A Multidrug-Resistant Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Enterobacter hormaechei Strain from Mixed Sprouts
Curr Microbiol. 2024 Apr 9;81(5):131. doi: 10.1007/s00284-024-03663-3.ABSTRACTFresh vegetables can harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales. Enterobacter hormaechei is a bacterium belonging to the Enterobacterales order and the most commonly identified nosocomial pathogen of Enterobacter cloacae complex. The purpose of this study was to characterize a multi-drug resistant ESBL-producing E. hormaechei strain isolated from a sample of mixed sprouts. Vegetable samples were pre-enriched in buffered peptone water, followed by enrichment in Enterobacteria En...
Source: Current Microbiology - April 9, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Elizabeth A Leighton Chelsea N Gale En Huang Xu Yang Erin L DiCaprio Xinhui Li Source Type: research
Amoxicillin/clavulanate in combination with rifampicin/clarithromycin is bactericidal against < i > Mycobacterium ulcerans < /i >
Conclusions/SignificanceOur study suggests that alternative and faster TKA methodologies can be used in BU research instead of the cumbersome CFU quantification method. These results provide anin vitro microbiological support to of the BLMs4BU clinical trial (NCT05169554,PACTR202209521256638) to shorten BU treatment. (Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases)
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 4, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Emma S áez-López Source Type: research
A case of pediatric serum sickness like reaction (SSLR) after a 2-month re-exposure to amoxicillin
Serum-sickness like reactions (SSLRs) to amoxicillin have been documented in the medical literature. Beta-lactams are important and commonly used medications especially in the pediatric population. Often, SSLR... (Source: Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology)
Source: Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology - April 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Devyani Bakshi, Xinxin Tang and Susan Waserman Tags: Case report Source Type: research
A comparative study on antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Austrian patients and wastewater-influenced Danube River water and biofilms
In this study, AMR patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract infections and colonised urinary catheters of inpatients and outpatients were compared to isolates from the Danube River within the same catchment in Austria to potentially link environmental with clinical resistance patterns. Susceptibility to 20 antibiotics was tested for 697 patient, 489 water and 440 biofilm isolates. The resistance ratios in patient isolates were significantly higher than in the environmental isolates and higher resistance ratios were found in biofilm in comparison to water isolates. The role of the biofilm as potential sink o...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - March 29, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Melanie Leopold Angelika Kabicher Ildiko-Julia Pap Barbara Str öbele Gernot Zarfel Andreas H Farnleitner Alexander K T Kirschner Source Type: research
A comparative study on antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from Austrian patients and wastewater-influenced Danube River water and biofilms
In this study, AMR patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract infections and colonised urinary catheters of inpatients and outpatients were compared to isolates from the Danube River within the same catchment in Austria to potentially link environmental with clinical resistance patterns. Susceptibility to 20 antibiotics was tested for 697 patient, 489 water and 440 biofilm isolates. The resistance ratios in patient isolates were significantly higher than in the environmental isolates and higher resistance ratios were found in biofilm in comparison to water isolates. The role of the biofilm as potential sink o...
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - March 29, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Melanie Leopold Angelika Kabicher Ildiko-Julia Pap Barbara Str öbele Gernot Zarfel Andreas H Farnleitner Alexander K T Kirschner Source Type: research
Expression of Concern: Electrochemical removal of amoxicillin using a Cu doped PbO2 electrode: Electrode characterization, operational parameters optimization and degradation mechanism (Chemosphere, Volume 233, October 2019, Pages 762-770)
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr;353:141628. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628. Epub 2024 Mar 2.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38528420 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - March 26, 2024 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Expression of Concern: Electrochemical removal of amoxicillin using a Cu doped PbO2 electrode: Electrode characterization, operational parameters optimization and degradation mechanism (Chemosphere, Volume 233, October 2019, Pages 762-770)
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr;353:141628. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628. Epub 2024 Mar 2.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38528420 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - March 26, 2024 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Asphaltene-derived nanocomposites for the removal of emerging pollutants and its antimicrobial effects: batch and continuous column studies
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33049-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEmerging contaminants are diverse ecotoxic materials requiring unique treatment for removal. Asphaltenes are environmentally hazardous carbon-rich solid waste product of the petroleum industry. In the current work, asphaltene-derived activated carbon (AC) was loaded with silver (Ag/AC) and used to remove amoxicillin (AMX) and tetracycline (TC) from aqueous phase. The prepared Ag/AC was characterised using FESEM, FTIR, XRD and surface area analysis. The FESEM micrographs confirmed the spherical silver nanoparticle-laden p...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - March 26, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Abhishek Nayak Vaishnavi P Karkare Kapil Sadani Harshini Dasari Arumugam Sivasamy Nethaji Sundarabal Source Type: research
Asphaltene-derived nanocomposites for the removal of emerging pollutants and its antimicrobial effects: batch and continuous column studies
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33049-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEmerging contaminants are diverse ecotoxic materials requiring unique treatment for removal. Asphaltenes are environmentally hazardous carbon-rich solid waste product of the petroleum industry. In the current work, asphaltene-derived activated carbon (AC) was loaded with silver (Ag/AC) and used to remove amoxicillin (AMX) and tetracycline (TC) from aqueous phase. The prepared Ag/AC was characterised using FESEM, FTIR, XRD and surface area analysis. The FESEM micrographs confirmed the spherical silver nanoparticle-laden p...
