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Antibiotic Therapy in Dentistry [PDF]

International Journal of Dentistry, 2021
Dental caries, pulpal necrosis, trauma, and periodontal diseases can result in dental infections which could have severe consequences that affect both soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.
Hanie Ahmadi, Alireza Ebrahimi, Fatemeh Ahmadi   +2 more
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Appropriate antibiotic therapy is a predictor of outcome in patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia blood stream infection in the intensive care unit

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2023
Background/purpose: The study was to assess the relationship between antibiotic therapy and the outcome in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bloodstream infection (BSI).
Jiun-Ji Lai, L. Kristopher Siu, Feng-Yee Chang, Jung-Chung Lin, Ching-Mei Yu, Rui-Xin Wu, Ching-Hsun Wang   +6 more
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Antibiotic therapy in viral airway infections (ATHENIAN): study protocol for an open labeled randomized controlled pragmatic trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of discontinuing antibiotic therapy in adult patients infected with respiratory viruses [PDF]

Trials
Background Reducing inappropriate use of antibiotics is essential to combat antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotics are widely prescribed upon hospital admission for acute respiratory infections, but it remains unknown whether it is safe to discontinue ...
Magrit Jarlsdatter Hovind, Jan Erik Berdal, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Olav Dalgard, Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken   +4 more
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Early discontinuation of antibiotic therapy initiated in the emergency department in older patients: a retrospective study [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Infectious diseases are a leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits in elderly patients, and their accurate diagnosis and management remain a challenge.
Pierre Cezard, Richard Chocron, Thomas Laurenceau, Hayat Lahjibi-Paulet, Damien Blez   +4 more
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Antibiotic therapy failure and clinical outcomes in scrub typhus patients from Guangzhou city, southern China [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Antibiotic therapy failure in scrub typhus (ST) has raised concerns about first-line antibiotic efficacy, necessitating reevaluation of recommended antibiotic therapies.
Jiali Long, Yuancheng He, Kuibiao Li, Xinwei Wu, Zhoubin Zhang, Yuehong Wei   +5 more
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A Multiwell-Plate Caenorhabditis elegans Assay for Assessing the Therapeutic Potential of Bacteriophages against Clinical Pathogens

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
In order to establish phage therapy as a standard clinical treatment for bacterial infections, testing of every phage to ensure the suitability and safety of the biological compound is required.
Prasanth Manohar, Belinda Loh, Namasivayam Elangovan, Archana Loganathan, Ramesh Nachimuthu, Sebastian Leptihn   +5 more
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Influence of antibiotic treatment duration on the development of antibiotic resistance [PDF]

Науковий вісник ветеринарної медицини, 2023
Avoidance of unnecessary antimicrobial administration is a key point of antimicrobial stewardship; knowing the optimal duration of therapy obviates over-treatment. In this article we have highlighted the results of modern research on the influence of the
Shahanenko R., Kozii N., Shahanenko V., Avramenko N., Taranuha S.   +4 more
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The Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Mizoram, Northeast India

Microbiology Research, 2022
(Background) Numerous reports on carbapenem resistance in different parts of India have been published, yet there are insufficient studies on the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the northeast region of the country.
Vanlalruati S. C. Ralte, Archana Loganathan, Prasanth Manohar, Christine Vanlalbiakdiki Sailo, Zothan Sanga, Lalremruata Ralte, John Zothanzama, Sebastian Leptihn, Ramesh Nachimuthu, Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar   +9 more
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Antibacterial efficacy of lytic phages against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in bacteraemia mice models

BMC Microbiology, 2022
Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause a variety of infections in humans, such as burn wound infections and infections of the lungs, the bloodstream and surgical site infections.
Shri Natrajan Arumugam, Prasanth Manohar, Sunilkumar Sukumaran, Sathish Sadagopan, Belinda Loh, Sebastian Leptihn, Ramesh Nachimuthu   +6 more
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Reduction of Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Suspected Early-Onset Sepsis in Late-Preterm and Term Newborns After Implementation of a Procalcitonin-Guided Algorithm: A Population-Based Study in Central Switzerland

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Suspected early-onset sepsis (EOS) is the main reason for antibiotic therapy at the start of life. Prolonged antibiotic therapy for culture-negative sepsis is often reported.
Jennifer Zihlmann-Ji, Jennifer Zihlmann-Ji, Christian Braun, Michael Buettcher, Markus Hodel, Dirk Lehnick, Martin Stocker   +6 more
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