Comparative antibacterial activity of the penem ALP 201.

abstract：PURPOSE:It was the aim of our study to evaluate the in vitro activities of tetracycline (TET), erythromycin (ERY) and levofloxacin (LVX) alone and in dual combinations against ureaplasmas. METHODS:The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 51 ureaplasmal strains were determined by microdilution assay. RESULTS:TE...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Luo DQ,Liu JY,Yang W,Zhang B,Yu MJ,Wu YM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that a variety of anticancer drugs exert their cytotoxic activity by a free-radical-mediated mechanism. These drugs include anthracyclines such as adriamycin, daunorubicin, 4-epi-adriblastin as well as bleomycin, procarbazine, vincristin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide and mitomycin C. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Look MP,Musch E

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative efficacy of 5-methoxymethyldeoxyuridine (MMUdR), adenine arabinoside (Ara-A), 5-iododeoxyuridine (IUdR) and the combination of MMUdR and Ara-A in the treatment of experimental herpes simplex keratitis was investigated in rabbits. Treatment was initiated either at 4 or 24 h post virus inoculation. The para...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Meldrum JB,Gupta VS,Babiuk LA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application of liposome-encapsulated cytostatics results in higher concentrations in tumor tissue. This effect can be further increased by blood flow retardation with longer retention time in the tumor and by arterial administration realized in abdominal stop-flow therapy, a separate partial circulation ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Pohlen U,Binnenhei M,Reszka R,Buhr HJ,Berger G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ciprofloxacin is commonly used and considered to be relatively safe in patients with cirrhosis, especially in the treatment of enteric and urinary tract infections. Among the adverse effects of ciprofloxacin, neurologic complications are rare. METHODS/RESULTS:We report a case of hemiballism and altered ment...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kim SH,Jeong SH,Kim JW,Lee SH,Kim JM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:21 patients, whose age ranged from 17 to 60 years and who had not been previously treated with antibiotics or other drugs, received bacampicillin as a perioperative prophylaxis for minor operations in the oral cavity. Four oral doses of bacampicillin were administered: each dose of 800 mg every 12 h, and the last dose...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： del Piano M,Nicosia R,Sessa R,Grippaudo G,Lolli R,Monaco B

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rise in the rates of antibiotic resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is concerning and underscores the need for the development of novel compounds. Among them CSA-13, a cationic steroid molecule, mimics the activity of naturally occurring antimicrobial peptid...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Bozkurt-Guzel C,Savage PB,Gerceker AA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of 23 isolates of opportunistic fungi, Aspergillus fumigatus (5), A. flavus (5), A. niger (5), Pseudallescheria boydii (5), Alternaria alternata (2) and Xylohypha bantiana (1), was investigated against fluconazole and itraconazole, using Sabouraud's dextrose broth (SD) and a high-resolution (HR) medium...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Sekhon AS,Padhye AA,Garg AK,Hamir Z

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:28 patients suffering from a variety of bacterial infections have been treated with cefuroxime. 18 were cured and 6 improved during treatment. Side effects were minimal and intramuscular injection was well tolerated. Serum and urine levels well in excess of the MICs of sensitive organisms were obtained using dosages o...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Ball AP,Brookes GR,Farrell ID,Geddes AM,Gould I

更新日期：1979-01-01 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：:On the basis of a regression analysis of the correlation between minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and inhibitory zone diameter, interpretative criteria are established for the agar diffusion test with ceftriaxone disks (30 micrograms) in DST agar according to the DIN method. The correlation is good (r = -0.9242)...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Grimm H

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro infection model was created using a suspension of macrophages, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, lymphocytes, fibroblasts, and human serum to which pathogen and antibiotic were added. Separate intracellular and extracellular antibiotic concentrations and activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Legionella pn...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Scaglione F,Demartini G,Dugnani S,Fraschini F

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It was the aim of this study to report clinical characteristics and treatment of thyroid tuberculosis (TT). METHODS:During 16 years, 2,426 patients have been operated on the thyroid in the surgical department 'A' in Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. Anatomopathological results of the removed thyroid were an...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： El Malki HO,Mohsine R,Benkhraba K,Amahzoune M,Benkabbou A,El Absi M,Ifrine L,Belkouchi A,Balafrej S

