Derivation of meropenem dosage in patients receiving continuous veno-venous hemofiltration based on pharmacodynamic target attainment.

abstract：:Our previous studies demonstrated the efficacy of cationic liposome-encapsulated doxycycline (CaL-DOX) on the course of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in vitro and in vivo. In this investigation, the pharmacokinetics of CaL-DOX are reported. Female mice inoculated intravaginally with 4.84 x 10(5) inclusion-formi...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Selliah S,Ravaoarinoro M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common illness that creates significant burdens upon the healthcare system. Improving the quality of medical care for patients with this illness requires an evidence-based and cost-efficient treatment approach. The first step in this approach is to make an accurate diagnosis, wh...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Fine MJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study aimed to evaluate the different abilities of various Phellinus igniarius strains inhibiting quorum sensing (QS), to search for novel QS inhibitors from them and to analyze their inhibitory activity, with a view to their possible use in controlling infections. METHODS:The bioactive metabolites produced ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Zhu H,Liu W,Wang SX,Tian BZ,Zhang SS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of novel strategies to kill cancer by sparing normal cells is of utmost importance. Apart from their known antimicrobial activity, only limited information has been recorded regarding the antitumor potential of biocompatible silver oxide nanoparticles (AgONPs). There is a need to evaluate the ant...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Banerjee K,Das S,Choudhury P,Ghosh S,Baral R,Choudhuri SK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described which may be used to compare the relative activity of beta-lactam antibiotics against gram-negative bacilli. The method offers several important advantages over conventional methods of evaluation of the antibacterial activity of beta-lactam agents: the bacterial inoculum is simply and accurately ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Greenwood D

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the antibacterial activities of cephalexin and cephradine against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus (Micrococcus spp. type III), and group B streptococci (35 strains in total), using the Biophotometer. Analysis of growth curves obtained in the presence of ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Brumfitt W,Hamilton-Miller JM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple hyperthermia was found to exert an additive antitumor effect when combined with the in vivo production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in mice bearing Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT). TNF-alpha was produced in EAT-bearing mice by priming the animals with zymosan and subsequently challenging with lipopo...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Wong CK,Fung KP,Kong SK,Lee CY,Choy YM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified Rieckmann test was developed for assessing chloroquine sensitivity of Plasmodium vivax strains. This test envisages the evaluation of parasite growth with different concentrations of the drug and its comparison with controls, at the end of a 48-hour experimental period. Using this test, 16 strains were asse...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Renapurkar DM,Pradhan VR,Sutar NK,Deshmukh RA,Pandit CH,Marathe SN

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer are particularly susceptible to drug interactions (DIs), but the extent of the problem has received limited attention. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of interactions with anticancer agents in a group of cancer patients. METHODS:The study was performed in a Belgian teaching hospital....

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mouzon A,Kerger J,D'Hondt L,Spinewine A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique for inducing pneumococcal meningitis in mice and a description of the histopathologic changes that accompany this experimentally produced disease are provided in the present report. This infection of mice was investigated to determine whether it could serve as a suitable model for detecting agents that hav...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Tsai YH,Williams EB,Hirth RS,Price KE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five aminoglycoside antibiotics (AGAs)--kanamycin (KM), bekamycin (AKM), dibekacin (DKB), ribostamycin (RSM) and paromomycin (PRM)--were studied for their effects on the nonenzymic reduction of cytochrome c by FeSO4 (Yamabe's system). Their inhibitory activity was in the order: DKB greater than AKM greater than KM gre...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Yamabe S

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ginkgolic acids (GAs), extracted from the seed coat of Ginkgo biloba L. Our previous study has shown that GA monomer could inhibit the growth of Hep-2 significantly and induce the fragmentation of the chromosomal DNA. To further assess the antitumor potential and turn it into a candidate new antitumor drug, ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Zhou C,Li X,Du W,Feng Y,Kong X,Li Y,Xiao L,Zhang P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phase contrast microscopy, killing curves and turbidimetric growth curves were used in a comparative study of the antibacterial effects of imipenem and meropenem on Haemophilus influenzae. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and their ranges of meropenem and imipenem using five beta-lactamase-producing strain...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Yourassowsky E,Van der Linden MP,Crokaert F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisplatin (CDDP) is known to cause inner ear damage while carboplatin (CBDCA) induces less ototoxicity than CDDP. We examined apoptotic changes in the cochlea of guinea pigs after injection of CDDP or CBDCA using immunohistochemical and electrophysiological techniques. METHODS:Three days after the injection...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Watanabe KC,Jinnouchi K,Hess A,Michel O,Baba S,Yagi T

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of enterococcal infections is often difficult because of intrinsic and acquired resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents. Between January 1993 and May 1997, enterococci were isolated from blood cultures of 117 patients at the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University Hospital Eppend...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Elsner HA,Sobottka I,Feucht HH,Claussen M,Kaulfers PM,Laufs R,Mack D

