Search Results - "Journal of medical microbiology"

Emerging tick-borne pathogens of public health importance: a mini-review by Rochlin, Ilia, Toledo, Alvaro

“…Ticks are the most important vectors of human pathogens, leading to increased public health burdens worldwide. Tick-borne pathogens include viruses (e.g…”
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Healthcare-associated infections, medical devices and biofilms: risk, tolerance and control by Percival, Steven L, Suleman, Louise, Vuotto, Claudia, Donelli, Gianfranco

“…Biofilms are of great importance in infection control and healthcare-associated infections owing to their inherent tolerance and 'resistance' to antimicrobial…”
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Mechanisms of quinolone action and resistance: where do we stand? by Correia, Susana, Poeta, Patrícia, Hébraud, Michel, Capelo, José Luis, Igrejas, Gilberto

“…Quinolone antibiotics represent one of the most important classes of anti-infective agents and, although still clinically valuable, their use has been…”
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Streptomyces from traditional medicine: sources of new innovations in antibiotic discovery by Quinn, Gerry A, Banat, Aiya M, Abdelhameed, Alyaa M, Banat, Ibrahim M

“…Given the increased reporting of multi-resistant bacteria and the shortage of newly approved medicines, researchers have been looking towards extreme and…”
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Co-infection in critically ill patients with COVID-19: an observational cohort study from England by Baskaran, Vadsala, Lawrence, Hannah, Lansbury, Louise E, Webb, Karmel, Safavi, Shahideh, Zainuddin, Nurul I, Huq, Tausif, Eggleston, Charlotte, Ellis, Jayne, Thakker, Clare, Charles, Bethan, Boyd, Sara, Williams, Tom, Phillips, Claire, Redmore, Ethan, Platt, Sarah, Hamilton, Eve, Barr, Andrew, Venyo, Lucy, Wilson, Peter, Bewick, Tom, Daniel, Priya, Dark, Paul, Jeans, Adam R, McCanny, Jamie, Edgeworth, Jonathan D, Llewelyn, Martin J, Schmid, Matthias L, McKeever, Tricia M, Beed, Martin, Lim, Wei Shen

“…During previous viral pandemics, reported co-infection rates and implicated pathogens have varied. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, a large proportion of severe…”
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Candida species: current epidemiology, pathogenicity, biofilm formation, natural antifungal products and new therapeutic options by SARDI, J. C. O, SCORZONI, L, BERNARDI, T, FUSCO-ALMEIDA, A. M, MENDES GIANNINI, M. J. S

“…The incidence of fungal infections has increased significantly, so contributing to morbidity and mortality. This is caused by an increase in antimicrobial…”
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Mechanisms of ciprofloxacin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: new approaches to an old problem by Rehman, Attika, Patrick, Wayne M, Lamont, Iain L

“…The antibiotic ciprofloxacin is used extensively to treat a wide range of infections caused by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to its…”
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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases at a screening clinic during the early outbreak period: a single-centre study by Khan, Maria, Khan, Haris, Khan, Shehriyar, Nawaz, Maimoona

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Corona Virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified…”
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The third quorum-sensing system of Pseudomonas aeruginosa : Pseudomonas quinolone signal and the enigmatic PqsE protein by García-Reyes, Selene, Soberón-Chávez, Gloria, Cocotl-Yanez, Miguel

“…is an opportunistic pathogen that produces several virulence factors such as lectin A, pyocyanin, elastase and rhamnolipids. These compounds are controlled…”
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Global spread of antibiotic resistance: the example of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-mediated carbapenem resistance by JOHNSON, Alan P, WOODFORD, Neil

“…The rapidity with which new types of antibiotic resistance can disseminate globally following their initial emergence or recognition is exemplified by the…”
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On the emergence, spread and resistance of Candida auris : host, pathogen and environmental tipping points by Chakrabarti, Arunaloke, Sood, Prashant

