Cefiderocol susceptibility of 146 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains clinically isolated from blood in two Japanese hospitals over a 10-year period.

Previous reports focusing on cefiderocol susceptibility against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia have included a large number of noninvasive or colonized isolates, and data focusing on invasive S. maltophilia strains are still lacking. We retrospectively investigated the cefiderocol susceptibility of stored S.

Phytosterols dissolved in diacylglycerol oil reinforce the cholesterol-lowering effect of low-dose pravastatin treatment.

Background And Aims: Dietary therapy using phytosterols can reinforce statin treatment; however the value of a low-dose combination of those agents remains to be investigated. Plant sterols (PS), dissolved in diacylglycerol (DAG) oil, (PS/DAG) can be effective at a relatively low dose. The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of PS/DAG oil on blood cholesterol concentrations in hypercholesterolemic outpatients on low-dose pravastatin (10 mg/day).