Whole-Genome Sequence of a Clinical Enterococcus gallinarum Strain in a Positive Hemoculture from Siriraj Hospital, Thailand.

Enterococcus gallinarum is a rare causative agent of hospital-acquired bacteremia. Here, we reported the complete genome of E. gallinarum strain WKB01, which was directly isolated from a positive hemoculture in Siriraj Hospital, Thailand.

Diabetes downregulates the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin and increases E. coli burden in the urinary bladder.

Diabetes is known to increase susceptibility to infections, partly due to impaired granulocyte function and changes in the innate immunity. Here, we investigate the effect of diabetes, and high glucose on the expression of the antimicrobial peptide, psoriasin and the putative consequences for E. coli urinary tract infection.

Brain abscess mimicking acute stroke syndrome caused by dual Filifactor alocis and Porphyromonas gingivalis infections: A case report.

This case report is about a woman who had a brain abscess in the left parietal lobe that atypically presented as acute stroke-like syndrome. Pus samples from brain abscess aspiration revealed the periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Filifactor alocis. After dental health care and 8 weeks of combined antimicrobial therapy, the patient recovered completely.

Metformin strengthens uroepithelial immunity against E. coli infection.

Urinary tract infection frequently caused by E. coli is one of the most common bacterial infections. Increasing antibiotic resistance jeopardizes successful treatment and alternative treatment strategies are therefore mandatory.