Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a heterogeneous class of compounds found in a variety
of organisms including humans and, so far, hundreds of these structures have been isolated …

Orthopedic implants account for 99% of orthopedic surgeries, however, orthopedic implant-
related infection is one of the most serious complications owing to the potential for limb …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is often considered as one of the most common but
catastrophic complications after artificial joint replacement, which can lead to surgical failure …

Recent studies have demonstrated that drug antimicrobial activity is enhanced when
metallic nanoparticles are used as an inorganic support, obtaining synergic effects against …

Ubiquicidin (UBI)/ribosomal protein S30 (RS30) is an intracellular protein with antimicrobial
activities against various pathogens. UBI (29–41) and UBI (31–38) are two crucial peptides …

When serious infections are suspected, patients are often treated empirically with broad-
spectrum antibiotics while awaiting results that provide information on the bacterial class …

The ability to differentiate infection from sterile inflammation and monitor antimicrobial
therapy against multidrug-resistant pathogens through imaging of bacteria with radiolabeled …

Imaging infection still represents a challenge for researchers. Despite nuclear medicine
(NM) offers valuable tools able to discriminate between infections and inflammation, there is …

Synthetic antimicrobial peptide fragment, 99m Tc-Ubiquicidin 29–41, is shown to be
sensitive and also specific for imaging bacterial infections. We undertook this study to …

Bacterial infection is one of the most common causes of morbidity and death worldwide.
Distinguishing infection from sterile inflammation has been of great significance. As an …