Carriage of colistin-resistant, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli harboring the mcr-1 resistance gene after short-term international travel to Vietnam.

abstract：:COVID-19 is an emerging disease all over the world and spreading at an unpredicted rate, resulting in significant influences on global economies and public health. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging characteristics have been partially described in some observational studies. Not enough systematic reviews on predictors ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Aly MH,Rahman SS,Ahmed WA,Alghamedi MH,Al Shehri AA,Alkalkami AM,Hassan MH

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim was to examine the clinical characteristics and risk factors for bloodstream infection (BSI) due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) in patients with hematologic malignancies. Materials and Methods:A single-centre, retrospective case-control study representing 734 patients with hematol...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Zhang P,Wang J,Hu H,Zhang S,Wei J,Yang Q,Qu T

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging infectious agent that causes acute hepatitis in developing and developed countries. Diagnosis of HEV infection has not been routinely done in Egyptian hospitals, and clinicians do not prescribe ribavirin (RBV) for acute hepatitis cases of unknown etiology (AHUE). We aim...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sayed IM,El-Mokhtar MA,Mahmoud MAR,Elkhawaga AA,Gaber S,Seddek NH,Abdel-Wahid L,Ashmawy AM,Alkareemy EAR

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Duodenoscopes have been widely used for both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures. Numerous outbreaks of duodenoscope-associated infections involving multidrug-resistant bacteria have recently been reported. Plasma activated water (PAW) has been widely consid...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Bălan GG,Roşca I,Ursu EL,Doroftei F,Bostănaru AC,Hnatiuc E,Năstasă V,Şandru V,Ştefănescu G,Trifan A,Mareş M

更新日期：2018-05-17 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：Introduction:Helicobacter pylori was discovered first in the stomachs of patients with gastritis and ulcers by Marshall and Warren in 1982. This discovery majorly affected many research areas of gastroenterology. Since then, the main aim has been to eradicate this microaerophilic bacterium from the stomachs of infected...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Khani S,Talebi Bezmin Abadi A,Mohabati Mobarez A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:We investigated the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of clinically important Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) from 16 major teaching hospitals in Taiwan in 2017. Materials and methods:Escherichia coli (n=686) and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates (n=673), non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS; n=221) from...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Jean SS,Lu MC,Shi ZY,Tseng SH,Wu TS,Lu PL,Shao PL,Ko WC,Wang FD,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) producing Enterobacteriaceae is spreading worldwide. Although the blaNDM gene has been identified in animal associated Enterobacteriaceae isolates in many countries, little is known about its occurrence in animal products in Pakistan. In this study, 13 Escherichia coli isolates ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Baloch Z,Lv L,Yi L,Wan M,Aslam B,Yang J,Liu JH

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:While methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia has poor outcomes, we describe our experience with Ceftobiprole mainly as a combination therapy for the treatment of MRSA bacteremia. All the cases of MRSA bacteremia in our center at the King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, that had undergone ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Mahmoud E,Al Mansour S,Bosaeed M,Alharbi A,Alsaedy A,Aljohani S,Alalwan B,Alothman A

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Gram-negative bacteria bloodstream infection (GNB-BSI) results in considerable mortality and hospitality costs in cirrhotic patients. β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations (BLBLIs) and carbapenems (CARs) are widely recommended for treating GNB-BSI in cirrhotic patients, while the efficacy and cost-effe...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Dong Y,Li Y,Zhang Y,Sun D,Du Q,Zhang T,Teng M,Han R,Wang Y,Zhu L,Lei J,Dong Y,Wang T

更新日期：2020-05-07 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：:The loss of polycationic antimicrobial peptides, polymyxins, due to adhesion to plastics is an important subject matter that influences in vitro susceptibility testing, including minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays. This review reminds us that this issue can serve as a significant source of variation in the ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sharafi T,Ardebili A

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) belongs to the Group-A β-lactamases that incorporate serine at their active site and hydrolyze various penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems. Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) are group-B enzymes that contain one or two essential zinc ions in the active sites a...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Urmi UL,Nahar S,Rana M,Sultana F,Jahan N,Hossain B,Alam MS,Mosaddek ASM,McKimm J,Rahman NAA,Islam S,Haque M

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The widespread use of antibiotics has resulted in a high incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD); moreover, the AAD-associated mortality rates have also increased. The effect of combined antibiotic administration on AAD in critically ill patients was analyzed to assist in antibiotic selection for...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Ma H,Zhang L,Zhang Y,Liu Y,He Y,Guo L

