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Phage Therapy in Treatment of Gram-negative Bacterial Infections: A Systematic Review

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and purpose: Infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria are rising. Phage therapy is an effective treatment in infections resistant to treatment and progress has been made with its use and development in recent years ...
Golnar Rahimzadeh, Majid Saeedi, Fereshteh Farshidi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai   +3 more
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A multifunctional platform with single-NIR-laser-triggered photothermal and NO release for synergistic therapy against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and their biofilms

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2020
Background Infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, especially MDR Gram-negative strains, have become a global public health challenge.
Baohua Zhao, He Wang, Wenjing Dong, Shaowen Cheng, Haisheng Li, Jianglin Tan, Junyi Zhou, Weifeng He, Lanlan Li, Jianxiang Zhang, Gaoxing Luo, Wei Qian   +11 more
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Prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial isolates in sputum samples with respiratory infections from Indonesian patients

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
ObjectiveMulti-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections have become a pressing global health issue due to increasing antibiotic resistance in clinical settings.
Abdul Rahman Siregar, Deivan Pradana Putra, Anggun Diyan Nurhasanah, Ayu Rahmawati Sulistyaningtyas, Aditya Rahman Ernanto, Afifah Khairunnisa, Wahyu Aristyaning Putri, Bayissa Chala, Rizal Maarif Rukmana, Sugiyono Saputra, Prakash Gosh, Ahmed Abd El-Wahed, Arif Mulyanto, Sri Darmawati   +13 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Interleukin-6, Interleukin-8, and Interleukin-10 for Predicting Bacteremia in Children with Febrile Neutropenia

Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2017
Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, infections are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children with febrile neutropenia. In the majority of febrile episodes, the source of infection cannot be defined.
Zümrüt Şahbudak Bal, Nihal Karadaş Özdemir, Semra Şen, Deniz Yılmaz Karapınar, Elif Azarsız, Şöhret Aydemir, Fadıl Vardar   +6 more
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from Clinical Specimens of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Fatemeh Zahra Hospital in Sari, Iran

Novelty in Biomedicine
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened concerns over secondary bacterial infections, which worsen outcomes in hospitalized patients. This study investigated the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from clinical specimens ...
Soheil Azizi, Amirreza Forouzanfar, Marzieh Taheri, Fateme Abdi Seyedmahalleh, Alireza Dadfar, Bahareh Basirpour, Javad Yasbolaghi Sharahi, Faezeh Hassanzadeh, Maryam Mirzakhani, Aylar Mahdlou, Mohammadmahdi Karimi-Yazdi   +10 more
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Curative Treatment of Severe Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections by a New Class of Antibiotics Targeting LpxC

mBio, 2017
The infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria pose serious threats to humankind. It has been suggested that an antibiotic targeting LpxC of the lipid A biosynthetic pathway in Gram-negative bacteria is a promising strategy for curing ...
Nadine Lemaître, Xiaofei Liang, Javaria Najeeb, Chul-Jin Lee, Marie Titecat, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, Michel Simonet, Eric J. Toone, Pei Zhou, Florent Sebbane   +9 more
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Clinical impact and disparities in mortality and antimicrobial resistance between Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in cirrhotic abdominal infections: a meta-analysis

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundBacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Shifts in pathogen distribution and the rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms complicate clinical management, yet the relative impact of
Xiao-Qing Xie, Jia-Wei Shao
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Le infezioni catetere vascolare correlate: risultati di tre anni di sorveglianza (2001-2003)

Microbiologia Medica, 2005
Central venous catheter represents a major source of nosocomial bloodstream infection, which cause considerable excess morbidity.The diagnosis of catheter-related infections relies on the presence of clinical manifestation of infection and the evidence ...
Vesselina Kroumova, Ilaria Crespi, Gian Lorenzo Molinari, Stefano Andreoni, Carmelina Di Natale, Paola Fonio, Giacomo Fortina   +6 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

Brazilian 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, Vinicius Lima Faustino, Paula de Mendonça Batista, Lays Paulino Leonel, Marina Della Negra de Paula, Thales José Polis   +5 more
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Investigation of pulmonary infection pathogens in neurological intensive care unit

Therapeutics 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, Guangwei Liu, Liang Wang, et al   +3 more
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