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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508367/safety-attributes-of-pseudomonas-sp-p26-an-environmental-microorganism-with-potential-application-in-contaminated-environments
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Constanza Belén Lobo, Rocío Daniela Inés Molina, Paula Moreno Mochi, Juan Martín Vargas, María Ángela Jure, María Silvina Juárez Tomás
Currently, the selection of non-pathogenic microorganisms that lack clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance is crucial to bioaugmentation strategies. Pseudomonas sp. P26 (P26) is an environmental bacterium of interest due to its ability to remove aromatic compounds from petroleum, but its safety characteristics are still unknown. The study aimed to: a) determine P26 sensitivity to antimicrobials, b) investigate the presence of quinolone and β-lactam resistance genes, c) determine the presence of virulence factors, and d) evaluate the effect of P26 on the viability of Galleria mellonella (an invertebrate animal model)...
March 18, 2024: Environmental Pollution
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38449053/epidemiologic-analysis-of-antimicrobial-resistance-in-hospital-departments-in-china-from-2022-to-2023
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hui-Jun Bai, Qing-Feng Geng, Fang Jin, Yong-Li Yang
Bacterial drug resistance monitoring in hospitals is a crucial aspect of healthcare management and a growing concern worldwide. In this study, we analysed the bacterial drug resistance surveillance in our hospital from 2022 Q1 to 2023 Q2. The main sampling sources were respiratory, blood, and urine-based, and the main clinical infections were respiratory and genitourinary in nature. Specimens were inoculated and cultured; bacterial strains were isolated using a VITEK® 2 Compact 60-card automatic microorganism identifier (bioMerieux, Paris, France) and their matching identification cards were identified, and manual tests were supplemented for strain identification...
March 6, 2024: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38428995/association-of-dynamics-of-anellovirus-loads-with-hospital-acquired-pneumonia-in-brain-injured-patients-during-the-intensive-care-unit-stay
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
L Castain, M Petrier, S Bulteau, C Peltier, C Poulain, M Bouras, B M Imbert-Marcille, J Poschmann, A Roquilly, C Bressollette-Bodin
BACKGROUND: Critical illness induces immune disorders associated with an increased risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Torque Teno Virus (TTV), from the Anelloviridae family, are proposed as a biomarker to measure the level of immunosuppression. Our objective was to describe the kinetics of TTV DNA loads and their association with critical-illness related complications. METHODS: We performed a longitudinal study in 115 brain-injured patients from a prospective cohort, collected endotracheal and blood samples at three time points (T1, T2, T3) during the two weeks post-admission in intensive care unit, and measured viral DNA loads using the TTV R-gene® kit (Biomerieux) and a pan-Anelloviridae in house qRT-PCR...
March 1, 2024: Journal of Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38402160/characterization-of-resistance-genes-and-replicon-typing-in-carbapenem-resistant-klebsiella-pneumoniae-strains
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Esin Karaman, Ayşegül Çopur Çiçek, Vicdan Şemen, Fatih Şaban Beriş
OBJECTIVE: In our study, K. pneumoniae strains (non-susceptible to carbapenem) (n = 60) were obtained from various clinical samples from Rize State Hospital between 2015 and 2017 and it is aimed to identify antibiotic resistance genes and replicon typing. METHODS: Antibiotic susceptibility tests of the strains were performed with Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test and the Vitek-2 automated system (BioMerieux, France). Antibiotic resistance genes and replicon typing was characterized by PCR method...
February 24, 2024: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38400950/colistin-resistance-in-carbapenem-non-susceptible-acinetobacter-baumanii-in-a-tertiary-care-hospital-in-india-clinical-characteristics-antibiotic-susceptibility-and-molecular-characterization
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bidyut Prava Rout, Sumesh Kumar Dash, Sarita Otta, Birasen Behera, Ira Praharaj, Kundan Kumar Sahu
INTRODUCTION: Acinetobacter baumanii (AB) is a bacterium of concern in the hospital setup due to its ability to thrive in unfavorable conditions and the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance. Carbapenem resistance in this organism is disheartening, further clouded by the emergence of colistin resistance. AIM: The present prospective study aims to note the epidemiology, molecular profile, and clinical outcome of patients with colistin resistance AB infections in a multispecialty tertiary care setup in Odisha, Eastern India...
