The Antibacterial Property of Nigella sativa (Black seed) Oil Against Gram-positive and Gramnegative Bacteria by Sakar Ahmed Abdullah, Tara Faeq M. Salih, Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Hassan Hussein Hamaamin

“…Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most challenges ? that face the world today, and it is heading toward the post-antibiotic era. …”
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Lactoferrin: a secret weapon in the war against pathogenic bacteria by Lucero Ruiz-Mazón, Gerardo Ramírez-Rico, Mireya de la Garza

“…In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that antimicrobial resistance causes at least 700,000 deaths per year worldwide. …”
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Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Melissa François, Fanny F Chen, Momal Sana

“…The comparison group was infants who received antibiotics according to the aforementioned guidelines.Primary and secondary outcomes The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes: clinical deterioration, antimicrobial resistance, recovery from comorbidity, adverse events, markers of intestinal inflammation, markers of systemic inflammation, hospital-acquired infections and non-response. …”
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Current Perspectives on Treatment of Gram-Positive Infections in India: What Is the Way Forward? by Atul P. Kulkarni, Vasant C. Nagvekar, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Anup R. Warrier, Deepak TS, Jaishid Ahdal, Rishi Jain

“…The emerging antimicrobial resistance leading to gram-positive infections (GPIs) is one of the major public health threats worldwide. …”
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Logistic Stewardship: Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs Based on Antibiotics Goods Flow by Bianca Leistner, Dominic Rauschning, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Franziska Srečec, Nico Tom Mutters, Ruth Weppler, Christina Mutschnik, Manuel Döhla

“…Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat to safe health care, and a reduction in antibiotic consumption seems to be an appropriate preventive measure. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, motivations and expectations regarding antimicrobial use among community members seeking care at the primary healthcare level: a scoping review protocol by Stephen M Campbell, Brian Godman, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Nishana Ramdas, Johanna C Meyer, Natalie Schellack

“…Introduction Inappropriate antibiotic use in (primary healthcare, PHC) settings fuels antimicrobial resistance (AMR), threatens patient safety and burdens healthcare systems. …”
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A review of the effects of pharmaceutical pollutants on humans and aquatic ecosystem by Jaya Vinny Eapen, Sweety Thomas, Shelmi Antony, Paul George, Jayesh Antony

“…Concurrently, the indiscriminate and excessive application of antibiotics worldwide has engendered escalating apprehensions pertaining to antimicrobial resistance—a formidable global health exigency. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic screening of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from ready to eat street food in Tanta, Egypt by Hadeer M. Bedair, Mohamed Emara, Shima Mahmoud Ali, Tamer M. Samir, Mahmoud A.F. Khalil

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were identified biochemically and by Gram and capsular staining then isolates were assessed for antimicrobial resistance phenotypically. The ability of biofilm formation was assessed using crystal violet and molecular characterization of ESBLs and virulence genes was done using PCR. …”
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Genotypes among Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Teaching Hospital of Nepal by Roshan Pandit, Balkrishna Awal, Sumesh Shreekhanda Shrestha, Govardhan Joshi, Basista Prasad Rijal, Narayan Prasad Parajuli

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the burden of antimicrobial resistance and occurrence of ESBL genes among clinical isolates of uropathogenic Escherichia coli at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Nepal. …”
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Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Carriage of Clinical Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz Alqasim, Ahmad Abu Jaffal, Abdullah A. Alyousef

“…Our study documented the high antimicrobial resistance of ESBL-producing E. coli to many front-line antibiotics currently used to treat UTI patients, and this implies the need to continuously revise the local guidelines used for optimal empirical therapy for UTI patients. …”
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Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from Broiler Chicken in the West Region of Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jude Fonbah Leinyuy, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Ousenu Karimo, Christopher B. Tume

“…Identifying and monitoring resistance in isolates from human-related environments are of clinical and epidemiological significance in containing antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to contribute towards the fight against antibiotic resistance and ameliorate the management/treatment of Enterobacteriaceae-linked diseases in Cameroon. …”
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Assessing the authenticity and purity of a commercial Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide through whole genome sequencing and metagenomics approaches by Yari Van Laere, Yari Van Laere, Marie-Alice Fraiture, Andrea Gobbo, Sigrid C. J. De Keersmaecker, Kathleen Marchal, Kathleen Marchal, Nancy H. C. Roosens, Kevin Vanneste

“…To assess authenticity, isolate WGS data were compared against the publicly available reference genome of the expected strain. Antimicrobial resistance gene content, insecticidal gene content, and single nucleotide polymorphism differences were characterized to evaluate similarity to the reference genome. …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Characterization of Modified Nano TiO2/Nd/Rice Husk Ash Material for Rifampicin Removal in Aqueous Solution by Thuy Dang Thi Ngoc, Ha Nguyen Thi, Dung Nguyen Duc, Sen Nguyen Thi, Toan Nguyen Duc, Nam Nguyen Hoang

