Nanotechnology as a promising approach to combat multidrug resistant bacteria: a comprehensive review and future perspectives

HF Hetta, YN Ramadan, AI Al-Harbi, E A. Ahmed… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The wide spread of antibiotic resistance has been alarming in recent years and poses a
serious global hazard to public health as it leads to millions of deaths all over the world. The …

Biofilm lifestyle in recurrent urinary tract infections

ASA Lila, AAH Rajab, MH Abdallah, SMD Rizvi, A Moin… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent one of the most common infections that are
frequently encountered in health care facilities. One of the main mechanisms used by …

Influence of the alcohols on the zno synthesis and its properties: The photocatalytic and antimicrobial activities

L Motelica, BS Vasile, A Ficai, AV Surdu, D Ficai… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanomaterials are used in various health-related applications, from
antimicrobial textiles to wound dressing composites and from sunscreens to antimicrobial …

Characterization of the anti-biofilm and anti-quorum sensing activities of the β-adrenoreceptor antagonist atenolol against gram-negative bacterial pathogens

S Cavalu, SS Elbaramawi, AG Eissa… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is an increasing public health issue
that worsens with the formation of biofilms. Quorum sensing (QS) orchestrates the bacterial …

Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles loaded with essential oils

L Motelica, BS Vasile, A Ficai, AV Surdu, D Ficai… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
One major problem with the overuse of antibiotics is that the microorganisms acquire
resistance; thus the dose must be increased unsustainably. To overcome this problem …

Powering mesoporous silica nanoparticles into bioactive nanoplatforms for antibacterial therapies: strategies and challenges

B Li, Y Liao, X Su, S Chen, X Wang, B Shen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Bacterial infection has been a major threat to worldwide human health, in particular with the
ever-increasing level of antimicrobial resistance. Given the complex microenvironment of …

Anti-Quorum Sensing Activities of Gliptins against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

MT Khayat, HA Abbas, TS Ibrahim, AN Khayyat… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics constitutes an emerging
public health issue. Promising approaches have been innovated to conquer bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] What's old is new again: Insights into diabetic foot microbiome

AAH Rajab, WAH Hegazy - World Journal of Diabetes, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetes is a chronic disease that is considered one of the most stubborn global health
problems that continues to defy the efforts of scientists and physicians. The prevalence of …

Diminishing the Pathogenesis of the Food-Borne Pathogen Serratia marcescens by Low Doses of Sodium Citrate

MT Khayat, SS Elbaramawi, SI Nazeih, MK Safo… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sodium citrate is a safe and frequently used food additive; the objective of
this study is to assess the effectiveness of sodium citrate at low concentrations of 4% or 5 …

Silencing of Salmonella typhimurium Pathogenesis: Atenolol Acquires Efficient Anti-Virulence Activities

AK Thabit, K Eljaaly, A Zawawi, TS Ibrahim, AG Eissa… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The targeting of bacterial virulence is proposed as a promising approach to overcoming the
bacterial resistance development to antibiotics. Salmonella enterica is one of the most …