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Distinct Bacterial Pathways Influence the Efficacy of Antibiotics against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

mSystems, 2020
Effective tuberculosis treatment requires at least 6 months of combination therapy. Alterations in the physiological state of the bacterium during infection are thought to reduce drug efficacy and prolong the necessary treatment period, but the nature of
Michelle M. Bellerose, Megan K. Proulx, Clare M. Smith, Richard E. Baker, Thomas R. Ioerger, Christopher M. Sassetti   +5 more
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Mortality Risk and Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with Infections Caused by Elizabethkingia Species—A Meta-Analysis

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Patients with infections caused by Elizabethkingia species require prompt identification and effective antibiotic treatment since these spp.
Chienhsiu Huang, Sufang Kuo, Lichen Lin
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Rare or Unusual Non-Fermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria: Therapeutic Approach and Antibiotic Treatment Options

Antibiotics
Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria (NFGNB) are a heterogeneous group of opportunistic pathogens increasingly associated with healthcare-associated infections.
Nicholas Geremia, Andrea Marino, Andrea De Vito, Federico Giovagnorio, Stefano Stracquadanio, Agnese Colpani, Stefano Di Bella, Giordano Madeddu, Saverio Giuseppe Parisi, Stefania Stefani, Giuseppe Nunnari   +10 more
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A Rare Case of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Successful Outcome with a Short Course of Antibiotics

Case Reports in Neurology
Introduction: Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a Gram-negative bacterium found in the oral flora of dogs and cats, transmitted to humans through bites, licks, or scratches.
Adrienne Elisabeth van der Hoeven, Josephus Johannes Kerremans, Tjerk Joppe Lagrand   +2 more
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Population‐specific effect of Wolbachia on the cost of fungal infection in spider mites

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Many studies have revealed the ability of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia to protect its arthropod hosts against diverse pathogens. However, as Wolbachia may also increase the susceptibility of its host to infection, predicting the outcome of a ...
Flore Zélé, Mustafa Altıntaş, Inês Santos, Ibrahim Cakmak, Sara Magalhães   +4 more
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Lyme Disease Biobank: 10 years of 3 month follow-up visits from 2014 to 2023

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionLyme Disease Biobank (LDB) enrolls participants with signs and symptoms of early Lyme disease (LD) from endemic areas and makes samples available to researchers developing more accurate diagnostics. From 2014 to 23, 466 cases and 367 controls
Elizabeth J. Horn, George Dempsey, Anna M. Schotthoefer, Matthew McArdle, Allison F. Weber, Cathy De Luca, Bobbi S. Pritt, Elizabeth L. Maloney   +7 more
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Elaborations on Corallopyronin A as a Novel Treatment Strategy Against Genital Chlamydial Infections

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Ascending Chlamydia trachomatis infection causes functional damage to the fallopian tubes, which may lead to ectopic pregnancy and infertility in women. Treatment failures using the standard regimens of doxycycline and azithromycin have been observed. We
Nathalie Loeper, Simon Graspeuntner, Svea Ledig, Inga Kaufhold, Friederike Hoellen, Andrea Schiefer, Andrea Schiefer, Beate Henrichfreise, Kenneth Pfarr, Kenneth Pfarr, Achim Hoerauf, Achim Hoerauf, Kensuke Shima, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp   +14 more
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Antibiotic treatment and susceptibility testing [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2005
A 60 year old tale The concept of attacking invading microorganisms without harming the host was first introduced by Paul Ehrlich. In 1910 he discovered “salvarsan”, which he announced as a magic bullet for the treatment of syphilis. Penicillin, produced by the fungus, Penicillium notatum , was first discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, purified ...
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Bloodstream Infection Caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient

Kidney and Dialysis
Bloodstream infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among hemodialysis patients. These infections primarily involve Gram-positive bacteria and, less frequently, Gram-negative bacilli.
Matteo Righini, Martina Titone, Davide Martelli, Elisabetta Isola, Elena Tampieri, Romina Graziani, Chiara Valentini, Matteo De Liberali, Antonella Troiano, Mattia Monti, Vera Minerva, Lilio Hu, Brunilda Sejdiu, Olga Baraldi, Andrea Buscaroli   +14 more
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Salmonellosis Features in Children Today

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2016
There were studied the features of clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of salmonella infection in 109 children aged from 4 months to 14 years, who were hospitalized in the Department of Infectious Diseases in Children’s Clinical Hospital № 2 in ...
O.V. Korbut, E.A. Dmitrieva, G.G. Yukhimenko, A.R. Buts, O.V. Vigovskaya   +4 more
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