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Smartphone-based pathogen diagnosis in urinary sepsis patients. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BackgroundThere is an urgent need for rapid, sensitive, and affordable diagnostics for microbial infections at the point-of-care. Although a number of innovative systems have been reported that transform mobile phones into potential diagnostic tools, the
Barnes, Lucien   +10 more
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Screening for Antibacterial Activity of Andrographis paniculata Used in Malaysian Folkloric Medicine: A Possible Alternative for the Treatment of Skin Infections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In this study non-polar (dichloromethane) and polar (MeOH & aqueous) extracts of A. paniculata (whole plant) were evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activity against 12 skin disease causing bacterial strains (7 gram positive strains; Staphylococcus ...
Ahmed, Q. U.   +3 more
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Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam and comparators against gram-negative bacilli: Results from the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART – Brazil), 2018‒2021

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Increased spread of antimicrobial resistance by Gram-Negative Bacilli (GNB) poses a global challenge, with exacerbated burden post-pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam and its comparators ...
Amanda Azevedo Bittencourt   +5 more
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Investigation of pulmonary infection pathogens in neurological intensive care unit

open access: yesTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2011
Fengying Quan, Guangwei Liu, Liang Wang, Xuefeng WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaPurpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the distribution and antimicrobial ...
Fengying Quan   +3 more
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A PGRPLC1/Rel2-F axis controls Anopheles gambiae resistance to systemic infections with Gram-positive bacteria containing Lys-type peptidoglycan.

open access: yesPLoS Pathogens
In the Afrotropical malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.l., the Imd pathway plays pleiotropic roles in immunity, including resistance to malaria parasites, that are mediated by its NF-κB transcription factor Rel2. Rel2 exists as a full-length form (Rel2-F)
Amani Audi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hybrids of copper cysteamine nanosheets and silver nanocluster ensure superior bactericidal capability via enhanced photodynamic effect

open access: yesScientific Reports
Over the past decades, bacterial infections resulting from the misuse of antibiotics have garnered significant attention. Among the alternative antibacterial strategies, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a promising non-antibiotic approach ...
Jie Wang   +7 more
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OCULAR INFECTIONS: RATIONAL APPROACH TO ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY

open access: yesNational Journal of Medical Research, 2012
Background: Isolation of common pathogens involved in ocular infection and their in-vitro susceptibility to commonly used ocular antibiotics, as well as the trends in antibiotic resistance developed by these pathogens were investigated.
Mulla Summaiya A   +2 more
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Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low and middle income countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of which are from home births or community settings.
Ahmad, Aziez   +9 more
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The tigecycline resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacilli

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Tigecycline, hailed as a pivotal agent in combating multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, confronts obstacles posed by the emergence of resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacilli.
Zhiren Wang, Zhiren Wang, Henan Li
doaj   +1 more source

The diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic bronchitis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The syndrome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) consists of chronic bronchitis (CB), bronchiectasis, emphysema, and reversible airway disease that combine uniquely in an individual patient.
Albertson, Timothy E   +2 more
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