Source: Cell Research - March 26, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: Abhishek Nayak Vaishnavi P Karkare Kapil Sadani Harshini Dasari Arumugam Sivasamy Nethaji Sundarabal Source Type: research
Expression of Concern: Electrochemical removal of amoxicillin using a Cu doped PbO2 electrode: Electrode characterization, operational parameters optimization and degradation mechanism (Chemosphere, Volume 233, October 2019, Pages 762-770)
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr;353:141628. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628. Epub 2024 Mar 2.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38528420 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - March 26, 2024 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Asphaltene-derived nanocomposites for the removal of emerging pollutants and its antimicrobial effects: batch and continuous column studies
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33049-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEmerging contaminants are diverse ecotoxic materials requiring unique treatment for removal. Asphaltenes are environmentally hazardous carbon-rich solid waste product of the petroleum industry. In the current work, asphaltene-derived activated carbon (AC) was loaded with silver (Ag/AC) and used to remove amoxicillin (AMX) and tetracycline (TC) from aqueous phase. The prepared Ag/AC was characterised using FESEM, FTIR, XRD and surface area analysis. The FESEM micrographs confirmed the spherical silver nanoparticle-laden p...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - March 26, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Abhishek Nayak Vaishnavi P Karkare Kapil Sadani Harshini Dasari Arumugam Sivasamy Nethaji Sundarabal Source Type: research
Expression of Concern: Electrochemical removal of amoxicillin using a Cu doped PbO2 electrode: Electrode characterization, operational parameters optimization and degradation mechanism (Chemosphere, Volume 233, October 2019, Pages 762-770)
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr;353:141628. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628. Epub 2024 Mar 2.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38528420 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141628 (Source: Chemosphere)
Source: Chemosphere - March 26, 2024 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Prevalence of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and their associations in municipal wastewater treatment plants along the Yangtze River basin, China
Environ Pollut. 2024 Mar 20:123800. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123800. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe overuse and misuse of antibiotics have resulted in the pollution of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), posing threats to ecological security and human health. Thus, a comprehensive investigation was conducted to assess the occurrence, removal efficiency, and ecological risks of antibiotics, along with the diversity, abundance, and co-occurrence of ARGs, and their correlations in 13 WWTPs along the Yangtze River Basin. Among 35 target antibiotics, 23 antib...
Source: Environmental Pollution - March 22, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yangyang Zhang Yifan Hu Xiuwen Li Linjun Gao Shuya Wang Shuyu Jia Peng Shi Aimin Li Source Type: research
Microbial mechanisms involved in negative effects of amoxicillin and copper on humification during composting of dairy cattle manure
Bioresour Technol. 2024 Mar 20:130623. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130623. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLivestock manure often contains various pollutants. The aim of this study was to investigate how adding amoxicillin (AMX), Cu, and both AMX and Cu (ACu) affected humification during composting and the microbial mechanisms involved. The cellulose degradation rates were 16.96%, 10.86%, and 9.01% lower, the humic acid contents were 18.71%, 12.89%, and 16.78% lower, and the humification degrees were 24.72%, 24.16%, and 15.73% lower for the AMX, Cu, and ACu treatments, respectively, than the control. Adding AMX and Cu separ...
Source: Bioresource Technology - March 22, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ya Su Ling Zhou Qianting Zhuo Chen Fang Jia You Lujia Han Guangqun Huang Source Type: research
Be aware of the risks of nephrotoxicity when prescribing amoxicillin and third-generation cephalosporins
AbstractAmoxicillin and third-generation cephalosporins are widely used in the prevention and treatment of established infections. These broad-spectrum antibiotics are mainly excreted via urine and are considered relatively safe. However, several reports have indicated that substantial nephrotoxicity (e.g. acute interstitial nephritis and crystal nephropathy) occurs with amoxicillin and several cases of nephrotoxicity have been reported with ceftriaxone. While corticosteroids have been shown to improve kidney function in some patients with acute interstitial nephritis, close monitoring of kidney function for acute kidney i...
Source: Drugs and Therapy Perspectives - March 21, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
