Missed Registration of Disease Codes for Pediatric Anaphylaxis at the Emergency Department by Byungho Choi, Sun Hyu Kim, Hyeji Lee

“…Average age, time from symptom onset to emergency department presentation, past history of allergy, and penicillin and cephalosporin as causes of anaphylaxis differed between the 2 groups. …”
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Lyme neuroborreliosis as initial expression of Lyme disease in an elderly patient by Emidio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, André Pereira, Joana Rego, Flávia Santos, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Cotter

“…After the administration of penicillin for presumed tonsillitis, a generalised skin rash developed and spontaneously resolved after 4 hours. …”
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Bacterial isolates and drug susceptibility patterns in infected lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients at ALERT hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Gizealew Ayalew, Asegedech Asmamaw, Mistire Wolde, Regasa Diriba, Biruk Zerfu

“…S. aureus showed high resistance to penicillin (86.4%), methicillin (83.9%), and tetracycline (47.5%). …”
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Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Russia for the period 2022–2023 by Shagabieva Yu.Z., Shpilevaya M.V., Lagun K.M., Ohlopkova O.V., Plakhova K.I., Nosov N.Yu.

“…Susceptibility testing of N. gonorrhoeae to 6 antimicrobials (penicillin, spectinomycin, ceftriaxone, tetracycline, azithromycin, and ciprofloxacin) was performed by serial dilutions in agar with determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade Caused by Cutibacterium acnes: An Updated and Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Ghina Fakhri, Christelle Tayeh, Ghassan Dbaibo, Omar El Sedawy, Nour Abdul Halim, Fadi Bitar, Mariam Arabi

“…The patient received 3 weeks of IV penicillin followed by 3 weeks of oral amoxicillin along with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and colchicine with no recurrence. …”
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Surveillance and characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates in a Chinese tertiary hospital in Shenzhen, 2018 to 2024 by Hongwei Shen, Qiaomin Zhang, Shaobo Li, Tingting Huang, Wen Ma, Daming Wang, Peng Li

“…In excess of 90% of VRE isolates exhibited resistance to ciprofloxacin (97.1%) and levofloxacin (97.1%), followed by ampicillin (94.1%) and penicillin (94.1%). The non-susceptible rate was observed to be low for linezolid (2.9%) and tigecycline (5.9%). …”
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Evaluation of Blood Culture Results in Patients with Malignancy in Erzurum Province, Turkey by Osman Aktas, Ozgür Akbaba, Muhammet Hamidullah Uyanik, Hakan Uslu

“…Gram-negative bacteria to ampicillin, piperacillin, and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and Gram-positive bacteria to penicillin, erythromycin, and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim were highly resistant. …”
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Prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns, and virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with bovine mastitis in northern Bangladesh by Md. Mominul Islam, Md. Imran Hossain, Md. Sadequl Islam, Md. Golam Azam, Sajeda Sultana

“…The results revealed a diverse range of antibiotic resistance patterns among the isolates, with a notable prevalence of resistance to penicillin (100 %), ampicillin (85 %), amoxicillin (75 %), tetracycline (66 %), chlortetracycline (64 %), azithromycin (57 %), kanamycin (54 %), and gentamicin (50 %). 36 isolates out of 56 (64 %) were multidrug resistant in nature. …”
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Aetiological, seasonal and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of diarrhoeal diseases in Bhutan (2016–2022): a retrospective study of surveillance data by Sangay Dorji, Kinley Gyem, Sonam Pelden, Dorji Tshering, Kinley Penjor, Rinzin Wangchuk, Jigme Tenzin, Birdi Lal Phuyel

“…Multidrug resistance was prevalent, with β-lactamase production contributing to resistance rates of 80.7% to penicillin and 65.4% to fluoroquinolones groups. Cephalosporin resistance was also notable, with rates of 34.4% for cephalexin, 40.0% for cefazolin and 16.9% for ceftriaxone.Conclusions DEC and Rotavirus were identified as the leading causes of diarrhoea, with significant resistance patterns observed in common bacterial isolates. …”
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Symptomatic neurosyphilis in HIV-negative patients: a retrospective cohort study by Qiaoer Chen, Qiaoer Chen, Weiqi Wu, Lu Wang, Honghong Huang, Lingxing Wang

