Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Carriage is a Protective Factor of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Colonization in HIV-Infected Patients: A... by Ying Li, Jialing Lin, Linghua Li, Weiping Cai, Jiaping Ye, Suiping He, Wencui Zhang, Ning Liu, Zijun Gong, Xiaohua Ye, Zhenjiang Yao

“…Though who carried MRCoNS is less likely to have MRSA colonization, similarity of some antibiotic resistance between MRSA and MRCoNS was found in this study. …”
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Study on the multidrug resistance and transmission factors of Staphylococcus aureus at the ‘animal–environment–human’ interface in the broiler feeding cycle by Fangyuan Hu, Fangyuan Hu, Yaopeng Liu, Yaopeng Liu, Lin Wang, Juan Wang, Na Liu, Yan Li, Xiaoxiao Duan, Junwei Wang, Mingzhe Lu, Junhui Liu, Zhina Qu, Keguang Han

“…The 42 representative strains carried mobile elements, mainly plasmid replicons (10 types), transposons (3 types), and 20 antibiotic resistance genes in 9 classes. A total of 10 ST398 strains exhibited the fosB gene for fosfomycin resistance, and 6 ST9 strains from stage 2 exhibited the mecA resistance gene. …”
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Microbes on the Mobile Phones of Healthcare Workers in Palestine: Identification, Characterization, and Comparison by Mohammad Qadi, Rasha Khayyat, Mohammed A. AlHajhamad, Yazan I. Naji, Beesan Maraqa, Kais Abuzaitoun, Ahmed Mousa, Maysa Daqqa

“…Healthcare workers (HCWs) may be using their mobile phones (MPs) to carry microbes that cause hospital-acquired and community infections in general. With antibiotic resistance problem emergence, these infections can be challenging to eradicate. …”
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria isolated from Estuarine Environment, Turtle Sanctuary and High-Density Industrial Zone in Davao City, Philippines by Aya-ay Adorico M., San Juan Maria Eva C., Badong Venchie C., Baslot Maria Theresa C., Duarte Rachel C., Anonuevo Loreniel E., Fernandez Valerie L.

“…These findings provide baseline data for government guidelines on waste management and highlight the need for effective water treatment to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.…”
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Exploring the Impact of Helicobacter pylori and Potential Gut Microbiome Modulation by Isaac Jingkhai Ong, Ke-Yan Loo, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…However, the decreasing efficacy of antibiotic therapy due to the rising antibiotic resistance and high incidence of dysbiosis-related adverse effects resulted in eradication failure. …”
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Bacterial Infections, DNA Virus Infections, and RNA Virus Infections Manifest Differently in Neutrophil Receptor Expression by Esa-Matti Lilius, Jari Nuutila

“…Treating viral illnesses or noninfective causes of inflammation with antibiotics is ineffective and contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance, toxicity, and allergic reactions, leading to increasing medical costs. …”
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Optimal First-Line Treatment for Helicobacter pylori Infection: Recent Strategies by Ju Yup Lee, Kyung Sik Park

“…A new treatment strategy is needed, as the efficacy of triple therapy containing clarithromycin—the current standard treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection—is declining. Increasing antibiotic resistance of H. pylori is the most significant factor contributing to eradication failure. …”
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Interactions between Bacteriophages and Eukaryotic Cells by Ramendra Dirgantara Putra, Diana Lyrawati

“…Bacteriophages have gained attention as alternative antimicrobial entities in the science community in the western world since the alarming rise of antibiotic resistance among microbes. Although generally considered as prokaryote-specific viruses, recent studies indicate that bacteriophages can interact with eukaryotic organisms, including humans. …”
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Developing a Strategy for the Spatial Localisation and Autonomous Release of Silver Nanoparticles within Smart Implants by Laura A. A. Newton, Ray Leslie, James Davis

“…The prevalence of antibiotic resistance has increased during the last few years and is viewed as a growing problem which has fuelled copious amounts of research on the development of new antibacterial agents. …”
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Molecular Characterization of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain R46 Isolated from a Rabbit by Fei Wu, Yuanyuan Ying, Min Yin, Yi Jiang, Chongyang Wu, Changrui Qian, Qianqian Chen, Kai Shen, Cong Cheng, Licheng Zhu, Kewei Li, Teng Xu, Qiyu Bao, Junwan Lu

“…The whole genome encoded 34 antibiotic resistance genes including a newly identified chromosome-encoded florfenicol resistance gene named mdfA2. pR46-270, besides encoding 26 antibiotic resistance genes, carried four clusters of heavy metal resistance genes and several virulence-related genes or gene clusters. …”
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Probiotic potential and safety properties of Limosilactobacillus fermentum A51 with high exopolysaccharide production by Guangqiang Wei, Daodian Wang, Daodian Wang, Teng Wang, Gao Wang, Yunmei Chai, Yufang Li, Minhui Mei, Hao Wang, Aixiang Huang

