Nanomedicine and advanced technologies for burns: Preventing infection and facilitating wound healing

MAM Jahromi, PS Zangabad, SMM Basri… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2018 - Elsevier
According to the latest report from the World Health Organization, an estimated 265,000
deaths still occur every year as a direct result of burn injuries. A widespread range of these …

Virulence factors of Enterococcus spp. presented in food

W Chajęcka-Wierzchowska, A Zadernowska… - Lwt, 2017 - Elsevier
Enterococci have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens and have been found to
possess many virulence factors, some of which are considered very important in the …

Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Enterococcus spp. Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections

MA Khalil, JA Alorabi, LM Al-Otaibi, SS Ali, SE Elsilk - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: A urinary tract infection (UTI) resulting from multidrug-resistant (MDR)
enterococci is a common disease with few therapeutic options. About 15% of urinary tract …

Global status of antimicrobial resistance in clinical Enterococcus faecalis isolates: systematic review and meta-analysis

L Guan, M Beig, L Wang, T Navidifar, S Moradi… - Annals of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Due to the increasing emergence of antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus
faecalis (E. faecalis), it indicated as potentially opportunistic pathogen causing various …

Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Determinants, and Biofilm Formation of Enterococcus Species From Ready-to-Eat Seafood

EO Igbinosa, A Beshiru - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Enterococcus species form an important population of commensal bacteria and have been
reported to possess numerous virulence factors considered significantly important in …

Interplay between eskape pathogens and immunity in skin infections: An overview of the major determinants of virulence and antibiotic resistance

GHR Vale de Macedo, GDE Costa, ER Oliveira… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The skin is the largest organ in the human body, acting as a physical and immunological
barrier against pathogenic microorganisms. The cutaneous lesions constitute a gateway for …

Biofilm formation capacity and presence of virulence factors among commensal Enterococcus spp. from wild birds

D Stępień-Pyśniak, T Hauschild, U Kosikowska… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Enterococci are opportunistic pathogens that can form biofilms during infections and many
virulence determinants are involved in this process. Although the virulence factors are often …

Gentamicin induces efaA expression and biofilm formation in Enterococcus faecalis

HS Kafil, AM Mobarez, MF Moghadam… - Microbial …, 2016 - Elsevier
Enterococci have been ranked among the leading causes of nosocomial bacteremia and
urinary tract infection. This study aimed to investigate the effect of ampicillin, vancomycin …

Prevalence of virulence genes in Enterococcus species isolated from companion animals and livestock

S Pillay, OT Zishiri, MA Adeleke - Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Enterococcus species have developed from being commensal bacteria to leading
pathogens that cause infections in humans and animals. The gastrointestinal tract of …

Antimicrobial resistance patterns and virulence factors of enterococci isolates in hospitalized burn patients

L Shokoohizadeh, A Ekrami, M Labibzadeh, L Ali… - BMC research …, 2018 - Springer
Objective The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of the antimicrobial
resistance and genes encoding virulence factors of enterococci isolated in hospitalized burn …