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Friday, October 21, 2022

Anti-anaerobic antibacterials may increase risk of adverse clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

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  Critically ill patients routinely receive antibiotics with activity against anaerobic gut bacteria. Yet in other disease states and animal...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Oral Microbiome and SARS-CoV-2: Beware of Lung Co-infection

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  Bao et al.  Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; presented a  review on the role of the oral microbiome in the current global pandemic. T...
Monday, February 14, 2022

Porphyromonas pasteri and Prevotella nanceiensis in the sputum are associated with increased decline in lung function in individuals with cystic fibrosis

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  The role of anaerobic bacteria  in disease progression in cystic fibrosis (CF) was studied by Webb et al. from UnitedKingdom.  The author...
Monday, October 18, 2021

Diagnosis of orthopaedic-implant-associated infections caused by slow-growing Gram-positive anaerobed

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  Slow-growing Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria (SGAB) such as  Cutibacterium acnes  are increasingly recognized as causative agents of impl...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Complications of Otitis Media and Sinusitis Caused by Streptococcus anginosus Group Organisms in Children.

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McNeil et al. from Texas Children'sHospital studied 95 children seen between 2011 to 2018 with complications of otitis media and sinus...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Increased Antimicrobial Resistance against metronidazole and carbapenem in clinical anaerobic isolates from Pakistan.

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Increased Antimicrobial Resistance against metronidazole and carbapenem in clinical anaerobic isolates from Pakistan was recently reporte...
Monday, December 25, 2017

Establishing the bacterial etiology of necrotizing soft tissue infections using 16S sequencing detection

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Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are the most severe and rapidly progressing class of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). T...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Impact of Inappropriate Therapy on Mortality associated with Anaerobic Bacteremia.

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Kim et al. analyzed the incidence and risk factors related to mortality and assess clinical outcomes of anaerobic bacteremia during 2012 i...
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Non-surgical circumcisions with low risk of infection approved by WHO used to reduces HIV in Africa

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The World Health Organization (WHO) approved expanded use of an Israeli developed device that allows medical workers to perform “painl...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Treating appendicitis with antibiotics

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Surgical removal of the inflamed appendix has been the standard of care for over a 120 years.  More than 300,000 appendectomies are perfor...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Alzheimer's disease and periodontists. Is there a connection?

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which increases with age and is characterized by the salient inflammatory fe...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Gut bacteria effect on brain function: Can probiotics help depression and anxiety?

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Emerging studies have suggested that pathogenic and non-pathogenic gut bacteria might influence mood-related symptoms and even behavior ...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Autism and gastrointestinal bacteria connection

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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders,   characterized by difficulties in social interactions, verbal and non-v...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Is Fusobacterium associated with colon cancer?

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Numerous cancers have been linked to microorganisms. Warren et al. from British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada; investigated ...
Friday, March 13, 2015

Propionibacterium acnes, an emerging pathogen: From acne to implant-infections

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Propionibacterium acnes is a colonizer of the lipid-rich sebaceous glands of the skin. The pathogenicity of P. acnes has long been restri...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Periodontal pathogens ( Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum) may promoting oral cancer ( Kaposi's sarcoma)

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Kaposi's sarcoma   (KS) is a tumor caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8, also known as  Kaposi's sarcoma -associated herpesvirus,...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Fecal transplants for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

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Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is difficult to treat, and failure rates for antibiotic therapy are high. Fecal microbiota ...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis isolated in the US

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B. fragilis strains, especially in the US, are virtually always susceptible to metronidazole, carbapenems, and beta-lactam antibiotics. A...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

American Surgical Society and American Society of Infectious Diseases guidelines for the treatment of abdominal infection.

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In 2010 the American Surgical Society and American Society of Infectious Diseases have updated their   guidelines for the treatment of abd...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.

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Foot infections are a frequent and serious problem in individuals with diabetes. The Infectious Diseases Society of America recently publ...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Clostridial Spores for Cancer Therapy

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Solid tumor accounts for 90% of all cancers. The current treatment approach for most solid tumors is surgery; however it is limited to ea...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Necrotizing fasciitis-a newly recognized complication of laryngectomy

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Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) was recently recognized as a new post surgical complication of laryngectomy . NF is an unusual, life threatenin...