Antimicrobial Actions and Applications of Chitosan
Chitosan is a naturally originating product that can be applied in many areas due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxic properties. The broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of chitosan offers great commercial potential for this product.
Cai-Ling Ke+3 more
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Antimicrobial properties of garlic oil against human enteric bacteria: evaluation of methodologies and comparisons with garlic oil sulfides and garlic powder. [PDF]
The antimicrobial effects of aqueous garlic extracts are well established but those of garlic oil (GO) are little known. Methodologies for estimating the antimicrobial activity of GO were assessed and GO, GO sulfide constituents, and garlic powder (GP ...
Hill, David J.+4 more
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A Retrospective Data Analysis of the Structure of Isolated Microorganisms in Secondary Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Using Permuted Test [PDF]
Objective. Objectives. To analyze the structure of microorganisms isolated in patients with secondary skin and soft tissues infection (SSTIs) (trophic ulcers in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic arterial insufficiency (CAI), chronic venous ...
Kuzmenkov A.Yu.+5 more
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Background The global emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has seen the dominance of specific clones in different regions around the world with the PVL-positive ST93-IV as the predominant CA-MRSA clone ...
Stanley Pang+5 more
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Concordance Between Antimicrobial Susceptibility Genotypes and Phenotypes of Bacterial Isolates Associated with Bovine Respiratory Disease. [PDF]
Extended laboratory culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing timelines hinder rapid species identification and susceptibility profiling of bacterial pathogens associated with bovine respiratory disease, the most prevalent cause of cattle ...
Abdo, Zaid+13 more
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Antimicrobial Drugs in Fighting against Antimicrobial Resistance [PDF]
The outbreak of antimicrobial resistance, together with the lack of newly developed antimicrobial drugs, represents an alarming signal for both human and animal healthcare worldwide. Selection of rational dosage regimens for traditional antimicrobial drugs based on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic principles as well as development of novel ...
Menghong Dai+5 more
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Non-thermal plasma technology for the development of antimicrobial surfaces: a review [PDF]
Antimicrobial coatings are in high demand in many fields including the biomaterials and healthcare sectors. Within recent progress in nanoscience and engineering at the nanoscale, preparation of nanocomposite films containing metal nanoparticles ( such ...
Cvelbar, U+6 more
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Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives in the Treatment of Enteric Infections
Antibiotics played an important role in controlling the development of enteric infection. However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance and gut dysbiosis led to a growing interest in the use of natural antimicrobial agents as alternatives for therapy ...
Dazhong Yan+5 more
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The continued value of disk diffusion for assessing antimicrobial susceptibility in clinical laboratories: Report from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Methods Development and Standardization Working Group [PDF]
Expedited pathways to antimicrobial agent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have led to increased delays between drug approval and the availability of FDA-cleared antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) devices.
Burnham, Carey-Ann D+6 more
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In vitro activity of macrolides against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes in the Russian Federation: “Status praesens” [PDF]
Objective. To evaluate in vitro activity of various macrolide antibiotics against a current collection of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from patients with community-acquired infections in different ...
Kozlov R.S.+3 more
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