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 …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Occurrence and Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Strains along the Production Chain of Raw Milk Cheeses in Poland

J Gajewska, W Chajęcka-Wierzchowska… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cheeses produced from unpasteurized milk by traditional production methods may contain
many groups of microorganisms, including Staphylococcus aureus. The aim of this study …

Amphotericin B-PEG conjugates of ZnO nanoparticles: enhancement antifungal activity with minimal toxicity

SM Alshahrani, ES Khafagy, Y Riadi, A Al Saqr… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amphotericin B (AMB) is commonly used to treat life-threatening systemic fungal infections.
AMB formulations that are more efficient and less nephrotoxic are currently unmet needs. In …

Controlling of Bacterial Virulence: Evaluation of Anti-Virulence Activities of Prazosin against Salmonella enterica

MA Elfaky, AK Thabit, K Eljaaly, A Zawawi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salmonella enterica is a Gram-negative orofecal transmitted pathogen that causes a wide
diversity of local and systemic illnesses. Salmonella enterica utilizes several interplayed …

Relocating Glyceryl Trinitrate as an Anti-Virulence Agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens: Insights from Molecular and In Vivo …

SI Nazeih, MAM Ali, ASA Halim, H Al-Lawati, HA Abbas… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The problem of antibiotic resistance is a global critical public health concern. In light of the
threat of returning to the pre-antibiotic era, new alternative approaches are required such as …