Phenotypic Resistance of (MRSA) Clinical Isolates to Some Macrolide Antibiotic Groups by Ali Yaseen, Jaleel Samanje, Qahtan Adnan Rasheed, Rafah Sabah Barrak, Afraa Brahim

“…These 32 MRSA isolates showed resistance toward penicillin and cefoxitin, high sensitivity against vancomycin, and moderate resistance against doxycycline and azithromycin. …”
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Justified Suspicion: Symptomatic Syphilitic Alopecia in a Patient with Well-Controlled HIV by Robert Jame, Yousif Al-Saeigh, Leo L. Wang, Kevin Wang

“…The diagnosis of syphilis was confirmed by microhemagglutination assay, and he was treated for presumed neuro-ocular infection with a two-week course of intravenous Penicillin G. Conclusion. Syphilis has acquired a reputation as “the great masquerader” due to its protean manifestations. …”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…GBS grown in vaginal culture was highly sensitive to benzyl penicillin and other penicillins, cephalosporins, clindamycin, daptomycin, vancomycin, meropenem, and linezolid. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Milk in Shire Dairy Farms, Tigray, Ethiopia by Weldemelak Girmay, Getachew Gugsa, Habtamu Taddele, Yisehak Tsegaye, Nesibu Awol, Meselu Ahmed, Aklilu Feleke

“…Antibiogram test results showed 100% of the isolates were resistant to penicillin G, nalidixic acid, and ampicillin, and 33.33% of the CoPS showed resistance to oxacillin (phenotypically MRSA positive). …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of the Isolates from Stethoscope, Thermometer, and Inanimate Surfaces of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwe... by Teshale Worku, Dejene Derseh, Abera Kumalo

“…Most isolates showed highest susceptibility to ciprofloxacin and least to ampicillin and penicillin. There is no regular sanitation and disinfection of hospital equipment and surfaces.…”
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Bacterial Isolates and Antibiotic Sensitivity among Gambian Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition by Uduak A. Okomo, Danlami Garba, Augustin E. Fombah, Ousman Secka, Usman N. A. Ikumapayi, Jacob. J. Udo, Martin O. C. Ota

“…In vitro sensitivity by disk diffusion showed that 87.5% of the isolates were sensitive to ampicillin and/or gentamicin and 84.4% (27/32) to penicillin and/or gentamicin. Conclusions. A combination of ampicillin and gentamicin provides adequate antibiotic cover for severely malnourished children in The Gambia.…”
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Dynamics of Salmonella Dublin infection and antimicrobial resistance in a dairy herd endemic to salmonellosis. by Victor Santos do Amarante, Joelma Kellen de Castro Pereira, Matheus Ferreira Serafini, Carolina Pantuzza Ramos, Isabela Pádua Zanon, Thayanne Gabryelle Viana de Souza, Tiago Facury Moreira, Antônio Ultimo de Carvalho, Rodrigo Melo Meneses, Flavia Figueira Aburjaile, Vasco Azevedo, Elias Jorge Facury Filho, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva

“…Dublin, with 48.9% of the isolates classified as multidrug resistant, including resistance to penicillin (48.9%), tetracyclines (42.2%), and fluoroquinolones (33.3%). …”
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Relationship between Antibiotic Consumption and Resistance: A Systematic Review by Asrat Agalu Abejew, Gizachew Yismaw Wubetu, Teferi Gedif Fenta

“…Cephalosporins (76.8%), penicillin (58.3%), and aminoglycosides (52%) were commonly involved antibiotics in ABR. …”
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Quality assessment of clinical guidelines in the care of laryngitis and pharyngitis according to AGREE II by Lucas Mateus Rodrigues Carvalho, Ana Paula de Oliveira Barbosa, Nara Amanda Laismann, Débora Santos Lula Barros, Rodrigo Fonseca Lima, Rafael Santos Santana

“…They had, respectively, a mean score of (63.7%) with a standard deviation of (17%), a mean score of (65.7%) with a standard deviation of (22%), and a mean score of (35%) with a standard deviation of (23%). The use of penicillin, erythromycin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, azithromycin and clarithromycin were recommended in (75%) of all guidelines that presented pharmacological measures. …”
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Neonatal Sepsis in a Resource-Limited Setting: Causative Microorganisms and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile by Edna Nai Acheampong, Joseph Adjei Tsiase, Daniel Kwame Afriyie, Seth Kwabena Amponsah

