Clinical outcomes and treatment necessity in patients with toxin-negative Clostridioides difficile stool samples
The clinical significance of negative toxin enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) is unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the significance of toxin EIA-negative in the diagno... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Dae Hyeon Cho, Si-Ho Kim, Cheon Hoo Jeon, Hyoung Tae Kim, Kyoung-Jin Park, Junyoung Kim, Jiyeong Kwak, Byung Soo Kwan, Sungmin Kong, Jung Won Lee, Kwang Min Kim and Yu Mi Wi Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

The importance of heteroresistance and efflux pumps in bedaquiline-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Iran
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a threat to communities worldwide and remains a significant public health issue in several countries. We assessed the role of heteroresistance and efflux pumps in bedaquilin... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Nahid Madadi-Goli, Kamal Ahmadi, Mansour Kargarpour Kamakoli, Mohsen Azizi, Sharareh Khanipour, Shahin Pourazar Dizaji, Mahshid Nasehi, Seyed Davar Siadat, Abolfazl Fateh and Farzam Vaziri Tags: Research Source Type: research

Performances of two rapid LAMP-based techniques for the intrapartum detection of Group B Streptococcus vaginal colonization
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of invasive infections in newborns. The prevention of GBS neonatal disease relies on the administration of an intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to GBS-colonized w... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Rym Charfi, C écile Guyonnet, Meiggie Untrau, Gaëlle Giacometti, Thierry Paper, Claire Poyart, Céline Plainvert and Asmaa Tazi Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Chromobacterium sp. septicemia in Sweden. A clinical case report
Chromobacterium is a genus of fourteen species with validly published names, most often found in soil and waters in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The most well-known species of the genus, C. ... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Oscar Backrud, Erik Engberg, Kristina Nyberg, Peter Wieslander and Edward R. B. Moore Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Antimicrobial resistance prediction by clinical metagenomics in pediatric severe pneumonia patients
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to children ’s health, particularly in respiratory infections. Accurate identification of pathogens and AMR is crucial for targeted antibiotic treatment. Metagen... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 15, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mingyu Gan, Yanyan Zhang, Gangfeng Yan, Yixue Wang, Guoping Lu, Bingbing Wu, Weiming Chen and Wenhao Zhou Tags: Research Source Type: research

Development of a novel sequence based real-time PCR assay for specific and sensitive detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical and environmental matrices
Melioidosis, caused by the category B biothreat agent Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a disease with a high mortality rate and requires an immediate culture-independent diagnosis for effective disease management. I... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Pranjal Kumar Yadav, Suchetna Singh, Moumita Paul, Sanjay Kumar, S. Ponmariappan and Duraipandian Thavaselvam Tags: Research Source Type: research

Quenching of quorum sensing in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: insights on halo-bacterial metabolites and gamma irradiation as channels inhibitors
Anti-virulence therapy is a promising strategy to treat multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a potent opportunistic pathogen because of an array of virulence factors that are regulated ... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Reham Talaat, Mohamed N. Abu El-naga, Heba Abd Alla El-Bialy, Mohie Z. El-Fouly and Mohamed A. Abouzeid Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clinical manifestations, antimicrobial resistance and genomic feature analysis of multidrug-resistant Elizabethkingia strains
Elizabethkingia is emerging as an opportunistic pathogen in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility, virulence factors, and genome features of Eliz... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chongyang Wu, Li Xiong, Quanfeng Liao, Weili Zhang, Yuling Xiao and Yi Xie Tags: Research Source Type: research

Development of a multiplex droplet digital PCR method for detection and monitoring of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Korean tuberculosis patients is about 4.1%, which is higher than the OECD average of 2.6%. Inadequate drug use and poor patient compliance incr... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - April 5, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yu Jeong Choi, Yoonjung Kim, Hye Jung Park, Dokyun Kim, Hyukmin Lee, Young Ah Kim and Kyung-A Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research

An isothermal CRISPR- based lateral flow assay for detection of Neisseria meningitidis
This study aimed to combine the sen... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 30, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Dao Thi Huyen, Julien Reboud, Dao Thanh Quyen, Jonathan M. Cooper, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Ngo Tat Trung and Le Huu Song Tags: Research Source Type: research

Genomic insights into the evolution and mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae co-harboring blaKPC and blaNDM: implications for public health threat mitigation
This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the resistance ... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 29, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qian Wang, Yue Liu, Ran Chen, Meng Zhang, Zaifeng Si, Yueling Wang, Yan Jin, Yuanyuan Bai, Zhen Song, Xinglun Lu, Mingju Hao and Yingying Hao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Global mapping of antibiotic resistance rates among clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are clinically important due to its intrinsic resistance to a broad range of antibiotics. Therefore, selecting the most appropriate antibiotic to treat S. maltoph... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 19, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Narjess Bostanghadiri, Mohammad Sholeh, Tahereh Navidifar, Leila Dadgar-Zankbar, Zahra Elahi, Alex van Belkum and Davood Darban-Sarokhalil Tags: Review Source Type: research

Bigger problems from smaller colonies: emergence of antibiotic-tolerant small colony variants of Mycobacterium avium complex in MAC-pulmonary disease patients
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of slow-growing mycobacteria that includes Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. MAC pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) poses a threat to immunocompromised ind... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hyun-Eui Park, Kyu-Min Kim, Minh Phuong Trinh, Jung-Wan Yoo, Sung Jae Shin and Min-Kyoung Shin Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clinical characteristics and drug resistance of Nocardia in Henan, China, 2017 –2023
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of Nocardia infections, antibiotic resistance profile, choice of antibiotics and treatment outcome, among others. In addition, the study compared the... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 6, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yungang Han, Meijin Cheng, Zheng Li, Huihui Chen, Shuang Xia, Yue Zhao, Yali Wang, Wenyi He and Wei Wang Tags: Review Source Type: research

Coexistence of blaIMP −4 and blaSFO−1 in an IncHI5B plasmid harbored by tigecycline-non-susceptible Klebsiella variicola strain
Klebsiella variicola is considered a newly emerging human pathogen. Clinical isolates of carbapenemase and broad-spectrum β-lactamase-producing K. variicola remain relatively uncommon. A strain of K. variicola 42... (Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials)
Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials - March 6, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hui Chen, Hao Xu, Ruishan Liu, Jian Shen, Beiwen Zheng and Lanjuan Li Tags: Research Source Type: research