Biofilm in endodontics: a review

K Jhajharia, A Parolia, KV Shetty… - Journal of International …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Endodontic disease is a biofilm-mediated infection, and primary aim in the management of
endodontic disease is the elimination of bacterial biofilm from the root canal system. The …

Repositioning of non-antibiotic drugs as an alternative to microbial resistance: A systematic review

VS Foletto, TF da Rosa, MB Serafin, A Bottega… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global spread of microbial resistance coupled with high costs and slow pace in the
discovery of a new antibiotic have made drug repositioning an attractive and promising …

The effects of antimicrobials on endodontic biofilm bacteria

LEC de Paz, G Bergenholtz, G Svensäter - Journal of Endodontics, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: In the present study, confocal microscopy, a miniflow cell system, and
image analysis were combined to test in situ the effect of antimicrobials and alkali on …

The Possible Role of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Cancer and Its Management

KO Alfarouk, AHH Bashir, AN Aljarbou… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a facultative anaerobic bacterium. HP is a normal flora having
immuno-modulating properties. This bacterium is an example of a microorganism inducing …

Antiseptics for treating infected wounds: efficacy on biofilms and effect of pH

SL Percival, S Finnegan, G Donelli… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilm recalcitrance is a persistent problem when managing difficult to heal and infected
chronic wounds. The wound biofilm is a fundamental factor in the re-occurrence and …

Antifungal drug repurposing

JH Kim, LW Cheng, KL Chan, CC Tam, N Mahoney… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Control of fungal pathogens is increasingly problematic due to the limited number of
effective drugs available for antifungal therapy. Conventional antifungal drugs could also …

Antimicrobial effects of antipyretics

P Zimmermann, N Curtis - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2017 - journals.asm.org
Antipyretics are some of the most commonly used drugs. Since they are often
coadministered with antimicrobial therapy, it is important to understand the interactions …

Antimicrobial and immunomodulating activities of hesperidin and ellagic acid against diarrheic Aeromonas hydrophila in a murine model

ASA Abuelsaad, I Mohamed, G Allam, AA Al-Solumani - Life sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Aims The present study is designed to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo bactericidal and
immunomodulating activities of hesperidin (HES) and ellagic acid (EA) against Aeromonas …

Residual and antimicrobial activity of final irrigation protocols on Enterococcus faecalis biofilm in dentin

P Baca, P Junco, MT Arias-Moliz… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The use of root canal irrigating solutions exerting antimicrobial activity and
prolonged residual activity is desirable in order to control dentin infection and delay …

[HTML][HTML] The role of drug repurposing in the development of novel antimicrobial drugs: Non-antibiotic pharmacological agents as quorum sensing-inhibitors

M Gajdács, G Spengler - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: The emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is a global public
health issue, severely hindering clinicians in administering appropriate antimicrobial …