“…Gram-positive isolates were found to be resistant to ampicillin and penicillin, but moderately susceptible to flucloxacillin. …”
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Preliminary In Vitro Evaluation of the Probiotic Potential of the Bacteriocinogenic Strain Enterococcus lactis PMD74 Isolated from Ezine Cheese by Başar Uymaz Tezel

“…The antimicrobial activity of the proteinaceous compound was calculated as 6400 AU·mL−1 by the critical dilution method against E. faecalis ATTC 29212. γ-Hemolytic PMD74 was observed to be sensitive to vancomycin, ampicillin, penicillin, gentamicin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and tylosin. …”
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Seizure aggravation by ampicillin/sulbactam in an elderly patient with status epilepticus by Kaoru Obata, Masako Kinoshita, Akiyo Shinde, Toshihiko Suenaga

“…It is known that β-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin aggravate epileptic seizures or status epilepticus. …”
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Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Associated Factors of Streptococcus pyogenes among Pediatric Patients with Acute Pharyngitis in Sidama, Southern Ethiopia by Alemitu Beyene Gebre, Demissie Assegu Fenta, Abel Abera Negash, Betelihem Jima Hayile

“…All isolates of S. pyogenes were sensitive to penicillin and amoxicillin. In contrast, 8 (36.4%) isolates exhibited resistance to tetracycline, 7 (31.8%) to ceftriaxone, 6 (27.3%) to erythromycin, and 5 (22.7%) isolates showed multidrug resistance. …”
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The effect of the nisin-based pharmaceutical formulation used in the treatment plan for cows with subclinical mastitis on the milk microbiota by M. N. Isakova, Ya. Yu. Lysova

“…Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis isolates showed equal resistance to penicillin and tetracycline antimicrobials (20.0%). …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Associated Factors of Group B Streptococci Colonization among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics in Jigjiga, Southeast Ethiopia by Addisu Tesfaye, Addisu Melese, Awoke Derbie

“…The AST result showed that the majority of the isolates were sensitive to vancomycin (96.6%), chloramphenicol (96.6%), ampicillin (93.1%) azithromycin (89.7%), and penicillin (86.2%). In contrast, the isolates were found to be resistant to ceftriaxone, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, and tetracycline at 17.2%, 20.7%, 27.6%, 27.6%, and 34.5%, respectively. …”
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Antibiotic resistance among Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli isolated from patients with oral inflammatory dysbiotic conditions—a retrospective study by A. Basic, S. Blomqvist, G. Charalampakis, G. Dahlén

“…The 138 Enterobacteriaceae isolates and 113 environmental AGNB isolated showed a high antibiotic resistance in general against antibiotics commonly used in dentistry (Amoxicillin, Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid, Ampicillin, Clindamycin, Doxycycline, Erythromycin, Oxacillin, PenicillinV, and Tetracycline). The majority of these isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin. …”
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Role of Erythromycin-Regulated Histone Deacetylase-2 in Benign Tracheal Stenosis by Zhenjie Huang, Peng Wei, Luoman Gan, Tonghua Zeng, Caicheng Qin, Guangnan Liu

“…When combined with budesonide, penicillin and other glucocorticoids and antibiotics, it had a good synergistic effect. …”
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Prevalence of Streptococcus B in pregnant women with preterm birth and its association with adverse outcomes by Marianna Camilo Rezende, Thamirys Pereira Rodrigues, Andressa Paes Medeiros de Freitas, Karina Souza Lopes, Edward Araujo Júnior, Alberto Borges Peixoto

“…Higher prevalence of crystalline penicillin G use was observed in pregnant women with positive culture compared to pregnant women with negative culture for GBS (100 vs. 39%, p<0.0001). …”
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Targeted next-generation sequencing for antimicrobial resistance detection in ventilator-associated pneumonia by Yuting Li, Yanfang Jiang, Hao Liu, Yao Fu, Junying Lu, Hongyan Li, Lulu Sheng, Dejian Gu, Dong Zhang

“…The great performance particularly exhibited for Acinetobacter baumannii carbapenem-penicillin-cephamycin resistance.ConclusiontNGS excels in identifying pathogens and AMR. …”
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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

“…Subjects showing GBS positivity during late pregnancy were prone to prolonged rupture of the membrane (PROM) and birth at lower a gestation age than the GBS-negative group. Penicillin could still be used as the first agent of choice for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP).…”
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