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Journal articles on the topic "Antimycobacterial susceptibility of antimicrobials"

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Guay, David RP. "Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections." Annals of Pharmacotherapy 30, no. 7-8 (1996): 819–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106002809603000721.

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OBJECTIVE: To review the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections other than Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). DATA SOURCES: A MEDLINE search of English-language literature pertaining to nontuberculous mycobacteria other than MAC was performed. Additional literature was obtained from reference lists of pertinent articles identified through the search. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION: All articles were considered for possible inclusion in the review. Information judged by the author to be pertinent was selected for discussio
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Solnier, Julia, Liam Martin, Sanjib Bhakta, and Franz Bucar. "Flavonoids as Novel Efflux Pump Inhibitors and Antimicrobials Against Both Environmental and Pathogenic Intracellular Mycobacterial Species." Molecules 25, no. 3 (2020): 734. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25030734.

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Therapeutic treatment options for opportunistic non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection and/or serious mycobacterial infections such as tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are limited due to the spread of antimicrobial resistance mechanism. Plant-derived natural compounds as prospective efflux pump inhibitors may present a promising adjunct to conventional chemotherapy by enhancing mycobacterial susceptibility to antibiotics. This study served to evaluate the antimicrobial and resistance-modifying profile of a range of plant-derived flavonoids against the mycobacterial model strains: M. smegma
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Borek, Anna, Anna Zabost, Agnieszka Głogowska, Dorota Filipczak, and Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć. "New RAPMYCOI SensititreTM Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test for Atypical Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria (RGM)." Diagnostics 12, no. 8 (2022): 1976. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12081976.

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Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) cause an increasing international concern, mainly due to their natural resistance to many antibiotics. The aim of this study was to conduct species identification and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of RGM isolated in Poland. Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested using broth microdilution and the RAPMYCOI panel. A total of 60 strains were analysed, including the following species: M. fortuitum complex (30), M. abscessus subsp. abscessus (16), M. abscessus subsp. massiliense (7), M. chelonae (5), and M. mucogenicum (2). For 12 M. abscessu
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Maisetta, Giuseppantonio, Giovanna Batoni, Manuela Pardini та ін. "Use of a Recombinant Strain of Mycobacterium avium Expressing β-Galactosidase To Evaluate the Activities of Antimycobacterial Agents inside Macrophages". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 45, № 1 (2001): 356–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.45.1.356-358.2001.

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ABSTRACT A reliable and low-cost method that enables rapid screening of the activity exerted by new antimicrobial agents on intracellularly growingMycobacterium avium has been developed. To this aim, a recombinant (lacZ) strain of M. aviumexpressing the Escherichia coli β-galactosidase gene was used to evaluate, in murine macrophages, the susceptibility of M. avium to common antimycobacterial agents. β-Galactosidase levels, measured in the presence of each of the antibiotics tested, were closely correlated with the number of CFU recovered from theM. avium lacZ strain-infected macrophages.
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P, Melkeri Shridhar, P. Parameshwara Naik, Krishnamurthy G., Prabhaker Walmik, and Priyarani RS. "Synthesis, Characterization and Biological studies on 3d-metal complexes of 5-[(1, 5- dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2, 3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) diazenyl]-1-ethyl-6-hydroxy-4- methyl-2-oxo-1, 2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile." Der Pharma Chemica 13, no. 3 (2021): 12. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11071253.

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N-hetorocyclic ligand 5-[(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) diazenyl]-1-ethyl-6-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxo1,2Dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile (L) and a few of their transition metal complexes have been synthesised and characterized by different physicochemical techniques. The electronic and magnetic susceptibility measurements suggest an octahedral geometry for all the complexes excepting Zn(II) complex which possess tetrahedral geometry. The results of thermo-gravimetric analysis showed that the synthesized complexes have thermal stability and confirms the absence of coordina
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Srinivas, A. "Anti-microbial susceptibility pattern of spores used in Bacillus clausii suspension: an in vitro study." International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 7, no. 5 (2020): 980. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20201511.

