Emara, Shima Mahmoud Ali, Tamer M. Samir, Mahmoud A.F. Khalil

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were identified biochemically and by Gram and capsular staining then isolates were assessed for antimicrobial resistance phenotypically. …”
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Improved Antibacterial Activity of Water-Soluble Nanoformulated Kaempferol and Combretastatin Polyphenolic Compounds by Y. Santhosh Kumar, Langeswaran Kulanthaivel, G. S. Hikku, R. Saravanan, Thangavelu Lakshmi, C. Kirubhanand, Murugesan Karthikeyan, P. Vijayalakshmi, Gowtham Kumar Subbaraj

“…The antibacterial activity was assessed by measuring the optical density at 600 nm using UV-vis spectrophotometer and displayed significant activity against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus strain. The mechanisms behind the antibacterial activity of NF-k and NF-c were discussed in detail. …”
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Dynamic Demodulation Algorithm for Bio-radar Sensors Based on Range Tapper by Changyu LIU, Hao ZHANG, Fanglin GENG, Zhongrui BAI, Peng WANG, Zhenfeng LI, Lidong DU, Xianxiang CHEN, Zhen FANG

“…The root means square error of the C-C interval in the DHD signal relative to the J-J interval in the BallistoCardioGram (BCG) signal was 21.58±13.26 ms (3.40%±2.08%).…”
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The Novel Role of Healing from Bacterial Infections of Lower Limb Open Fractures by X-Ray Exposure by Ali A. Mahdi, Tuqa S. Al-Salmani, Mustafa M. Al-Qaisi

“…The isolation rate of Gram-negative bacteria was 25.5% for Escherichia coli with 13 isolates, 19.6% for Pseudomonas aeruginosa with 10 isolates, and 13.7% for Klebsiella pneumoniae with 7 isolates, most of which were isolated from grade III fractures. …”
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Radiology Department: A Potential Source of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: A Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Hospital, Palestine by Zena Odeh, Safaa Abatli, Mohammad Qadi

“…In our study, none of the examined sites showed contamination with MDR Gram-negative bacteria such as extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacterales (ESPL) or Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE). …”
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Comparison of AOPs Efficiencies on Phenolic Compounds Degradation by Lourdes Hurtado, Deysi Amado-Piña, Gabriela Roa-Morales, Ever Peralta-Reyes, Eduardo Martin del Campo, Reyna Natividad

“…In addition, an analysis on the energy consumption per removed gram of TOC was conducted and it was concluded that the less energy consumption is achieved by the coupled electro-oxidation/ozonation process.…”
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Krim Ekstrak Etanol Bawang Putih Tunggal (Allium sativum) Menghambat Penebalan Epidermis Tikus Wistar Jantan (Rattus norvegicus) yang Dipapar Sinar Ultraviolet-B by Evaldo Wiyoko Wibisono

“…Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel 30 ekor tikus wistar jantan, 150-200 gram, usia 3-4 bulan. Pengelompokkan sampel dilakukan secara acak menjadi 6 kelompok, yaitu K1 sebagai kontrol (hanya dipapar sinar UV-B), K2 (parasol), K3 (plasebo), K4 (krim ekstrak 5%), K5 (krim ekstrak 10%), K6 (krim ekstrak 20%). …”
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A mouse model of immunosuppression facilitates oral Candida albicans biofilms, bacterial dysbiosis and dissemination of infection by Raja Veerapandian, Anuja Paudyal, Sarah M. Schneider, Sonny T. M. Lee, Govindsamy Vediyappan, Govindsamy Vediyappan

“…Two of the most important microbes in this category are the fungus Candida albicans and Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Enterococcus, which share overlapping niches in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. …”
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