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Prevalence of Multi Drug Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci among some Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Yola, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
Coagulase negative staphylococci have been reported to be a frequent agent of uncomplicated UTI in young sexually active women, which can also lead to symptomatic infection, low birth weight (LBW) babies, and preterm delivery.
Sale, M., Kanu, S. N.
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Coagulase-negative staphylococci strains resistant to oxacillin isolated from neonatal blood cultures

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the microorganisms most frequently isolated from clinical samples and are commonly found in neonatal blood cultures.
Valeria Cataneli Pereira, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha   +1 more
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No Increased Risk of Infection Following a Protocol Change to Decrease Duration of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
There was no increased rate of surgical site infection or bacteremia in liver transplant recipients following a decrease in perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis duration, with a change from 2.4% to 2.8% in patients hospitalized prior to transplant and 7.5% to 2.9% in other patients.
Hutton Brandon, Crystal M. Truax, Eduardo Rodriguez Zarate, Brandon J. Tritle, Hannah Imlay   +4 more
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Screening of nasal carriage for Staphylococcus aureus and their resistance to oxacillin and cefoxitin among medical students in Karbala University

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences, 2015
Objective Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, especially methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a problem within healthcare organizations and in the community. The aim of the study was to screen S.
Suhad Hadi Mohammed, Mohammed Neama Hmood, Areej Abbas Abd   +2 more
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Investigation of mediastinitis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci after cardiothoracic surgery. [PDF]

, 2006
Six cases of coagulase-negative staphylococcal mediastinitis were identified in the latter half of 1999. A new preoperative cleansing solution was suspected by hospital staff to be a factor in the outbreak.
Parsonnet, Julie, Tompkins, Lucy S, Van Kerkhove, Maria D, Weingart, Michal   +3 more
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Serious Bacterial Infections in Hospitalized Neonates in Eastern Ethiopia: Investigating the Emerging Pathogen Pantoea dispersa Compared With Klebsiella pneumoniae

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Serious bacterial infections (SBIs) are major contributors to neonatal morbidity and mortality in low‐income countries. We describe the aetiology and risk factors for neonatal bacteraemia and in‐hospital mortality in eastern Ethiopia, focusing on Pantoea dispersa, a rarely studied pathogen, and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Yunus Edris, Faisel A. Hassen, Desalegn A. Ayana, Fami Ahmed, Haleluya Leulseged, Dadi Marami, Jabir Aliye, Belete G. Alem, Zelalem T. Mariam, Gezahang Mengesha, Nega Assefa, Alexander M. Aiken, J. Anthony G. Scott, Lola Madrid   +13 more
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Teicoplanin non-susceptible coagulase-negative staphylococci in a large Australian healthcare network: Implications for treatment with vancomycin

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Introduction and Objectives: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are relatively low in virulence but some are increasingly recognized as agents of clinically important infections.
W. R. P. L. I. Wijesooriya, D. N. Kotsanas, T. M. Korman, M Graham   +3 more
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The clinical, radiological, microbiological, and molecular profile of the skin-penetration site of transfemoral amputees treated with bone-anchored prostheses. [PDF]

, 2017
The breach of the skin barrier is a critical issue associated with the treatment of individuals with transfemoral amputation (TFA) using osseointegrated, percutaneous titanium implants.
Berlin, Örjan, Brånemark, Rickard, Lennerås, Maria, Omar, Omar, Palmquist, Anders, Thomsen, Peter, Trobos, Margarita, Tsikandylakis, Georgios, Vazirisani, Forugh   +8 more
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Fosmidomycin for the Treatment of Canine Otitis Externa: A Randomised, Double‐Blinded, Controlled ‘Split Body’ Clinical Trial

Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Targeted antimicrobial therapy for canine otitis externa (OE) represents an opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship. Fosmidomycin selectively inhibits the non‐mevalonate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis utilised by canine‐adapted, and not human‐adapted, staphylococci.
Lindsey E. Citron, Darko Stefanovski, Youwen You, Rachel Proctor, Donna Watson, Julie Randall, Christine L. Cain   +6 more
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Pathogen‐reduced platelet concentrates in France: Impact on the risk of transfusion‐transmitted infections, 2017–2024

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Pathogen reduction (PR) using amotosalen‐UVA was implemented for 100% of platelet concentrates (PCs) in France in November 2017. No bacterial testing was in place earlier. The impact of PR on the risk of transfusion‐transmitted infections (TTIs) from November 2017 to December 2022 (vs.
Syria Laperche, Virginie de la Taille, Pierre Gallian, Elodie Pouchol, Catherine Humbrecht, Alexandre Montembault, Lucile Malard, Caroline Bacquet, Marianne Asso‐Bonnet, Sophie Le Cam, Thierry Peyrard, Pierre Tiberghien   +11 more
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