Resistance to carbapenems in non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars from humans, animals and food [PDF]
Non-typhoidal serovars of Salmonella enterica (NTS) are a leading cause of food-borne disease in animals and humans worldwide. Like other zoonotic bacteria, NTS have the potential to act as reservoirs and vehicles for the transmission of antimicrobial ...
Fernández, J.+2 more
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Metal oxide‐based electrocatalysts have become increasingly popular in the electrochemical field due to their outstanding electrocatalytic properties. Herein, a hydrothermal approach is used to synthesize the composite of ytterbium zinc oxide endorsed on 2D hexagonal boron nitride (YbZnO@h‐BN).
Collen Nepfumbada+4 more
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Ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic with cardiac actions on isolated rat hearts [PDF]
Context: Ciprofloxacin is the most commonly used fluoroquinolone and is prescribed as the antibiotic of choice in the treatment of several microbial infections.
Loipa Galán-Martínez+3 more
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Evaluating Prescriber Adherence to Guideline-Based Treatment Pathways of a Newly Initiated Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Rehabilitation Hospital [PDF]
Background: Inappropriate use of antimicrobials in the healthcare setting is associated with consequences including antimicrobial resistance, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), adverse drug reactions, and increased healthcare costs.
Bertram, Christie
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis--Current Dilemmas, Unanswered Questions, Challenges and Priority Needs [PDF]
Tuberculosis was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. Following the declaration and the promotion in 1995 of directly observed treatment short course (DOTS), a cost-effective strategy to contain the tuberculosis ...
Abubakar, Ibrahim+23 more
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Embedding Pharmacogenetics Into Clinical Practice to Improve Patient Outcomes
ABSTRACT Pharmacogenomics, the use of germline genomic data to guide prescription to improve effective and safer medication, holds promise as a clinical intervention. To date in most health systems, there has been limited uptake of pharmacogenomic testing confined to a few single drug–gene associations.
John Henry McDermott+3 more
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Fluoroquinolones for treating tuberculosis (presumed drug-sensitive).
BACKGROUND Currently the World Health Organization only recommend fluoroquinolones for people with presumed drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB) who cannot take standard first-line drugs. However, use of fluoroquinolones could shorten the length of treatment
L. Ziganshina, A. Titarenko, G. Davies
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Penicillin Allergy in China: Consequences of Inappropriate Skin Testing Practices and Policies
There are significant variations in practice and implementation of penicillin skin testing within China and worldwide. Indiscriminate and ‘pre‐emptive’ skin testing practices in China significantly exacerbate penicillin allergy mislabelling, and global cooperation for advancing modern penicillin allergy diagnosis is urgently needed.
Weihong Shi+5 more
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Fluoroquinolones in ambulatory surgical practice: whom, when, how?
The articLe discusses the indications and conditions for the use of fLuoroquinoLones (ciprofloxacin, LevofLoxacin, moxifLoxacin) in surgicaL infections of the skin and soft tissues in ambuLatory patients.
A. V. Golub+2 more
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Guilian Li,1,* Qian Guo,1,2,* Haican Liu,1 Li Wan,1 Yi Jiang,1 Machao Li,1 Li-li Zhao,1 Xiuqin Zhao,1 Zhiguang Liu,1 Kanglin Wan1 1State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and ...
Li G+9 more
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