Background: Despite the advent of vaccines against COVID-19, there is considerable variation in the acceptance and hesitancy towards the vaccination program across different countries. The objective of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of hesitancy and acceptance regarding the use of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and to identify the factors that influence these attitudes.
Materials And Methods: All the cross-sectional studies were retrieved from the PubMed databases, the Web of Science ISI, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library.
Bladder cancer (BCa) remains a significant global health challenge, with increasing interest in the role of the bladder microbiome in its pathogenesis, progression and treatment outcomes. The complex relationship between bladder cancer and the microbiome, as well as the potential impact of probiotics on treatment effectiveness, is currently under investigation. Research suggests that the microbiota may influence BCa recurrence prevention and enhance the efficacy of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of probiotics is emerging as an innovative approach to managing oral health issues and mediating the immune system. The current study assessed the impacts of non-orally isolated probiotics on periodontitis and tooth decay pathogens.
Methods: Briefly, the persistence of probiotics in exposure to oral cavity enzymes, hydrogen peroxide, and saliva samples was examined.
Introduction: Antibodies are significant agents in the immune system and have proven to be effective in treating bacterial infections. With the advancement of antibody engineering in recent decades, antibody therapy has evolved widely.
Aim: This review aimed to investigate a new method as a therapeutic platform for the treatment of bacterial infections and explore the novel features of this method in conferring pathogen specificity to broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Introduction: This systematic review aimed to summarize the currently available evidence on the effect of oral probiotic therapy on infected wound healing among patients who underwent surgery.
Materials And Methods: An electronic search was conducted for articles published during 2010- 2022 in Embase, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar using the keywords "probiotics," "prebiotics," "synbiotics," and "wound infection." The titles and abstracts of 2625 articles were screened, and 22 publications that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included.
Objective: This study investigated the effect of photodynamic therapy on chronic periodontitis patients and then evaluated the microbial, immunological, periodontal, and clinical outcomes. The significant effects of photodynamic therapy obtained by and studies have made it a popular treatment for periodontal diseases in recent years. Photodynamic therapy is a novel bactericidal strategy that is stronger, faster, and less expensive than scaling and root planing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrug resistance among (MTB) strains is a growing concern in developing countries. We conducted a comprehensive search for relevant studies in Iran on PubMed, Scopus, and Embase until June 12, 2020. Our study focused on determining the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in MTB isolates, with subgroup analyses based on year, location, and drug susceptibility testing (DST) methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to understand the current level of linezolid (LNZ) resistance in isolates reported over the past 10 years. An electronic search was conducted for the following keywords: (( [title/abstract]) OR ( [title/abstract]) OR (Pneumococci [title/abstract]) AND (linezolid [title/abstract]) OR (Zyvox [title/abstract])) OR (Zyvoxid [title/abstract])). Out of all the studies, 80 had a cross-sectional design, while 11 followed a cohort approach.
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February 2024
This study aims to investigate the development of secondary bacterial infection and risk factors associated with it in critical COVID-19 patients, and to identify the most common pathogen groups in them. All the cohort studies were retrieved from Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and MEDLINE from the inception of COVID-19 to 2022 for the following keywords: 'Klebsiella" AND "COVID-19". The most common comorbidities among the patients with COVID-19 were respiratory disease (33.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections have been continuously increasing as major concerns of public health in Iran. Because innate resistance of NTM species, the treatment of these infections is difficult task, but until now resistance pattern of NTM and suitable regimens are not determined.
Methods: We systematically searched the relevant studies in PubMed, Scopus, and Embase (Until Dec 2022).
Background And Aims: The present study aimed to review probiotics' clinical efficacy in preventing infectious diseases among hospitalized patients in ICU and non-ICU wards.
Methods: A search of Medline, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Open Grey, and Google Scholar was conducted for eligible publications from 2002 to 2020 following the requirements outlined in the PRISMA guideline. The search strategy was based on the combination of the following terms: "probiotics," "prebiotics," "synbiotics," and "cross-infection.
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy or aPDT is an alternative therapeutic approach in which lasers and different photosensitizing agents are used to eradicate periodontopathic bacteria in periodontitis. Periodontitis is a localized infectious disease caused by periodontopathic bacteria and can destroy bones and tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. The aPDT system has been shown by studies to have high bactericidal efficacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Periodontal diseases and dental caries are the two most common dental diseases caused by the dental plaque.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to review the clinical efficacy of probiotics for oral health in randomized controlled trials.
Methods: An electronic search was conducted in December 2021 in Embase, Medline, The Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and Google Scholar using the following keywords: "mouthwash" and "probiotics".
Prediabetes consists of the intermediary stage between normal glucose regulation and overt diabetes mellitus and develops when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to confirm a type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis (T2DM). Recent evidence suggests that probiotics could be promising approaches to improve this state. In this study, we performed a systematic review to compile the results of clinical trials investigating the effects of pro-/pre-/synbiotics on prediabetes subjects from 2010 to 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Despite the accessibility of several live attenuated vaccines for animals, currently, there is no licensed vaccine for brucellosis in human populations. Available and confirmed animal vaccines may be harmful and considered inappropriate for humans. Thus, human vaccines for brucellosis are required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Escherichia coli (E. coli) O25b/ST131 clone causes urinary tract infection (UTI) and is associated with a broad spectrum of other infections, such as intra-abdominal and soft tissue infections, that can be affecting bloodstream infections. Therefore, since O25b/ST131 has been reported in several studies from Iran, in the current study, we have investigated the molecular characteristics, typing, and biofilm formation of O25b/ST131 clone type E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrucellosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by spp. which can lead to heavy economic losses and severe human diseases. Thus, controlling brucellosis is very important.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bacterial vaginosis (BV), caused by an imbalance in the vaginal microbiota, can be treated and prevented by probiotics. Pregnant women with BV can experience premature labor and spontaneous abortions. Probiotics and prebiotics promote the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms, alter the composition of the vaginal microbiota, and prevent intravaginal infections in postmenopausal women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Probiotics promote a healthy balance of gut bacteria and have many beneficial effects on human digestive physiology. Although, few side effects of probiotics have been reported. This study aimed to assess the safety of five probiotic candidate Lactobacillus strains isolated from healthy individuals by examining mutagenicity, genotoxicity, and oral toxic effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExpert Rev Anti Infect Ther
July 2022
Introduction: Brucellosis is considered as one of the main zoonotic infections and a major public health concern worldwide. The aim of the present study was to evaluate various strategies for controlling brucellosis with an especial emphasis on efficacy of vaccination.
Areas Covered: International databanks (Web of Science, PubMed, Embase) were searched for potentially relevant studies published from 1 January 2011 to 25 March 2021 using the following keywords: ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' 'brucellosis,' 'Bang disease,' 'undulant fever,' 'Malta fever,' 'vaccination,' 'vaccine,' and 'immunization.
This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of probiotics consumption on gestational diabetes (GD) and its complications in pregnant mother and newborn. The study was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42021243409) and all the enrolled articles were collected from four databases (Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar) as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from 2010 to 2020. A total of 4865 study participants from 28 selected studies were included in this review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA variety of bacteriocins originate from lactic acid bacteria, which have recently been modified by scientists. Many strains of lactic acid bacteria related to food groups could produce bacteriocins or antibacterial proteins highly effective against foodborne pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas fluorescens, P. aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Shigella flexneri, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Clostridium botulinum.
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