Metabolic endotoxemia is a condition in which blood lipopolysaccharide (LPS) levels are
elevated, regardless of the presence of obvious infection. It has been suggested to lead to …

Intramammary infections of dairy cows with Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus
aureus (major cause of mastitis) have received a lot of attention because of their major …

Several bacterial components (endotoxin, teichoic and lipoteichoic acids, peptidoglycan,
DNA, and others) can induce or enhance inflammation and may be directly toxic for …

Antibiotic-induced release of bacterial cell wall components can have immediate adverse
effects for the patient. This article reviews the data on endotoxin release after initiation of …

Sepsis and peritonitis have not lost much of their danger for patients. The mortality rate in
peritonitis has only marginally decreased during the last 30 years despite aggressive …

Considerable mortality is associated with gram-negative infections, especially when they are
complicated by shock (45). Although appropriate antibiotic treatment significantly reduces …

Bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Host
responses to contain infection and mitigate pathogen-mediated lung inflammation are …

The emergence of antibiotic resistance has prompted the development of rapid antimicrobial
susceptibility testing (AST) technologies to guide antibiotic prescription. A novel …

The ability of cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin and tobramycin to cause release of
endotoxin was examined in vitro with cultures of Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli …

Objective and design: To investigate the effect of enrofloxacin on endotoxin resorption
during bovine Escherichia coli mastitis.¶ Animals: 12 healthy early post partum Holstein …