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Background: Bacillus species have been used as probiotics as they have high stability to gastrointestinal conditions and impart health benefit on the host. Primarily used in their spore form the diversity of Bacillus species being used and their applications are remarkable. Here, we present the results of the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the B. clausii spore suspension (Benegut®).Methods: Bacillus clausii spore suspension (Benegut®), used in oral bacteriotherapy was tested for the susceptibility to therapeutically useful antibiotics. Twelve commercially prepared, paper antibiotic di
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Arain, T. M., A. E. Resconi, M. J. Hickey, and C. K. Stover. "Bioluminescence screening in vitro (Bio-Siv) assays for high-volume antimycobacterial drug discovery." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 40, no. 6 (1996): 1536–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.40.6.1536.

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Bioluminescence-based assays to indicate antimicrobial susceptibility have been developed and validated for recombinant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis BCG, Mycobacterium avium, and Mycobacterium intracellulare expressing an integrated eukaryotic luciferase gene. MICs determined with these bioluminescence assays for several antimycobacterial agents, including isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampin, amikacin, streptomycin, ciprofloxacin, and clarithromycin, compared favorably with traditional BACTEC methods and visual estimations of the inhibitory end point. Assay methodolog
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Alcaide, Fernando, Laura Calatayud, Miguel Santín, and Rogelio Martín. "Comparative In Vitro Activities of Linezolid, Telithromycin, Clarithromycin, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, and Four Conventional Antimycobacterial Drugs against Mycobacterium kansasii." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 48, no. 12 (2004): 4562–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.48.12.4562-4565.2004.

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ABSTRACT Mycobacterium kansasii is one of the most pathogenic and frequent nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from humans. Patients with adverse drug reactions, resistant isolates, or suboptimal response require alternative treatment regimens. One hundred forty-eight consecutive clinical isolates of M. kansasii were tested for antimicrobial susceptibilities by the BACTEC 460 system (NCCLS) with two different inoculation protocols, one conventional and one alternative. In the alternative protocol, the inoculum 12B vial was incubated until the growth index was between 250 and 500. Four convent
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Schwander, Stephan, Srijata Sarkar, Youngmia Song та ін. "Suppression of the NF-κB Pathway by Diesel Exhaust Particles Impairs Human Antimycobacterial Immunity (117.4)". Journal of Immunology 188, № 1_Supplement (2012): 117.4. http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.188.supp.117.4.

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Abstract Chronic exposure to air pollution increases susceptibility to respiratory infections including tuberculosis in humans. We hypothesized that exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP), a major component of urban fine particulate matter, suppresses antimycobacterial human immune effector cell functions by modulating TLR-signaling pathways and NF-κB activation. To examine the effects of DEP on M.tb-induced host immunity, PBMC from 20 healthy persons [13 m, 7 f, mean age 33.5 years) were stimulated with DEP and M.tb or PPD (purified protein derivative). We show by TEM studies that both DE
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Torres-Juarez, Flor, Albertina Cardenas-Vargas, Alejandra Montoya-Rosales, et al. "LL-37 Immunomodulatory Activity during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Macrophages." Infection and Immunity 83, no. 12 (2015): 4495–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.00936-15.

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Tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases worldwide. The susceptibility to this disease depends to a great extent on the innate immune response against mycobacteria. Host defense peptides (HDP) are one of the first barriers to counteract infection. Cathelicidin (LL-37) is an HDP that has many immunomodulatory effects besides its weak antimicrobial activity. Despite advances in the study of the innate immune response in tuberculosis, the immunological role of LL-37 duringM. tuberculosisinfection has not been clarified. Monocyte-derived macrophages were infected withM. tuberc
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Antimycobacterial susceptibility of antimicrobials"

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Baraka, M. "Susceptibility of staphylococal biofilms to multiple combination of antimicrobials." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/27501.