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Tuberculosis remains the world's second leading infectious cause of death, with nearly one-third of the global population latently infected. Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection is a mainstay of tuberculosis-control efforts in low-to medium-incidence countries. Isoniazid monotherapy has been the standard of care...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Norton BL,Holland DP

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic and cellular studies have shown that the host's innate and adaptive immune responses are an important correlate of viral infection outcome. The features of the host's immune response (host resistance) reflect the coevolution between hosts and pathogens that has occurred over millennia, and that has also result...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Plauzolles A,Lucas M,Gaudieri S

更新日期：2015-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here the first report of an OXA-181-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from the fecal specimen of a patient in China. The OXA-181-encoding gene blaOXA-181 was located on a 51 kb IncX3-type plasmid. Conjugation assay and whole-genome sequencing analysis revealed that this transferrable plasmid in the K...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Liu C,Fang Y,Zeng Y,Lu J,Sun Q,Zhou H,Shen Z,Chen G

更新日期：2020-04-06 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：Background:Raw meat is one of the commonly consumed traditional diets in Ethiopia. However, unhygienic processing and distribution practices are risky for contamination of meat leading to human infection. This study was conducted to assess the presence of multi-drug resistant E. coli with special emphasis on E. coli O1...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sebsibe MA,Asfaw ET

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Rilpivirine is associated with a good efficacy and safety profile. However, data from real-life settings are scarce. Methods:We investigated the durability, safety and efficacy of Rilpivirine-based antiretroviral therapy in a prospective, observational, multicenter study. Results:We enrolled 499 HIV-infected patient...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Bagella P,De Socio GV,Ricci E,Menzaghi B,Martinelli C,Squillace N,Maggi P,Orofino G,Calza L,Carenzi L,Celesia BM,Penco G,Di Biagio A,Valsecchi L,Vichi F,Colombo V,Parruti G,Dentone C,Falasca K,Bonfanti P,Madeddu G

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious diseases are known as one of the most life-threatening disabilities worldwide. Approximately 13 million deaths related to infectious diseases are reported each year. The only way to combat infectious diseases is by chemotherapy using antimicrobial agents and antibiotics. However, due to uncontrolled and unn...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Allahverdiyev AM,Bagirova M,Abamor ES,Ates SC,Koc RC,Miraloglu M,Elcicek S,Yaman S,Unal G

更新日期：2013-09-18 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

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:Evidence suggests that genetic variations of exon 1 of mannose-binding lectin 2 (MBL2) may contribute to tuberculosis (TB) risk. Many studies have investigated the association between MBL2 exon 1 polymorphisms (rs1800450, rs1800451, and rs5030737) and TB risk, but yielded inconclusive results. Method:We con...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Wu YJ,Yang X,Chen TD,Zhang ZX,You YZ,Fan ZD

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Lucio's phenomenon (LP) is a special reactional state associated with diffuse multibacillary leprosy; both exhibit a limitative global distribution mainly in Mexico and Central America. We report a case of a 28-year-old female leprosy patient in the People's Republic of China, together with LP and positive anticardiol...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Gao W,Chen Z,Jiang H,Shi Y,Zhang W,Wang H

更新日期：2019-04-02 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：Purpose:With the recommendation of World Health Organization (WHO) and as per the Ethiopian National Implementation Guideline, GeneXpert is used for rapid diagnosis of rifampicin (RIF)-resistant multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) from the suspected TB patients; however, there were limited findings in Ethiopia pa...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Zewdie O,Dabsu R,Kifle E,Befikadu D

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Heteroresistance is a phenomenon that occurs in all bacteria and can cause treatment failure. Yet, the exact mechanisms responsible for heteroresistance still remain unknown. The following study investigated the mechanisms of imipenem-heteroresistance and -resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolat...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Xu Y,Zheng X,Zeng W,Chen T,Liao W,Qian J,Lin J,Zhou C,Tian X,Cao J,Zhou T

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia shows wide-spectrum resistance to antimicrobials and causes various infections in immunocompromised or critically ill patients with high mortality. In this era of antibiotics resistance, a revival of old antibiotics is now featured. We examined the clinical usefulness of latamoxe...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hagiya H,Tasaka K,Sendo T,Otsuka F

更新日期：2015-10-20 00:00:00