Efficacy of nitazoxanide against Cryptosporidium parvum in cell culture and in animal models.

abstract：:The effectiveness of spiramycin for the treatment of rhesus monkey fetuses congenitally infected with Toxoplasma gondii was studied. Eight monkeys were infected at day 90 of pregnancy. This is comparable to the second trimester of organogenetic development in humans. Transmission of infection was found prenatally in f...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Schoondermark-Van de Ven E,Melchers W,Camps W,Eskes T,Meuwissen J,Galama J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echinocandins are a preferred therapy for invasive candidiasis due to their potency and broad spectrum. Resistance, especially in Candida glabrata, is an emerging threat to their use. Pharmacodynamic (PD) studies examining reduced susceptibility secondary to fks mutations in C. glabrata are lacking. The current study ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lepak A,Castanheira M,Diekema D,Pfaller M,Andes D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella oxytoca 1731, which showed a wide spectrum of resistance to beta-lactams, including cefoxitin, was isolated in 1994 from a patient in Genoa, Italy. This strain contained a plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase with a pI of 7.25. Sequencing of the corresponding DNA of K. oxytoca 1731 revealed 96 and 97% ident...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marchese A,Arlet G,Schito GC,Lagrange PH,Philippon A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a simple PCR-based high-resolution melt curve analysis for identification of the quinolone resistance gene aac(6')-Ib-cr through regions encompassing the two defining single nucleotide mutations. Dissociation curves showed 100% concordance with DNA sequencing, including the identification of a strain...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hidalgo-Grass C,Strahilevitz J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A broad-spectrum vaginal microbicide must be effective against a variety of sexually transmitted disease pathogens and be minimally toxic to the cell types found within the vaginal epithelium, including vaginal keratinocytes. We assessed the sensitivity of primary human vaginal keratinocytes to potential topical vagin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Krebs FC,Miller SR,Catalone BJ,Welsh PA,Malamud D,Howett MK,Wigdahl B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbits with nutritionally variant viridans group streptococcal experimental endocarditis were treated three times daily for 3 days with procaine penicillin (1.2 X 10(6) U) alone or together with low-dose streptomycin (2 mg/kg), high-dose streptomycin (8 mg/kg), low-dose gentamicin (0.32 mg/kg), or high-dose gentamici...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Henry NK,Wilson WR,Roberts RB,Acar JF,Geraci JE

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has recently become apparent that inflammatory reactions including nitric oxide (NO) release contribute to the outcome of pulmonary infections. To investigate the effect of N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA), a NO synthase inhibitor, on the pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia, we inoculated CD(1) Swiss mice wit...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bergeron Y,Ouellet N,Simard M,Olivier M,Bergeron MG

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid spread of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative pathogens, biofilm-associated infections are increasingly harder to treat and combination therapy with colistin has become one of the most efficient therapeutic strategies. Our study aimed to evaluate the potential for the synergy of colistin combined ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tan JH,Vidaillac C,Yam JKH,Chua SL,Givskov M,Yang L

更新日期：2017-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pairs of 11 antimicrobial agents were tested in vitro for their ability to act synergistically against three strains of Mycobacterium avium complex isolated from patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. From the combinations tested, four drugs (ethambutol, rifampin, ciprofloxacin, and erythromycin) were sele...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yajko DM,Kirihara J,Sanders C,Nassos P,Hadley WK

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates A902 and BM4538, which were resistant to relatively high levels of vancomycin (128 and 64 microg/ml, respectively) and to low levels of teicoplanin (4 microg/ml), and Enterococcus faecalis clinical isolates BM4539 and BM4540, which were resistant to moderate levels of vancomycin ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Depardieu F,Kolbert M,Pruul H,Bell J,Courvalin P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of quaternary ammonium compounds that are esters of betaine and fatty alcohols with hydrocarbon chain lengths of 10 to 18 carbon atoms were tested with respect to antimicrobial activities and rates of hydrolysis. When the tetradecyl derivative was tested against some selected microorganisms, the killing effec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lindstedt M,Allenmark S,Thompson RA,Edebo L