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Reid, Ann-Aubrey Kaiwilani. "Susceptibility of Borrelia burgdorferi Morphological Forms to Chemical Antimicrobials." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/9094.

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Borrelia burgdorferi is the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Not much is known about the susceptibility of this organism to chemical disinfection. Current antimicrobial susceptibility test methods, such as those published by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), usually require assessment of the number of colony forming units (cfu) of growing organisms on plates following exposure to an agent. For fast-growing organisms, plates are ready for counting 1-2 days post plating, while several weeks may be needed for slower growing organisms. Spirochetes, like B. burgdorferi are di
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Cowley, Nicola. "Realism-based approaches for evaluating bacterial susceptibility to antimicrobials used in home and personal care products." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2016. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/realismbased-approaches-for-evaluating-bacterial-susceptibility-to-antimicrobials-used-in-home-and-personal-care-products(58428a27-4b98-4bee-af2c-d19cd22f2617).html.

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Microbicides are used in consumer products worldwide to enhance their antibacterial potency in disinfection, for antisepsis or as preservatives. With the widespread use of these compounds, concerns have been expressed about their potential to select for reduced susceptibility. Whilst in vitro studies have reported the laboratory generation of bacterial insusceptibility for certain combinations of bacterium and microbicide, true microbicide resistance, which is defined as a change in susceptibility that is likely to affect the outcome of treatment, has not been frequently reported or observed i
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Meyers, Bruce. "A study on the bacteria of dog bite wounds in dogs and their susceptibility to antimicrobials." Electronic thesis, 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07282008-075020/.

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Meyers, B. A. (Bruce Anthony). "A study on the bacteria of dog bite wounds in dogs and their susceptibility to antimicrobials." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26742.

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To investigate the bacterial composition of infected and non-infected dog bite wounds (DBW), a prospective study was performed on dogs with various grades of bite wounds presenting at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, and a nearby animal shelter. Fifty dogs with bite wounds inflicted within the previous 72 hours were selected. This represented 104 wounds. Wounds were clinically graded according to severity. Swabs were collected from all wounds for bacterial culture and cytology. Infection was diagnosed if 2 of the following 3 criteria were met: macroscopic
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Jacob, Megan E. "Effects of diets, antimicrobials and minerals on the revalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of fecal bacteria in feedlot cattle." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/442.

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Kirinus, Jackeline Karsten. "Fenotipia e genotipia de Streptococcus equi isolados de equinos da região sul do Brasil." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2010. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/10071.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior<br>The phenotypic characteristics [morphology, biochemical fermentation, antimicrobial susceptibility, index of multiple resistances to antimicrobials (MAR), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of benzilpenicilin] of 38 Streptococcus equi isolates were evaluated in this study. The phenotypic analyses demonstrated three colony patterns, three carbohydrate fermentation patterns and variation from 0 to 0.4 in the index of multiple resistances to antimicrobials. All the isolates of S. equi d
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Kanwar, Neena. "Treatment strategies impacting ceftiofur resistance among enteric bacteria in cattle." Diss., Kansas State University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18387.

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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology<br>Harvey Morgan Scott<br>A randomized controlled field trial was designed to evaluate the effects of two treatment strategies on ceftiofur and tetracycline resistances in feedlot cattle. The two strategies consisted of administering ceftiofur crystalline-free acid administration (CCFA) at either one or else all of the steers within a pen, and subsequent feeding/not feeding of therapeutic doses of chlortetracycline. Both strategies were hypothesized to reduce ceftiofur resistance. The effects of treatment strategies were ev
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Almeida, Fernanda dos Santos. "Espécies do grupo Bacteroides fragilis em bezerros com e sem diarréia aguda: ocorrência, fatores de virulência e caracterização molecular." Universidade de São Paulo, 2007. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/42/42132/tde-19102007-115921/.

