The Hydroalcoholic Extract Obtained from Mentha piperita L. Leaves Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Improves Survival in Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Macrophages by Mariana Oliveira Arruda, Saulo José Figueiredo Mendes, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Ludmilla Santos Silva de Mesquita, Maria Nilce de Sousa Ribeiro, Stanley de Sousa Lima Galvão, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Elizabeth Soares Fernandes, Valério Monteiro-Neto

“…Macrophages are essential in bacterial infection control due to their antimicrobial functions and ability to link the innate and adaptive immune responses. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli With Focus on Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase at a Tertiary Central Hospital in Saudi Arabi... by Khalid M. Alameer, Bandar M. Abuageelah, Rena H. Alharbi, Mona H. Alfaifi, Eman Hurissi, Moayad Haddad, Nabil Dhayhi, Abdulelah S. Jafar, Mousa Mobarki, Hassan Awashi, Shaqraa Musawi, Abdulaziz M. Alameer, Shatha H. Kariri, Abdulaziz H. Alhazmi

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a prevalent bacterial infection that has substantial implications for healthcare on a global scale. …”
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Lactoferrin Decreases the Intestinal Inflammation Triggered by a Soybean Meal-Based Diet in Zebrafish by Pilar E. Ulloa, Camila J. Solís, Javiera F. De la Paz, Trevor G. S. Alaurent, Mario Caruffo, Adrián J. Hernández, Patricio Dantagnan, Carmen G. Feijóo

“…These results demonstrate that LF displays a dual effect in zebrafish, acting as an intestinal anti-inflammatory agent and improving performance against bacterial infection.…”
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Evaluation of the Diversities in the Inflammatory Responses in Cats With Bacterial and Viral Infections by Songul Erhan, Bengu Bilgic, Ezgi Ergen, Mert Erek, Elif Ergul Ekiz, Mukaddes Ozcan, Mehmet Erman Or, Banu Dokuzeylul, Erdal Matur

“…The evaluations were performed based on three groups: healthy control, bacterial infection group (those with bronchopneumonia and gastrointestinal tract and urinary tract infections) and viral infection group (21 with feline coronavirus [FCoV], 3 with feline leukaemia virus [FeLV] and 1 with feline calicivirus), each containing 25 individuals. …”
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Investigating the Pulmonary Host Response of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Infection-Associated Pneumonia by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing by Mu-Jung Chou, Chih-Hung Cheng, Hui-Ching Wang, Ming-Ju Tsai, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Wei-An Chang

“…<b>Methods:</b> The samples for mNGS were bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) collected from the lungs of patients infected with <i>A. baumannii</i> and from patients without bacterial infections. BALF samples from patients with pneumonia were collected from the lungs of patients infected with <i>A. baumannii</i> with New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM, before treatment), A. baumannii with NDM (post-treatment), <i>A. baumannii</i> without resistant genes, and those without bacterial infection. …”
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Phenotypic and genetic extended spectrum beta lactamase profiles of bacterial isolates from ICU in tertiary level hospital in Kenya [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Edwin O. Magomere, Lucy Muchiri, Leon Otieno, Frank G. Onyambu, Ali Kassim, Job Mwale, Brian Maina

“…Background Bacterial infections in the Intensive Care Units are a threat to the lives of critically ill patients. …”
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Exposure to Air Pollution Exacerbates Inflammation in Rats with Preexisting COPD by Jing Wang, Ya Li, Peng Zhao, Yange Tian, Xuefang Liu, Huihui He, Rui Jia, Brian G. Oliver, Jiansheng Li

“…Cardinal features of human COPD were induced in a rat model by repeated cigarette smoke inhalation and bacterial infection for 8 weeks. Then, from week 9 to week 16, some of these rats with COPD were subjected to real-time concentrated atmospheric PM2.5. …”
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Perbedaan Daya Hambat Bakteri dari Propolis Cair yang Ada di Pasaran Terhadap Escherichia Coli dan Staphylococcus Aureus Secara In Vitro by Bangun Azhari Yusuf, Aziz Djamal, Asterina

“…The human also use propolis as a treatment against various illness such as bacterial infection. Propolis has an antibacterial effect to Escherichia coli and Stahpylococcus aureus. …”
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Candida Bloodstream Infection: Changing Pattern of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility over 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Saudi Hospital by Nawaf Alkharashi, Sameera Aljohani, Laila Layqah, Emad Masuadi, Waleed Baharoon, Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Salim Baharoon

“…More than half of the patients had an underlying disease involving the abdomen or laparotomy, 78% had an indwelling intravenous catheter, and 62% had suffered a bacterial infection within 2 weeks prior to candidemia. …”
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RETRACTED: Melanin Produced by Bordetella parapertussis Confers a Survival Advantage to the Bacterium during Host Infection by Yukihiro Hiramatsu, Takashi Nishida, Dendi Krisna Nugraha, Fuminori Sugihara, Yasuhiko Horiguchi

