Meningococcal Neonatal Purulent Conjunctivitis/Sepsis and Asymptomatic Carriage of N. meningitidis in Mother’s Vagina and Both Parents’ Nasopharynx by Enrique Chacon-Cruz, Jorge Arturo Alvelais-Palacios, Jaime Alfonso Rodriguez-Valencia, Erika Zoe Lopatynsky-Reyes, Maria Luisa Volker-Soberanes, Rosa Maria Rivas-Landeros

“…Clinical examination confirmed profuse purulent conjunctival discharge, as well as clinical signs and laboratory findings suggestive of bacteraemia. Gram stain from conjunctival exudate revealed intracellular Gram negative diplococci; we presumed the baby had gonorrheal conjunctivitis; however, serogroup Y, N. meningitidis was isolated both from conjunctival exudate and blood. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-cancer activity of new hybrid structures based on benzimidazole and thiadiazole by Hayrani Eren Bostancı, Ulviye Acar Çevik, Ayşen Işık, Zahra Maryam, Ufuk İnce, Yusuf Özkay, Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı

“…In vitro antimicrobial activities of the compounds were determined against Gram-positive (S. aureus ATCC 29213, E. faecalis ATCC 29212), Gram-negative (E. coli ATCC 25922, P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853) bacteria and fungi (C. albicans ATCC 10231) by using broth microdilution method. …”
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Cotrimoxazole-Resistant Escherichia coli Bacteremia in Neutropenic Patients at a Regional Oncology Hospital by Daniel B Gregson, Anne G Matlow, Andrew E Simor, Peter G Tuffnell, Donald E Low, Ronald Feld, James E Brunton

“…In a regional oncology hospital using cotrimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole) prophylaxis during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, a single strain of Escherichia coli (indole negative) caused 15 of 27 episodes of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in 1987, and four of 32 such episodes in 1988. …”
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Optimized Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles as Bactericidal Agents by Mohammad Moslem Imani, Mohsen Safaei

“…According to the results, magnesium oxide nanoparticles can significantly reduce the number of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and can be used as an appropriate alternative to commonly used antibacterial compounds in order to tackle drug resistance among pathogens.…”
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Caveolin-Mediated Endocytosis: Bacterial Pathogen Exploitation and Host–Pathogen Interaction by Dibyasri Barman, Rishi Drolia

“…Caveolin plays a crucial role in internalizing and modulation of host immune responses by Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, such as <i>Escherichia coli</i> K1, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, and <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Typhimurium. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of copper oxide nanoparticles of copper oxide nanoparticles by Saeid Taghavi Fardood, Ferzaneh Moradnia, Siamak Heidarzadeh, Ali Naghipour

“…CuO NPs were evaluated for antibacterial efficacy against including Gram negative (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis) bacteria.…”
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Synthesis and Anti-microbial Activities Investigation of New Mixed Ligand Complexes by Elaf A. Mousa, Basim I. Al-Abdaly

“…This study aims to synthesize new complexes, copper and nickel complexes, characterize them using spectral techniques, determine their chloride content, evaluate their anti-oxidant effect, and examine the antibacterial activity of the ligands and their complexes against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus), gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli), and Candida albicans. …”
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Phage-Derived Endolysins Against Resistant Staphylococcus spp.: A Review of Features, Antibacterial Activities, and Recent Applications by Mina Golban, Javad Charostad, Hossein Kazemian, Hamid Heidari

“…Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is a significant global public health issue, and the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in Gram-positive bacterial pathogens has significantly increased morbidity, mortality rates, and healthcare costs. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…The compound 2a-2j was evaluated for antibacterial activity against gram +ve and gram −ve bacteria. Compound 2d is exceptionally active against (5.0 μg/mL, E. coli), and 2c is very effective against (4.0 μg/mL, L. plantarum) when compared to reference drug and other Schiff base of vanillin-associated piperidine derivatives. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Chitosan and Carboxymethyl Chitosan Schiff-Base/Silver Nanoparticles by Ahmed M. Khalil, Reham A. Abdel-Monem, Osama M. Darwesh, Ahmed I. Hashim, Afaf A. Nada, Samira T. Rabie