更新日期：2006-01-01 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:The effects of gemcitabine on postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy were evaluated in patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer. The results were compared with those of our historical control patients treated with surgery alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Nineteen patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer who had pan...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kurosaki I,Hatakeyama K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have treated 45 cases of urinary tract infection with cefazolin (i.m.) and cure was achieved in 35 (77.77%). 26 of the 28 patients (92.85%) with acute cystitis who received 250 mg every 12 h for 6-10 days were cured. 17 patients with pyelonephritis received 500 mg every 12 h during 10-14 days and therapeutical succ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Lus RG,Calvo MC,Lopez LG,Cancer RC,Molina AM,Sanchez ED,Parilla AC,Mur LL

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The choice of antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of bacteremia is often empirical and based on the knowledge of susceptibility profiles of the most common bacteria. We analyzed blood culture isolates from a teaching hospital for 13 years prospectively. This study examined the susceptibility profiles of 6,616 gram...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Ling TK,Liu EY,Cheng AF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the effectiveness of docetaxel or erlotinib in second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and focused on the impact of predictive factors on the outcome of therapy. METHODS:204 patients with progressive disease after platinum-based therapy were enrolled: 102 received an infusio...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Krawczyk P,Kowalski DM,Wojas-Krawczyk K,Mlak R,Jaśkiewicz P,Kucharczyk T,Winiarczyk K,Krzakowski M,Milanowski J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There is no standard consensus on a strategy in the second-line setting for gemcitabine-refractory advanced pancreatic cancer. This study evaluated the activity and tolerability of oxaliplatin, irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX) as a second-line therapy in advanced pancreatic adenoca...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Lee MG,Lee SH,Lee SJ,Lee YS,Hwang JH,Ryu JK,Kim YT,Kim DU,Woo SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-antibiotic effects (PAEs) of a new cephalosporin, cefdinir, were determined against a range of organisms using a viable counting technique. Cefdinir exerted considerable PAEs against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, but no overall post-antibiotic inhibition of growth was detected against Esch...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Howard BM,Pinney RJ,Smith JT

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, rational dosing guidelines for amphotericin B-deoxycholate (AmB) are proposed for children. AmB steady-state trough concentrations (C(ss,trough)) and plasma creatinine concentrations (C(creat)) were measured in 83 children (age: 10 months to 18 years) receiving prophylactic AmB therapy (1 mg/kg/day). Ma...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Nath CE,McLachlan AJ,Shaw PJ,Coakley JC,Earl JW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has significantly modified the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, with longer survival and improved quality of life of HIV-infected subjects. However, HAART regimens, especially those including protease inhibitors, have been shown to c...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Barbaro G,Barbarini G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation used the postantibiotic effect (PAE) and killing curves to provide data on the antimicrobial activity of subinhibitory (1/8x, 1/4x and 1/2x minimum inhibitory concentration; MIC) and inhibitory (1x MIC) concentrations of amikacin, gentamicin and tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Subinhibito...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Zhanel GG,Karlowsky JA,Hoban DJ,Davidson RJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the biophotometer with ticarcillin no persistent bactericidal effect was found against Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCTC 10490. After addition of 1.2 microgram/ml gentamicin an increase of multiplication of bacteria was observed, but not after 1.2 microgram/ml tobramycin. With 6.2 microgram/ml tobramycin bactericidal ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Ullmann U

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The discovery of mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has dramatically changed the treatment of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. EGFR-targeted therapies show considerable promise, but drug resistance has become a substantial issue...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Tetsu O,Hangauer MJ,Phuchareon J,Eisele DW,McCormick F

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentrations of cefotetan in the intestinal wall of patients with Crohn's disease were investigated with the method of tissue homogenates with the aim to evaluate the effects of inflammation on tissue distribution. Twenty-four patients who underwent surgery were treated with a 2-gram single dose of cefotetan intrave...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mazzei T,Tonelli F,Anastasi A,Ficari F,Novelli A,Periti P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten years of controlled clinical trials supported single-dose therapy efficacy and safety in uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections (UTI). Both local and systematic factors contribute to the high UTI prevalence seen in elderly people. A controlled open randomized study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical eff...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Ferraro G,Ambrosi G,Bucci L,Palmieri R,Palmieri G

更新日期：1990-01-01 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:The aim of this clinical study was to evaluate the efficacy of combination chemotherapy of oxaliplatin, leucovorin and continuous-infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for advanced gastric cancer. METHODS:Patients with previously untreated gastric cancer with measurable disease received oxaliplatin (100 mg/m(2), d...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Lim JY,Cho JY,Oh KJ,Choi SH,Lee SI,Jeung HC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00