Clinical characteristics of the first cases of invasive candidiasis in China due to pan-echinocandin-resistant Candida tropicalis and Candida glabrata isolates with delineation of their resistance mechanisms.

abstract：:Primary infection with human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) commonly occurs at an early age in children, most often at 3 years of age, and is associated with childhood diseases, such as exanthema subitum, hepatitis, febrile convulsions, or encephalitis. However, the virus occasionally reactivates from its latent state in immun...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Kuwahara-Ota S,Chinen Y,Mizuno Y,Takimoto-Shimomura T,Matsumura-Kimoto Y,Tanba K,Tsukamoto T,Mizutani S,Shimura Y,Kobayashi T,Horiike S,Kuroda J

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antimicrobial drug resistance is a global issue that affects health, economic, and social development. The problem has been attributed to misuse of antimicrobial agents. PURPOSE:To identify the agents of bacterial infection in Ghana, determine their antibiogram, and the possibility of setting up a surveilla...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Newman MJ,Frimpong E,Donkor ES,Opintan JA,Asamoah-Adu A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Escherichia (E.) coli can cause intestinal and extra-intestinal infections which ranged from mild to life-threatening infections. The severity of infection is a product of many factors including virulence properties and antimicrobial resistance. Objectives:To determine the antibiotic resistance pattern, t...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Abd El-Baky RM,Ibrahim RA,Mohamed DS,Ahmed EF,Hashem ZS

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Due to increasing colistin usage, the dissemination of the colistin-resistant gene mcr-1 has been increasingly investigated. The aim of this study was to determine whether a traveler on a short-term international trip to a developing country could bring mcr-1 back to their home country. Materials and method...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Nakayama T,Kumeda Y,Kawahara R,Yamaguchi T,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:China is one of the high-burden countries for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and pyrazinamide is one of the anti-TB drugs used for the shorter MDR-TB treatment regimen. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between pncA gene mutations and resistance to four first-line anti-TB dru...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Cao Z,Lan Y,Chen L,Xiang M,Peng Z,Zhang J,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftaroline is an advanced-generation cephalosporin antibiotic recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections (cSSSIs). This intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotic exerts potent bactericidal activity by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesi...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hernandez PO,Lema S,Tyring SK,Mendoza N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Schistosomiasis is an important neglected tropical disease (NTD) in several developing countries. Praziquantel is the principle and efficacious chemotherapeutic agent that has been used to treat schistosomiasis for decades. Unfortunately, emerging resistance to praziquantel with accompanying reduced effica...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： El-Kady AM,El-Amir MI,Hassan MH,Allemailem KS,Almatroudi A,Ahmad AA

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A lung abscess is an infectious pulmonary disease characterized by pus-filled cavity formation and often an air-fluid level. In this article, we described an indolent community-acquired lung abscess suspected as a tumor previously. A 56-year-old male presented with cough and expectoration for 2 months and hemoptysis f...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Guo W,Gao B,Li L,Gai W,Yang J,Zhang Y,Wang L

更新日期：2019-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To genetically characterize clusters of virulence factors (VFs) among extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae and assess whether these clusters are associated with genetic determinants or clinical outcomes. Methods:One hundred forty-eight E. coli and 82 K. pn...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Surgers L,Boersma P,Girard PM,Homor A,Geneste D,Arlet G,Decré D,Boyd A

更新日期：2018-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) are among the most frequent health-care-associated infections. In patients with cUTI, Pseudomonas aeruginosa deserves special attention, since it can affect patients with serious underlying conditions. Our aim was to gain insight into the risk factors and prognosis o...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Gomila A,Carratalà J,Eliakim-Raz N,Shaw E,Wiegand I,Vallejo-Torres L,Gorostiza A,Vigo JM,Morris S,Stoddart M,Grier S,Vank C,Cuperus N,Van den Heuvel L,Vuong C,MacGowan A,Leibovici L,Addy I,Pujol M,COMBACTE MAGNET WP

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Ethiopia is one of the 22 high tuberculosis burden countries. In our country. there are limited published data to show the trend analysis of tuberculosis. Hence, we designed this trend analysis to fill the information gap in our study area. Institutional based retrospective cross-sectional study was employed...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Negash H,Legese H,Adhanom G,Mardu F,Tesfay K,Gebreslasie Gebremeskel S,Berhe B

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed at showing the recent changes in the epidemiology of pneumococcal diseases in patients with COPD, especially after the introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). Methods:Fro...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Shoji H,Vázquez-Sánchez DA,Gonzalez-Diaz A,Cubero M,Tubau F,Santos S,García-Somoza D,Liñares J,Yuste J,Martí S,Ardanuy C

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early in the disease, relapse may occur when administration of antibiotics is discontinued. Studies have suggested that resistance and recurrence of Lyme disease might be due t...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sapi E,Kaur N,Anyanwu S,Luecke DF,Datar A,Patel S,Rossi M,Stricker RB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Recurrent tuberculosis (TB) following TB treatment completion in HIV-infected individuals remains a major public health burden. We assessed the role of various risk factors in mediating the development of recurrent TB and subsequent resistance to antiretroviral therapy and anti-TB drugs. Patients and method...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Naidoo K,Dookie N,Naidoo K,Yende-Zuma N,Chimukangara B,Bhushan A,Govender D,Gengiah S,Padayatchi N

