Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractResistance to Third-Generation Cephalosporins and Other Antibiotics by Enterobacteriaceae in Western NigeriaA. O. Okesola, O. MakanjuolaProblem statement: The emergence and spread of resistance to third-generation cephalosporins are threatening to create species resistant to all currently available agents. The most common cause of bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics is the production of beta-lactamases and many of the 2nd and 3rd-generation penicillins and cephalosporins were specifically designed to resist the hydrolytic action of major β-lactamases. However new … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 8,007 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractIdentification and Management Implications of Fusobacterium Nucleatum PylephlebitisShoja Rahimian, Maria Labra, Ian Garrahy et al.Suppurativethrombophlebitis of the portal vein, or pylephlebitis, is a rare infectious manifestation. Only few casesresulting from Fusobacterium species have been reported, demonstratingthe disease that is in some ways analogous to Lemierre’s syndrome, orsuppurative thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Of these, Fusobacteriumnucleatum represents an important subtype with unique colon cancer risk.With high mortality rates up to 32% being described in … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 3 · 26 Sep 2022 · 5,689 accessesView PDFCite