3,356 results match your criteria: "Propionibacterium Infections"

Mechanistic Basis for the Translation Inhibition of Cutibacterium acnes by Clindamycin.

J Invest Dermatol

November 2024

Department of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Program in Translational Biomedicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • Inflammation and the anaerobic bacterium Cutibacterium acnes are key factors in acne development, making them primary targets for antibiotic treatments like tetracyclines, macrolides, and lincosamides.
  • C. acnes has shown increasing resistance to these antibiotics, especially clindamycin, necessitating a deeper understanding of how these drugs interact with the bacteria.
  • By determining the structure of clindamycin binding to the ribosome of C. acnes, the study reveals how this binding disrupts essential processes for protein synthesis, offering insights for overcoming antibiotic resistance and developing targeted treatments.
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Chronic osteoarthritis caused by infection in a captive sand gazelle.

J Vet Diagn Invest

November 2024

Departments of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

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  • Osteoarthritis is a significant health issue in geriatric gazelles, and a case study highlights a male sand gazelle suffering from progressive osteoarthritis of the right tarsus, resulting in chronic lameness.
  • Serial biopsies and diagnostic imaging revealed the presence of pyogranulomatous dermatitis and a bacterial infection that is typically associated with cattle but had not been documented in other species, including gazelles.
  • Despite various treatments, the condition worsened, leading to the animal's euthanasia, where postmortem analysis showed extensive tissue damage and revealed a new possibly infectious bacterium that could be a factor in chronic osteoarthritis in gazelles.
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Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with wide-ranging effects, involving factors such as Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) infection and sebum hypersecretion. Current acne treatments are challenged by drug resistance.

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Bioadhesive Polymeric Films Containing Rhamnolipids, An Innovative Antimicrobial Topical Formulation.

AAPS PharmSciTech

July 2024

Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, PR-445, Km 380 - Campus Universitário, Londrina, Paraná, 86057-970, Brazil.

Acne affects most of the world's population, causing an impact on the self-esteem of adolescents and young adults. One of the causes is the presence of the bacteria Cutibacterium acnes which are part of the natural microbiota of the skin. Topical treatments consist of anti-inflammatory and antibiotics, which could select resistant strains.

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Endophthalmitis: a bibliometric study and visualization analysis from 1993 to 2023.

Front Cell Infect Microbiol

July 2024

Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Aims: This study is designed to generalize and depict the research hotspots of endophthalmitis through bibliometric methods and software and analyze the evolutive tendency of the work on this severe disease over the past 30 years.

Methods: This study employed a rigorous bibliometric approach. We identified all endophthalmitis-related literature by conducting a comprehensive search of the Science Citation Index Expanded database under the Web of Science Core Collection.

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Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) shares similar clinical symptoms with sepsis. Thus, differentiating between AOSD and sepsis presents a great challenge while making diagnosis. This study aimed to analyse the changes in blood microbiota related to AOSD and sepsis using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), identify potential biomarkers that distinguish AOSD from sepsis, and explore the diagnostic value of mNGS in differentiation between these two pathological conditions.

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Cutibacterium acnes, part of normal skin flora, is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing chronic prosthetic joint infections (PJI) associated with total hip and knee arthroplasty. However, there is a paucity of literature examining the pathogenesis of C. acnes during PJI.

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  • * Research shows that essential oils possess significant antimicrobial activity against skin-associated pathogens, like Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, using methods like agar disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration tests.
  • * The review emphasizes the need for more research on other less-studied skin pathogens and details the mechanisms by which essential oils combat these microorganisms, offering valuable insights for treating skin infections.
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Introduction: Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a pro-inflammatory cytokine belonging to the IL-1 Family, is a key mediator ofautoinflammatory diseases associated with the development of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS).High levels of IL-18 correlate with MAS and COVID-19 severity and mortality, particularly in COVID-19patients with MAS. As an inflammation inducer, IL-18 binds its receptor IL-1 Receptor 5 (IL-1R5), leadingto the recruitment of the co-receptor, IL-1 Receptor 7 (IL-1R7).

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Purpose: To investigate urine microbiome differences among healthy women, women with recurrent uncomplicated cystitis (rUC), and those with sporadic/single uncomplicated cystitis (sUC) to challenge traditional beliefs about origins of these infections.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent both conventional urine culture and next-generation sequencing (NGS) of urine were retrospectively reviewed. Symptom-free women with normal urinalysis results as a control group were also studied.

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Cutibacterium acnes induces acne-like lesions in hairless mice models - A comparative study.

J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods

July 2024

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Unit of Dermatopharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Electronic address:

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  • Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory skin condition that requires reliable animal models for research on its causes and treatment options.
  • This study tests different hairless mouse strains to find the best model for studying acne, focusing on the effects of Cutibacterium acnes injections.
  • The SKH-hr1 mouse strain proved to be the most effective model, showing the best results for understanding acne and developing new therapies.
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Background: An emerging paradigm suggests that positive Cutibacterium acnes shoulder cultures can result from either true infection or contamination, with true infections demonstrating a host inflammatory response and early culture growth. This clinical retrospective study examines the relationship between C. acnes antigen, C.

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Carbon source competition within the wound microenvironment can significantly influence infection progression.

NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes

June 2024

Division of Biosciences, Department of Life Sciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that commensal skin bacteria have an important role in wound healing and infection progression. However, the precise mechanisms underpinning many of these probiotic interactions remain to be fully uncovered. In this work, we demonstrate that the common skin commensal Cutibacterium acnes can limit the pathogenicity of the prevalent wound pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vivo.

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[Application of LU-tarjet congruent-arc technique in treatment of recurrent shoulder dislocation with huge glenoid defect].

Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi

June 2024

Department of Sports Medicine, the Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Guangdong, 518025, P. R. China.

Objective: To investigate the early effectiveness of the limited unique coracoid osteotomy suture button fixation Latarjet (LU-tarjet)-congruent-arc (CA) technique (LU-tarjet-CA) in treating recurrent shoulder dislocations with huge glenoid defect.

Methods: The clinical data of 12 patients with recurrent shoulder dislocation and huge glenoid defect who met the selection criteria and treated with arthroscopic LU-tarjet-CA between January 2021 and December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The cohort included 8 males and 4 females, aged 20-40 years with an average age of 30.

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Background: Unexpected positive cultures (UPCs) are frequently observed in primary shoulder arthroplasty, and its clinical significance has not yet been well defined. This study aimed to evaluate the UPCs in humeral head in primary shoulder replacement and to understand if UPCs increase in patients with risk factors for contamination (previous surgery or infiltrations).

Methods: Patients undergoing total shoulder replacement were enrolled in this prospective observational study.

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16S rRNA sequencing in chronic dacryocystitis.

Clin Exp Optom

May 2024

Shenzhen Eye Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen Eye Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Article Synopsis
  • - The study explores chronic dacryocystitis (CDC) and its link to various bacteria, suggesting that understanding the microflora can help in prevention and treatment strategies for the condition.
  • - Using 16S rRNA sequencing, researchers analyzed the bacterial flora in 78 patients, grouping them based on healthy vs. infected eye secretions.
  • - Findings showed that while overall bacterial diversity was similar among groups, specific bacterial compositions differed, indicating that changes in microbiota could guide antibiotic treatment for CDC.
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Purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cranioplasty. Due to the relatively frequent occurrence of post-cranioplasty SSI, the utility of autologous bone flap swab cultures surrounding cryopreservation as a reliable predictor has been the subject of an ongoing debate. This bicentric study aims to contribute to this topic by conducting an in-depth analysis of bone flaps obtained via decompressive craniectomies.

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Objective: To resolve an exceptional clustering of Cutibacterium avidum prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (IE) at a single heart center.

Methods: During a period of 21 months, three patients experienced C. avidum bacteremia 24-128 days after aortic valve replacement.

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  • Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition in young people, characterized by inflammation and the buildup of skin cells, and is influenced by bacterial colonization.
  • The study investigated the anti-acne effects of chestnut leaf extract and a specific compound, castalagin, both derived from ellagitannins, finding they effectively inhibited pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-8 and IL-6) in skin cells at low concentrations while also reducing bacterial biofilm formation.
  • This research is significant as it’s the first to highlight the potential of ellagitannins in acne treatment, hinting at future development of chestnut-based therapies subject to further testing in living organisms.
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Enhancing skin preparation to mitigate Cutibacterium acnes infections in breast augmentation and reconstruction.

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

June 2024

Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1155 N Mayfair Rd. 2nd Floor, South Entry, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. Electronic address:

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Unlabelled: are part of the human skin microbiota and are opportunistic microorganisms that become pathogenic in immunodeficient states. These lipophilic bacteria willingly inhabit areas of the skin where sebaceous glands are abundant; hence, there is a need to thoroughly understand their metabolism. Lipids are no longer considered only structural elements but also serve as signaling molecules and may have antigenic properties.

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Acne Vulgaris or Acne is a multifactorial bacterial infection caused by Propionibacterium acne, leading to inflammation and decreased quality of life, especially in adolescence. Currently, antibiotics and retinoids are preferred for treating acne. However, their continuous usage may lead to anti-microbial resistance and other side effects.

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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the microbial variations and biomarkers in the vaginal and oral environments of patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer (CC) and to develop novel prediction models.

Materials And Methods: This study included 164 samples collected from both the vaginal tract and oral subgingival plaque of 82 women. The participants were divided into four distinct groups based on their vaginal and oral samples: the control group (Z/KZ, n = 22), abortion group (AB/KAB, n = 17), HPV-infected group (HP/KHP, n = 21), and cervical cancer group (CC/KCC, n = 22).

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Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) previously named Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) has been increasingly recognized by spine surgeons as a cause of indolent postsurgical spinal infection.

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Altered oral microbiome, but normal human papilloma virus prevalence in cartilage-hair hypoplasia patients.

Orphanet J Rare Dis

April 2024

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital Head and Neck Center, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 1, Helsinki, Finland.

Background: Cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) is a rare syndromic immunodeficiency with metaphyseal chondrodysplasia and increased risk of malignancy. In this cross-sectional observational study, we examined HPV status and oral microbiome in individuals with CHH. Oral brush samples were collected from 20 individuals with CHH (aged 5-59 years) and 41 controls (1-69 years).

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