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IWGDF/IDSA guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes‐related foot infections (IWGDF/IDSA 2023)

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, Volume 40, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published evidence‐based guidelines on the management and prevention of diabetes‐related foot diseases since 1999. The present guideline is an update of the 2019 IWGDF guideline on the diagnosis and management of foot infections in persons with diabetes mellitus.
Éric Senneville, Zaina Albalawi, Suzanne A. van Asten, Zulfiqarali G. Abbas, Geneve Allison, Javier Aragón‐Sánchez, John M. Embil, Lawrence A. Lavery, Majdi Alhasan, Orhan Oz, Ilker Uçkay, Vilma Urbančič‐Rovan, Zhang‐Rong Xu, Edgar J. G. Peters   +13 more
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A Comparative Review of the Pharmacology of Dalbavancin and Oritavancin for Gram-Positive Infections: Birds of a Feather or Apples and Oranges?

Infectious Diseases and Therapy
The clinical landscape of Gram-positive infections has been reshaped with the introduction of long-acting lipoglycopeptides, particularly dalbavancin and oritavancin.
Maytham Hussein, James Barclay, Mark Baker, Yuezhou Wu, Varsha J. Thombare, Nitin Patil, Ananya B. Murthy, Rajnikant Sharma, Gauri G. Rao, Mark A. T. Blaskovich, Jian Li, Tony Velkov   +11 more
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A Rare Case of Bacterial Meningitis Caused by Hematogenous Spread of Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Immunocompromised Patient

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) meningitis is rare. It is usually associated with neurosurgical procedures or devices. We describe a case of VRE meningitis from hematogenous spread during persistent bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient who received haploidentical bone marrow transplant for VEXAS syndrome.
Myeongji Kim, Christopher Graham, Ryan W. Stevens, Aditya Shah, Larry M. Bush   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dalbavancin in the Community Emergency Department [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction Dalbavancin is an antibiotic within the class of medications known as lipoglycopeptides. This medication is given to patients presenting to the hospital with acute skin and skin-structure infections (ABSSSI).
Johnson, Wesley
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Diabetic foot: microbiology, pathogenesis and glycan studies [PDF]

, 2010
Complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality around the world. Diabetic foot infections remain one of the major complications leading to a leg loss every 3 seconds due to amputations causing mental ...
Dharod, M., Dharod, M.
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Treatment of Syphilis in Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis: Current Evidence, Challenges, and Future Directions

Antibiotics
Syphilis remains a global public health concern, with maternal infection posing a substantial risk for congenital syphilis, a preventable condition associated with severe morbidity and mortality.
Serena Salomè, Chryssoula Tzialla
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MRSA: THE EVOLVING PATHOGEN, RECENT TRENDS IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. [PDF]

, 2019
MRSA is often used to describe multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Resistance is mediated by a gene (mecA) that encodes the production of an altered penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a), which does not allow for the binding of ß-lactams to the ...
Anant Parasher, Kunal Ranjan
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Resistance to last-resort antibiotics in enterococci [PDF]

The genus Enterococcus comprises a diverse group of species, many of which are commensal members of the gut microbiota of humans and animals. The two most prominent species associated with humans, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium, have also
Allen, Freya, Gadar, Kavita, Lu, Zhaoxiang, Mclnnes, Ross S, van Schaik, Willem   +4 more
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Molecular detection of Gram-positive bacteria in the human lung through an optical fiber–based endoscope [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: The relentless rise in antimicrobial resistance is a major societal challenge and requires, as part of its solution, a better understanding of bacterial colonization and infection.
Akram, Ahsan R., Birks, Timothy A., Bradley, Mark, Bruce, Annya M., Choudhary, Tushar R., Dhaliwal, Kevin, Duncan, Sheelagh, Harrington, Kerrianne, Haslett, Christopher, Knight, Jonathan C., Krstajić, Nikola, Marshall, Adam, Megia-Fernandez, Alicia, Mills, Bethany, Norberg, Dominic, Parker, Helen E., Quinn, Thomas, Scholefield, Emma, Stone, James M., Tanner, Michael G., Ucuncu, Muhammed, Williams, Gareth O.S., Wood, Harry A.C., Young, Irene   +23 more
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One-Shot, One Opportunity: Retrospective Observational Study on Long-Acting Antibiotics for SSTIs in the Emergency Room—A Real-Life Experience

Pathogens
Background: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are a major cause of emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations. Long-acting lipoglycopeptides (LALs), such as dalbavancin and oritavancin, offer potential for early discharge and outpatient ...
Giacomo Ciusa, Giuseppe Pipitone, Alessandro Mancuso, Stefano Agrenzano, Claudia Imburgia, Agostino Massimo Geraci, Alberto D’Alcamo, Luisa Moscarelli, Antonio Cascio, Chiara Iaria   +9 more
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