Antibiotics, Volume 14, Issue 7

Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) optimize antimicrobial use, improving outcomes and reducing resistance. This study assessed the impact of a ward-specific ASP. Methods: A pre/post quasi-experimental study was conducted...

Background and Objectives: Infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), including Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABc), are increasing globally and are notoriously difficult to treat due to the intrinsic resistance of these bacteria to...

Background/Objectives: Optimal management of acute bacterial prostatitis (ABP) remains uncertain, but the use of antibiotics with good prostatic tissue penetration is critical to prevent recurrence and chronic progression. This study aimed to describ...

Background: Local audits of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prescriptions and outcomes are necessary to assess guideline awareness among clinicians and treatment effectiveness. Aims: The aims were to investigate first-line prescriptions and effective...

Objectives: Significant differences in antibiotic resistance (AR) rates and multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria incidence exist in patients with acute cholangitis (AC) from different countries or regions. We aim to characterize and compare the microb...

Background/Objectives: Clostridioides difficile is a “One Health” pathogen and a cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis. Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) have been documented in the genomes of clinical C. diff...

Essential oils are lipophilic secondary metabolites produced in various parts of aromatic plants and stored in specialized secretory structures. They play a vital role in plant defense, offering protection against microorganisms and herbivores. These...

Background and objectives: ABs are widely used in dental practice in the treatment of odontogenic infections and as systemic prophylaxis in high-risk patients. However, AB overuse contributes to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a major global...

Background: The combination of aztreonam (ATM) and avibactam (AVI) presents an important therapeutic option for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, particularly the NDM-producing Enterobacterales. In 2024, both the CLSI and EUCAST published their...

Postbiotics are defined as non-viable metabolites or compounds produced by probiotic microorganisms with significant impact on human health. The growing interest in postbiotics is supported by numerous studies due to their additional benefits over pr...