abstract：:Aim: Face masks are an important addition to our arsenal in the fight against COVID-19. The aim of this study is to present a novel method of measuring mask performance which can simultaneously assess both fabric penetration and leakage due to poor fit. Materials & methods: A synthetic aerosol is introduced into the l...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Darby S,Chulliyallipalil K,Przyjalgowski M,McGowan P,Jeffers S,Giltinan A,Lewis L,Smith N,Sleator RD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of midazolam, alone and in association with azoles, against isolates of clinical Candida spp. in planktonic and biofilm form. Materials & methods: The antifungal activity was observed using the broth microdilution technique. Flow cytometry tests we...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Holanda MA,da Silva CR,de A Neto JB,do Av Sá LG,do Nascimento FB,Barroso DD,da Silva LJ,Cândido TM,Leitão AC,Barbosa AD,de Moraes MO,Cc B,Júnior HVN

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: We sought to investigate the genetic epidemiological relatedness of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) strains of a suspected outbreak in a Lebanese tertiary care hospital to implement necessary infection prevention and control measures. Methods: Twenty-eight nonduplicate CRAB isolates detected a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Osman M,B Halimeh F,Rafei R,Mallat H,Tom JE,Raad EB,M Diene S,Jamal S,Atrouni AA,Dabboussi F,Moudani W,Madec JY,Saras E,Lupo A,Haenni M,Rolain JM,Hamze M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: There is increasing evidence of the association between microbiome dysfunction and Parkinson's disease (PD). Moreover, some PD patients suffer from unintentional weight loss (WL) which may precede the motor manifestations of the disease. Materials & methods: Gut microbiota profiling by 16S rRNA gene sequen...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Del Chierico F,Grassini P,Quagliariello A,Torti M,Russo A,Reddel S,Stocchi F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Sporotrichosis occurs through contact with contaminated soil and plant. However, the incidence of sporotrichosis as a zoonotic epidemic has increased, particularly in Rio de Janeiro. Aim: In this work, we decided to evaluate some T-cell phenotypes involved in the immune response. Materials & methods: We us...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Corrêa-Moreira D,De Luca PM,Romeo O,C Menezes R,Paes RA,Oliveira RZ,de Moraes AM,de L Neto RG,Moraes Borba C,E de Oliveira MM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim:Helicobacter pylori is usually detected based on hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) features, but, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and real-time PCR (RT-PCR) are more precise in chronic-gastritis. We evaluated the relevance of these tests in Peruvian gastric cancer samples. Materials & methods: We performed and evaluated H-E, IHC...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： A Castaneda C,Castillo M,Sanchez J,Casavilca S,Sanchez J,A Bernabe L,Suarez N,Chavez I,Ruiz E,Tello K,R Villa M,Zevallos R,Montenegro P,Dias-Neto E,Landa-Baella M,Taxa L

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: A major focus of tuberculosis drug discovery is aimed at the development of novel antibiotics with activity against drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Results: We have synthesized ten isoniazid derivatives and investigated for antibacterial activity toward M. tuberculosis H37Rv and isoni...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Volynets GP,Tukalo MA,Bdzhola VG,Derkach NM,Gumeniuk MI,Tarnavskiy SS,Yarmoluk SM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: To investigate the action mechanism of 1-benzyl-1,4-diazepane (1-BD) as efflux pump inhibitor (EPI) in Escherichia coli mutants: ΔacrAB or overexpressing AcrAB and AcrEF efflux pumps. Materials & methods: Effect of 1-BD on: antibiotic potentiation, by microdilution method; membrane functionality, by fluorimetric ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Casalone E,Vignolini T,Braconi L,Gardini L,Capitanio M,Pavone FS,Dei S,Teodori E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, there is growing interest in the identification and purification of microbial lectins due to their involvement in the pathogenicity mechanisms of pathogens, such as Entamoeba histolytica and free-living amoebae. The Gal/GalNAc lectin from E. histolytica participates in adhesion, cytotoxicity and regulation ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Guzmán-Téllez P,Martínez-Castillo M,Flores-Huerta N,Rosales-Morgan G,Pacheco-Yépez J,la Garza M,Serrano-Luna J,Shibayama M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections caused by pathogenic Rickettsia species continue to scourge human health across the globe. From the point of entry at the site of transmission by arthropod vectors, hematogenous dissemination of rickettsiae occurs to diverse host tissues leading to 'rickettsial vasculitis' as the salient feature of pathogen...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Narra HP,Sahni A,Walker DH,Sahni SK