“…Over a decade ago, a multidrug-resistant nosocomial fungus emerged worldwide and has since become a significant challenge for clinicians and microbiologists…”
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Current concepts in the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media by Mittal, Rahul, Lisi, Christopher V, Gerring, Robert, Mittal, Jeenu, Mathee, Kalai, Narasimhan, Giri, Azad, Rajeev K, Yao, Qi, Grati, M'hamed, Yan, Denise, Eshraghi, Adrien A, Angeli, Simon I, Telischi, Fred F, Liu, Xue-Zhong

“…Otitis media (OM) is an inflammation of the middle ear associated with infection. Despite appropriate therapy, acute OM (AOM) can progress to chronic…”
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Validation of a single-step, single-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by Lee, Jean Y H, Best, Nickala, McAuley, Julie, Porter, Jessica L, Seemann, Torsten, Schultz, Mark B, Sait, Michelle, Orlando, Nicole, Mercoulia, Karolina, Ballard, Susan A, Druce, Julian, Tran, Thomas, Catton, Mike G, Pryor, Melinda J, Cui, Huanhuan L, Luttick, Angela, McDonald, Sean, Greenhalgh, Arran, Kwong, Jason C, Sherry, Norelle L, Graham, Maryza, Hoang, Tuyet, Herisse, Marion, Pidot, Sacha J, Williamson, Deborah A, Howden, Benjamin P, Monk, Ian R, Stinear, Timothy P

“…The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2020 has resulted in unparalleled requirements for RNA extraction kits and enzymes required for virus detection, leading to global…”
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The bacterial neurometabolic signature of the gut microbiota of young children with autism spectrum disorders by Averina, Olga V, Kovtun, Alexey S, Polyakova, Svetlana I, Savilova, Anastasia M, Rebrikov, Denis V, Danilenko, Valery N

“…The human gut microbiota is currently seen as an important factor that can promote autism spectrum disorder (ASD) development in children. This study aimed to…”
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Virulence genes in isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae from the UK during 2016, including among carbapenemase gene-positive hypervirulent K1-ST23 and 'non-hypervirulent' types ST147, ST15 and ST383 by Turton, Jane F, Payne, Zoë, Coward, Amy, Hopkins, Katie L, Turton, Jack A, Doumith, Michel, Woodford, Neil

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae is a concern because of its multidrug resistance and the ability of hypervirulent types, especially capsular type K1-clonal complex 23…”
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Zinc sulfate in combination with a zinc ionophore may improve outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients by Carlucci, Philip M, Ahuja, Tania, Petrilli, Christopher, Rajagopalan, Harish, Jones, Simon, Rahimian, Joseph

“…COVID-19 has rapidly emerged as a pandemic infection that has caused significant mortality and economic losses. Potential therapies and prophylaxis against…”
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Review of vaccination in pregnancy to prevent pertussis in early infancy by Campbell, Helen, Gupta, Saurabh, Dolan, Gayle P, Kapadia, Smita J, Kumar Singh, Awnish, Andrews, Nick, Amirthalingam, Gayatri

“…Maternal pertussis vaccination has been introduced in several countries to protect infants from birth until routine infant vaccination takes place. This review…”
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Urinary microbiota - a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for bladder cancer by Bi, Hai, Tian, Ya, Song, Chuan, Li, Jiarui, Liu, Tingting, Chen, Zhen, Chen, Chen, Huang, Yi, Zhang, Yuanyuan

“… To identify potential biomarkers and/or therapeutic targets for bladder cancer we characterized and analysed the composition of the urinary microbiota from…”
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Role of persister cells in chronic infections: clinical relevance and perspectives on anti-persister therapies by FAUVART, Maarten, DE GROOTET, Valerie N, MICHIELS, Jan

“…Certain infectious diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria are typically chronic in nature. Potentially deadly examples include tuberculosis, caused by…”
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Bacterial antimicrobial metal ion resistance by Hobman, Jon L, Crossman, Lisa C

“…Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little…”
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