Assessment of microbial diversity and antimicrobial resistance in raw camel milk: Genomic and phenotypic analysis of Kharai and Kutchi breeds of Gujarat, India by Hetvi J. Adhyaru, Devangi B. Mangroliya, Jayesh H. Kabariya, Vimal M. Ramani

“…In the Kharai breed 58 ARGs were detected, majority of them conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones, tetracycline, macrolides, and colistin. In contrast, 13 ARGs were detected in the Kutchi breed, with a focus on resistance to fluoroquinolones and spectinomycin. …”
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Mania secondary to cotrimoxazole antibiotherapy: a case report and review of literature by Marine Jouart, Tahiana Ramaholimihaso, Jed Hadjoudj, Messaline Bermejo, Arthur Kaladjian

“…In these cases, the antibiotics most often incriminated are macrolides and quinolones, but to our knowledge, there are no published cases of antibiomania secondary to cotrimoxazole. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Commensal <i>Staphylococcus</i> spp. Isolates from Chickens in Hungarian Poultry Farms Between 2022 and 2023 by Ábel Szabó, Ákos Jerzsele, László Kovács, Ádám Kerek

“…Comparing our results with the available human hospital data, it was found that resistance to macrolide antibiotics is similarly high in both cases. …”
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Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Enhance the Tolerance and Remediation Potential of Bacillus spp. against Heavy Metal Stress by Nazneen Akhtar, Sehresh Khan, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Zia Ur Rehman, Zia Ur Rehman Mashwani, Eui Shik Rha, Muhammad Jamil

“…The current study is aimed at finding the interaction of HMs-resistance strains (Bacillus cereus and Lysinibacillus macroides) with different concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mg/L) of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and how they would cope with HM stress (Pb, Cd, Cr, and Cu). …”
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Phycospheric Bacteria Alleviate the Stress of Erythromycin on <i>Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa</i> by Regulating Nitrogen Metabolism by Jiping Li, Ying Wang, Yuan Fang, Xingsheng Lyu, Zixin Zhu, Chenyang Wu, Zijie Xu, Wei Li, Naisen Liu, Chenggong Du, Yan Wang

“…Macrolide pollution has attracted a great deal of attention because of its ecotoxic effects on microalgae, but the role of phycospheric bacteria under antibiotic stress remains unclear. …”
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Longitudinal monitoring of sewershed resistomes in socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods by Jangwoo Lee, Kevin Xiang, Emily Au, Shahrzad Sarabi, Nicole Acosta, Srijak Bhatnagar, Jennifer Van Doorn, Stefania Bertazzon, John M. Conly, Elissa Rennert-May, Johann D. D. Pitout, Bonita E. Lee, Xiaoli Pang, Christine O’Grady, Kevin Frankowski, Casey R. J. Hubert, Michael D. Parkins

“…This is particularly pronounced for the most clinically-relevant AMR genes (e.g., beta-lactamases, macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin). Conclusions This work showcases the effectiveness of inclusive and comprehensive wastewater-based surveillance for exploring the interplay between SES and AMR.…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility and epidemiological types of Legionella pneumophila human isolates from Italy (1987–2020) by Maria Scaturro, Alessio Lanni, Fabiola Mancini, Antonietta Girolamo, Silvia Fillo, Andrea Ciammaruconi, Florigio Lista, Clementina Elvezia Cocuzza, Rosario Musumeci, Christophe Ginevra, Ghislaine Descours, Sophie Jarraud, Jessica Iera, Paolo Visca, Maria Luisa Ricci

“…ABSTRACT: Objectives: Although antimicrobial resistance has not yet emerged as an overarching problem for Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) infection, the description of clinical and environmental strains resistant to fluoroquinolones and macrolides is a cause of concern. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility of L. pneumophila human isolates in Italy. …”
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Epidemiology, microbiology and clinical impacts of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in adult patients with cystic fibrosis by Zoltán Örlős, Lilla Katalin Lőrinczi, Balázs Antus, Imre Barta, Zsuzsanna Miklós, Ildikó Horváth

“…MABSC strains were highly resistant to doxycycline, fluoroquinolones, and sulfonamides, while amikacin, macrolides, tigecycline and linezolid were often effective. …”
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Efficacy of Bacillus clausii UBBC-07 in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children by H.V. Beketova, O.O. Koiro, S.S. Bohdanova, M.S. Bulhakova, K.M. Heorhitsa, O.B. Il’kiv, О.R. Kavka, О.Z. Kmit’, О.V. Kukhar, V.І. Liubetska, V.V. Maleiko, І.А. Matiukhina, К.О. Medvedska, N.B. Pavchak, К.А. Percheklii, V.V. Semenchuk, Y.О. Sotnichenko, U.М. Tomashiuk, N.І. Tsvynda, М.Y. Shalimanova

“…Prophylactic use of the probiotic reduced the frequency of developing antibiotic-associated diarrhea in general by 2.5 times, with a reduction of 2.5 times among patients receiving penicillins, of 2.4 times among those treated with cephalosporins, and of 5.1 times for those who took macrolides. Bacillus clausii UBBC-07 also decreased the duration of loose stools in patients with diarrhea (1.84 days in the treatment group vs. 2.66 days in the control one) and the average number of days with abdominal pain in those who reported discomfort (1.25 vs. 1.71 days, respectively). …”
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A Review on Bioactive Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities of Aegiceras corniculatum: A Pharmaceutically Important Mangrove Plant by Pritam Sarkar, Tasfiya Rufaidah Ahnaf, Razina Rouf, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi, Shaikh Jamal Uddin