“…Schiff-bases of chitosan (CS) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS)/silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been synthesized, characterized, and evaluated as antimicrobial agents against two Gram +ve bacteria (Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus) and two Gram −ve bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) in addition to Candida albicans as a fungus. …”
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Co(II) and Cd(II) Complexes Derived from Heterocyclic Schiff-Bases: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation, and Biological Activity by Riyadh M. Ahmed, Enaam I. Yousif, Mohamad J. Al-Jeboori

“…Biological activity of the ligands and their metal complexes against gram positive bacterial strain Bacillus (G+) and gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas (G−) revealed that the metal complexes become less resistive to the microbial activities as compared to the free ligands.…”
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Lemierre’s syndrome in a 16-year-old man associated with resolution of marked widespread ST elevation and a normal troponin level by Sylvia Amini, Salim Meghjee, Muhammad Rahim Khan

“…Empirical antibiotic therapy should be prescribed for a minimum of 3 weeks and should cover anaerobic bacteria and Gram-negative rods.…”
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From deadly to life-saving effects: antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of tarantula cubensis extract on bacterial and fungal pathogens by Elif AYDIN

“…In this study, Tarantula cubensis spider venom was investigated to produce new antimicrobial agents effective against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria and Candida species. …”
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Antimicrobial Potential and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Sesbania grandiflora (Linn.) Pres. Flowers in Three Different Solvents by Surabhi Ambastha, Amit Patnaik, Vinay Oraon, Latika Sharan

“…The disc diffusion method is used to test the antimicrobial assay of the plant extract in three different solvents against both Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus mutans, and Lactobacillus acidophilus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) as well as fungus (Candida albicans). …”
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Synthesized Phosphonium Compounds Demonstrate Resistant Modulatory and Antibiofilm Formation Activities against Some Pathogenic Bacteria by Cedric Dzidzor Kodjo Amengor, Cynthia Amaning Danquah, Emmanuel Bentil Asare Adusei, Francis Klenam Kekessie, Francis Ofosu-Koranteng, Paul Peprah, Benjamin Kingsley Harley, Emmanuel Orman, Joseph Adu, Yussif Saaka

“…Their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis), Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 was determined using the HT-SPOTi assay. …”
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Characterization and antibacterial activity of biogenic iron nanoparticles using Proteus mirabilis by Mais Emad Ahmed, Huda Mohammed Hasan, Anfal Jabbar Kttafah

“…Results: The results found that at 128 μg/mL minimum inhibitory concentration, we have demonstrated the potent antibacterial properties of FeONPs produced through biological procedures against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to many drugs. …”
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Current understanding of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in bacteria (analytical review) by O. V. Pruntova, V. S. Russaleyev, N. B. Shadrova

“…Data on the role of conjugation in the antimicrobial resistance gene spread in nature, in particular carbapenem- and quinolone-resistance genes in gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria are presented. …”
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and biofilms: Dreaded duo in health settings by Ragani Chellaiyah Murugesan, Gowri Subbiah, Gracia Paul Lansingh, Poongodi Santhanakumarasamy

“…Materials and Methods: Urine sample was collected from 307 patients with indwelling catheters. Direct Gram stain was performed from well-mixed uncentrifuged urine. …”
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Long-term impact of different prevalent cropping systems on soil physico-chemical characteristics under subtropical climate conditions of Punjab, Pakistan by Fahad Ali Fayyaz, Irfan Aziz, Muhammad Ansar, Muhammad Akmal, Saud Alamri, Alanoud T. Alfagham, Renata Gamrat, Abdul Qayyum

“…Curiously, the fallow-gram/wheat cropping system had lower value of OM, TN, AvP, ExK, yield, GR and BCR, highlighted its poor performance compared to mix cropping system. …”
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Green Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles from the Aqueous Extract of <i>Lonicera japonica</i> Thunb and Evaluation of Its Catalytic Property and Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activ... by Weijie Yu, Jingyi Tang, Chunxia Gao, Xuesong Zheng, Peizhi Zhu

“…The synthesized Cu NPs also exhibited antibacterial efficacy against <i>Aspergillus niger</i> (fungus), <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (Gram-positive bacteria), <i>Escherichia coli</i> (Gram-negative bacteria), and <i>Candida albicans</i> (yeast).…”
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