February 24, 2024: Molecular Biology Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38275158/the-game-changer-uch-l1-and-gfap-based-plasma-test-as-the-first-marketed-in-vitro-diagnostic-test-for-mild-traumatic-brain-injury
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REVIEW
Firas Kobaissy, Rawad Daniel Arja, Jennifer C Munoz, Deborah A Shear, Janice Gilsdorf, Jiepei Zhu, Hamad Yadikar, William Haskins, J Adrian Tyndall, Kevin K Wang
INTRODUCTION: Major organ-based in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests like ALT/AST for the liver and cardiac troponins for the heart are established, but a regulatory-approved IVD blood test for the brain has been missing, highlighting a significant gap in medical diagnostics. AREAS COVERED: In response to this need, Abbott Diagnostics secured FDA clearance in 2021 for the i-STAT Alinity™, a point-of-care plasma blood test for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
January 26, 2024: Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38252715/characterization-of-extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-and-carbapenemase-genes-in-bacteria-from-environment-in-burkina-faso
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Merci Muhigwa, Soufiane Sanou, Dominique Kantagba, Soumeya Ouangraoua, Carine Laurence Yehouenou, Fernand Michodigni, Armel Poda, Eva Perris Renggli, Andrea Bernasconi, Sylvain Godreuil, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to characterize extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase genes in bacteria from the environment in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted from January 18 to December 31, 2019. Environmental samples were collected from the effluents of Souro Sanou University Hospital Center and the wastewater treatment plant at Bobo-Dioulasso. MacConkey agar media supplemented with 4 µg/mL cefotaxime was used for bacterial growth, and identification of bacteria was performed using API 20E system (BioMerieux SA, Lyon, France)...
December 31, 2023: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38223712/efficacy-of-an-impression-disinfectant-solution-after-repeated-use-an-in-vitro-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Simon Chukwu, Alan Munn, Jennifer C Wilson, Hadeel Ibrahim, Dean Gosling, Robert M Love, Mahmoud M Bakr
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: There are very few studies using Benzalkonium Chloride (BAC) as an active disinfection agent for immersion techniques and there are no studies investigating the efficacy of repeated use of a disinfectant solution. PURPOSE: This study evaluated an impression disinfectant by testing bacterial contamination of disinfectant batches used in a clinical setting after repeated use. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Liquid samples were collected from impression disinfectant solutions used to disinfect dental impressions taken at a university dental clinic...
January 15, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38202647/effects-of-silybum-marianum-l-seed-extracts-on-multi-drug-resistant-mdr-bacteria
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shimaa El-Sapagh, Nanis G Allam, Mohamed Nour El-Dein El-Sayed, Asmaa Ahmed El-Hefnawy, Grażyna Korbecka-Glinka, Awad Y Shala
Wound infections became a great challenge, especially after the emergence of bacterial resistance to commonly used antibiotics. Medicinal plants can be the source of alternative antibacterial agents effective against multi drug resistant (MDR) bacteria. This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of different Silybum marianum seed extracts in fighting MDR bacteria that infect wounds. First, thirty purified bacterial cultures obtained from superficial, infected wounds were subjected to antibiotic sensitivity tests...
December 21, 2023: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38137999/isolation-and-identification-of-microorganisms-and-antibiotic-resistance-microorganisms-from-beehives-located-in-palm-corn-and-longan-plantations-thailand
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sirikwan Dokuta, Sumed Yadoung, Peerapong Jeeno, Sayamon Hongjaisee, Phadungkiat Khamnoi, Sirinya Manochomphu, Khanchai Danmek, Jakkrawut Maitip, Bajaree Chuttong, Surat Hongsibsong
This study aims to determine the prevalence of microorganisms and antibiotic-resistant microorganisms in beehives located on different plantations in Thailand. Seventeen swabs immersed in transport media were utilized for samples from different zones within beehives. Traditional microbial culture-based methods, biochemical tests, MALDI-TOF MS (VITEK® MS, bioMerieux, Marcy-l'Étoile, France), and antibiotic drug susceptibility (disk-diffusion) tests were used to detect microorganism and antimicrobial resistance bacteria...
