Clinical efficacy of Methylene Blue mediated antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) using 680 nm Diode Laser in patients undergoing Open Flap Debridement: An Original Research by Soundarya Singh, Manisha Rout, Mayur Kaushik, Shilpa Sharma, Aprajita Srivastava

“…PDT could be a useful adjunct to mechanical as well as antibiotics in eliminating periodontal-pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Interplay between porin deficiency, fitness, and virulence in carbapenem-non-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae. by Hedi Mammeri, Youssouf Sereme, Eya Toumi, Hélène Faury, David Skurnik

“…The increasing resistance of Gram-negative bacteria to last resort antibiotics, such as carbapenems, is particularly of concern as it is a significant cause of global health threat. …”
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Identification of new ClpC1-NTD binders for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug development by Katharina Weinhäupl, Louis Meuret, Sandy Desrat, Fanny Roussy, Nelly Morellet, Sandra Beaupierre, Catherine Guillou, Carine van Heijenoort, Olga Abian, Sonia Vega, Ian Wolf, Tatos Akopian, Olga Krandor, Eric Rubin, Adrian Velazquez-Campoy, Diego Gauto, Hugo Fraga

“…Recent studies have shown that several natural product antibiotics targeting the unfoldase N-terminal domain can impair MtbClpC1 function resulting in cell death. …”
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Case report: First reported case of spondylodiscitis caused by Gemella morbillorum in South Africa by J Pillay, N M van der Linden

“…Treatment with culture-driven antibiotics yields good results. …”
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The role of bismuth drugs in elevation of Helicobacter pylori infection eradication efficacy by A. A. Sheptulin

“…At the same time efficacy of some eradication modes, first of all - that of standard triple therapy, steadily decreases because of growing antibiotic resistance of H. pylori strains, first of all - clarithromycin resistance. …”
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“Unmasking the Uncommon”: A case series of multi-drug resistant Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing late-onset sepsis and meningitis in preterm neonates [version 2; peer review:... by Anisha Maria Fernandes, Sinchana Bhat, Suchitra Shenoy M., Prajnha U.P.

“…The patient was intubated and administered empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics and antifungal agents. Blood culture grew Candida krusei, hence Amphotericin B was initiated. …”
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Prevalence of Hyper virulence and Multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from UTI patients by Manar Abdul karim, Zainab Mohammed Alzubaidy, Khazal Dabua Wadi

“…Resistance patterns for the isolates K. pneumoniae was also calculated and 16(53%) isolates were MDR which includes isolates that have resisted three groups of antibiotics and the 14(47%) were XDR which resisted four or five groups of different antibiotics. …”
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Investigating Gram-negative bacilli isolates’ sensitivity to ceftazidime/avibactam by Sunali, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Mukesh Kumar, Maneesh Kumar, Nishant Ranjan

“…The results show that ceftazidime avibactam can cure MDR and CRE infections, especially urinary tract infections, better than conventional antibiotics, which is a great help in the fight against increasing antibiotic resistance.…”
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Disruption of zinc homeostasis reverses tigecycline resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Jinyu Wang, Jinyu Wang, Cuiping Xia, Cuiping Xia, Zhaoxin Xia, Zhaoxin Xia, Jilu Shen, Jilu Shen

“…By using zinc ionophores such as PBT2 to elevate intracellular zinc ion levels, we can overcome bacterial resistance to antibiotics like tigecycline. The suppression of superoxide dismutase activity and elevation of reactive oxygen species concentration suggest that PBT2 impairs the oxidative stress response of K. pneumoniae, further enhancing its susceptibility to antibiotics. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant and Extended Spectrum ?-Lactamase Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Burn Patients by Shawnm Ahmed Aziz

“…Antibiotic resistance has become a major world health challenge and has limited the ability of physician's treatment. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Effects of Herbal Formulation Called Apo-Taat Using Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates by Thanakan Kitnithiprapha, Sumalee Panthong, Intouch Sakpakdeejaroen, Sumalee Kondo

“…The conventional treatment for diarrhea is antibiotics. However, overuse and misuse of antibiotics has enabled pathogens to adapt, causing global antibiotic resistance and proliferation of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli), which causes diarrhea and high levels of inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Assessing the probiotic potential of Lactococcus lactis isolated from the intestine and gill of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) through in vitro analysis by Lucano Billy M., Feria Manuel A., Zatan Adrian E., Toledo Odalis E., Aguilar Jorge L., Diringer Benoit M., Castañeda Arnaldo E.

“…The emergence of diseases and the indiscriminate use of antibiotics have had deleterious consequences in the aquaculture industry. …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…All patients received empirical antibiotic therapy however 46% of cases received the wrong antimicrobials. …”
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Estimating the Economic and Clinical Value of Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance to Three Gram-negative Pathogens in Japan by Tetsuya Matsumoto, Oliver Darlington, Ryan Miller, Jason Gordon, Phil McEwan, Takahisa Ohashi, Amer Taie, Akira Yuasa

“…Despite ample availability of Gram-positive antibiotics, there is a distinct lack of agents against Gram-negative pathogens, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, which remains a real threat in Japan. …”
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Irrational medicine use and its associated factors in conflict-affected areas in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Alassane Seydou, Issa Coulibaly, Karina Kielmann, Raffaella Ravinetto

“…Overall, 68% of the assessed prescriptions included antibiotics; 58% included injectables; and 75.79% were characterized by polypharmacy, i.e. more than two medicines per prescription. …”
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Bacterial overgrowth syndrome by Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. S. Oganesyan

“…Treatment of the basic disease, that provoked development of BOS, is the most important approach. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are prescribed. Application of modern enterosorbents having cytoprotective properties is proved.…”
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Special Types of Pesticides by Frederick M. Fishel

“…These pesticides include antibiotics, anticoagulants, botanicals, insect dusts, insect growth regulators, microbials, petroleum oils, pheromones, plant hormones, and soaps. …”
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Factors to Consider in Serologic Testing for Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) by Gary D. Butcher

“…However, it is imperative to know the Mycoplasma infection status of poultry flocks as this will influence decisions related to use of antibiotics, vaccination programing and biosecurity planning. …”
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Unraveling a Rare Right-Sided Pleural Effusion in a Young Female: A Case of Pancreaticopleural Fistula by P. Prem Ananth, S. Raghul Raj, R. Anand, N. Nagarajan

“…We report the case of a 33-year-old female with massive right-sided pleural effusion, which is uncommon in PPF. Treatment with antibiotics, chest drainage, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stent placement led to symptom resolution. …”
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Incidence of methicillin, inducible clindamycin, and vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Gombe, Northeastern Nigeria by Haruna Adamu, Celestina T. Otegwu, Fatima B. Abdullahi, Babajide A. Tytler, Busayo O. Olayinka

“…Despite the introduction of new antibiotics over the years, bacteria causing both common and severe infections have consistently developed resistance. …”
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