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Em nosso estudo foi avaliada a presença das bactérias do grupo Bacteroides fragilis em 108 amostras fecais de bezerros com e sem diarréia, além de fatores de virulência e a similaridade genética entre as cepas de B. fragilis. Hemolisinas foram observadas em 36,3% e em 83,7% dos bezerros com e sem diarréia, respectivamente. Apenas 7,4% dos isolados foram hemaglutinantes. De todos os isolados, grande parte resistiu à ação do soro e 100% foram sensíveis ao imipenem e metronidazol. Houve resistência aos metais pesados utilizados. Plasmídios foram detectados em 7,4% dos isolados. Dentre 58,8% produ
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Freitas, Andréa dAvila. "Estudo de atributos de virulência e resistência a antimicrobianos em amostras de P. aeruginosa." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2013. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=7969.

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P. aeruginosa é um importante agente de infecções relacionadas à assistência em saúde. Habitualmente, o estabelecimento de infecções agudas é precedido pela colonização das mucosas dos pacientes. Não se sabe, porém, se os processos infecciosos são causados pelas próprias cepas bacterianas colonizadoras ou por outras com que os pacientes entrem em contato, dotadas ou não de maior potencial de virulência ou de resistência a antimicrobianos que as tornem mais eficientes como agentes infecciosos. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivos i) investigar a existência de potenciais diferenças entre amost
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Books on the topic "Antimycobacterial susceptibility of antimicrobials"

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Antimycobacterial Susceptibility Testing Proposed Standard (Nccls Document M24-P). NCCLC, 1990.

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Edgeworth, Jonathan. Antibiotic resistance in the ICU. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199600830.003.0289.

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The two objectives of ensuring early appropriate antimicrobial treatment for septic patients on the intensive care unit (ICU), and limiting emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance are both complicated and potentially conflicting. Increasingly unpredictable resistance, particularly amongst Gram-negative bacteria, through both local selection and transmission, and importation of globally successful resistant clones encourages the use of broad-spectrum empiric antimicrobials for septic patients, including in combination. This may lead to a vicious cycle whereby increasing antibiotic use
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Book chapters on the topic "Antimycobacterial susceptibility of antimicrobials"

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Mårdh, Pers-Anders, Jorma Paavonen, and Mirja Puolakkainen. "Susceptibility of Chlamydiae to Different Antimicrobials." In Chlamydia. Springer US, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0719-8_8.

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Pokludová, Lucie. "Molecular Biology Perspective of Susceptibility and Resistance in Main Target Pathogens in the Respective Species and Antimicrobials of Concern." In Antimicrobials in Livestock 1: Regulation, Science, Practice. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46721-0_10.

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Philley, Julie V., and David E. Griffith. "Antimycobacterial Consideration in Transplantation Including Drug Non-susceptibility and Resistance: Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease." In Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases. Springer New York, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_56.

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Sanford, Jay P., and Richard K. Root. "Selection of Antimicrobials for Treatment." In Clinical Infectious Diseases. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195081039.003.0024.

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Abstract Antimicrobial therapy is either empirical, based upon clinical symptoms, signs, laboratory findings, and epidemiologic information or definitive, based upon the results of microbiologic tests and where appropriate, in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The two approaches should not be considered mutually exclusive. In many cases, it may be appropriate to initiate an empirical regimen, then change to definitive therapy. In some circumstances, initiation of therapy can be deferred until the results of cultures and susceptibilities are available.
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Rosenblatt, Jone. "Susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria." In Anaerobic Microbiology. Oxford University PressOxford, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199632046.003.0004.

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Abstract The importance of anaerobes as causes of significant infections is now widely recognized. The medical journals are replete with articles devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of these infections. In particular, studies in patients and experimental animals have documented the benefit of specific antimicrobials directed against anaerobes in the prophylaxis and therapy of infections involving these organisms (I, 2). Such benefits have been recognized even though bacteria other than anaerobes arc also often isolated from these infections. A decline of 45% in the number of anaerobic bacte
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Ghosh, Archi, Mahaua Ghosh Chaudhuri, and Prasanta Kumar Maiti. "Study on efficacy of nano-antimicrobials using automated susceptibility testing device." In Biotechnology and Biological Sciences. CRC Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003001614-40.

