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Clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors in enterococcal bloodstream infections: a 9-year retrospective cohort study in Japan

Infection Prevention in Practice
Summary: Background: Enterococcus species are major causative pathogens of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (BSIs), and Enterococcus faecium exhibits high antimicrobial resistance and mortality rates.
Hitoshi Tsukamoto, Yoko Suehiro, Takashi Higashi, Kyohei Watanabe, Yukio Hida, Ippei Sakamaki   +5 more
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials in a paediatric setting: A retrospective single‐centre study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Paediatric pharmacokinetics differ significantly from adults due to age‐related physiological changes, necessitating precise dose adjustments. However, data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) implementation in paediatric setting remain limited.
Gianluca Gazzaniga, Stefano Agliardi, Riccardo Giossi, Alice Schianchi, Alessandra Romandini, Thomas Virdis, Silvia Nerini Molteni, Maria Luisa De Angelis, Stefania Paccagnini, Cecilia Gechtman, Alice Proto, Marco Fossati, Silvia Oliveri, Giulia Angela Pattarino, Elena Altieri, Agnese Graziosi, Arianna Pani, Romano Danesi, Stefano Martinelli, Costantino De Giacomo, Francesco Scaglione   +20 more
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Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple mechanisms of linezolid resistance in clinical enterococci in China

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Background Infections caused by linezolid-resistant enterococci (LRE) are clinically difficult to treat and threaten patient health. However, there is a lack of studies on long time-span LRE strains in China.
Ziran Wang, Danping Liu, Jingjia Zhang, Lingli Liu, Zeming Zhang, Chang Liu, Songnian Hu, Linhuan Wu, Zilong He, Hongli Sun   +9 more
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Two Different Tetracycline Resistance Mechanisms, Plasmid-Carried tet(L) and Chromosomally Located Transposon-Associated tet(M), Coexist in Lactobacillus sakei Rits 9 [PDF]

, 2008
Lactobacillus sakei is extensively used as functional starter culture in fermented meat products. One of the safety criteria of a starter culture is the absence of potentially transferable antibiotic resistance determinants.
Ammor, M.S., Danielsen, M., Gueimonde, M., Hoek, A.H.A.M., van, Margolles, A., Mayo, B., Reyes-Gavilán, C.G., de los, Zagorec, M.   +7 more
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In Vitro Characterization of Technological and Health‐Promoting Properties of Enterocin Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria From Camel Milk and Its Suitability as a Dairy Starter

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Enterocin‐producing Enterococcus faecium RSCUDR7 from camel milk exhibited strong probiotic and antimicrobial properties, along with stability in skim milk. Its suitability as a safe and effective dairy starter highlights its potential for developing functional probiotic dairy products.
Rahul Singhal, Kamalesh Kumar Meena, Manvik Joshi, Lokesh Gupta, Sunil Meena   +4 more
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The importance of adjusting for enterococcus species when assessing the burden of vancomycin resistance: a cohort study including over 1000 cases of enterococcal bloodstream infections

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018
Background Infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are on the rise worldwide. Few studies have tried to estimate the mortality burden as well as the financial burden of those infections and found that VRE are associated with increased
Tobias Siegfried Kramer, Cornelius Remschmidt, Sven Werner, Michael Behnke, Frank Schwab, Guido Werner, Petra Gastmeier, Rasmus Leistner   +7 more
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Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeasts on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Organ Morphometry of Broiler Chickens

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
The fermentation of molasses‐vinasse with lactic acid bacteria and yeasts improves growth, intestinal health, digestive, and immune organs in chickens, promoting their productive performance and organic development. ABSTRACT This study evaluated the probiotic effects of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts on productive parameters, intestinal health, and ...
José Miranda‐Yuquilema, Fabian Astudillo‐Riera, Juan Taboada‐Pico, Mercy Cuenca‐Condo, Kevin Astudillo‐Vallejo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of enterococcus species among clinical isolates in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) and Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) are leading pathogens responsible for both community-acquired and nosocomial infections, with escalating antibiotic resistance reported worldwide.
Farzaneh Jabbari, Mohammad Nikoohemmat, Maryam Ahmadian, Ali Akhgarzad, Navid Ebrahimi, Farid Javandoust Gharehbagh, Ilad Alavi Darazam   +6 more
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The anti-parasitic effect of probiotic bacteria via limiting the fecundity of Trichinella spiralis female adults

Helminthologia, 2018
A potential protective effect of probiotic strains against zoonotic Trichinella spiralis infection was investigated in the framework of a new therapeutic strategy aimed at using probiotics to control parasitic zoonoses.
Bucková B., Hurníková Z., Lauková A., Revajová V., Dvorožňáková E.   +4 more
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Effect of Enterococcus faecium SF68 on growth performance and in vivo digestibility in buffalo calves [PDF]

, 2007
The effect of dietary supplementation with Enterococcus faecium strain SF68 on growth performance, faecal consistency and in vivo digestibility in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) calves was evaluated.
BILANCIONE, ANTONIO, DI FRANCIA, ANTONIO, MASUCCI, FELICIA, PROTO, VINCENZO, VARRICCHIO, MARIA LUISA   +4 more
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