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Bacterial Signal Transduction Systems in Antimicrobial Resistance
The ability to detect and respond in a timely fashion to environmental threats can determine whether a bacterial pathogen lives or dies. This...
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Diversity of plasmids and Tn1546-type transposons among VanA Enterococcus faecium in Poland
The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance, Tn 1546 transposon variability and plasmid diversity among Polish...
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Microbiome mediation of infections in the cancer setting
Infections encountered in the cancer setting may arise from intensive cancer treatments or may result from the cancer itself, leading to risk of...
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Relationship between hospital ward design and healthcare-associated infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThe influence of the hospital’s infrastructure on healthcare-associated colonization and infection rates has thus far infrequently been...
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Role of External and Environmental Factors in Drug Resistance Emergence: Gut Microbiota
The gut possesses a diverse microbial community comprising bacteria, eukaryotes, archaea, and viruses, all of which make up the gut microbiome. The...
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The isolation of tetrangomycin from terrestrial Streptomyces sp. CAH29: evaluation of antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-MRSA activity
A rhizosphere isolate Streptomyces sp. CAH29 was found to possess potent antibacterial and antifungal activity against a variety of test organisms....
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Worldwide Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen, responsible for infections in the community and the healthcare setting. Although much of the...
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Use of fluoroquinolones is the single most important risk factor for the high bacterial load in patients with nasal and gastrointestinal colonization by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Gastrointestinal colonization by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MRAB) provides...
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The effect of improved hand hygiene on nosocomial MRSA control
The purpose of this review is to examine studies that have assessed the association between hand hygiene enhancement and methicillin-resistant Staphylo...
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Emerging Infections and Pertinent Infections Related to Travel for Patients with Primary Immunodeficiencies
In today’s global economy and affordable vacation travel, it is increasingly important that visitors to another country and their physician be...
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Nosocomial Infections and Bacterial Resistance
Nosocomial infections and bacterial resistance are two significant healthcare problems, which lead to not only prolonged hospital stays and extra...
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Control of hospital endemicity of multiple-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST457 with directly observed hand hygiene
An increasing endemicity of multiple-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MRAB) ST457 was noted in Hong Kong. The epidemiology, risk factors, and...
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Whole-genome sequencing targets drug-resistant bacterial infections
During the past two decades, the technological progress of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) had changed the fields of Environmental Microbiology and...
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Stop** outbreaks with real-time genomic epidemiology
One of the most successful public health applications of next-generation sequencing is whole-genome sequencing of pathogens to not only detect and...
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Molecular characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium from a tertiary care hospital in Chengdu, China
The aim of this study was to characterize vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE fm ) isolates phenotypically and molecularly, and investigate...
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase and AmpC β -Lactamase-Producing Bacteria in Livestock Animals
In the past two decades we have faced a rapid increase in human infections caused by 3rd-generation cephalosporin resistant bacteria, e.g....
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Novel Infectious Diseases and Emerging Gram-Positive Multi-Resistant Pathogens in Hospital and Community Acquired Infections
Gram-positive pathogens are a major cause of healthcare-associated and community-acquired bacterial infections. Staphylococci (mostly Staphylococcus...
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Glycopeptides: An Old but Up-to-Date Successful Antibiotic Class
Glycopeptides are one of the oldest but still critically important antibiotic class that target Gram-positive pathogens. They are used as essential...