Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: Current Understandings of Resistance in Relation to Transmission and Preventive Strategies.

Due to the limited treatment options and increased mortality rates, infection prevention and control strategies have been implemented for many years to mitigate dissemination of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) within healthcare settings. The overview provides an insight into the most recent research, particularly the pathogen's resilience in the healthcare environment, and the critical need for infection control strategies, which are currently being scrutinized by some researchers. The notable resilience of enterococci to various environmental conditions highlights the necessity for investigations into innovative technologies capable of effectively targeting the biofilm produced by enterococci on hospital surfaces.

The Impact of Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis on the Aetiology, Pathogenesis, and Development of Oral Cancer.

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common head and neck cancer. Although the oral cavity is an easily accessible area for visual examination, the OSCC is more often detected at an advanced stage. The global prevalence of OSCC is around 6%, with increasing trends posing a significant health problem due to the increase in morbidity and mortality.

Comparison of Zybio Kit and saponin in-house method in rapid identification of bacteria from positive blood cultures by EXS2600 matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry system.

We evaluated the performance of Zybio EXS2600 matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) (Zybio Inc., Chongqing, China) for the identification of bacteria from positive blood culture (BC) bottles using Blood Culture Positive Sample Pretreatment Kit (Zybio Inc., Chongqing, China) in comparison to an in-house saponin method.