Evaluation of Blood Culture Results in Patients with Malignancy in Erzurum Province, Turkey by Osman Aktas, Ozgür Akbaba, Muhammet Hamidullah Uyanik, Hakan Uslu

“…It pointed out that the antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and E. coli is high enough to cause problems in the treatment of patients with malignancy. …”
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Exploring the antimicrobial and antioxidative potential of Leucas aspera (Willd.) link: Phytochemical screening, molecular docking, and HR-LC/MS profiling against SARS-CoV-2 protei... by Thavasiaanatham Seenivasan Shalini, Ragothaman Prathiviraj, Poomalai Senthilraja

“…Antibacterial activity was also assessed through agar well diffusion assays against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus, and Leucobacter sp., Where K. pneumoniae exhibits the highest zone of inhibition. …”
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Carbapenem resistance in gram-negative pathogens in an Iranian hospital: high prevalence of OXA-type carbapenemase genes by Setareh Mamishi, Reihaneh Hosseinpour Sadeghi, Sadaf Sajedi Moghaddam, Babak Pourakbari, Shiva Poormohammadi, Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari, Shima Mahmoudi

“…Escherichia coli was the most prevalent (57.4%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (11.3%), and Acinetobacter baumannii (10.6%). …”
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Clinical and microbiological analysis of risk factors for breakthrough bloodstream infection during Tigecycline Therapy by Sol Jin, So Yun Lim, Yun Woo Lee, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim, Seongman Bae, Jiwon Jung, Min Jae Kim, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Eun Hee Song, Yong Pil Chong

“…Of the K. pneumoniae and A. baumannii isolates for which tigecycline susceptibility results were available, 50% and 23%, respectively, were tigecycline-resistant (MIC > 2 mg/L). …”
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Mechanisms of blaIMP-4 dissemination across diverse carbapenem-resistant clinical isolates by Ying Fu, Faye C. Morris, Stephanie C. Pereira, Xenia Kostoulias, Yan Jiang, Callum Vidor, Galain Williams, Yogi Srikhanta, Nenad Macesic, Yunsong Yu, Dena Lyras, Anton Y. Peleg

“…Four IMP-4 plasmid types were noted: IncHI2A types 1 and 2 (Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter hormaechei, respectively), IncC (Serratia marcescens and Klebsiella pneumoniae), and a novel type in Acinetobacter pittii. …”
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Chest Pain in Adolescent Japanese Male Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome by Sachin K. Gupta, Zahra Naheed

“…We report one Japanese adolescent male with mycoplasma pneumoniae myocarditis who presented to the ER with chest pain, elevated cardiac enzymes, and abnormal EKG.…”
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Ferroptosis Is a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Infectious Diseases by Yurong Zhang, Dianlun Qian, Xiangfeng Bai, Shibo Sun

“…However, the mechanisms by which these infections are involved in ferroptosis and whether pulmonary infectious diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Leishmania spp are related to ferroptosis are unclear. …”
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The Threat of the Emergence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Positive Pathogens in Canada by Donald E Low, Barbara M Willey, Allison J McGeer

“…In some states, penicillin -resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the community selling has gone from rates of less than 5% in 1988 to 50% in 1994, including: resistance to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems. …”
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Estimation of invasive pneumococcal disease dynamics parameters and the impact of conjugate vaccination in Australia by Karyn L. Sutton, H.T. Banks, Carlos Castillo-Chávez

“…Pneumococcal diseases, or infections from the etiological agent Streptococcus pneumoniae, have long been a major cause of morbidity andmortality worldwide. …”
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A Novel STAT3 Gene Mutation Related Hyper-IgE Syndrome Misdiagnosed as Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Pragya Shrestha, Geetika Sabharwal, Gisoo Ghaffari

“…Symptoms are usually nonspecific such as recurrent abscesses, folliculitis, and pneumonias along with skeletal abnormalities. Careful history of susceptibility to skin and lung infections, thorough family history, and findings on physical exam can guide towards the diagnosis of this often-eluded condition. …”
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Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? by Gordon CK Dow, Anthony W Chow