“…In addition, melanin production by B. parapertussis was not regulated by the BvgAS two-component system, which is the master regulator for the expression of genes contributing to the bacterial infection. Taken together, our findings indicate that melanin produced by B. parapertussis in a BvgAS-independent manner confers a survival advantage to the bacterium during host infection. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Resistance in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Guangzhou, Southern China: Focus on the Differences among Different Wagner’s Grades, IDSA/IWGDF... by Xiaoying Xie, Yunwen Bao, Lijia Ni, Dan Liu, Shaona Niu, Haixiong Lin, Hongyu Li, Chaohui Duan, Li Yan, Songyin Huang, Zhaofan Luo

“…With an increasing of Wagner’s grades and IDSA/IWGDF grades, the proportion of GNB bacterial infection, especially Pseudomonas, was increased. …”
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Reverse transcriptase inhibitors diminish systemic proinflammatory responses to bacterial pathogens by Karthik Hullahalli, Katherine G. Dailey, Ryan Acbay, Masataka Suzuki, George I. Balazs, Matthew K. Waldor

“…ABSTRACT Bacterial infections can induce exuberant immune responses that can damage host tissues. …”
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Kidney and liver histopathology of sea bass Lates calcarifer infected with black body syndrome-associated bacteria by Sri Nuryati, Mauliza Yanti, Rahman, Sutiastuti Wahyuwardani

“…This study aims to compare the degree of damage to sea bass juveniles' liver and kidney organs through histopathological observations due to bacterial infections that cause BBS. The degree of histopathological damage was determined by scoring histopathological changes in the tissue under a microscope with a magnification of 40×10 in five fields of view. …”
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Uji Daya Hambat Ekstrak Buah Belimbing Manis (Averrhoa carambola) terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Streptococcus pneumoniae secara In Vitro by Rita Risandi, Aziz Djamal, Asterina Asterina

“…Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. …”
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Incidence and risk factors for clinical omphalitis among neonates in Eastern Uganda using chlorhexidine gel for cord care: a community-cohort study by John Wogabaga, Kathy Burgoine, Abel Kakuru, Brendah Nambozo, Martin Chebet, Josephine Tumuhamye, Benon Wanume, Faith Oguttu, Milton W. Musaba, Agnes Napyo, Solomon Wani, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Andrew D. Weeks, Thorkild Tylleskär, David Mukunya

“…Abstract Background Omphalitis is a bacterial infection of the umbilicus and/or surrounding tissues, occurring primarily in the neonatal period. …”
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Transcriptome responses to Ralstonia solanacearum infection in tetraploid potato by Zhuo Chen, Shunwei Shao, Xi Zhu, Yu Zhang, Zhendong Lan, Hui Jin

“…Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an important global food source, the growth of which can be severely impacted by Ralstonia solanacearum bacterial infection. Despite extensive research, the molecular mechanisms of potato resistance to this pathogen are imperfectly known. …”
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Improving antibiotic utilization in West Africa: enhancing interventions through systematic review and evidence synthesis by Eric S. Donkor, Abdul-Halim Osman, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Aaron Awere-Duodu, Alex Odoom, Bismark Opoku-Asare, Gilbert Lazarus

“…Abstract Background Bacterial infection has been estimated to become the leading cause of death by 2050, causing 10 million deaths across the globe due to the surge in antibiotic resistance. …”
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A Multifunctional Cobalt‐Containing Implant for Treating Biofilm Infections and Promoting Osteointegration in Infected Bone Defects Through Macrophage‐Mediated Immunomodulation by Nongyang Yan, Hao Zhou, Penghe Jin, Tengfei Li, Qi Liu, Hao Ning, Zhixin Ma, Linfei Feng, Tao Jin, Youwen Deng, Zhengwei Wu

“…The optimal treatment strategy combines immune response modification to promote osteogenesis with effective bacterial infection removal that does not require long‐term antibiotic use. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Evolution Analysis of Two Forms of TLR5 and TLR13 Genes Base on Larimichthys crocea Genome Data by Lihua Jiang, Liyi Pei, Ping Wang, Liqin Liu, Gong Li, Binjian Liu, Zhenming Lǚ, Tabata Hiromasa, Hao Pan, Atsushi Ogura

“…The evolutionary analysis has shown that TLR13 was clustered with TLR11, 19, 20, 21, and 22, while TLR5 and TLR3 were classified into a group; these results suggest that TLRs are vital in the defense of L. crocea against bacterial infection and further increase our understanding of TLR function in innate immunity in teleosts.…”
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Infection-Related Stillbirths: A Detailed Examination of a Nine-Year Multidisciplinary Study by Liliana Gabrielli, Matteo Pavoni, Francesca Monari, Federico Baiesi Pillastrini, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Chiara Locatelli, Maria Bisulli, Alessandra Vancini, Ilaria Cataneo, Margherita Ortalli, Giulia Piccirilli, Alessia Cantiani, Simone Ambretti, Fabio Facchinetti, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…Positive results of microbiological investigations, in association with histological features suggestive of infection, were observed in six cases, indicating that fetal death was likely related to a bacterial infection. In one case, a high SARS-CoV-2 load was found in the placenta of a SB due to placental abruption. …”
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