Azithromycin (Zitrolid) action on biofilms formed by gramnegative and grampositive microorganisms, isolated from patients with respiratory tract infections was investigated. The drug was effective at the stage of the biofilm formation and on exposition to the already formed biofilms.
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J Infect Dev Ctries
December 2024
Department of Microbiology & Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Introduction: The emergence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is a growing public health concern. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and multi-drug resistant (MDR) profiles of MRSA in goats in Bangladesh.
Methodology: A total of 150 samples from goats comprised of rectal swab (n = 50), nasal swab (n = 50), and milk (n = 50) were collected.
Objectives: To analyze the clinical and biological characteristics and to evaluate the risk factors associated with the mortality of patients with COVID-19 in Commune IV of the District of Bamako.
Methods: The cohort consisted of COVID-19 patients managed from March 2020 to June 2022 at the Bamako Dermatology Hospital and the Pasteur Polyclinic in Commune IV in Bamako. The studied variables were sociodemographic, clinical, and biological.
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges
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Department of Infection Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Urethritis is a common condition predominantly caused by sexually transmitted pathogens such as Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Mycoplasma genitalium. It is not possible to differentiate with certainty between pathogens on the basis of clinical characteristics alone. However, empirical antibiotic therapy is often initiated in clinical practice.
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January 2025
Department of Bacteriology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.
Introduction: (), a common pathogen of community-acquired pneumonia in school-age children and adolescents, can cause epidemics worldwide. In late 2023, the incidence of infection among children reached a high level.
Methods: We investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility of 62 isolates obtained from children with pneumonia in Beijing between 2021 and 2023, and analyzed the correlation of antimicrobial susceptibility with molecular characteristics of isolates and clinical manifestations of patients.
J Infect Chemother
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Corynebacterium species are an important cause of granulomatous mastitis (GM). Although there have been worldwide reports of infections caused by Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, few cases of C. tuberculostearicum GM have been reported.
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