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High genetic relatedness between multidrug resistant bacteria before and after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Genome Medicine
Background The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has placed extraordinary pressure on hospitals there. One consequence of this has been the alarming increase in infections caused by multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), both within Ukraine and among ...
Francois Lebreton, Viacheslav Kondratiuk, Valentyn Kovalchuk, Niels Pfennigwerth, Ting L. Luo, Brendan T. Jones, Nadiia Fomina, Frieder Fuchs, Jörg B. Hans, Jessica Eisfeld, Ana Ong, Sören Gatermann, Jason W. Bennett, Patrick Mc Gann   +13 more
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Photothermal‐Activated Antibacterial Amyloid‐Polyphenol‐Iron Hydrogels for Synergistic Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We report a thermally triggered supramolecular hydrogel (LTFe) formed by Fe3+ and tannic acid on lysozyme amyloid fibrils. Fe3+ enables rapid gelation and photothermal transduction with an efficiency of 88.56%. The LTFe hydrogel exhibits excellent biocompatibility, potent antibacterial activity against E. coli and S.
Di Wu, Jiangtao Zhou, Yang Shen, Qiyao Sun, Tong Li, Xiaoyang Zou, Bin Liu, Hongshan Liang, Raffaele Mezzenga   +8 more
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Seta‐Inspired Mechano‐Intelligent Janus Bandage with Coordinated Adhesion–Contraction for Minimizing Scarring

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a bioinspired mechano‐intelligent Janus bandage (MIB) with a hydrophobic flat exterior and a hydrophilic interior featuring gecko‐mimicking wedged microstructures, fabricated via micromolding and anisotropic plasma treatment. The MIB dynamically synchronizes adhesion and contraction, enabling precise force modulation.
Di Suo, Yuhe Yang, Shuai Zhao, Ho‐Pan Bei, Avery Chik‐Him Lam, Wei‐Qiang Tan, Kenneth Kak‐yuen Wong, Xin Zhao   +7 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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Stopping an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST111 by temporarily blocking the siphon to disinfect it before the transition to the wastewater drain

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: Resulting from an analysis of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa, the siphons of washbasins in patient rooms were identified as source of colonizations and/or infections.
Torsten Stein, Martin Exner, Lisa-Marie Höfken, Katrin Schuldt, Axel Kramer   +4 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients, health care workers and hospital outbreaks during the first 3 waves of the pandemic: a retrospective analysis in a secondary care hospital network in Germany

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Hospital infections with SARS-CoV-2 continued during the initial waves of the pandemic worldwide. So far, Data on the dynamics of these infections and the economic burden of outbreaks are rare.
Anke Hildebrandt, Kirsten Dolega, Lutz Uflacker, Henrik Rudolf, Sören G. Gatermann   +4 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance: Data Harmonisation and Data Selection within Secondary Data Use

Antibiotics
Resistance to last-resort antibiotics is a global threat to public health. Therefore, surveillance and monitoring systems for antimicrobial resistance should be established on a national and international scale.
Sinja Bleischwitz, Tristan Salomon Winkelmann, Yvonne Pfeifer, Martin Alexander Fischer, Niels Pfennigwerth, Jens André Hammerl, Ulrike Binsker, Jörg B. Hans, Sören Gatermann, Annemarie Käsbohrer, Guido Werner, Lothar Kreienbrock   +11 more
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Bacteriocins to Thwart Bacterial Resistance in Gram Negative Bacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
An overuse of antibiotics both in human and animal health and as growth promoters in farming practices has increased the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
Soufiane Telhig, Soufiane Telhig, Laila Ben Said, Séverine Zirah, Ismail Fliss, Sylvie Rebuffat   +5 more
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AI–Guided 4D Printing of Carnivorous Plants–Inspired Microneedles for Accelerated Wound Healing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work presents an artificial intelligence (AI)‐guided 4D‐printed microneedle platform inspired by carnivorous plants for wound healing. A thermo‐responsive shape memory polymer enables body temperature–triggered self‐coiling for autonomous wound closure.
Hyun Lee, Moon‐Jo Kim, DongEung Kim, Chan Ho Moon, Seojoon Bang, Hyeong Seok Kang, Ju Yeong Gwon, Jong Hwa Seo, Junhyub Jeon, Junhyuk Son, Munwon Lim, Minho Kang, Dong Yun Lee, Donghyun Lim, Jung‐Hoon Park, Gi Doo Cha, Soo‐Hong Lee, Tae‐Sik Jang, Kisuk Yang, Yunho Jeong, Youngho Eom, Hyun‐Do Jung   +21 more
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