Nosocomial infection and antibiotic-resistant threat in the Middle East

NA Nimer - Infection and drug resistance, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of nosocomial infections (NIs) is associated with different bacteria found in
hospitals. These infections in their extreme conditions result in morbidity and mortality. This …

Antibiotic resistance, biofilm production ability and genetic diversity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from nosocomial infections in …

R Heidari, A Farajzadeh Sheikh… - Molecular biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background This study was aimed to evaluate the antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation,
and genetic diversity of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) strains …

Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation of wastewater microorganisms by halogenated indole derivative capped zinc oxide

RK Manoharan, CJ Raorane, F Ishaque… - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Novel 5-bromoindole (5B)-capped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (5BZN) were
synthesized to improve the antibacterial, antibiofilm, and disinfection processes for the …

Whole Proteome-Based Therapeutic Targets Annotation and Designing of Multi-Epitope-Based Vaccines against the Gram-Negative XDR-Alcaligenes faecalis …

M Alharbi, A Alshammari, AF Alasmari, S Alharbi… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study involved therapeutic targets mining for the extremely drug-resistant bacterial
species called Alcaligenes faecalis, which is known to infect humans. The infections caused …

Effective antimicrobial solutions for eradicating multi-resistant and β-lactamase-producing nosocomial gram-negative pathogens

E Meade, M Savage, M Garvey - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the greatest public health-perturbing crises of
the 21st century, where species have evolved a myriad of defence strategies to resist …

Self-healing functionalization of sulfonated hafnium oxide and copper oxide nanocomposite for effective biocidal control of multidrug-resistant bacteria

RK Manoharan, P Gangadaran, S Ayyaru… - New Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The intensive use of antibiotics in hospitals, poultry, and other industries has led to the
emergence of bacteria resistant to most commercially available antibiotics. These antibiotic …

Evaluation of l-arginine supplement on the growth rate, biofilm formation, and antibiotic susceptibility in Streptococcus mutans

S Vaziriamjad, M Solgi, F Kamarehei, F Nouri… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Bacteria associated with dental caries have a high ability to produce organic
acids from dietary carbohydrates during growth and metabolism under acidic conditions. In …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency of extensively drug-resistant gram-negative pathogens in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

S Abbas, AU Sabir, N Khalid, S Sabir, S Khalid… - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Gram-negative bacteria are frequently involved in nosocomial infections. These
bacteria have a particular tendency to develop antibiotic resistance and may become …

Prevalence and drug resistance patterns of bacteria isolated from wound and bloodstream nosocomial infections in Hamadan, West of Iran

F Nouri, F Kamarehei, B Asghari, M Hazhirkamal… - All Life, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nosocomial infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality. There are
inconsistent results among the antimicrobial resistance patterns of nosocomial infections …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation, characterization, and Staphylococcus aureus biofilm elimination effect of baicalein-loaded β-cyclodextrin-grafted chitosan nanoparticles

Z Zhang, J Chen, L Zou, J Tang, J Zheng… - International Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Purpose Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)
colonization in medical implants are resistant to antibiotics due to the formation of bacterial …