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Vaccine
January 2025
Department of Molecular Genetics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. Electronic address:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea and Neisseria meningitidis, a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and septicemia, are closely related human-restricted pathogens that inhabit distinct primary mucosal niches. While successful vaccines against invasive meningococcal disease have been available for decades, the rapid rise in antibiotic resistance has led to an urgent need to develop an effective gonococcal vaccine. Several surface antigens are shared among these two pathogens, making cross-species protection an exciting prospect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNucleic Acids Res
January 2025
Quantitative Biology Group, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, Belgrade11000, Serbia.
Type II restriction-modification (R-M) systems play a pivotal role in bacterial defense against invading DNA, influencing the spread of pathogenic traits. These systems often involve coordinated expression of a regulatory protein (C) with restriction (R) enzymes, employing complex feedback loops for regulation. Recent studies highlight the crucial balance between R and M enzymes in controlling horizontal gene transfer (HGT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Malaysia.
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue, with the World Health Organization identifying it as one of the greatest threats to public health, with an estimated 4.95 million deaths linked to bacterial AMR in 2019. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of mortality among multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO)-infected patients in state hospitals and major specialist hospitals and to identify risk factors that could be associated with mortality outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKlin Mikrobiol Infekc Lek
March 2024
Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Repubic, e-mail:
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at the University Hospital Olomouc (UHO) over a 10-year period (2013-2022).
Material And Methods: Data was obtained from the ENVIS LIMS laboratory information system (DS Soft, Czech Republic, Olomouc) of the Department of Microbiology, UHO, for the period 1/1/2013-31/12/2022. Standard microbiological procedures using the MALDI-TOF MS system (Biotyper Microflex, Bruker Daltonics) were applied for the identification.
Adv Healthc Mater
January 2025
Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
In situ tumor vaccines, which utilize antigens generated during tumor treatment to stimulate a cancer patient's immune system, has become a potential field in cancer immunotherapy. However, due to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (ITME), the generation of tumor antigens is always mild and not sufficient. Tumor-resident intracellular bacteria have been identified as a complete tumor microenvironment component to contribute to creating ITME.
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