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Maksimović, Zinka, Benjamin Čengić, Amel Ćutuk, and Alan Maksimović. "Antimicrobial Resistance of Cattle Mastitis-Causing Bacteria: How to Treat?" In Recent Developments on Mastitis - Treatment and Control [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.112977.

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Cattle mastitis continues to be a global burden for the dairy industry, and its control depends on preventive measures, rapid detection and identification of involved pathogens and accurate antimicrobial treatment. The (mis)use of antimicrobials initiated a rapid evolutionary process of bacterial resistance by natural selection and led to the increased frequency and spread of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The global AMR emergency and the prudent use of antimicrobials in cows have raised questions about alternative treatment approaches; however, the use of antimicrobials remains the
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Rodrigues, Daniele Caetano dos Santos, Robson Carvalho de Abreu Rodrigues, Julio César Delgado Correal, et al. "Implications of the empirical use of antimicrobials against uropathogens resistance found in a military hospital in Rio de Janeiro." In Harmony of Knowledge: Exploring Interdisciplinary Synergie. Seven Editora, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.56238/sevened2023.006-088.

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Bacterial resistance is a serious global public health problem, affecting different spheres of society, increasing hospital costs and reducing the patient's chances of cure, since antimicrobials are no longer effective in the treatment of infections caused by such bacteria. Over the years, uropathogens, agents that cause urinary tract infections, have shown increasingly high rates of resistance, making it increasingly necessary to determine the susceptibility profile of such microorganisms. From this, the present study aimed to verify the antimicrobial resistance profile of the main uropathoge
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Mazhar Ali, Nazish, Safia Rehman, Syed Abdullah Mazhar, Iram Liaqat, and Bushra Mazhar. "Psuedomonas aeruginosa-Associated Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Infections." In Pathogenic Bacteria. IntechOpen, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.93504.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is highly successful in colonizing in all types of environments. P. aeruginosa colonizing in adverse environment due to the presence of its virulence factors include production of toxins, proteases hemolysins, and formation of biofilms. In man, the most common opportunist pathogen is P. aeruginosa. Metabolically P. aeruginosa is versatile. Most of the antibiotics targeted metabolically active cells and bacteria could contribute to decrease in biofilm susceptibility to the antimicrobial agents. Scientists suggested about Pseudomonas that it can be catabolized any hydrocar
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Phee, Lynette, and David Wareham. "Detecting Antimicrobial Resistance." In Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198801740.003.0056.

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● To optimize antimicrobial therapy for the management of individual patient’s infection. ● For surveillance purposes, which in turn inform local/national/international clinical guidelines. ● For the management of infection control and prevention. Broadly speaking, resistance is detected by observing its phenotypic expression (activity of the candidate drug(s) against the target bacterium) or detecting the underlying genotypic determinant (resistance genes). Commonly used methods in clinical diagnostic laboratories generally fall under the ‘phenotypic’ category. These share similar traits— eas
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Conference papers on the topic "Antimycobacterial susceptibility of antimicrobials"

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Steen, Andreassen,. "Design of a Method for Prediction of Susceptibility to Antimicrobials." In Modeling and Control in Biomedical Systems, edited by Rees, Stephen, chair Andreassen, Steen and Andreassen, Steen. Elsevier, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20090812-3-dk-2006.00055.

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Kostenko, Victoria, M. Mehdi Salek, Mohammad A. Boraey, Michael G. Surette, and Robert J. Martinuzzi. "Escherichea coli Biofilm Formation and Susceptibility in Response to Increased Shear Stresses." In ASME 2008 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2008-193009.

