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Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
January 2025
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
Background: The emergence of colistin resistance in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a significant public health concern, as colistin has been the last resort for treating such infections. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and molecular characteristics of colistin-resistant CRKP isolates in Central South China.
Methods: CRKP isolates from twelve hospitals in Central South China were screened for colistin resistance using broth microdilution.
Sci Total Environ
December 2024
CSIRO Environment, Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia.
This study investigated the potential role of phages in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence factor genes (VFGs) in Escherichia coli (E. coli). A comprehensive in silico analysis of 18,410 phage sequences retrieved from the National Center for Biotechnology Information database (NCBI) revealed distinct carriage patterns for ARGs and VFGs between lytic, temperate, and chronic phage types.
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December 2024
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Anti-Infective Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China. Electronic address:
Therapeutic challenges of chronic pulmonary infections caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP. aeruginosa) biofilms due to significantly enhanced antibiotic resistance. This resistance is driven by reduced outer membrane permeability, biofilm barriers, and excessive secretion of virulence factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical global health threat, underscoring the urgent need for innovative antibiotic discovery strategies. While recent advances in peptide design have yielded numerous antimicrobial agents, optimizing these molecules experimentally remains challenging due to unpredictable and resource-intensive trial-and-error approaches. Here, we introduce APEX Generative Optimization (APEX ), a generative artificial intelligence (AI) framework that integrates a transformer-based variational autoencoder with Bayesian optimization to design and optimize antimicrobial peptides.
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November 2024
Venus Medicine Research Centre, Bhatoli Kalan, Baddi, India. Electronic address:
This study assessed the nephrotoxicity and toxicokinetic profile of VRP-034 [a novel formulation of polymyxin B (PMB)] compared with marketed PMB over a 7-day repeat-dose regimen. Three objectives were pursued: evaluating PMB pharmacokinetics in both groups, alongside assessing the impact of VRP-034 on mitigating PMB-associated kidney injury; analysing the reversibility of kidney injury; and validating novel kidney injury biomarkers against traditional markers using histopathological scoring. Sixty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: 30 in each of the marketed PMB and VRP-034 groups, and eight in the control group.
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