Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia in a General Hospital in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Guideline-based empiric antimicrobial therapy is recommended for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we evaluate the pattern of empiric antibiotics of CAP patients.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +2 more
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Evaluation of the Blue-Carba test for rapid detection of carbapenemases in gram-negative Bacilli [PDF]
, 2015 The Blue-Carba test (BCT) is a biochemical test for rapid (2 h)detection of carbapenemase production in Gram-negative bacillidirectly from bacterial culture .
Albornoz, Ezequiel Pablo +7 more
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The effect of imipenem and diffusible signaling factors on the secretion of outer membrane vesicles and associated Ax21 proteins in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia [PDF]
, 2015 Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are small nanoscale structures that are secreted by bacteria and that can carry nucleic acids, proteins, and small metabolites. They can mediate intracellular communication and play a role in virulence.
Bart eDevreese +9 more
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Successful Treatment of Acute Prostatitis Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli With Tigecycline Monotherapy [PDF]
, 2020 We present a successful treatment, with tigecycline monotherapy, of acute prostatitis caused by multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli harboring an NDM-1 carbapemenase along with a CMY-2 cephalosporinase and a TEM ...
Babouee Flury, Baharak +7 more
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The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and 2010. At the time the most recent guideline was released, the plan was to update
Chang, Phillip K +11 more
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mSphere, 2021 Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and a major cause of nosocomial infections. The global spread of carbapenem-resistant strains is growing rapidly and has become a major public health challenge.
Mario López-Pérez +4 more
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Real-life comparison of three intravitreal antibiotic drug regimens in endophthalmitis
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Purpose: Real-life comparison of three intravitreal drug regimens used in cases of endophthalmitis at a tertiary care center in India. Methods: In this prospective, comparative study, patients of bacterial endophthalmitis were grouped according to ...
Aafreen Bari +10 more
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023 Introduction: Antibiotic resistance in the last decade has recorded drastic changes in an increasing manner in nonfermenting bacterial groups of gram-negative bacilli including Ps.
K Ramanath +5 more
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The porin and the permeating antibiotic: A selective diffusion barrier in gram-negative bacteria [PDF]
, 2008 Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for a large proportion of antibiotic resistant bacterial diseases. These bacteria have a complex cell envelope that comprises an outer membrane and an inner membrane that delimit the periplasm.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 Treatment of multidrug resistant bacterial infections has been a great challenge globally. Previous studies including our study have highlighted the use of celecoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in combination with antibiotic has decreased the
Madhavi Annamanedi +3 more
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