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The development of biofilms, well organized communities of bacterial cells embedded in a self-generated extra-cellular polymeric matrix, on medical devices (vascular or urinary catheters, surgical implants) and surrounding tissue poses a great challenge for modern medicine. The biofilm environment confers onto bacterial cells resistance to antimicrobials and the host immune system that leads to persistent and recurrent device-associated infections, deterioration of patient life quality, and often replacement of the device [1].
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Šimundić, Metka. "Urinary Tract Infections in Dogs and Cats." In Socratic lectures 10. University of Lubljana Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.55295/psl.2024.i4.

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Abstract: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common health problem in dogs and cats, treated with antimicrobial drugs. As the antimicrobial resistance problem increases, clinicians should be more aware of how to treat patients with antibiotics. This article aims to highlight the importance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing before antimicrobial treatment and remind clinicians to follow updated guidelines of the International Soci-ety for Companion Animal Infection Diseases (ISCAID) recommendations (2019) and to monitor their local antimicrobial resistance situation. The short review
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Bion, Henrique Santos Xavier, Bruno Vinicius Souza da Silva, Alisson Macário de Oliveira, Juliana Alves Miranda, Thaísa Giselle da Silva Sancho, and Eulália Camelo Pessoa de Azevedo Ximenes. "Antimicrobial activity on Escherichia coli strains isolated from various clinical samples." In IV Seven International Congress of Health. Seven Congress, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.56238/homeivsevenhealth-022.

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Escherichia coli is the most isolated bacterium in clinical laboratories and is implicated in infectious diseases that affect practically all human tissues and organ systems. Given the clinical importance of this bacterium, this research aimed to determine the susceptibility of seven Escherichia coli strains (LFBM Ec 01, LFBM Ec 02, LFBM Ec 05, LFBM Ec 06, LFBM Ec 07, LFBM Ec 09, LFBM Ec 10) isolated from catheterized patients and one from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC 25922) to ampicillin, levofloxacin, cephalothin, nitrofurantoin and cefotaxime. The antibiogram was carried out i
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Danelli, T., MGS Bueno, WR Belo, and VS Milani. "A CASE OF URINARY INFECTION BY ELIZABETHKINGIA MENINGOSEPTICA." In Resumos do 55º Congresso Brasileiro de Patologia Clínica/Medicina Laboratorial. Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicação, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5327/1516-3180.141s2.9471.

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Objective: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is an increasingly frequent microorganism in healthcare settings. It is especially concerning in patients with previous comorbidities and premature children, presenting high antimicrobial resistance. This work aims to describe a case of urinary tract infection caused by E. meningoseptica. Method: The identification of the isolate was performed by the Vitek 2 Compact and Vitek MS Systems. The antimicrobial susceptible was evaluated by the Vitek 2 Compact system, except for vancomycin, which was tested by the broth microdilution method. Clinical data wer
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Skaff, Gabriela Bisinotto, Bianca de Souza Lima, Gabriela Dezan Monção, et al. "Antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A threat to public health." In IV Seven International Congress of Health. Seven Congress, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.56238/homeivsevenhealth-009.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the second most common sexually transmitted infection and has attracted attention due to its low therapeutic efficacy. However, over time the gonococcus has developed decreased susceptibility to antimicrobials, which has resulted in frank resistance to the classes, reducing drug options. The aim of this study is to discuss gonococcal resistance to antibiotics in order to stimulate debate on the subject. To this end, 32 articles were selected from the PubMed and Scielo platforms. Gonorrhea affects the mucous membranes of the lower genital tract, rectum, oropharynx and c
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Sun, Suzy, Helen Fifer, Rachel Pitt-Kendall, Michelle Cole, and Michaela Day. "O19 Reversing trends in Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility to ceftriaxone and cefixime in England and Wales: 2018 to 2020 results from the gonococcal resistance to antimicrobials surveillance programme (GRASP)." In BASHH 2022 Abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-bashh-2022.19.