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Colistin acts as the last line of defense against severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Infections caused by extensively drug-resistant isolates coproducing MCR and carbapenemases have posed a serious public health concern. Purpose:In this study, we reported the first clinical...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Yuan Y,Li Y,Wang G,Li C,Xiang L,She J,Yang Y,Zhong F,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important pathogen associated with hospital- and community-acquired infections. Community-acquired A. baumannii pneumonia is characterized by a fulminant course and high mortality rates. In this study, we report the identification of a community-acquired carbapenem-r...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Jia H,Sun Q,Ruan Z,Xie X

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:With an aging population, China is facing a huge burden of elderly patients with drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), which has become a significant obstacle for the global TB control. There is still little study on DR-TB in the elderly in China so far. Thus, more research on the epidemiological characterist...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： An Q,Song W,Liu J,Tao N,Liu Y,Zhang Q,Xu T,Li S,Liu S,Li Y,Yu C,Li H

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of the BD Kiestra InoqulA automated specimen processing system with commonly encountered clinical microbiology specimens. Materials and Methods:Four types of clinical specimens (sputum, urine, normally sterile body fluids, and feces) were inocul...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Yue P,Zhou M,Zhang L,Yang Q,Song H,Xu Z,Zhang G,Xie X,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To provide a comprehensive review of vancomycin dosing in patients with hematologic malignancies or neutropenia. Methods:PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched through April 2, 2020. Original studies relevant to vancomycin dosing regimen in adults with hematologic malignancies or neutropenia w...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： He N,Dong F,Liu W,Zhai S

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:β-lactam and fluoroquinolone antibiotics are usually used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) and extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from UTIs. Materia...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Azargun R,Sadeghi MR,Soroush Barhaghi MH,Samadi Kafil H,Yeganeh F,Ahangar Oskouee M,Ghotaslou R

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In Saudi Arabia, cross-border transmission of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains might be particularly fostered by high immigration rates. Herein, we aimed to elucidate the transmission dynamics of MDR-MTBC strains and reveal a detailed prediction of all resistance-co...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Al-Ghafli H,Kohl TA,Merker M,Varghese B,Halees A,Niemann S,Al-Hajoj S

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study examined patient- and hospital-level predictor variables that contribute to worse clinical and economic outcomes in patients with carbapenem-nonsusceptible respiratory infections. Patients and Methods:Electronic data (January 2013 to September 2015) were from 78 US hospitals. Nonduplicate, gram-nega...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： McCann E,Sung AH,Ye G,Vankeepuram L,Tabak YP

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many components of the immune system undergo adverse changes during intense physical activity in athletes, leading to a heightened risk of respiratory tract infections. This study evaluated the reduction in infectious processes in athletes due to intensive training with anapsos. METHODS:The study compared at...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Solivellas BM,Martín TC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raoultella ornithinolytica is an encapsulated Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-motile rod that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family. This bacterium was initially classified in the genus Klebsiella as Klebsiella ornithinolytica, until the creation of the genus Raoultella in 2001. R. ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hajjar R,Ambaraghassi G,Sebajang H,Schwenter F,Su SH

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Despite the moderate incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in many parts of Iran, Golestan province had a permanently higher TB incidence rate than the national average. Moreover, Golestan province receives immigrants, mainly from TB-endemic areas of Iran and neighbor countries. Here, we aimed to characterize the...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Mansoori N,Vaziri F,Amini S,Khanipour S,Pourazar Dizaji S,Douraghi M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The ability of biofilm formation is an effective way for Acinetobacter baumannii survival from stressed conditions. This present study was aimed to evaluate the association between biofilm formation, structure, the expression levels of genes related to biofilm formation and biofilm-specific resistance of A. ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Amin M,Navidifar T,Shooshtari FS,Rashno M,Savari M,Jahangirmehr F,Arshadi M

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The characteristics and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus differs according to geographical regions and in relation to antibiotic usage. The aim of this study was to determine the biochemical characteristics of the prevalent S. aureus from Ekiti State, Nigeria, and to evaluate thre...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Olowe OA,Kukoyi OO,Taiwo SS,Ojurongbe O,Opaleye OO,Bolaji OS,Adegoke AA,Makanjuola OB,Ogbolu DO,Alli OT

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma genitalium is one of the important causes of non-gonococcal urethritis. Rising incidence and emerging antimicrobial resistance are a major concern these days. The poor clinical outcomes with doxycycline therapy led to the use of azithromycin as the primary drug of choice. Single-dose azithromycin regimen ov...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sethi S,Zaman K,Jain N

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To assess the efficacy of amoxicillin, tetracycline, high-dose metronidazole, and a proton-pump inhibitor for third-line Helicobacter pylori eradication. Methods:We enrolled 70 consecutive patients who had registered, failed to respond to two rounds of H. pylori eradication, and undergone endoscopy for H. pylo...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Huang HT,Wang HM,Yang SC,Tai WC,Liang CM,Wu KL,Lee CH,Chuah SK

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：Backgrounds:The aim of this study was to evaluate both phenotypic and genotypic determinants of mupirocin resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strains recovered from different clinical samples of children who were admitted to the Children's Med...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Mahmoudi S,Mamishi S,Mohammadi M,Banar M,Ashtiani MTH,Mahzari M,Bahador A,Pourakbari B

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00