“…A diverse array of bioactive phytochemicals such as flavonoids, benzoquinones, triterpenes, polyphenolic acids, stilbenes, tannins, and macrolides have been identified in different parts of this plant. …”
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Characteristics of plastic bronchitis in children with infectious pneumonia by Xulong Cai, Mali Lin, Li Zhou, Wencai Sheng, Wanyan Jiao, Hongliang Bian, Tongjin Yin

“…In cases of MP infection without plastic bronchitis, treatment with macrolide antibiotics occurred significantly earlier. …”
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Potentiation of Doxorubicin Cytotoxicity Utilizing Clarithromycin Loaded-PEGylated Liposomes by Islam Alfreahat MS, Hamdi Nsairat PhD, Ibrahim Deeb Aldeeb PhD, Ali Al-Samydai PhD, Walhan Alshaer PhD

“…Clarithromycin (CAM), a macrolide antibiotic, inhibits multiple metabolic pathways including CYP3A and P-gp, potentially countering DOX resistance. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Genetics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Nursing Homes in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Albarrag, Ashwag Shami, Abrar Almutairi, Sara Alsudairi, Sumayh Aldakeel, Amani Al-Amodi

“…About 47% of MRSA were multidrug resistant (MDR) as acquired resistance to beta-lactam, macrolide, and aminoglycoside antibiotics. However, all the MRSA isolates showed susceptibility to vancomycin, tigecycline, and linezolid. …”
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Characterization of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Strains from Tonsillopharyngitis and Scarlet Fever Resurgence, 2023—FIRST Detection of M1_UK in Bulgaria by Emma Keuleyan, Theodor Todorov, Deyan Donchev, Ani Kevorkyan, Radoslava Vazharova, Alexander Kukov, Georgi Todorov, Boriana Georgieva, Iskra Altankova, Yordanka Uzunova

“…Strains were susceptible to penicillin (β-lactams), macrolides, clindamycin, tetracyclines, co-trimoxazole, fluoroquinolones, and linezolid. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of three clones (ST1223, ST2198, ST2250) of Staphylococcus argenteus clinical isolates in northern Japan by Meiji Soe Aung, Noriko Urushibara, Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya, Nobuhide Ohashi, Mina Hirose, Kenji Kudo, Masahiko Ito, Nobumichi Kobayashi

“…S. argenteus isolates were almost susceptible to antimicrobials examined, while ST2198 isolates showed higher resistance rates to ampicillin, macrolides, and aminoglycosides than other clones, harbouring blaZ, msrA, and aac(6′)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ia. …”
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Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> Isolates from Subclinical Mastitis in Danish Dairy Cows by Desiree Corvera Kløve, Mikael Lenz Strube, Peter M. H. Heegaard, Lærke Boye Astrup

“…., beta-lactams, phosphonic acid, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, macrolides, lincosamides, and fusidane) were detected. …”
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Prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children from rural areas of the Delta region: a single-centre cross-sectional study by Magdy Zedan, Nashwa K. Abousamra, Engy Osman, Asmaa S. Gebril

“…Children with typical CAP had a significantly lower frequency of macrolides use compared to those with atypical CAP (8.8%) vs. (98.0%). …”
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Antimicrobial use in animal farms in Egypt: rates, patterns, and determinants by Nada ElSayed, Amira Amine, Laila El-Attar, Mohamed E. K. Amin

“…The most used antimicrobials were penicillins (81%), followed by macrolides (78%) and tetracyclines (72%). Half of the studied farms reported using colistin, with more than half of this segment (55%) reporting using it for non-therapeutic purposes. …”
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Can primary care research be conducted more efficiently using routinely reported practice-level data: a cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in England? by Jeremy Horwood, Alastair D Hay, Patricia Jane Lucas, Clare Clement, Peter S Blair, Jodi Taylor, Christie Cabral, Martin C Gulliford, Jenny Ingram, Padraig Dixon, Nick Francis, Athene Lane, Grace Young, Elizabeth Beech, Penny Seume, Scott Bevan, Sam T Creavin

“…By using aggregate level, routinely collected data for the coprimary outcomes, we removed the need to recruit individual participants.Setting Primary care.Participants Baseline data from general practitioner practices and interviews with individuals from Clinical Research Networks (CRNs) in England who helped recruit practices and Clinical Commission Groups (CCGs) who collected outcome data.Intervention The intervention included: (1) explicit elicitation of parental concerns, (2) a prognostic algorithm to identify children at low risk of hospitalisation and (3) provision of a printout for carers including safety-netting advice.Coprimary outcomes For 0–9 years old—(1) Dispensing data for amoxicillin and macrolide antibiotics and (2) hospital admission rate for RTI.Results We recruited 294 of the intended 310 practices (95%) representing 336 496 registered 0–9 years old (5% of all 0–9 years old children). …”
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Genomic interrogation of invasive group A Streptococcus (iGAS) epidemiology and COVID-19 impacts in Victoria, Australia: a 6-year retrospective studyResearch in context by Jacqueline M. Morris, Jake A. Lacey, Kerrie Stevens, Lamali Sadeesh Kumar, Mathilda Wilmot, Janet Strachan, Marion Easton, Daneeta Hennessy, Tony M. Korman, Andrew J. Daley, Katherine B. Gibney, Adam W.J. Jenney, Steven Y.C. Tong, Benjamin P. Howden, Norelle L. Sherry

“…Low levels of antimicrobial resistance were observed, primarily to macrolides and tetracyclines. Phylogenetic analysis identified a previously undescribed emm1 sub-lineage, designated M1Aus, detected in Australia (Victoria and Queensland), Belgium and the United Kingdom. …”
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