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Development of amoxicillin resistance in Escherichia coli after exposure to remnants of a non-related phagemid-containing E. coli: an exploratory study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Objective To determine the effect of exposure to remnants of a phagemid-containing E. coli, killed by treatment with a propanol-based hand rub, on antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolates. Methods An in vitro model was developed in which a clinical E.
Joep J. J. M. Stohr, Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Carlo J. M. M. Verhulst, John W. A. Rossen, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans   +4 more
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Duration of rectal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli: results of an open, dynamic cohort study in Dutch nursing home residents (2013–2019)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Background In 2016, a study in a Dutch nursing home showed prolonged colonization duration of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL)-ST131 compared to ESBL-non-ST131. In this study, we assessed the duration of rectal ESBL-producing E.
Veronica Weterings, Wouter van den Bijllaardt, Martin Bootsma, Yvonne Hendriks, Linda Kilsdonk, Ans Mulders, Jan Kluytmans   +6 more
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A study of a deterministic model for meningitis epidemic [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
A compartmental deterministic model that allows (1) immunity from two stages of infection and carriage, and (2) disease induced death, is used in studying the dynamics of meningitis epidemic process in a closed population. It allows for difference in the transmission rate of infection to a susceptible by a carrier and an infective. It is generalized to
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Re-infection by untreated partners of people treated for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: mathematical modelling study [PDF]

Sex Transm Infect. 2014 May;90(3):254-6, 2013
Objectives: Re-infection after treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae reduces the effect of control interventions. We explored the impact of delays in partner treatment on the expected probability of re-infection of index cases using a mathematical model.
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Relationship between levels of inflammatory cytokines in the genital tract and CD4+ cell counts in women with acute HIV-1 infection. [PDF]

, 2008
Inflammatory responses at mucosal surfaces after human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission may influence disease outcome. We evaluated levels of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-12 in genital ...
Bebell, Lisa M, Iriogbe, Itua, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, Karim, Salim Abdool, Mlisana, Koleka, Passmore, Jo-Ann, van Loggerenberg, Francois, Williamson, Carolyn   +7 more
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The use of a UV-C disinfection robot in the routine cleaning process: a field study in an Academic hospital

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background Environmental surface decontamination is a crucial tool to prevent the spread of infections in hospitals. However, manual cleaning and disinfection may be insufficient to eliminate pathogens from contaminated surfaces.
Füszl Astrid, Zatorska Beata, Van den Nest Miriam, Ebner Julia, Presterl Elisabeth, Diab-Elschahawi Magda   +5 more
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Preferential Selection of Low-Frequency, Lipopolysaccharide-Modified, Colistin-Resistant Mutants with a Combination of Antimicrobials in Acinetobacter baumannii

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Colistin, which targets lipopolysaccharide (LPS), is used as a last-resort drug against severe infections caused by drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. However, A. baumannii possesses two colistin-resistance mechanisms.
Go Kamoshida, Noriteru Yamada, Tomoka Nakamura, Daiki Yamaguchi, Daichi Kai, Maho Yamashita, Chiaki Hayashi, Nana Kanda, Moe Sakaguchi, Hitoshi Morimoto, Teppei Sawada, Tomoko Okada, Yuki Kaya, Norihiko Takemoto, Kinnosuke Yahiro   +14 more
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Modeling the transmission of Wolbachia in mosquitoes for controlling mosquito-borne diseases [PDF]

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 2018, 2017
We develop and analyze an ordinary differential equation model to assess the potential effectiveness of infecting mosquitoes with the Wolbachia bacteria to control the ongoing mosquito-borne epidemics, such as dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika. Wolbachia is a natural parasitic microbe that stops the proliferation of the harmful viruses inside the ...
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Detecting Mutations in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pyrazinamidase Gene pncA to Improve Infection Control and Decrease Drug Resistance Rates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection. [PDF]

, 2016
Hospital infection control measures are crucial to tuberculosis (TB) control strategies within settings caring for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients, as these patients are at heightened risk of developing TB.
Bangsberg, Butler, Campos, Carlton A. Evans, Caviedes, Daniela E. Kirwan, David A. J. Moore, Dooley, Eduardo Ticona, Escombe, Escombe, Evans, Franzblau, Hannan, Hu, Huang, Iwamoto, Jon S. Friedland, Jorge Coronel, Kawai, Lilia Z. Cabrera, Louis Grandjean, Luz Caviedes, Luz Huaroto, Matthew Z. Dudley, Mirko Zimic, Mitchison, Moore, Moore, Patricia Sheen, Raviglione, Richard Rodriguez, Robert H. Gilman, Scorpio, Sheen, Sheen, Sheen, Steele, Stricof, Víctor Chávez-Pérez, Wells, Willingham   +41 more
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Symptomatic MERS-CoV infection reduces the risk of future COVID-19 disease; a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The general human immune responses similarity against different coronaviruses may reflect some degree of cross-immunity, whereby exposure to one coronavirus may confer partial immunity to another. The aim was to determine whether previous MERS-
Aiman El-Saed, Fatmah Othman, Henry Baffoe-Bonnie, Rawabi Almulhem, Muayed Matalqah, Latifah Alshammari, Majid M. Alshamrani   +6 more
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