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical procedures for the symptomatic removal of the gallbladder and the vermiform appendix have been posited to adversely shift the assemblage of the intestinal microbiome increasing the risk of disease. The associated mechanisms have been linked with dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. Cholecystectomy causes changes ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Chen J,Sali A,Vitetta L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: To identify intestinal microbiota compositions in elderly functional constipation (FC) patients. Materials & methods: Fecal samples from 61 FC patients and 48 healthy age-matched volunteers were analyzed through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Results: The intestinal microbiota compositions of FC patients were signific...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Guo M,Yao J,Yang F,Liu W,Bai H,Ma J,Ma X,Zhang J,Fang Y,Miao Y,Sun J,Zhang Y,Zhao H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: In an Emergency Department (ED), the etiological identification of infected subjects is essential. 13 infection-related biomarkers were assessed using a new flow cytometry procedure. Materials & methods: If subjects presented with febrile symptoms at the ED, 13 biomarkers' levels, including CD64 on neutrophils (n...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Bourgoin P,Lediagon G,Arnoux I,Bernot D,Morange PE,Michelet P,Malergue F,Markarian T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Cryptococcosis causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, but pediatric data are limited. Methods: A retrospective literature review of Australian pediatric cryptococcosis and additional 10-year audit of cases from a large pediatric network. Results: 22 cases of cryptococcosis in children were identifi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Grimshaw A,Palasanthiran P,Huynh J,Marais B,Chen S,McMullan B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Recent guidelines recommended removing metronidazole as a therapeutic option for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). However, superiority of vancomycin over metronidazole in mild CDI is not established and use of vancomycin might lead to emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Patients & metho...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Zilberman-Itskovich S,Youngster I,Lazarovitch T,Bondarenco M,Toledano L,Kachlon Y,Mengesha B,Strul N,Zaidenstein R,Marchaim D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates have become a serious concern in clinical microbiology. Antisense strategy, which specifically targets essential genes, could be helpful. Materials & methods:S. aureus cultures were treated with peptide conjugate-peptide nucleic acid (PPNA) specific for the gyrA ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tavakoli M,Hashemi A,Vaezjalali M,Mohammadzadeh M,Goudarzi H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: To determine the group of compounds from Chrysopogon zizaniodes root essential oil that have antimicrobial activity. Materials & methods: Thin-layer chromatography coupled to direct bioautography was used to determinate the fraction(s) having antimicrobial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aur...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ramírez-Rueda RY,Marinho J,Salvador MJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outstanding ability of Acinetobacter baumannii to cause outbreaks and acquire multidrug resistance motivated the development of a plethora of typing techniques, which can help infection preventionists and hospital epidemiologists to more efficiently implement intervention controls. Nowadays, the world is witnessin...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Rafei R,Osman M,Dabboussi F,Hamze M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim:Cryptococcus neoformans is the major agent of cryptococcosis. The main virulence factor is the polysaccharide (PS) capsule. Changes in cryptococcal PS properties have been poorly elucidated. Materials & methods: We analyzed the mechanical properties of secreted PS and intact capsules, using dynamic light scatterin...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： de S Araújo GR,Viana NB,Pontes B,Frases S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of polypeptide-enriched Gastrodia elata extracts (GE) on vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Materials & methods: A VVC model induced by Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection was successfully developed in BALB/c mice. After treatment, the colony-formi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Cai X,Kong F,Wang R,Zhai S,Guan X,Zhang G,Wang D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Bile salts promote the specific autolysis of pneumococcal cells, allowing the differentiation between Streptococcus pneumoniae and other viridans group streptococci (VGS). Material & methods: One hundred clinical VGS isolates identified by amplification and sequencing of 16S rRNA, groEL and sodA genes were analyz...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Ercibengoa M,Morales M,Alonso M,Ardanuy C,Marimón JM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus renders treatment poorly effective. Despite erm(41)-gene-mediated macrolide resistance, treatment with azithromycin or clarithromycin is recommended. It is contested whether macrolides differ in erm(41) induction. We determine whether this is the case. Methods:M. a...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Schildkraut JA,Pennings LJ,Ruth MM,de Brouwer AP,Wertheim HF,Hoefsloot W,de Jong A,van Ingen J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breastfeeding is a major determinant of human health. Breast milk is not sterile and ecological large-scale sequencing methods have revealed an unsuspected microbial diversity that plays an important role. However, microbiological analysis at the species level has been neglected while it is a prerequisite before under...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Togo A,Dufour JC,Lagier JC,Dubourg G,Raoult D,Million M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The primary objective of this study was to evaluate correlations among mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and airway microbiotas in septic patients. MATERIALS & METHODS:A deep-sequencing analysis of the 16S rRNA gene V4 region was performed. RESULTS:The nasal microbiota in septic patients was dom...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tan XL,Liu HY,Long J,Jiang Z,Luo Y,Zhao X,Cai S,Zhong X,Cen Z,Su J,Zhou H