November 24, 2023: Microorganisms
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38004776/changing-strategies-for-the-detection-of-bacteria-in-platelet-components-in-ireland-from-primary-and-secondary-culture-2010-2020-to-large-volume-delayed-sampling-2020-2023
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Niamh O'Flaherty, Louise Bryce, James Nolan, Mark Lambert
Bacterial contamination of platelet components (PC) poses the greatest microbial risk to recipients, as bacteria can multiply over the course of PC storage at room temperature. Between 2010 and 2020, the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) screened over 170,000 buffy coat-derived pooled (BCDP) and single-donor apheresis platelets (SDAPs) with the BACT/ALERT 3D microbial detection system (Biomerieux, L'Etoile, France), using a two-step screening protocol which incorporated primary and secondary cultures. Although the protocol was successful in averting septic transfusion reactions (STRs), testing large sample volumes at later time points was reported to improve detection of bacterial contamination...
November 14, 2023: Microorganisms
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37945124/carbapenem-resistant-klebsiella-pneumoniae-outbreak-with-monoclonal-spread-evaluation-of-resistance-genes-and-ceftazidime-avibactam-susceptibility
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Neslihan Arıcı, Elif Seren Tanrıverdi, Şeyma Çalık, Nilgün Kansak, Rıza Adaleti, Barış Otlu, Sebahat Aksaray
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) susceptibility, carbapenemase genes, and clonal relationship in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CrKp) isolates. METHODS: A total of 28 non-repetitive CrKp isolates with positive carbapenemase production determined by the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM), were included in the study. Identification of the isolates was performed with MALDI-TOF MS (VITEK-MS, bioMerieux, France)...
2023: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37885394/-pasteurella-multocida-pneumonia-with-hemoptysis-in-an-immunocompetent-case
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Işılay Gökçe Benk Uğur, Elif Seren Tanrıverdi, Mehmet Özgel
Pasteurella species are gram-negative bacilli found in healthy pets' oropharynx and gastrointestinal tract flora. In humans, skin and soft tissue infections develop most frequently with the bite or scratching of animals such as cats or dogs. At the same time, they cause infections in the respiratory tract, mainly in patients with chronic lung disease or immunosuppressive patients. In this case report, a rare case of pneumonia caused by P.multocida bacteria in a patient with bronchiectasis was presented. A young male patient was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital with complaints of hemoptysis, cough with phlegm, and weight loss...
October 2023: Mikrobiyoloji Bülteni
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37877566/coex%C3%A4-stence-of-cryptococcal-fungem%C3%A4-a-and-pneumocyst%C3%A4-s-j%C3%A4-rovec%C3%A4-%C3%A4-pneumon%C3%A4-a-%C3%A4-n-an-hiv-%C3%A4-nfected-pat%C3%A4-ent-a-case-report
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Tuba Tatli Kiş, Süleyman Yıldırım, Can Biçmen, Nur Yücel, Cenk Kıraklı
INTRODUCTION: Opportunistic infections caused by bacteria and fungi are common in human ımmunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Cryptococcus neoformans and Pneumocystis jirovecii are the most common opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed individuals, but their coexistence is rare. To our knowledge, this is the first case presented in Turkey involving the coexistence of C.neoformans fungemia and P.jirovecii pneumonia. CASE PRESENTATION: A 26-year-old male patient presented with a cachectic appearance, cough, sputum, weakness, shortness of breath, and a weight loss of 15 kg in the last three months...
October 24, 2023: Current HIV Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37801888/assessment-of-the-impact-of-centralized-biom%C3%A3-rieux-bact-alert%C3%A2-virtuo%C3%A2-blood-culture-system-virtuo-implementation-on-outcomes-in-patients-with-gram-negative-bacteremia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christopher J Destache, Dayla Boldt, Jennifer Anthone, Manasa Velagapudi, Richard Swaney, Julie Jerabek, Nicolas Malik, Jassmine Williams, Rutendo Jokomo-Nyakabau, Renuga Vivekanandan, Stephen J Cavalieri
BACKGROUND: We evaluated pre- and postimplementation of Virtuo on outcome in patients with gram-negative bacteremia using a quasiexperimental time-in-motion design. METHODS: Becton Dickinson BACTEC™ 9000 series (Bactec) (2018) and Virtuo system (2020) were utilized in a decentralized and centralized process, respectively. Data collected in August-December in 2018 and 2020 were analyzed with SPSS (ver 28). RESULTS: For 185 patients in each time period, patient age, gender, length of hospitalization were not different...
