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Antimicrobial resistance control strategies: a coordinated research initiative experience in the Asia Pacific region
(Sage, 2017-05)
The objective was to gather information on the status of antimicrobial surveillance in the Asia Pacific region and suggest control strategies. Twenty-one economies of the Asia Pacific region participated in this initiative. ...
Use of natural antimicrobials for the control of Listeria monocytogenes in foods
(Formatex Research Center, 2011)
Listeria monocytogenes is a gram positive, psychrotropic, facultative anaerobic bacterium and it is the etiological agent of listeriosis, a severe foodborne disease of major public health concern. The bacterium can survive ...
Photosensitization With Supramolecular Arrays for Enhanced Antimicrobial Photodynamic Treatments
(Frontiers Media, 2021-07)
Microbial infections represent a silent threat to health that has worsened in recent decades due to microbial resistance to multiple drugs, preventing the fight against infectious diseases. Therefore, the current postantibiotic ...
Physicians' perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge concerning antimicrobial resistance in a Brazilian teaching hospital
(Univ Chicago Press, 2007-12-01)
This cross-sectional survey assessed physicians' perceptions, knowledge and practices concerning antimicrobial resistance. Ninety-nine percent of participants reported that they perceived antimicrobial resistance as an ...
Use of Photodynamic Therapy Associated with Antimicrobial Peptides for Bacterial Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2022-03-01)
Considering the challenges related to antimicrobial resistance, other strategies for controlling infections have been suggested, such as antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and antimicrobial peptides (AMP). This study ...
Fighting antimicrobial resistant microorganisms: Current status and emerging strategies using nanomaterials
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09)
The high prevalence of pathogens resistant to antimicrobials poses a huge threat to the treatment of a wide range of serious infections. Emerging strategies using nanoparticles to treat these infections is promissory, thus, ...
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against clinical isolates of carbapenem-susceptible and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
(2019-01-01)
Infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii have become a challenge for healthcare professionals because of the rapid increase in Gram-negative bacteria resistant to carbapenem antibiotics. The objective of this study was ...
Antimicrobial polymer composites with copper micro- and nanoparticles: Effect of particle size and polymer matrix
(SAGE, 2015)
The addition of metal particles, for instance, silver or copper, into polymer matrices is a relevant strategy producing novel antimicrobial materials. By using two particles with diameters around 10nm and 45 mu m, and ...
Antimicrobial Surfaces from Incorporated Nano-agents
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2016-05)
Biofilm development is a survival strategy for majority of bacteria to adapt to their living environment. These biofilms are prevalent on most surfaces in nature. Microbial cells in biofilm exhibit significantly enhanced ...