“…In the first case, Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified in a 24-year-old post renal transplant patient with a right upper lobe pulmonary abscess. …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Isolates, and Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infections among HIV‐Positive Patients at Hiwot Fana Specialized Uni... by Dadi Marami, Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Berhanu Seyoum

“…The most common isolates were E. coli, K. pneumoniae, and S. aureus. Almost half of the isolates were multidrug resistant. …”
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Evaluation of the Bacterial Infections and Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in the Intensive Care Unit of a Clinical Hospital in Romania by Sándor Szabó, Bogdan Feier, Alina Mărginean, Andra-Elena Dumitrana, Simona Ligia Costin, Cecilia Cristea, Sorana D. Bolboacă

“…The most frequent bacteria identified in our cohort were <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in deceased patients and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Staphylococcus hemolyticus</i>, and <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> in the survived group. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Urinary Tract Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Ethiopia by Ashenafi Tula, Abraham Mikru, Tsegaye Alemayehu, Beyene Dobo

“…Escherichia coli were the dominant isolate followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Gram-negative isolates are highly sensitive to ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, nitrofurantoin, and ceftriaxone and Gram-positive isolates to gentamicin, clindamycin, and nitrofurantoin. …”
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Phenotypic Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and AmpC β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in a Referral Hospital, Saudi... by Mutasim E. Ibrahim, Mohammed Abbas, Abdullah M. Al-Shahrai, Bahaeldin K. Elamin

“…Out of 311 GNB isolates, the frequency of ESBL and AmpC β-lactamase producers was 84 (27%) and 101 (32.5%), respectively. Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli were common ESBL producers. …”
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Correlation Between Inflammatory Markers and Pathogenic Bacteria in Children&rsquo;s Winter Respiratory Infections in Xinjiang by Wang L, Wang W, Wang J, Zhu L, Luo J

“…Using Indirect Immunofluorescence Antibody test(IFA), blood routine, C-reactive Protein (CRP), and High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein(hsCRP), we detected nine respiratory pathogens (Respiratory syncytial virus; Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Parainfluenza virus; Adenovirus; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Legionella pneumophila type 1; Rickettsia Q) in all patients and analyzed their distribution and correlation. …”
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Respiratory pathogen spectrum and epidemiological trends in Hainan Province: a retrospective analysis from 2017 to 2023 by Lvying Wu, Jianan Zhang, Zhiming Wu, Hua Pei, You Zhang

“…A total of 21,036 patients with RTI of all age groups were enrolled and tested for nine common pathogens: influenza A virus (Flu-A), influenza B virus (Flu-B), parainfluenza virus (PIV), Adenovirus (AAV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Q fever Rickettsiae (Q Fever), Legionella pneumophila (L. pne), Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pne), and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pne). …”
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Effectiveness of a Novel Liposomal Methylglyoxal–Tobramycin Formulation in Reducing Biofilm Formation and Bacterial Adhesion by Wed Alluhaim, Manal M. Alkhulaifi, Raghad R. Alzahrani, Bahauddeen M. Alrfaei, Alaa Eldeen B. Yassin, Majed F. Alghoribi, Ahlam M. Alsaadi, Ahmed I. Al-Asmari, Ahmed J. Al-Fahad, Rizwan Ali, Naif M. Alhawiti, Majed A. Halwani

“…<b>Methods:</b> Clinical isolates of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> were characterized using whole-genome sequencing. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and spread of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM) in Italy: A call for policymakers by Gabriella Nucera

“…Since its first identification in 2009, the prevalence of the blaNDM gene has continuously increased worldwide [11]. Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are the predominant carriers of blaNDM [8], but the source of infection remains unknown [12]. …”

Enumeration of Antibacterial Activity of Few Medicinal Plants by Bioassay Method by B. Uma Reddy

“…These plant extracts were shown to be moderate to maximum inhibitory effect against different bacterial forms such as Salmonella typhii, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, where as, mild to moderate activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. The results of these studies revealed most valuable information and also support the continued sustainable use of these plants in traditional systems of medicine.…”
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