Limited Evidence of Spillover of Antimicrobial-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from Animal/Environmental Reservoirs to Humans in Vellore, India

Authors: Jobin John Jacob, V. Aravind, Benjamin S. Beresford-Jones, Y. Binesh Lal, Chaitra Shankar, M. Yesudoss, Fiza Abdullah, T. Monisha Priya, Sanika Kulkarni, Stephen Baker, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Kamini Walia

Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 1668-1677 (2024)

Subject Terms: Klebsiella pneumoniae, One health, Antimicrobial resistance, Livestock, India, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2210-6014

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Evaluation of mrkD, pgaC and wcaJ as biomarkers for rapid identification of K. pneumoniae biofilm infections from endotracheal aspirates and bronchoalveolar lavage

Authors: Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Dhiviya Prabaa Muthuirulandi Sethuvel, Anju Ganesan, Dhivya Murugan, Ashtawarthani Baskaran, Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Peter N. Monk, Esther Karunakaran, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Subject Terms: Biofilms, Diagnosis, Antimicrobial resistance, Biomarker, Nosocomial, K. pneumoniae, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Wastewater surveillance for Salmonella Typhi and its association with seroincidence of enteric fever in Vellore, India.

Authors: Dilip Abraham, Lalithambigai Kathiresan, Midhun Sasikumar, Kristen Aiemjoy, Richelle C Charles, Dilesh Kumar, Rajan Srinivasan, Catherine Troman, Elizabeth Gray, Christopher B Uzzell, Jacob John, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Nicholas C Grassly, Venkata Raghava Mohan

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, p e0012373 (2025)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

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Tackling the unyielding: testing two novel approaches against NDM-producing Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected in India

Authors: Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Bijayini Behera, Anand Shah, Purva Mathur, Raja Ray, Bashir Ahmed Fomda, Kamini Walia, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2025)

Subject Terms: cefiderocol, cefepime/zidebactam, NDM, India, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Combination Versus Monotherapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Species Serious Infections: A Prospective IPTW Adjusted Cohort Study

Authors: Abi Manesh, Mithun Mohan George, Prasannakumar Palanikumar, V. Nagaraj, Kundakarla Bhanuprasad, Ramya Krishnan, G. Nivetha, Binesh Lal, K. Rajitha Triveni, Priyanka Gautam, Biju George, Uday Kulkarni, Vikram Mathews, K. Subramani, Shoma Rao, Binila Chacko, Anand Zachariah, Sowmya Sathyendra, Samuel George Hansdak, Ooriapadickal Cherian Abraham, Ramya Iyadurai, Rajiv Karthik, John Victor Peter, Yin Mo, Balaji Veeraraghavan, George M. Varghese, David Leslie Paterson

Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy, Vol 13, Iss 11, Pp 2351-2362 (2024)

Subject Terms: Acinetobacter, Combination therapy, CRAB infections, Polymyxins, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2193-8229; https://doaj.org/toc/2193-6382

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Is the Spectrum of Bacterial Infection in Open Long-bone Fractures of the Lower Limb Changing?

Authors: Livingston Abel, Christina Marie Joseph, Anand Ashok, Krupakaran Ganesan, Sumant Samuel, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Current Medical Issues, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 151-157 (2024)

Subject Terms: infection in orthopedic trauma, multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli, open fractures, Medicine

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Relation: https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cmi.cmi_2_24; https://doaj.org/toc/0973-4651; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-4054

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Expert Consensus on the Management of Acute Otitis Media in India: A Delphi Study

Authors: Tanu Singhal, Shyam Kukreja, Jaydeep Choudhury, Vijay Yewale, Balasubramanian Sundaram, Jagdish Chinnappa, Suhas Prabhu, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Camilla Rodrigues, Vidya Krishna, Winsley Rose, Samir Bhargava

Source: Pediatric Infectious Disease, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 40-48 (2024)

Subject Terms: acute otitis media, antibiotics, expert consensus, india, otitis media with effusion, Pediatrics, RJ1-570

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2582-4988

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Anti-bacterial compounds from Indian curry-leaf tree Murraya koenigii have potential to inhibit carbapenem-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Authors: Soumya Basu, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Anand Anbarasu

Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 28, Iss , Pp 101511- (2024)

Subject Terms: Pneumococci, Meropenem, Phytocompounds, Pharmacokinetics, Simulation, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398424000071; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-3984

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Cefepime/sulbactam combination as a treatment alternative for extended spectrum beta-lacatmase producing Enterobacterales: A multicentric study from India

