Donna M Maccallum
Donna M Maccallum
Although normally commensals in humans, Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata, and Candida krusei are capable of causing opportunistic infections in individuals with altered physiological and/or immuno...
Growth and identification of bacteria in N-halamine dental unit waterline tubing using an ultrapure water source [0.03%]
采用超纯水作为水源的含氮卤代抗菌管材中细菌的增长及鉴定
Nuala Porteous,Jie Luo,Monica Hererra et al.
Nuala Porteous et al.
This study examined bacterial growth and type on biofilm-controlling dental unit waterline (DUWL) tubing (T) and control manufacturer's tubing (C) in a laboratory DUWL model using ultrapure source water that was cycled through the lines. Se...
Q Fever: current state of knowledge and perspectives of research of a neglected zoonosis [0.03%]
嗜肺军团病的当前研究现状及未来研究展望
Sarah Rebecca Porter,Guy Czaplicki,Jacques Mainil et al.
Sarah Rebecca Porter et al.
Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonosis caused by an resistant intracellular bacterium, Coxiella burnetii. In certain areas, Q fever can be a severe public health problem, and awareness of the disease must be promoted worldwide. Nevertheless, kno...
Association of Heavy Rainfall on Genotypic Diversity in V. cholerae Isolates from an Outbreak in India [0.03%]
一次印度霍乱弧菌暴发株基因型多样性与强降雨的关系分析
A K Goel,S C Jiang
A K Goel
The outbreak of waterborne disease cholera has been associated with rainfall and flooding events by contamination of potable water with environmental Vibrio cholerae. The continuation of the epidemic in a region, however, is often due to se...
Karina Vega,Markus Kalkum
Karina Vega
The human immune system is capable of recognizing and degrading chitin, an important cell wall component of pathogenic fungi. In the context of host-immune responses to fungal infections, herein we review the particular contributions and in...
Patrick Vandeputte,Selene Ferrari,Alix T Coste
Patrick Vandeputte
Despite improvement of antifungal therapies over the last 30 years, the phenomenon of antifungal resistance is still of major concern in clinical practice. In the last 10 years the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon were extens...
Christopher T Lohans,John C Vederas
Christopher T Lohans
Class IIa bacteriocins have been primarily explored as natural food preservatives, but there is much interest in exploring the application of these peptides as therapeutic antimicrobial agents. Bacteriocins of this class possess antimicrobi...
Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm MRSA and VanR Assays as a Rapid Screening Tool for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia [0.03%]
评估BD GeneOhm MRSA和VanR测定法在沙特阿拉伯一家三级医院中筛查耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌和万古霉素耐药肠球菌方面的快速筛检工具效果
H Hassan,M Shorman
H Hassan
Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of BD GeneOhm VanR Assay, a rapid PCR test that detects the presence of vanA and/or vanB genes and the performance of BDGeneOhm MRSA Assay which detects the staphy...
Candida biofilms and the host: models and new concepts for eradication [0.03%]
白色念珠菌生物被膜与宿主：根除新模型和新理念
Hélène Tournu,Patrick Van Dijck
Hélène Tournu
Biofilms define mono- or multispecies communities embedded in a self-produced protective matrix, which is strongly attached to surfaces. They often are considered a general threat not only in industry but also in medicine. They constitute a...
A Novel Innate Immune-Enhancement Strategy Combined with IVIG Rescues Mice from Fatal Staphylococcus aureus Septicemia [0.03%]
一种新的增强先天性免疫的策略联合IVIG可救治小鼠致死型金黄色葡萄球菌败血症
Gowrisankar Rajam,Gabrielle M Hammons,George M Carlone et al.
Gowrisankar Rajam et al.
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a major community-acquired pathogen. The emergence of drug-resistant strains like, methicillin-resistant SA (MRSA), poses stiff challenges to therapeutic intervention. Passive immune-therapy with specific antib...