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Multidimensional and Multifunctional Laser‐Induced Graphene (LIG) for Point‐of‐Care and Wearable Biosensing, Theranostics, and Bioactive Interfaces Toward Personalized Healthcare and Regenerative Medicine

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Whole Price of Vancomycin: Toxicities, Troughs, and Time

open access: yesDrugs, 2017
Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that is active against Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Nephrotoxicity, which is usually reversible, is the most serious common adverse effect of vancomycin. Vancomycin-
Meghan N. Jeffres
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss among high-risk infants in Golestan province, Iran in 2010 - 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Hearing impairment, as one of the most common birth defects, is a hidden disability with negative impacts on speech and cognitive development. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
Alaee, E.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Impact of Prophylactic Cefepime on Surgical Site Infection and Severe Morbidity in Patients Who Underwent Pancreaticoduodenectomy With Preoperative Biliary Drainage

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although prophylactic broad‐spectrum antibiotics can reduce postoperative complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), the optimal regimen remains uncertain. This study evaluated the impact of prophylactic cefepime (CFPM) on surgical site infection (SSI) and severe morbidity after PD with preoperative biliary drainage.
Genki Watanabe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative effectiveness of nafcillin or cefazolin versus vancomycin in methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background The high prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has led clinicians to select antibiotics that have coverage against MRSA, usually vancomycin, for empiric therapy for suspected staphylococcal infections.
McGregor Jessina C   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Effectiveness of Vancomycin and Metronidazole for the Prevention of Recurrence and Death in Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection

open access: yesJAMA Internal Medicine, 2017
Importance Metronidazole hydrochloride has historically been considered first-line therapy for patients with mild to moderate Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) but is inferior to vancomycin hydrochloride for clinical cure.
V. Stevens   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interspecies Biofilm Dynamics Among Staphylococci: Inflammatory Contributions to Chronic Rhinosinusitis

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Staphylococcus species are frequently isolated from the sinonasal niche of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients. While Staphylococcus aureus is often associated with recalcitrant CRS, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus lugdunensis are largely deemed commensal.
Sintayehu Ambachew   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Appropriate use of vancomycin in a cardiac surgical unit

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing problem. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are major worries, particularly in developing nations where cost-effectiveness is essential.
Sanaa Mekdad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Program in a Specialty Clinic Setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) has gained popularity since its first description in 1974. At Community Health Network (CHN), the OPAT clinic was developed three years ago by an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist and ...
Hauk, Elizabeth
core   +1 more source

Probing the Reaction Mechanism of the D-ala-D-ala Dipeptidase, VanX, by Using Stopped-Flow Kinetic and Rapid-Freeze Quench EPR Studies on the Co(II)-Substituted Enzyme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In an effort to probe the reaction mechanism of VanX, the D-ala-D-ala dipeptidase required for high-level vancomycin resistance in bacteria, stopped-flow kinetic and rapid-freeze quench EPR studies were conducted on the Co(II)-substituted enzyme when ...
Bennett, Brian   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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