“…Hemolysis and antibiotic resistance tests, combined with the analysis of genes involved in antibiotic resistance, virulence factor, and hemolysins, suggested that L. fermentum A51 is safe. …”
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Influence of Aging and Immune Alterations on Susceptibility to Pneumococcal Pneumonia in the Elderly by Nathan Kang, Veedamali S. Subramanian, Anshu Agrawal

“…Management of <i>S. pneumoniae</i> infections in the elderly is challenging due to impaired antibody responses to polysaccharides and surface proteins, compounded by rising antibiotic resistance. The underlying mechanisms for increased susceptibility remain unclear, but age-related changes in the immune system, particularly in dendritic cells and T cells, are implicated. …”
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Metagenomics approaches for studying the human microbiome by Biniam Moges, Degisew Yinur Mengistu

“…Hence, metagenomics analysis is a powerful advanced technology for comprehensively studying human microbial composition and diversity, exploring novel and antibiotic resistance genes, microbial metabolic pathways, functional dysbiosis, and co-evolution of the microbiome with the host. …”
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Effectiveness of iNTS vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa by Daniele Cassese, Nicola Dimitri, Gianluca Breghi, Tiziana Spadafina

“…Abstract Invasive non-Typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) is one of the leading causes of blood stream infections in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially among children. iNTS can be difficult to diagnose, particularly in areas where malaria is endemic, and difficult to treat, partly because of the emergence of antibiotic resistance. We developed a mathematical model to evaluate the impact of a vaccine for iNTS in 49 countries of sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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What Roles Do Probiotics Play in the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori? Current Knowledge and Ongoing Research by Han-Yi Song, Long Zhou, Dong-yan Liu, Xin-Jie Yao, Yan Li

“…With the rising global prevalence of antibiotic resistance, the eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori (HP) is continuing to decrease. …”
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Antimicrobial Agents Based on Metal Complexes: Present Situation and Future Prospects by Bharti Sharma, Sudeep Shukla, Rohit Rattan, Musarrat Fatima, Mayurika Goel, Mamta Bhat, Shruti Dutta, Rakesh Kumar Ranjan, Mamta Sharma

“…Therefore, a dire need to explore new antimicrobial entities that can combat against the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance is realized. Studies have shown that the activity of the strongest antibiotics has reduced drastically against many microbes such as microfungi and bacteria (Gram-positive and Gram-negative). …”
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The effects of Fraxini cortex and Andrographis herba on Escherichia coli-induced diarrhea in chicken by Yunying Wang, Zhenwei Sheng, Huicong Li, Xuewen Tan, Yingqiu Liu, Weimin Zhang, Wuren Ma, Lin Ma, Yunpeng Fan

“…That enhance poultry immunity, curtail antibiotic resistance, and provide a secure, eco-friendly, and efficacious option for the livestock and poultry industry. …”
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Antimicrobial Profiling of Bacteria Isolated from Fish Sold at Informal Market in Mufakose, Zimbabwe by Claudious Gufe, Tinashe Canaan Hodobo, Bernard Mbonjani, Otlia Majonga, Jerikias Marumure, Shuvai Musari, Gilbert Jongi, Pious Vengesayi Makaya, Jairus Machakwa

“…The number of infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria is rising worldwide. Fish from multisource pollution waters can harbour multidrug-resistant bacteria that can be disseminated to humans through eating or contact of contaminated fish. …”
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Genomic characteristics of ST6115 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae coharboring blaNDM-1 and blaIMP-4 by Xiaofang Xie, Xiaofang Xie, Yaxuan Zhai, Zhichen Zhu, Feinan Qian, Feinan Qian, Jie Zhu, Qizhao Gao, Hong Du, Hong Du

“…The analysis of the antibiotic resistance genes carried by the 13 strains revealed that all strains carry extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes. …”
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Complete Genome Sequence of Photobacterium damselae Subsp. damselae Strain SSPD1601 Isolated from Deep-Sea Cage-Cultured Sebastes schlegelii with Septic Skin Ulcer by Yongxiang Yu, Zheng Zhang, Yingeng Wang, Meijie Liao, Xiaojun Rong, Bin Li, Kai Wang, Jing Chen, Hao Zhang

“…In addition, the antibiotic resistance phenotype indicated that SSPD1601 was not sensitive to ceftazidime, pipemidic, streptomycin, cefalexin, bacitracin, cefoperazone sodium, acetylspiramycin, clarithromycin, amikacin, gentamycin, kanamycin, oxacillin, ampicillin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, but only the bacitracin resistance gene bacA was detected based on Antibiotic Resistance Genes Database. …”
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