Antibiotic susceptibility situation of environmental isolates in Southern Germany.

Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging problem in hospitals and long-term healthcare facilities. Early detection of susceptibility pattern changes in pathogenic bacteria can prevent treatment failures. Therefore, this study chose to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility situation of isolates from hospitals and long-term healthcare facilities in Southern Germany.

The Biological Effects of Magnesium-Based Implants on the Skeleton and Their Clinical Implications in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery.

Magnesium (Mg)-based implants have evolved as a promising innovation in orthopedic trauma surgery, with the potential to revolutionize the treatment of bone diseases, including osteoporotic fractures and bone defects. Available clinical studies mostly show excellent patient outcomes of resorbable Mg-based implants, without the need for subsequent implant removal. However, the occurrence of radiolucent zones around Mg-based implants seems to be a noticeable drawback for a more widespread clinical use.

Characterizing Methicillin-Resistant spp. and Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant in Cattle.

In the field of cattle medicine in Austria, to date, few studies have investigated the presence of methicillin-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing in Austria. For this reason, milk and nasal samples were examined for the presence of methicillin-resistant as well as fecal samples for extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant . The nasal and fecal swabs were collected during the veterinary treatment of calf pneumonia and calf diarrhea.

Evidence for in vivo resistance against allopurinol in a dog infected with Leishmania infantum by reduction in copy numbers of the S-adenosylmethionine synthetase (METK) gene.

Background: In Europe, canine leishmaniasis is commonly caused by Leishmania infantum. Allopurinol is the main drug for long-term management of the disease, and clinical relapses of L. infantum infection treated with this drug are described.

Converting the CHF3 Greenhouse Gas into Nanometer-Thick LiF Coating for High-Voltage Cathode Li-ion Batteries Materials.

Solving the surface (electro-)chemical instability and the fading behavior of high voltage cathode materials cycled above 4.3 V vs Li+/Li remains a major challenge for the next generation of high energy density Li-ion batteries. Here, we present a facile, environmentally friendly, cost effective and scalable method to address this problem by uniformly fluorinating the surface of cathode materials with a mild fluorinating agent (CHF3) using a gas flow-type reactor.