September 14, 2023: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37756454/modern-trends-of-changes-in-the-microbiota-of-urogenital-system-in-patients-with-urolithiasis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vira I Fedorchenko, Galina A Loban, Olga V Gancho, Tetiana V Ivakhniuk, Natalia A Bagnuk, Alina O Dudar, Ninel P Kovalenko, Nellia O Bobrova
OBJECTIVE: Aim: Analysis of trends in the microbial communities of the genitourinary system in patients with urolithiasis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and Methods: 165 urine samples from patients with urolithiasis was examined. The quantitative isolation of microflora was carried out using the bacteriological method. Microorganisms were identified using API biochemical test systems (bioMerieux, France). The percentage of the various types of microorganisms was determined...
2023: Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski: Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37679795/emergence-of-carbapenem-resistant-enterobacterales-co-harboring-bla-oxa-78-and-bla-oxa-58-from-india
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Bhaskar Jyoti Das, K Melson Singha, Jayalaxmi Wangkheimayum, Debadatta Dhar Chanda, Amitabha Bhattacharjee
BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) has been categorized as pathogens of critical priority by World Health organization (WHO) as they pose significant threat to global public health. Carbapenemase production considered as the principal resistance mechanism against carbapenems and with the recent surge and expansion of carbapenemases and its variants among clinically significant bacteria in India, the present study reports expansion blaOXA-78 and blaOXA-58 of in CRE of clinical origin...
September 7, 2023: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37622505/screening-of-medicinal-and-aromatic-plants-extracts-for-the-synergism-with-fluconazole-against-candida-albicans-and-candida-tropicalis-fungi-associated-with-denture-stomatitis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tetiana Ohiienko, Roman Kutsyk, Lesia Kurovets, Sviatoslav Ohiienko, Yaroslav Pyuryk
OBJECTIVE: The aim: To conduct a primary screening of the ability of aqueous-ethanol extracts of medicinal plants to enhance the effect of fluconazole against resistant strains of Candida sp. associated with denture stomatitis, to justify the potential use of combined antifungal therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: 40 biochemical tests using the VITEK 2 system with the use of VITEK 2 YST ID card (Biomerieux, France). The computer programs UTHSCSA ImageTool 2...
2023: Wiadomości Lekarskie: Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37582566/prevalence-of-extended-spectrum-%C3%AE-lactamase-and-carbapenem-resistant-klebsiella-pneumoniae-in-clinical-samples
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amela Dedeić Ljubović, Ðana Granov, Erna Husić, Džemilja Gačanović, Jasmina Halković, Azra Čamdžić Lab Ing, Šejla Kotorić Keser, Svjetlana Loga Zec
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of these resistant strains in the overall isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae ( K. pneumoniae ) in hospital settings. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted from November 2020 to November 2021. The identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing were performed using standard laboratory methods according to the EUCAST standards. The detection of ESBL and carbapenemase production was performed using phenotypic methods such as E-test, combined-disk test with various inhibitors (ROSCO Diagnostica A/S), chromogenic medium for the detection of ESBL/carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) isolates, and the VITEK 2 Compact system (BioMerieux)...
August 2023: Saudi Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37442279/performance-evaluation-of-infectid-bsi-a-rapid-quantitative-pcr-assay-for-detecting-sepsis-associated-organisms-directly-from-whole-blood
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lisa A Simms, Corey Davies, Nadeesha Jayasundara, Sumeet Sandhu, Alexander Pintara, Amorette Pretorius, Graeme R Nimmo, Jacqueline Harper, Matthew Hiskens, Karen Smith, Sarah Boxall, Anton Lord, Raffaella Giardino, David Farlow, Diane M Ward, Flavia Huygens
BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) (presence of pathogenic organism in blood) that progress to sepsis (life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the body's dysregulated response to an infection) is a major healthcare issue globally with close to 50 million cases annually and 11 million sepsis-related deaths, representing about 20% of all global deaths. A rapid diagnostic assay with accurate pathogen identification has the potential to improve antibiotic stewardship and clinical outcomes...
July 11, 2023: Journal of Microbiological Methods
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