“…When entering the water, it causes antimicrobial resistance that affects the ecosystem and accumulates in the aquatic organisms and affects human health through the food chain. …”
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Bacterial Profile among Patients with Suspected Bloodstream Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Birhan Alemnew, Habtamu Biazin, Asmamaw Demis, Melese Abate Reta

“…Globally, the emergency and raised resistance rate of bacterial antimicrobial resistance is becoming a prominent problem, and it is difficult to treat patients having sepsis. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex Bacteremia in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital: A Decade Review (2013–2022) by Han M, Hua M, Xie H, Li J, Wang Y, Shen H, Cao X

“…Mei Han,1,2,* Miaomiao Hua,3,* Hui Xie,1 Jia Li,1 Yijun Wang,2,4 Han Shen,1 Xiaoli Cao1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Nanjing Field Epidemiology Training Program, Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Fuyang Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Fuyang, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 4Nanjing Jiangning District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaoli Cao; Han Shen, Email cao-xiao-li@163.com; shenhan10366@sina.comObjective: This study aimed to analyze the antimicrobial resistance profiles, clinical characteristics and risk factors of bacteremia caused by Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC) strains.Methods: We retrospectively collected clinical data from patients diagnosed with ECC bacteremia between 2013 and 2022 in a tertiary hospital in Jiangsu. …”
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Point prevalence survey of antibiotics in a pediatric tertiary hospital in the Republic of Panama by Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut, Elizabeth Castaño, Jacqueline Levy, Paola Lichtenberger, José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, José Luis Bustos, Robin Rojas Cortés, Gabriel Levy-Hara

“…To conduct a point prevalence survey (PPS) of antibiotic use in the main pediatric tertiary-level hospital in Panama City to establish antibiotic prevalence and identify key areas for addressing antimicrobial resistance. Methods. This point prevalence survey (PPS) conducted in a tertiary-level hospital in Panama followed the Pan American Health Organization’s adaptation of the methodology proposed by the World Health Organization for PPSs on antibiotic use. …”
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An Insurance Value Modeling Approach That Captures the Wider Value of a Novel Antimicrobial to Health Systems, Patients, and the Population by Mei S. Chan, Richard Holloway, Robert King, Rosie Polya, Rebecca Sloan, Jack C. Kowalik, Tom Ashfield, Luke S.P. Moore, Thomas Porter, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard

“…**Methods:** A novel mixed-methods approach was used to model insurance value in the United Kingdom: (1) literature review and multidisciplinary expert workshops to identify risk events for 4 relevant scenarios: ward closures, unavoidable shortage of conventional antimicrobials, viral respiratory pandemics, and catastrophic antimicrobial resistance (AMR); (2) parameterizing mitigable costs and frequencies of risk events across perspectives and scenarios; (3) estimating insurance value through a Monte Carlo simulation model for extreme events and a dynamic disease transmission model. …”
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Measurement of antibiotic removal efficiency of ZnO-WO3 nanocomposite and its validation through residual antimicrobial activity by Shraddha Shukla, Shashi Kant Shukla, Prashansha Singh, Himanshu Pandey, Anupam Dikshit, Avinash C. Pandey

“…Each of the three antibiotics was used for the antimicrobial resistance in the current study. The mixed oxides of ZnO-WO3 were synthesized by the precipitation method by doping 10 % WO3 nanoparticles in 90 % ZnO nanoparticles. …”
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Tetracyclines in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dual Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Roles, Effectiveness, and Safety Insights by Mislav Radić, Andrej Belančić, Hana Đogaš, Marijana Vučković, Andrea Gelemanović, Andrea Faour, Ivan Vlak, Josipa Radić

“…However, their use remains limited by inconsistent evidence, small sample sizes, and concerns about antimicrobial resistance. Current guidelines for RA management do not explicitly recommend tetracyclines due to these limitations, although off-label use may be considered in specific cases. …”
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Genetic analysis reveals the genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of Streptococcus dysgalactiae isolates from sheep by Ilona Stefańska, Ewelina Kwiecień, Anna Didkowska, Magdalena Kizerwetter-Świda, Dorota Chrobak-Chmiel, Agnieszka Sałamaszyńska-Guz, Piotr Żmuda, Krzysztof Anusz, Magdalena Rzewuska

“…Here, we report the molecular characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of S. dysgalactiae strains recovered from sheep and their genetic relationship with isolates from other animal hosts and humans. …”
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