Integrative Use of Ningmitai Capsule and Cefoxitin in Treating Post‐Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy Stent‐Related Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]
Ureteral stent placement following ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URL) reduces obstruction but increases the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). Conventional antibiotic therapy alone is often insufficient.
Gang Chen, Jun Zhou
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Time to antibiotic administration in intra-amniotic infections: impact of cefoxitin monotherapy versus traditional antibiotic therapy [PDF]
Objective: This study addresses treatment of intra-amniotic infection (IAI) by comparing timely receipt of recommended antibiotic administration between cefoxitin and traditional antimicrobial therapy, ampicillin and gentamicin, with or without ...
Hannah Bischoff +8 more
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of a Chemically Characterized Cinnamomum verum Bark Methanolic Extract Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: Preliminary Antibiotic-Interaction Screening and Exploratory Molecular Docking. [PDF]
The methanolic extract of Cinnamomum verum exhibited antibacterial and antibiofilm activities, enhanced the efficacy of conventional antibiotics against multidrug‐resistant bacteria, and showed favorable interactions with key bacterial targets in molecular docking analyses, supporting its potential as a natural antimicrobial adjuvant for combating ...
Edziri H +11 more
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Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Vancomycin against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Introduction: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one major healthcare associated infection. Prevalence of MRSA and its antibiotic susceptibility changes from time to time.
Subi Das, Prithi Nair Kannambra
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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus in Different Age Groups Among Healthy School Children and its Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern [PDF]
Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) is associated with increased risk for acquiring invasive disease. There exists an increasing prevalence of resistant community acquired S.aureus infections due to the nasal colonisation of S.aureus and ...
Dakshina Bisht, Varun Goel
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Plasmid Derived AmpC Genotypes among the Multidrug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains Isolated from Urine Samples in Southern India [PDF]
Introduction: The most common pathogens causing Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in community and hospital settings are Enterobacteriaceae. Antibiotic resistance is a major problem worldwide because of an increase in the use of antibiotics.
P Ronni Mol +2 more
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Oxacillin resistance mediated by mecA in Staphylococcus lugdunensis is emerging in some geographic areas. We evaluated cefoxitin disk diffusion (DD) and a new oxacillin agar (supplemented with 2 μg/ml oxacillin and 2% sodium chloride) screen for the ...
Pak-Leung Ho +10 more
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Objectives: The objective of the current study was to compare the diagnostic methods of Oxacillin Disk Diffusion, Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion, Oxacillin Resistance Screening Agar Base, and CHROM Agar MRSA with the gold-standard method of Polymerase Chain ...
Nupur Gupta +3 more
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Genomic characterization of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus ST59 [PDF]
Objective. To characterize the genomes of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus ST59 isolated in St. Petersburg. Materials and Methods. Nine oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive of S. aureus isolates (OS-MRSA) of ST59 were included
Gostev V.V. +9 more
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The comparative genomic analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum YW11 (L. plantarum YW11) isolated from Tibetan kefir involves comparison of the complete genome sequences of the isolated strain with other closely related L. plantarum strains.
Tariq Aziz +9 more
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