Lung shunting and radiation pneumonitis after holmium-166 TARE: a case study by Meike W. M. van Wijk, Marcel J. R. Janssen, Mark J. Arntz, Bram H. J. Geurts, Laura A. Michon, Eric T. T. L. Tjwa, Joey Roosen, J. Frank W. Nijsen

“…Lung function testing showed no restriction or obstruction, but did show lowered diffusion. Conclusion We present two relatively mild cases of RP after 166Ho TARE, with a lung dose under the advised lung dose threshold of 30 Gy. …”
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Combating antimicrobial resistance using antimicrobial combination therapy and β–lactamase inhibitors by Bassam El-Hafi, Sari Shawki Rasheed, Noor Salloum, Antoine Abou Fayad, George Farah Araj, Ghassan Matar Matar

“…Antimicrobial synergism was mostly detected between colistin and meropenem, fosfomycin, or tigecycline. …”
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Recurrent cerebral attack caused by thrombosis in the pulmonary vein stump in a patient with left upper lobectomy on anticoagulant therapy: case report and literature review by Takahito Nakano, Mayumi Inaba, Hiroyuki Kaneda

“…The patient developed paralysis of the right upper limb and dysarthria on the 8th postoperative day. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed multiple high-intensity signals in the area of the left middle cerebral artery, which were not detected on preoperative MRI. …”
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Association of Antibiotic Resistance Traits in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Isolates by Md. Mostafizer Rahman, Mridha Md. Kamal Hossain, Rubaya Rubaya, Joyanta Halder, Md. Ekramul Karim, Anjuman Ara Bhuiya, Anwara Khatun, Jahangir Alam

“…Antibiogram profiling was carried out by Kirby–Bauer’s disc diffusion method and AMR genes (ARGs) were detected by PCR. …”
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Evaluating the Risks of Heated Tobacco Products: Toxicological Effects on Two Selected Respiratory Bacteria and Human Lung Cells by Salvatore Furnari, Rosalia Emma, Massimo Caruso, Pio Maria Furneri, Virginia Fuochi

“…Despite these microbiological effects, THP aerosols demonstrated minimal cytotoxicity on human lung fibroblasts and lacked detectable mutagenic activity, contrasting with the significant cytotoxicity and mutagenicity caused by cigarette smoke. …”
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Phytochemistry and Antibacterial Assessment of Ethyl acetate Leaf Extract of Newbouldia laevis by Bello, A.B, Suleiman, A, Idris, A.D

“…The observed antibacterial effects were believed to be due to the presence of alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, phenol, anthraquinones and steroids detected in the extract. The results apparently justified the traditional use of this plant in treating bacterial infections whose causative agents are the organisms used in this study. …”
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Biosystematic, Essential Oil, and Biological Activity Studies on Medicinal Plant <i>Moluccella</i> L. (Lamiaceae) Species from Turkey by Pelin Yilmaz Sancar

“…The antimicrobial activity was tested using both disc diffusion and the MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) methods. …”
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Prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria causing surgical site infection at tertiary hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a call for strengthening infection prevention and preo... by Damas Chipaga, Mtebe Majigo, Biswaro Malima, Agricola Joachim

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 11/38 (29.0%) Staphylococcus aureus. Overall, multi-drug resistant strains were 127/164 (77.4%).Conclusions Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant cause of SSI. …”
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Characteristics and antibiotic resistance patterns of urinary tract isolates in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study in Khartoum, Sudan by Samah El-Arifi, Eltayeb AbdAlla, El Sheikh Mahgoub, Bothyna Fadol, Rashida Elmubarak

“…EsβL production was detected in 11/23 (47.8%) of the tested isolates with Escherichia coli being the most common ESβL producer. …”
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Pneumothorax in a patient with pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2: A case report by Novković Ljiljana, Čekerevac Ivan

“…A chest X-ray (CXR) demonstrated diffusely accentuated interstitial pattern and reduced parenchymal transparency, left perihilar. …”
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A STUDY OF SOME PARAMETERS OF THE EXTERNAL RESPIRATORY FUNCTION AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE CLINICAL ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by D. V. Bestaev, A. V. Volkov, D. E. Karateev, E. L. Nasonov

