Antimicrobials: a global alliance for optimizing their rational use in intra-abdominal infections (AGORA) [PDF]
Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in high-risk patients.
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The Role of the Bacteroides spp. in Bacteraemia
Anaerobic bacteraemia is not frequent (1.2–13.7%), but is associated with a high mortality rate of 16–27%. Anaerobic infections including bacteraemia nearly always arise from contamination by endogenous bacteria into contiguous or other sites like ...
Wysocki Mateusz +2 more
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Radioimmunoassay for Bacteroides fragilis infections [PDF]
Radioimmunoassay methods were evaluated for immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M antibodies against Bacteroides fragilis antigen. Of 12 serum samples from patients with B fragilis infections, 9 had higher concentrations of immunoglobulin G antibodies than any from 11 control subjects.
W L, Hoppes +3 more
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Black-pigmented anaerobic bacteria associated with ovine periodontitis [PDF]
Periodontitis is a polymicrobial infectious disease that causes occlusion change, tooth loss, difficulty in rumination, and premature culling of animals.
Borsanelli, Ana C. +6 more
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Neonatal and Maternal Postpartum Bacteroides Bacteremia
OBJECTIVE: A unique case of Bacteroides fragilis bacteremia in a mother and her infant prompted a review of these infections in neonates and postpartum mothers during a five-year period at two institutions in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Nahid Zaker, Joy Lertzman, Joanne Embree
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PinR mediates the generation of reversible population diversity in Streptococcus zooepidemicus [PDF]
Opportunistic pathogens must adapt to and survive in a wide range of complex ecosystems. Streptococcus zooepidemicus is an opportunistic pathogen of horses and many other animals, including humans.
Andrew S. Waller +8 more
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Objective To assess the effect of probiotic intervention on intestinal flora and immune status in patients with secondary infections to HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF).
YANG Renguo +3 more
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Tertiary-Treated Municipal Wastewater is a Significant Point Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Into Duluth-Superior Harbor [PDF]
In this study, the impact of tertiary-treated municipal wastewater on the quantity of several antibiotic resistance determinants in Duluth-Superior Harbor was investigated by collecting surface water and sediment samples from 13 locations in Duluth ...
Allen H. K. +49 more
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Porphyromonas gingivalis periodontal infection and its putative links with Alzheimer’s disease [PDF]
Periodontal disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are inflammatory conditions affecting the global adult population. In the pathogenesis of PD, subgingival complex bacterial biofilm induces inflammation that leads to connective tissue degradation and
Crean, Stjohn +4 more
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Bacteria isolated from Bengal cat (Felis catus × Prionailurus bengalensis) anal sac secretions produce volatile compounds potentially associated with animal signaling. [PDF]
In social animals, scent secretions and marking behaviors play critical roles in communication, including intraspecific signals, such as identifying individuals and group membership, as well as interspecific signaling.
Cho, Adrienne W +8 more
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