Phage therapy, a salvage treatment for multidrug-resistant bacteria causing infective endocarditis

HF Hetta, ZI Rashed, YN Ramadan, IMS Al-Kadmy… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infective endocarditis (IE) is defined as an infection of the endocardium, or inner surface of
the heart, most frequently affecting the heart valves or implanted cardiac devices. Despite its …

[HTML][HTML] Global spread characteristics of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum β-lactamases: A genomic epidemiology analysis

K Yu, Z Huang, Y Xiao, H Gao, X Bai, D Wang - Drug Resistance Updates, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) producing bacteria have spread
worldwide and become a global public health concern. Plasmid-mediated transfer of ESBLs …

Epidemiological and genetic characterization of multidrug-resistant non-O1 and non-O139 Vibrio cholerae from food in southern China

Y Xu, Z Zheng, R Sun, L Ye, EWC Chan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study reports a comprehensive epidemiological and genetic analysis of V. cholerae
strains, specifically non-O1/non-O139 serogroups, isolated from animal-derived food …

[HTML][HTML] Suboptimal bioinformatic predictions of antimicrobial resistance from whole-genome sequences in multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium isolates

DJPG Rocha, CS Silva, HNR Jesus, FG Sacoda… - Journal of Global …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, we combined different bioinformatics tools and databases (BV-BRC, ResFinder,
RAST, and KmerResistance) to perform a prediction of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the …

Hard-to-heal peripheral wounds infected with Corynebacterium striatum: a prospective study

E Virgilio, M Solmone, A Scardigno… - Journal of Wound …, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: To investigate Corynebacterium striatum as a nosocomial pathogen infecting hard-
to-heal peripheral wounds, such as skin wounds, soft tissue abscesses and osteomyelitis …