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Multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteraemia rates among cancer patients in an oncology hospital in eastern India: an 11-year retrospective observational study

Infection Prevention in Practice, 2023
Summary: Background: Trend analysis of bacteraemias caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) bacteria helps to assess efficacy of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices.
Satyam Mukherjee, Maitrayee Sarkar De, Gaurav Goel, Arpita Bhattacharyya, Indranil Mallick, Deepak Dabkara, Jaydip Bhaumik, Manas Kumar Roy, Piyali Bose Majumdar, Soumyadip Chatterji, Sudipta Mukherjee, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Mammen Chandy   +12 more
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Characterization of Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in Canada from 2019 to 2020

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Data regarding the epidemiology of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) in Canada are scarce. Among CPE patients identified by the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, the following were each ...
Jessica J. Bartoszko, Robyn Mitchell, Kevin Katz, Michael Mulvey, Laura Mataseje   +4 more
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Development and Evaluation of Bacteriophage Cocktail to Eradicate Biofilms Formed by an Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Viruses, 2023
Extensive and multiple drug resistance in P. aeruginosa combined with the formation of biofilms is responsible for its high persistence in nosocomial infections.
Medhavi Vashisth, Anu Bala Jaglan, Shikha Yashveer, Priya Sharma, Priyanka Bardajatya, Nitin Virmani, Bidhan Chand Bera, Rajesh Kumar Vaid, Taruna Anand   +8 more
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella typhi XDR Infection at Rawalpindi Medical University and Allied Hospitals

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of extensively drug-resistant Salmonella typhi (XDR) in RMU Allied Hospitals. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional, prospective study conducted at RMU
Kausar Izhar, Kiran Ahmed, Maryyam Rehan, Muhammad Umar, Nadeem Ikram, Naeem Akhter   +5 more
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In vitro antibacterial activity of curcumin-meropenem combination against extensively drug-resistant (XDR) bacteria isolated from burn wound infections [PDF]

Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2019
Objective: Burn wound infection is a severe complication of thermal injury. Patients with severe burn injuries need urgent care to diminish complications after severe burns.
javad Yasbolaghy sharahi, zahra Ahovan, Donya Taghizadeh Maleki, Zahra Riahi Rad, Zohreh Riahi Rad, Mehdi Goudarzi, Aref Shariati, Narjess Bostanghadiri, Elham Abbasi, Ali Hashemi   +9 more
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Emerging Trends of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

Microorganisms, 2021
Salmonella Typhi is a Gram-negative pathogen that causes typhoid fever in humans. The use of antibiotics to treat typhoid has considerably mitigated its fatality risk, but rising multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) resistance ...
Muhammad Zakir, Maryam Khan, Muhammad Ihtisham Umar, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Ashraf, Saba Shamim   +5 more
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2.PHAGE COCKTAILS AGAINST HIGHLY MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANII

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background:Phage therapy is a potential alternative treatment for infections caused by many bacterial species such as Acinetobacter baumannii (A.
Hayder N. Jasim, Ahmad S. Abdul-Ameer
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Assessment of Linezolid Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability in the Treatment of Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Case Review

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page e50-e52, 2013., 2013
Linezolid is a potentially effective drug for the treatment of patients with drug‐resistant tuberculosis. Among 13 patients treated for tuberculosis with linezolid in the present study, nine had treatment success and four remain on treatment. Adverse effects occurred in 11 (85%) patients, of whom three discontinued treatment because of adverse effects.
Alena Tse-Chang, Dennis Kunimoto, Evelina Der, Rabia Ahmed   +3 more
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The Emergence of Extensively Drug‐Resistant Tuberculosis (TB): TB/HIV Coinfection, Multidrug‐Resistant TB and the Resulting Public Health Threat from Extensively Drug‐Resistant TB, Globally and in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 18, Issue 5, Page 289-291, 2007., 2007
Resistance to anti‐tuberculosis (TB) drugs continues to present a major challenge to global public health. Resistance usually develops due to inadequate TB management, including improper use of medications, improper treatment regimens and failure to complete the treatment course. This may be due to an erratic supply or a lack of access to treatment, as
Paul E Alexander, Prithwish De
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A review of clinical profile, complications and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi isolates in children in Karachi

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Enteric fever is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A, B, and C. There is an emergence of Typhoid fever caused by extensively drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi strain called
Saba Shahid, Marvi Mahesar, Nida Ghouri, Saba Noreen   +3 more
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