A Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Combined Black Pepper and Cinnamon Essential Oils against in Traditional African Yoghurt.

The antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of black pepper (BPE) and cinnamon bark (CE) extracts against was assessed in pasteurized full cream milk during and post-fermentation. The milk was fermented with 1% (/) of subspecies (NCIMB 11778) and (NCIMB 10387) (approx. 10 cfu/mL each) and incubated and stored at 25 °C for 5 days (144 h) or at 43 °C for 24 h and then stored at 25 °C for 120 h.

Impact of antibiotic choice on readmission in adults experiencing an acute COPD exacerbation.

Purpose: The impact of antibiotic therapy in managing acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations requiring hospitalization remains unclear. We conducted a study to assess the impact of antibiotic therapy on the rate of 30-day readmission after discharge from a hospital stay for an acute COPD exacerbation. Additional study outcomes analyzed included the effects of antibiotic therapy on hospital length of stay, in-hospital mortality, 90-day and 12-month readmission rates, and time to next COPD exacerbation.