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of the newer agents Deptomycin, Difloxacin, A-56620 and Ciprofloxacin were compared with those of vancomycin, rifampin and gentamicin against methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, rifampin,...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Chandrasekar PH,Sluchak JA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of ceftazidime has been compared with those of cephalothin, cefuroxime, and netilmicin against a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in order to register sensitivity patterns in the western part of Norway. An agar dilution method was used for minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC)...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Digranes A,Dibb WL,Benonisen E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized study 87 patients received perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis with 2 x 2 g ceftriaxone (Rocephin) at the beginning of the operation and in the following morning. Seventy-two patients received no antibiotic prophylaxis. In patients receiving the prophylaxis, a lower incidence of infections was observe...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Winkler D,Rehn H,Freckmann N,Nowak G,Herrmann HD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of normal human serum on bactericidal activity of ceftizoxime sodium (CZX) was studied in vitro against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Subminimal inhibitory concentrations of CZX inhibited the growth of bacteria. Normal human serum as a source of complement and low doses of CZX, such as 1/20...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Watanabe K,Kin R,Murakami M,Kondo M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of cefetamet against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia marcescens strains expressing an SHV-5-type beta-lactamase was evaluated. Most of the examined strains were susceptible to the antibiotic. Cefetamet was found to be considerably more active than ceftazidime and aztreonam. I...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Tzouvelekis LS,Prinarakis EE,Gazouli M,Miriagou V,Tzelepi E,Legakis NJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that long-term treatment with clarithromycin (CAM) increased the median survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer, and improved various clinical parameters in these patients. In the present study, CAM was administered to 33 patients with unresectable primary non-small cell lung c...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Sakamoto M,Mikasa K,Majima T,Hamada K,Konishi M,Maeda K,Kita E,Narita N

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gram-negative bacilli are the most common bacteria causing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) in Latin American countries. METHODS:The antibiotic resistance profiles of Gram-negative bacilli isolated from blood cultures in pediatric patients with NBSIs over a 3-year period in a tertiary care pediatri...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Ares MÁ,Alcántar-Curiel MD,Jiménez-Galicia C,Rios-Sarabia N,Pacheco S,De la Cruz MÁ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and compliance of adjuvant chemotherapy of S-1 plus carboplatin for patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of pathological stage IB-IIIB. METHODS:S-1 was given orally at a dose of 80 mg/m²/day for 2 weeks, followed by a ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Komazaki Y,Sakashita H,Furuiye M,Fujie T,Tamaoka M,Sumi Y,Miyazaki Y,Kojima K,Jin Y,Inase N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study demonstrated that the effects of isoniazid (INH) on Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the cellular level varied according to the growth phases. In this study, the variations in the INH action on M. avium strain NCTC 8559 are reported. M. avium cells grown on Middlebrook 7H10 agar were harvested at diffe...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mohamad S,Ibrahim P,Wahab HA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The collagen gel droplet embedded drug sensitivity test (CD-DST) is a new anticancer drug sensitivity test that only requires a small number of cells. We report the use of this test in the choice of adjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of a rare case of ovarian cancer involving malignant transformation of ova...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Yamagami W,Banno K,Kawaguchi M,Yanokura M,Kuwabara Y,Hirao N,Susumu N,Tsukazaki K,Aoki D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many bis(amidinohydrazones) are potent inhibitors of adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC), a key enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis, and some of them are also known to be powerful antiviral agents. Therefore, seven bis(amidinohydrazones), including the two most potent inhibitors of eukaryotic AdoMetDC so far repo...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Elo H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aminoglycoside antibiotics are polycationic at physiological pH and hence do not enter most cells. Indeed, when intact mast cells were incubated with gentamicin or tobramycin, extremely low concentrations of the two drugs could be measured. In contrast, when a controlled, specific degranulation of mast cells was i...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Decorti G,Candussio L,Klugmann FB,Baldini L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the published literature has allowed the identification of a number of non-tubercular indications where rifampicin (trade mark Ciba-Geigy: Rimactane) has been successfully used in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. The cases reviewed with regard to effectiveness sum 562. The most frequently co...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kissling M,Bergamini N

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the presence of cardiac comorbidities can be challenging considering that the standard treatment regimen used for this aggressive subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) consists of a combination of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride, Oncovin (vincris...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Alrifai T,Grant Szymanski K,Venugopal P,Mahon B,Okwuosa T,Karmali R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysfunction of the carnitine system in non-tumour tissue following anticancer therapy has been reported. In this setting, supplementation with carnitine derivatives might increase the general metabolic activity of normal cells so that they might better withstand the adverse effects of chemotherapy aimed at t...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Niang M,Soukup T,Zivný P,Tomšík P,Bukač J,Rezáčová M,Stoklasová A,Cerman J,Sišpera L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00