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Presenting the first clinical case of Wickerhamomyces myanmarensis. PATIENTS & METHODS:Yeast cells were isolated from blood and central venous catheter of a 5.5-year-old male subject. API 20C AUX, MALDI-TOF MS, ITS and LSU rDNA sequencing, and our qPCR assay were used for identification and the MIC values were det...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Arastehfar A,Bakhtiari M,Daneshnia F,Fang W,Sadati SK,Al-Hatmi AM,Groenewald M,Sharifi-Mehr H,Liao W,Pan W,Zomorodian K,Hagen F,Boekhout T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this exclusive interview, Simon Gaisford discusses his current research into gut dysbiosis and its possible relevance to disease states, as well as the efficacy of probiotic supplementation and its possible use as treatment. This interview was conducted by Ellen Colvin, Commissioning Editor of Future Microbiology. ...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Gaisford S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) manifestations remain important complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), even in the current era. Unfortunately, available anti-CMV agents, mainly viral polymerase inhibitors, have a substantial risk of myelosuppression and nephrotoxicity. Letermovir, a novel...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Hecke SV,Calcoen B,Lagrou K,Maertens J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate and characterize the etiopathogenesis of the fusarial onychomycosis in an ex vivo study through fragments of sterile human nail, without the addition of any nutritional source. MATERIALS & METHODS:The infection and invasion of Fusarium oxysporum in the nail were evaluated by scanning electron microscop...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Veiga FF,de Castro-Hoshino LV,Sato F,Bombassaro A,Vicente VA,Mendes V,Baesso ML,Negri M,Svidzinski TI

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of current study is to find out relationship between cas9 gene and antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168. MATERIALS & METHODS:The involvement of the cas9 gene in antimicrobial resistance of C. jejuni was determined by assessment of minimum inhibitory concentration, clustered regula...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Shabbir MA,Wu Q,Shabbir MZ,Sajid A,Ahmed S,Sattar A,Tang Y,Li J,Maan MK,Hao H,Yuan Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare two identification methods for coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from patients with urinary tract infections, VITEK® 2 and MALDI-TOF VITEK®MS, with genotypic identification by internal transcribed spacer PCR (ITS-PCR). RESULTS:A total of 217 CoNS isolates were studied. Agreement of the VI...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Martins KB,Ferreira AM,Mondelli AL,Rocchetti TT,Lr de S da Cunha M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Report from the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2018), Madrid, Spain, 21-24 April 2018 Gram-negative bacteria such as Klebsiella, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas cause some of the most serious infections and are increasingly resistant to multiple drugs and in some cases, t...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Eckmann C,Rojas LJ,Lyon S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A DNA microarray-based assay for the detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes was used to study carbapenemase-producing organisms at the Kidney Center of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. METHODS:The evaluation of this assay was performed using 97 reference strains with confirmed AMR genes. Testing of 7857 clinical s...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Braun SD,Jamil B,Syed MA,Abbasi SA,Weiß D,Slickers P,Monecke S,Engelmann I,Ehricht R

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study aims to evaluate the genetic and population structure of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the major coastal regions of China. MATERIALS & METHODS:Multilocus sequence typing was performed. RESULTS:Insertion of large sequence into recA happened in nearly 30 strains, which were untypeable by multilocus sequence...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Li P,Xin W,Kang L,Chen Z,Guo C,Gao S,Yang H,Ji B,Yan Y,Wang H,Zhou D,Yang W,Wang J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of antimicrobial resistance threatens current clinical practice across a range of infection types. Delafloxacin, a non-zwitterionic fluoroquinolone recently approved by the US FDA for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, has been developed to address some of these challeng...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Bassetti M,Righi E,Pecori D,Tillotson G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We evaluated a Staphylococcus argenteus-specific diagnostic profile of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer for accurate identification of this novel bacterium. MATERIALS & METHODS:Staphylococcus argenteus was identified based on negative crtM gene and presence of specific s...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Chen SY,Lee H,Teng SH,Wang XM,Lee TF,Huang YC,Liao CH,Teng LJ,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has an essential role in the pathogenesis of gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and gastric cancer. The severity of the host inflammatory responses against the bacteria have been straightly associated with a special bacterial virulence factor, th...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Yuan XY,Wang Y,Wang MY

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of Candida albicans TUP1-mediated filamentation in the colonization of the mice gut. MATERIALS & METHODS:We used molecular genetics to generate a strain where filamentation is regulated by altering the expression of the TUP1 gene with tetracyclines. RESULTS:The colonization rates reached w...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Román E,Huertas B,Prieto D,Díez-Orejas R,Pla J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess different concentrations and formulations of topical ozenoxacin using a mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus dermal infection for identification of the best formulation for treating patients with impetigo. MATERIALS & METHODS:The efficacy of ozenoxacin formulations was compared with vehicle control, mupi...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Tarragó C,Esquirol LP,Arañó A,Lachamp L,D'Aniello F,Zsolt I

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic and treatment delays contribute to increased death and disability among the 490,000 adults and children who develop multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis every year. Since the treatment of MDR tuberculosis is complex, costly and often toxic, tuberculosis control programs should prioritize strategies to pre...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Byrne AL,Fox GJ,Marais BJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobes represent the dominating population in the human gut microbiota and play a key role in gut homeostasis. In addition, several anaerobes are now considered as probiotics and they remain essential to several processes in the field of biotechnology. With the implementation of MALDI-TOF MS in routine laboratories...

journal_title：Future microbiology

authors： Guilhot E,Khelaifia S,La Scola B,Raoult D,Dubourg G

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00