Efflux pump (EP)-mediated multidrug resistance (MDR) seems ubiquitous in bacterial
infections and neoplastic diseases. The diversity and lack of specificity of these efflux …

Statins represent the most prescribed class of drugs for the treatment of
hypercholesterolemia. Effects that go beyond lipid-lowering actions have been suggested to …

Venous leg ulcers are frequently colonized by microbes. This can be particularly devastating
if the ulcer is infected with alert pathogens, ie, highly virulent microorganisms with well …

Abstract Background and Aim Helicobacter pylori is one of the main causes of digestive
diseases, which is difficult to treat and requires the administration of several antimicrobial …

Rationale: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (statin) use is
associated with a lower risk of incident pneumonia and, less robustly, with nonpulmonary …

Aims: Infections are associated with worse short-term outcomes in patients with heart failure
(HF). However, acute infections may have lasting pathophysiologic effects that adversely …

Little research is available on the relationship between statin use and pyogenic liver
abscess. The objective of the study was to determine whether prior use of statins is …

The perioperative use of certain medication may influence the risk of developing a
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and cardiovascular drugs …

Aim The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical outcome of patients diagnosed
with sepsis in a university-affiliated hospital in central Argentina and to evaluate it in relation …

Multiple studies have found no significant effect of the lipid-lowering drugs (statins) in
reducing the risk of infections in general. However, there is a paucity of similar data on the …