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Characterization of Tigecycline-Heteroresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates From a Chinese Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Tigecycline has been used as one of the therapeutic choices for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, the emergence of tigecycline heteroresistance has led to great challenges in treating these ...
Qiaoyu Zhang, Liping Lin, Yuhong Pan, Jiansen Chen   +3 more
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Detecting Antibiotic Resistance in Strains of Selected Gram‐Negative Bacterial Species Using Raman Spectroscopy

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
Raman spectroscopy successfully identified antibiotic‐resistant Gram‐negative strains. Resistant strains of four bacterial species were discriminated from sensitive ones with 99.1% accuracy using PLS regression. The method allows for rapid, label‐free detection of antibiotic resistance.
Fernanda Sant Ana de Siqueira e Oliveira, Adriano Moraes da Silva, Marcos Tadeu T. Pacheco, Landulfo Silveira Jr.   +3 more
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The Future of Nosocomial Infections

Iranian Journal of Public Health
Nosocomial infections remain one of the most severe public health issues, infecting millions of patients worldwide each year.  The global prevalence of nosocomial infections varies between 3.0% and 20.7%, with an incidence rate ranging from 5% to 10%.
Moameri, Hossein, Salehi, Sahar, Haghdoost, Ali Akbar   +2 more
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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring variations in IPC competencies: a cross-sectional study among healthcare professionals in Northwest China

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background This cross-sectional study investigates infection prevention and control (IPC) competencies among healthcare professionals in northwest China, examining the influence of demographic factors, job titles, education, work experience, and hospital
Qinglan Zhao, Xiaoqing Cui, Ting Liu, Hanxue Li, Miaoyue Shi, Li Wang   +5 more
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Comparison of ANN and LR models for predicting Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from a southern province of China's RNSS data

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
: Objectives: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a serious threat to public health due to its limited treatment options and high mortality rate.
Bangwei Zeng, Peijun Liu, Xiaoyan Wu, Feng Zheng, Jiehong Jiang, Yangmei Zhang, Xiaohua Liao   +6 more
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Molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli in pediatric patients in China

BMC Microbiology, 2023
Background Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) have been increasingly reported in China. However, dynamic monitoring data on molecular epidemiology of CR-GNB are limited in pediatric patients.
Lijun Yin, Lu Lu, Leiyan He, Guoping Lu, Yun Cao, Laishuan Wang, Xiaowen Zhai, Chuanqing Wang   +7 more
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Pediatric nosocomial infections

Jornal de Pediatria, 1999
OBJECTIVE: Considering that the nosocomial infections have been a serious problem of public health all over the world in both developed and developing countries, this revision has the aim of amplifying the pediatrician's knowledge, in different interfaces of the question.
E S, Carvalho, S R, Marques
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Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Diaminopimelate Epimerase DapF From Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a major threat to global public health. To combat increasingly drug‐resistant bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, new targets for pharmaceuticals need to be explored. One such potential target for P.
Philipp Schneider, Claudia Hanko, Konrad Büssow, Stefan Schmelz, Wulf Blankenfeldt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of microbiological non-compliance of endoscopic final rinse water associated with opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens contamination in connecting tube

Scientific Reports
Non-compliant final rinse water (microbial culture results exceeding 10 cfu/100 mL) is an under-recognized risk factor for failure of flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscope reprocessing, since it is an important step following disinfection during the ...
Miao Liu, Qingqing Zu, Linwen Zheng, Lirong Wen, Shanshan Li, Yuli Nie, Fenglin Chen, Qiaoyu Zhang   +7 more
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