Virulence Factors Of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa In Hospital-Acquired Infections In Mansoura, Egypt.

abstract：Purpose:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with pulmonary function decline and high disease severity in non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in non-CF bronchiectasis patients has increased recently. This study investigated the impact of NTM with or without P. ae...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hsieh MH,Lin CY,Wang CY,Fang YF,Lo YL,Lin SM,Lin HC

更新日期：2018-08-10 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：Aim:Plasmodium falciparum malaria predominantly affects children residing in endemic areas. However, recently a significant number of Malawian adults, who otherwise should have attained some malaria-specific immunity, have been observed to succumb to either uncomplicated malaria (UM) or severe malaria (SM). In addition...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Munyenyembe AU,Gausi K,Hiestand J,Mallewa J,Mandala W

更新日期：2020-01-07 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:The risks of gastrointestinal disorders and cancer are higher in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients than the general population. There are only a few published reports on the association of helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, endoscopic findings, and histology in these patients. This study was desi...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Niknam R,Barfei M,Mahmoudi L

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Carbapenem-resistant Proteeae (CRP) is a group of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms that raise special treatment problems due to their intrinsic resistance to colistin. In this study, our aim is to provide a phenotypic and molecular characterization of the carbapenemases secreted by CRP strains isolat...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Rus M,Licker M,Musuroi C,Seclaman E,Muntean D,Cirlea N,Tamas A,Vulpie S,Horhat FG,Baditoiu L

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are potentially life-threatening related to poorer outcomes. Colistin is considered one of the last-resort treatments against human infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, emergence of stra...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Lin M,Yang Y,Yang Y,Chen G,He R,Wu Y,Zhong LL,El-Sayed Ahmed MAE,Feng S,Shen C,Wen X,Huang J,Li H,Zheng X,Tian GB

更新日期：2020-05-12 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:Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a globally relevant aspect of all health systems impacting the health and safety of both patients and healthcare workers. However, best practices remain a challenge in healthcare delivery especially in resource limited situations. The primary objective of this study ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Oppong TB,Amponsem-Boateng C,Kyere EKD,Wang Y,Gheisari Z,Oppong EE,Opolot G,Duan G,Yang H

更新日期：2020-11-24 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：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：Objective:To explore the composition of the ocular microbiome in normal subjects and patients with Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Subjects and methods:Seventy subjects (140 eyes) were enrolled in our study. Signs of dry eye were evaluated and bacterial species in the conjunctival sac (CS) and Meibomian gland (MG) ...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Jiang X,Deng A,Yang J,Bai H,Yang Z,Wu J,Lv H,Li X,Wen T

更新日期：2018-10-11 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：:Echinocandin antifungal agents have become the first-line therapy for invasive candidiasis (IC) in many countries. Despite their increasing use, resistance to this class of drug is, overall, still uncommon. Here, we report two patients from the People's Republic of China with IC, one with infection caused by pan-echin...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Xiao M,Fan X,Hou X,Chen SC,Wang H,Kong F,Sun ZY,Chu YZ,Xu YC

更新日期：2018-01-23 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：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：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：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：Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of clinically important Gram-negative bacteria from seven intensive care units in Taiwan in 2016. Materials and methods:In total, 300 non-duplicate isolates of Escherichia coli (n=100), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=100), and Pse...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Liao CH,Lee NY,Tang HJ,Lee SS,Lin CF,Lu PL,Wu JJ,Ko WC,Lee WS,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2019-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:An ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of selinexor was established to investigate the effects of isavuconazole, itraconazole and fluconazole on the pharmacokinetics of selinexor in rats, respectively. Methods:Twenty-four healthy male rat...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Li SL,Zhang Y,Cheng QS,Xin JZ,Dong ZQ,Qiu XJ

更新日期：2020-09-14 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：: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：: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：Purpose:Antifungal resistance and virulence properties of Candida albicans (C. albicans) are growing health problems worldwide. The present study aims to investigate the effect of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and Nystatin on SAP1-3 genes expression in C. albicans isolates of females with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Hosseini SS,Joshaghani H,Shokohi T,Ahmadi A,Mehrbakhsh Z

更新日期：2020-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Candida albicans is a yeast with multiple genotypes. It's a commensal fungus colonizing various sites. However, when the host's immune system weakens, it becomes pathogenic and is responsible for various lesions. In Burkina Faso, antifungal drugs are frequently used, particularly fluconazole, the most used sy...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sawadogo PM,Zida A,Soulama I,Sermé SS,Guiguemdé KT,Junior R,Sangaré I,Bamba S,Ouédraogo-Traoré R,Guiguemdé TR

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Trichophyton mentagrophytes and T. interdigitale are important causative agents of superficial mycoses, demonstrating emergent antifungal drug resistance. We studied the antifungal susceptibility profiles in Iranian isolates of these two species. Methods:A total of 96 T. interdigitale and 45 T. mentagroph...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Taghipour S,Shamsizadeh F,Pchelin IM,Rezaei-Matehhkolaei A,Zarei Mahmoudabadi A,Valadan R,Ansari S,Katiraee F,Pakshir K,Zomorodian K,Abastabar M

更新日期：2020-03-13 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：Purpose:This study aims to 1) describe the distribution characteristics of teicoplanin trough concentration (Cmin) and explore the related influencing factors and 2) evaluate the nephrotoxicity of teicoplanin in children. Patients and Methods:A cohort of children who were treated with teicoplanin intravenously were in...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Sun D,Zhang T,Mi J,Dong Y,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Zhang D,Wang T,Cheng H,Dong Y

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections by drug-resistant bacteria are life-threatening. As iron is a vital element for the growth of bacteria, iron-chelating agents (siderophores) can be used to arrest their multiplication. Exogenous siderophores - exochelin-MS and deferoxamine-B - were evaluated for their inhibitory activity against methicillin...

journal_title：Infection and drug resistance

authors： Gokarn K,Pal RB

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00