“…During hospitalization 113 patients (87.6%) were treated with intravenous penicillin and 13 (10.1%) were treated with ceftriaxone. …”
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MRSA PBP2a表达的影响因素及 MecA 基因的检测价值 by 吴本权, 唐英春, 张扣兴, 张天托

“…【目的】探讨温度、pH、盐浓度对甲氧西林耐药金葡菌(methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, MRSA)青霉素结 合蛋白2a( penicillin-binding protein,PBP)表达的影响, 以及 PBP2a编码基因 MecA 的检测价值。…”
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Characteristic and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacillus cereus Group Isolated from Food in Poland by Joanna Kowalska, Elżbieta Maćkiw, Dorota Korsak, Jacek Postupolski

“…The susceptibility of B. cereus isolates to 16 antimicrobials was investigated. Ampicillin and penicillin resistance was the most common resistance phenotype and was identified in 100% of the B. cereus isolates. …”
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Analysis of antimicrobial resistance and clinical features of Staphylococcus aureus-infected bone and joint infections in children by Xingguang Chen, Ting Zhuang, Chengda Zou, Yao Liu, Qian Sun, Mengxia Li, Wen Zheng, Chaochen Zhao, Xiaodong Wang

“…The resistance rate to penicillin was 90.80% (79/87), while resistance rates to clindamycin and erythromycin were 37.93% (33/87) and 36.78% (32/87), respectively. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from clinical specimens at a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh, 2020–2023 by Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Fahim Alam Nobel, Saiful Islam, Amiyo Haider, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Mohammod Johirul Islam

“…Among gram-positive bacteria, resistance was highest to Penicillin-G (92 %) and Colistin (90.8 %). Gram-negative bacteria showed the highest resistance to Colistin (83.3 %) and Cefuroxime (82.1 %). …”
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Random antimicrobial peptide mixtures as non-antibiotic antimicrobial agents for cultured meat industry by Idan Yakir, Einav Cohen, Sharon Schlesinger, Zvi Hayouka

“…Additionally, RPMs showed a low occurrence of resistance development with no significant resistance developed in compared with a combination of penicillin and streptomycin. Moreover, LK20 mixture was rapidly digested and a rapid digestion in a simulated digestion model. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from Blood Culture among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…In his study, the majority of Gram-positive isolates showed high level of resistance to penicillin, 72 (95.5%), tetracycline, 55 (71.4%), and cotrimoxazole, 45 (58.4%). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions Associated with Fluoroquinolones and Other Antibiotics: A Retrospective Pharmacovigilance Study by Alshareef H, Alenzi KA, Albalawi BR, Alanazi RM, Albalawi NS, Alasoufi WS, Alqifari S, Ahmed R, Ali MAS

“…ADRs caused by FQs use were the most frequently reported (177; 29.3%), followed by penicillin (100; 23.4%) and cephalosporin (90; 21%). …”
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Low-Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation Inhibits Epileptic Seizures in Motor Cortex by Modulating Hippocampus Neural Activity by Na Pang, Qianqian Wang, Jiamin Pei, Hailin Zhang, Yi Yuan, Jiaqing Yan

“…To explore the answers of above questions, ultrasound was utilized to investigate the responses to the aforementioned inquiries by stimulating the hippocampus of mice with penicillin-induced epilepsy, while simultaneously recording the local field potentials (LFPs) in the hippocampus and the motor cortex (M1) throughout the experiment. …”
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Evaluation of ampicillin plus ceftobiprole combination therapy in treating Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis and bloodstream infection by Simone Giuliano, Jacopo Angelini, Floriana Campanile, Paola Conti, Sarah Flammini, Alberto Pagotto, Francesco Sbrana, Luca Martini, Denise D’Elia, Mohd H. Abdul-Aziz, Menino O. Cotta, Jason A. Roberts, Robert A. Bonomo, Carlo Tascini

“…The mechanism of dual beta-lactam therapy relies on the saturation of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). Ceftobiprole exhibits high affinity binding to nearly all E. faecalis PBPs, thus suggesting its potential utility in the treatment of severe E. faecalis infections. …”
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The pattern of antibiotic utilisation among intensive care unit patients hospitalised in a Gauteng (South African) provincial tertiary hospital: Comparing findings before and durin... by L Spinickum, Z Booth, S Leigh-de Rapper

“…Conclusion. The macrolide and penicillin (in combination with a beta-lactamase inhibitor) classes demonstrated an increase in consumption from the pre-pandemic period moving into the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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