“…Of the 155 examined patients with RA, a decrease in the DLC parameter was detected in 107 (69%), while in 87 (81%) patients, the decrease was less than 10% of the proper values. …”
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Impact of Extraction Solvent on Phytochemical Profile and Antifungal Efficacy of Vitellaria paradoxa Leaf Extracts against Candida albicans, Trichophyton rubrum, and Microsporum ca... by Auwal Magaji, Nathaniel Kwarau Luka, Adamu Yakubu, Zailani Liman Hafiz

“…Phytochemical screening of the leaves was performed using standard qualitative methods, while antifungal efficacy was assessed through the disc diffusion technique.  Phytochemical screening revealed both both extracts contained alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, and phenols, while glycosides and carbohydrates were detected only in the methanolic extract, and saponins were exclusive to the aqueous extract.  …”
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Nasal Staphylococcus Colonization in Nursing Home Residents and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles by Cansu ÖNLEN GÜNERİ, Pınar DÖNER GÜNER, Özkan ASLANTAŞ

“…Conclusion: To our knowledge, multi-drug resistant MRSE was detected in nursing home residents for the first time in Turkey with this study. …”
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Antibacterial and Synergistic Effects of <i>Terminalia citrina</i> Leaf Extracts Against Gastrointestinal Pathogens: Insights from Metabolomic Analysis by Sze-Tieng Ang, Tak Hyun Kim, Matthew James Cheesman, Ian Edwin Cock

“…Roxb. ex Fleming against four bacterial pathogens (including a methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) strain) using disc diffusion and liquid microdilution assays. The phytochemical composition of the extracts were determined using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). …”
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Frequency of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone-Resistance (qnr) Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Hospitalized Patients by Hamid Reza Goli, Sayede Fateme Moradi, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas, Ghazaleh Elahi, Mehrdad Gholami

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the disk diffusion method, following Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. …”
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Safety, Adherence, Enzymatic Activities, and Application Effects of Oral Probiotic Candidates for Shortfin Eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) by Andita Ratih Dewanti, Anggi Octari Putri, Indah Istiqomah Istiqomah, Alim Isnansetyo

“…In an in vitro investigation, the bacteria attached to shortfin eel intestinal epithelial cells. An agar diffusion method validated the proteolytic, lipolytic, and cellulolytic activities. …”
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Enterococcus spp. Isolated from the skin microbiota of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Southeaster... by Yesutor K. Soku, Jaelyn Reeves, Faith W. Kadzviti, Temesgen Samuel, Abdelrahman Mohamed

“…Isolates were confirmed using Biolog Gen III and VITEK®2, and antimicrobial susceptibility was determined using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method. Thirty-five randomly sampled isolates underwent whole-genome sequencing for genotypic characterization. …”
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Occurrence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter from poultry and humans in central Ethiopia: A one health approach. by Fikre Zeru, Haileeyesus Adamu, Yohannes Hagos Woldearegay, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Ingrid Hansson, Sofia Boqvist

“…Campylobacter spp. were isolated following ISO 10272, confirmed with multiplex PCR and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility using the disc diffusion method according EUCAST guidelines. Campylobacter spp. were detected in 12.5% samples, highest in poultry (19.6%), followed by humans (13.1%) and poultry house floor (4.9%). …”
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Silver and Yttrium-Doped Silver Nanoparticles From Pine Needle Leaf Extract: Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant, Antiuropathogenic Bacterial, and Docking Activities by Nourhane A. Darwich, Malak Mezher, Alaa M. Abdallah, Zeinab Hachem, Ahmed F. El-Sayed, Rana El Hajj, Taymour A. Hamdalla, Mahmoud I. Khalil

“…In addition, antibacterial activity against six uropathogenic bacteria was assessed by performing microdilution assays to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) which ranged between 0.0625 and 2 mg/mL, agar well diffusion assay with zones of inhibition 8–17 mm, time-kill test detecting inhibition after 3 h, and antibiofilm screening assays at concentrations ranging between 0.0625 and 1 mg/mL. …”
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Novel endophytic actinomycetes species Streptomyces panacea of Panax sokpayensis produce antimicrobial compounds against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Subecha Rai, Laishram Shantikumar Singh, Kaikho Liriina, Kumaraswamy Jeyaram, Tithi Parija, Dinabandhu Sahoo

“…Further correlation between biosynthetic gene clusters identified by genome search with LC-MS analysis-based chemical profiling of PSRA5T culture extract and antibacterial activity of the representative compounds detected several compounds of aminoglycosides and polyketides with antimicrobial activity against MDR S. aureus isolates. …”
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