Authors: Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Dhanalakshmi Solaimalai, Anand Ashok, Harthi Ragothaman, Soniya Krishnamoorthy, Nivedhana Subburaju, Sanjay bhattacharya, Rudresh Sm, Shripad Murlidhar Taklikar, Barney Isaac, Kamini Walia, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 28, Iss , Pp 101510- (2024)

Subject Terms: Cefepime, Sulbactam, ESBL, OXA-1, Piperacillin/tazobactam, Cefoperazone/sulbactam, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842400006X; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-3984

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Characterization of Salmonella phage of the genus Kayfunavirus isolated from sewage infecting clinical strains of Salmonella enterica

Authors: Ramya Juliet, Archana Loganathan, Ayyanraj Neeravi, Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Prasanth Manohar, Ramesh Nachimuthu

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: Salmonella, food biocontrol, drug resistance, bacteriophages, phage therapy, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1391777/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Compassionate use of a novel β-lactam enhancer-based investigational antibiotic cefepime/zidebactam (WCK 5222) for the treatment of extensively-drug-resistant NDM-expressing Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in an intra-abdominal infection-induced sepsis patient: a case report

Authors: Dilip Dubey, Manish Roy, Tajamul H. Shah, Noor Bano, Vidushi Kulshrestha, Sandeep Mitra, Pushpender Sangwan, Madhulika Dubey, Ali Imran, Bhawna Jain, Aravind Velmurugan, Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023)

Subject Terms: Cefepime/zidebactam, β-lactam-enhancer, Pseudomonas, New-Delhi metallo-β-lactamase, Extensively-drug-resistant, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1476-0711

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In vitro activity of levonadifloxacin, the active drug of orally administered prodrug alalevonadifloxacin against bloodstream isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Authors: Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Yuvasri Manokaran, Dhanalakshmi Venkatesan, Karthik Gunasekaran, Abi Manesh, Barney Isaac, Binesh Lal, John Jude Antony Prakash, Kamini Walia, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 101431- (2024)

Subject Terms: Melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Levonadifloxacin, Alalevonadifloxacin, Bactericidal, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842300218X; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-3984

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Genomic investigation unveils colistin resistance mechanism in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

Authors: Saranya Vijayakumar, Rayapadi G. Swetha, Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Karthick Vasudevan, Baby Abirami Shankar, Agilandeeswari Kirubananthan, Kamini Walia, Sudha Ramaiah, Indranil Biswas, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Anand Anbarasu

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2024)

Subject Terms: Acinetobacter baumannii, colistin, resistance, SNP, lpx, pmr, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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Can isepamicin be a potential option for extended spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemases expressing Escherichia coli?

Authors: Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Fiza Abdullah, Devishree Srinivasan, Ayyanraj Neeravi, Rani Diana Sahni, Abi Manesh, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 25, Iss , Pp 101417- (2024)

Subject Terms: ESBL, Carbapenem-resistant, E. coli, Isepamicin, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221339842300204X; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-3984

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Clinical and Genomic Evolution of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infections over Two Time Periods at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India: A Prospective Cohort Study

Authors: Abi Manesh, Chaitra Shankar, Mithun M. George, Davinder S. Jasrotia, Binesh Lal, Biju George, Vikram Mathews, C. E. Eapen, Philip Joseph, K. Subramani, Shoma Rao, John V. Peter, Binila Chacko, Anand Zachariah, Sowmya Sathyendra, Samuel G. Hansdak, Ooriapadickal C. Abraham, Ramya Iyadurai, Saranya Vijayakumar, Rajiv Karthik, Charis A. Marwick, Benjamin J. Parcell, Ian H. Gilbert, Balaji Veeraraghavan, George M. Varghese

Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 1319-1335 (2023)

Subject Terms: Bacteremia, Carbapenem resistant, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Temporal evolution, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2193-8229; https://doaj.org/toc/2193-6382

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β-Lactam Resistance in ESKAPE Pathogens Mediated Through Modifications in Penicillin-Binding Proteins: An Overview

Authors: Dhiviya Prabaa Muthuirulandi Sethuvel, Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Maruthan Karthik, Madhumathi Irulappan, Rahul Shrivastava, Hariharan Periasamy, Balaji Veeraraghavan

Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 829-841 (2023)

Subject Terms: PBP, ESKAPE, Resistance, β-Lactam, Antibiotic, Peptidoglycan, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2193-8229; https://doaj.org/toc/2193-6382

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Transcending the challenge of evolving resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through β-lactam-enhancer-mechanism-based cefepime/zidebactam

Authors: Andrea M. Hujer, Steven H. Marshall, Andrew R. Mack, Kristine M. Hujer, Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Kushal Umarkar, Snehal R. Palwe, Swapna Takalkar, Prashant R. Joshi, Rahul Shrivastava, Hariharan Periasamy, Sachin S. Bhagwat, Mahesh V. Patel, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Robert A. Bonomo