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Hamasaeed, Payman, Khadija Barzani, and Mahabad Abdullah. "Molecular Identification of a Newly Isolated of Niallia circulans from Different Wounds in Erbil City/Iraq." In 5th International Conference on Biomedical and Health Sciences. Cihan University-Erbil, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.24086/biohs2024/paper.1351.

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Molecular identification using 16S rRNA (PCR), sequencing, and the GenBank database, of newly isolated N. circulans, from gunshot wound among clinical wounds in several hospitals in Erbil, Iraq, and studying the antibiogram profile of isolates were the objectives of this study. A total of 157 clinical specimens from various wound infections were collected during (June 2022-September 2022). Molecular identification16S rRNA, morphological characterization and biochemical behavior identified a total of 60 (38.21%) Gram positive bacteria were detected, of which one (1.6%) N. circulans was newly re
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Pompermaier, Carolina, Cassio Fernando Paganini, Willian Ely Pin, Mateus Xavier Schenato, and Tales Antunes Franzini. "TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS: A CASE REPORT." In XXIV Congresso Brasileiro de Mastologia. Mastology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.29289/259453942022v32s1079.

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Tuberculous lymphadenitis is the infection of lymph nodes by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the USA, about 8.5% of the cases of tuberculosis (TB) were characterized by lymphadenitis. The peak occurs between 30 and 40 years of age, primarily in women. Extrapulmonary TB is usually diagnosed in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis is given by positivity in the AFB (Alcohol-Acid Resistant Bacillus) in Ziehl-Neelsen staining by sample collected by fine-needle puncture or lymph node excision. Cyto and histological analysis demonstrate epithelial cells, caseous necrosis, and necrotic cells. Such
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Reports on the topic "Antimycobacterial susceptibility of antimicrobials"

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Jorgensen, Frieda, John Rodgers, Daisy Duncan, Joanna Lawes, Charles Byrne, and Craig Swift. Levels and trends of antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter spp. from chicken in the UK. Food Standards Agency, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.dud728.

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Campylobacter spp. are the most common bacterial cause of foodborne illness in the UK, with chicken considered to be the most important vehicle of transmission for this organism. It is estimated there are 500,000 cases of campylobacteriosis in the UK annually, with Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) and Campylobacter coli (C. coli) accounting for approximately 91% and 8 % of infections, respectively. Although severe infection in humans is uncommon, treatment is seldom needed for human infection but usually involves the administration of a macrolide (e.g., azithromycin) or a fluoroquinolone (e.g.
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Rahimipour, Shai, and David Donovan. Renewable, long-term, antimicrobial surface treatments through dopamine-mediated binding of peptidoglycan hydrolases. United States Department of Agriculture, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2012.7597930.bard.

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There is a need for renewable antimicrobial surface treatments that are semi- permanent, can eradicate both biofilms and planktonic pathogens over long periods of time and that do not select for resistant strains. This proposal describes a dopamine binding technology that is inexpensive, bio-friendly, non-toxic, and uses straight-forward commercially available products. The antimicrobial agents are peptidoglycanhydrolase enzymes that are non-toxic and highly refractory to resistance development. The goal of this project is to create a treatment that will be applicable to a wide variety of surf
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Jorgensen, Frieda, Andre Charlett, Craig Swift, Anais Painset, and Nicolae Corcionivoschi. A survey of the levels of Campylobacter spp. contamination and prevalence of selected antimicrobial resistance determinants in fresh whole UK-produced chilled chickens at retail sale (non-major retailers). Food Standards Agency, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.xls618.

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Campylobacter spp. are the most common bacterial cause of foodborne illness in the UK, with chicken considered to be the most important vehicle for this organism. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) agreed with industry to reduce Campylobacter spp. contamination in raw chicken and issued a target to reduce the prevalence of the most contaminated chickens (those with more than 1000 cfu per g chicken neck skin) to below 10 % at the end of the slaughter process, initially by 2016. To help monitor progress, a series of UK-wide surveys were undertaken to determine the levels of Campylobacter spp. on
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