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Effective elimination of Staphylococcal contamination from hospital surfaces by a bacteriophage-probiotic sanitation strategy: a monocentric study. [PDF]

, 2019
Persistent contamination of hospital surfaces and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are recognized major causes of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). We recently showed that a probiotic-based sanitation (PCHS) can stably decrease surface pathogens and ...
BISI, Matteo, CASELLI, Elisabetta, D'ACCOLTI, Maria, LANZONI, Luca, MAZZACANE, Sante, SOFFRITTI, IRENE, VOLTA, Antonella   +6 more
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Policy Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship in the EU: Explaining Structural Policy Change in Pharmaceutical Innovation Incentives and Health Technology Assessment

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy process research has excelled in explaining structural policy change within national settings, but extensions and applications to the EU level have long proven challenging for scholars. Given that the EU is currently experiencing its longest period of Treaty stability since the 1980s—having evolved into a sui generis political system ...
Vassilis Karokis‐Mavrikos
wiley   +1 more source

A review of selected bee products as potential anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral agents [PDF]

, 2016
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest medical challenges the world faces. It was estimated recently that by 2050, AMR will account for 10 million extra deaths annually with additional economic costs in the region of $100 trillion.
Brown, Helen Louise, Cooper, Rose, Jenkins, Rowena, Roberts, Aled Edward Lloyd   +3 more
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Effect of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis duration for colic surgery on complications and resistome

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Based on human studies, surgical antimicrobial (AMD) prophylaxis (SAP) beyond 24 h is unnecessary and potentially detrimental. Objective To compare clinical and microbiological outcomes in patients receiving 24‐ or 72‐h of SAP for colic surgery. Study Design Prospective randomised clinical trial.
Louise L. Southwood, Alicia Long, Jairo Perez, Scott Daniel, Kyle Bittinger, Maia Aitken, Laurel Redding   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bifidobacterial Dominance of the Gut in Early Life and Acquisition of Antimicrobial Resistance. [PDF]

, 2018
Bifidobacterium species are important commensals capable of dominating the infant gut microbiome, in part by producing acids that suppress growth of other taxa.
Ahmad, SM, Akre, Samir, Huda, M Nazmul, Liu, Jinxin, Maldonado-Gomez, Maria X, Mills, David A, Stephensen, Charles B, Taft, Diana H   +7 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention-leveraging the synergy: A position paper update. [PDF]

, 2018
Summary The issues surrounding the prevention and control of infections are intrinsically linked with the issues associated with the use of antimicrobial agents and the proliferation and spread of MDROs.
Ashley, Elizabeth S. Dodds, Cosgrove, Sara E., Fakih, Mohamad G., Manning, Mary Lou, Moody, Julia A., Myers, Frank E., Schweon, Steve J., Septimus, Edward J.   +7 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance as a Hidden Menace Lurking Behind the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Global Impacts of Too Much Hygiene on AMR

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new coronavirus that was recently discovered in 2019. While the world is working hard to overcome and control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is also crucial to be
Sama Rezasoltani, Abbas Yadegar, B. Hatami, H. Asadzadeh Aghdaei, M. Zali   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engineered Probiotics: The Next‐Generation Therapeutics to Combat Antibiotic‐Resistant Bacterial Infections

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
Engineered probiotics secretes fusion proteins which potentially neutralized the toxins secreted by other microbial communities. ABSTRACT On a global scale, the escalating burden of infectious diseases, predominantly attributed to bacterial pathogens, especially drug‐resistant strains, has progressed into a critical concern for clinical management and ...
Indu Singh, Raz Abdulqadir, Indira Kumari Verma, Yashika Awasthi, Arun Ratn, Juhi Sharma, Manmeet Rawat, Megh Singh Dhakad, Jasbir Dalal, Yash Gupta, Bhisham Narayan Singh, Divakar Sharma   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and plant-derived antimicrobials (PDAms) as an alternative drug line to control infections

3 Biotech, 2013
Infectious diseases caused by antimicrobial-resistant microbes (ARMs) and the treatment are the serious problems in the field of medical science today world over.
J. Srivastava, H. Chandra, A. Nautiyal, S. Kalra   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Micro and Nanoencapsulation of Omega‐3 Fatty Acids: Functional Applications and Future Perspectives in Food Systems

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Whey protein‐based microencapsulation for omega‐3 PUFA delivery in food systems. Objective: Enhance oxidative stability & bioavailability of omega‐3 PUFAs using whey protein as an encapsulating agent. Current methods: Spray drying & coacervation—effective but limited by heat sensitivity and encapsulation efficiency. Emerging technologies: Electrospray &
Jihan M. Kassem, Fadwa W. Abdulqahar, Ahmed A. Zaky, Mohamed Said Boulkrane, Aya Darwish, Amr Farouk, Beraat Ozçelik, Osama Magouz, Xueming Liu, Tamer M. El‐Messery   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source