Source: mBio, Vol 14, Iss 6 (2023)

Subject Terms: ß-lactamases, antibiotic resistance, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, cefepime, zidebactam, ß-lactam enhancer, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511

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Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes

Authors: Megan E Carey, Zoe A Dyson, Danielle J Ingle, Afreenish Amir, Mabel K Aworh, Marie Anne Chattaway, Ka Lip Chew, John A Crump, Nicholas A Feasey, Benjamin P Howden, Karen H Keddy, Mailis Maes, Christopher M Parry, Sandra Van Puyvelde, Hattie E Webb, Ayorinde Oluwatobiloba Afolayan, Anna P Alexander, Shalini Anandan, Jason R Andrews, Philip M Ashton, Buddha Basnyat, Ashish Bavdekar, Isaac I Bogoch, John D Clemens, Kesia Esther da Silva, Anuradha De, Joep de Ligt, Paula Lucia Diaz Guevara, Christiane Dolecek, Shanta Dutta, Marthie M Ehlers, Louise Francois Watkins, Denise O Garrett, Gauri Godbole, Melita A Gordon, Andrew R Greenhill, Chelsey Griffin, Madhu Gupta, Rene S Hendriksen, Robert S Heyderman, Yogesh Hooda, Juan Carlos Hormazabal, Odion O Ikhimiukor, Junaid Iqbal, Jobin John Jacob, Claire Jenkins, Dasaratha Ramaiah Jinka, Jacob John, Gagandeep Kang, Abdoulie Kanteh, Arti Kapil, Abhilasha Karkey, Samuel Kariuki, Robert A Kingsley, Roshine Mary Koshy, AC Lauer, Myron M Levine, Ravikumar Kadahalli Lingegowda, Stephen P Luby, Grant Austin Mackenzie, Tapfumanei Mashe, Chisomo Msefula, Ankur Mutreja, Geetha Nagaraj, Savitha Nagaraj, Satheesh Nair, Take K Naseri, Susana Nimarota-Brown, Elisabeth Njamkepo, Iruka N Okeke, Sulochana Putli Bai Perumal, Andrew J Pollard, Agila Kumari Pragasam, Firdausi Qadri, Farah N Qamar, Sadia Isfat Ara Rahman, Savitra Devi Rambocus, David A Rasko, Pallab Ray, Roy Robins-Browne, Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola, Jean Pierre Rutanga, Samir K Saha, Senjuti Saha, Karnika Saigal, Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib, Jessica C Seidman, Jivan Shakya, Varun Shamanna, Jayanthi Shastri, Rajeev Shrestha, Sonia Sia, Michael J Sikorski, Ashita Singh, Anthony M Smith, Kaitlin A Tagg, Dipesh Tamrakar, Arif Mohammed Tanmoy, Maria Thomas, Mathew S Thomas, Robert Thomsen, Nicholas R Thomson, Siaosi Tupua, Krista Vaidya, Mary Valcanis, Balaji Veeraraghavan, François-Xavier Weill, Jackie Wright, Gordon Dougan, Silvia Argimón, Jacqueline A Keane, David M Aanensen, Stephen Baker, Kathryn E Holt, Global Typhoid Genomics Consortium Group Authorship

Source: eLife, Vol 12 (2023)

Subject Terms: genomics, typhoid fever, antimicrobial resistance, typhoid conjugate vaccine, Medicine, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://elifesciences.org/articles/85867; https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084X

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Immune responses against group B Streptococcus monovalent and pentavalent capsular polysaccharide tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccines in Balb/c mice

Authors: Nisha Dhar, Ebrahim Mohamed, Frank Kirstein, Matthew Williams, Shantal Dorasamy, Petrus van Zyl, Madelyn Johnstone Robertson, Taigh Anderson, Lois M. Harden, Kimberly Jardine, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Seanette Wilson, Patrick Tippoo, Shabir A. Madhi, Gaurav Kwatra

Source: iScience, Vol 26, Iss 8, Pp 107380- (2023)

Subject Terms: Medical microbiology, Immunology, Science

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223014578; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-0042

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Vibrio cholerae O139 genomes provide a clue to why it may have failed to usher in the eighth cholera pandemic

Authors: Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Agila Kumari Pragasam, Alyce Taylor-Brown, Robert C. Will, Karthick Vasudevan, Bhabatosh Das, Sunil Kumar Srivastava, Goutam Chowdhury, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Shanta Dutta, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Nicholas R. Thomson, Naresh C. Sharma, Gopinath Balakrish Nair, Yoshifumi Takeda, Amit Ghosh, Gordon Dougan, Ankur Mutreja

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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