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspofungin (CAS) is approved for second-line management of proven or probable invasive aspergillosis at a dose of 50 mg once daily (QD). Preclinical and limited clinical data support the concept of the dose-dependent antifungal efficacy of CAS with preservation of its favorable safety profile. Little is known, howeve...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Würthwein G,Cornely OA,Trame MN,Vehreschild JJ,Vehreschild MJ,Farowski F,Müller C,Boos J,Hempel G,Hallek M,Groll AH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tuberculosis (TB) drug discovery pipeline is fueled by compounds identified in whole-cell screens against the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phenotypic screening enables the selection of molecules that inhibit essential cellular functions in live, intact bacilli grown under a chosen in vitro condition...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Naran K,Moosa A,Barry CE 3rd,Boshoff HI,Mizrahi V,Warner DF

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Recalcitrant dermatophytoses are on the rise in India. High MICs of terbinafine (TRB) and squalene epoxidase (SQLE) gene mutations conferring resistance in Trichophyton spp. have been recently documented. However, studies correlating laboratory data with clinical response to TRB in tinea corporis/cruris are lacking. F...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Khurana A,Masih A,Chowdhary A,Sardana K,Borker S,Gupta A,Gautam RK,Sharma PK,Jain D

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, known for its intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance, has a notorious ability to form biofilms, which often facilitate chronic infections. The evolutionary paths to antibiotic resistance have mainly been investigated in planktonic cultures and are ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ahmed MN,Porse A,Sommer MOA,Høiby N,Ciofu O

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance rate of 5.9% is reported in 205 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients presenting to field clinics in Karachi, Pakistan (2006 to 2009). FQ resistance among multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains was 11.1% (5/45), and it was 4.9% (5/103) in M. tuberculosis strains susceptible to ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rafiq Y,Jabeen K,Hasan R,Jafri S,Laiq R,Malik F,Mangi R,Channa A,Hasan Z

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antileprosy effect of rifampin was evaluated by a newly developed rapid in vitro assay wherein 31 human-derived strains and 1 armadillo-derived strain of Mycobacterium leprae were maintained for 2 and 3 weeks, respectively, in murine and human macrophages in the presence of [3H]thymidine. Of these strains, 27 show...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mittal A,Seshadri PS,Prasad HK,Sathish M,Nath I

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a resurgence of interest in aerosolization of antibiotics for treatment of patients with severe pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. A combination formulation of amikacin-fosfomycin is currently undergoing clinical testing although the exposure-response relationships of these drugs have no...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sime FB,Johnson A,Whalley S,Santoyo-Castelazo A,Montgomery AB,Walters KA,Lipman J,Hope WW,Roberts JA

更新日期：2016-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The intrinsic mechanisms of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in Serratia marcescens IFO 12648 were investigated, comparing the action of benzylpenicillin, apalcillin, cefazolin, and ceftizoxime. The minimal inhibitory concentrations for this strain were 1,600, 3.13, 6,400, and 0.05 microgram/ml, respectively. The...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Takata N,Suginaka H,Kotani S,Ogawa M,Kosaki G

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique for routine, reproducible global surveillance of the drug susceptibility status of the anaerobic protozoa Trichomonas, Entamoeba, and Giardia is described. Data collected using this technique can be readily compared among different laboratories and with previously reported data. The technique employ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Upcroft JA,Upcroft P

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility tests using 7 antimicrobial agents (carbenicillin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, penicillin, cephalothin, metronidazole, and tetracycline) were run against 35 anaerobes including Bacteroides fragilis (17), other gram-negative bacilli (7), clostridia (5), peptococci (4), and eubacteria (2). Results in tr...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rosenblatt JE,Murray PR,Sonnenwirth AC,Joyce JL

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida species are the cause of 60% of all mycoses in immunosuppressed individuals, leading to ∼150,000 deaths annually due to systemic infections, whereas the current antifungal therapies either have toxic side effects or are insufficiently efficient. We performed a screening of two compound libraries, the Enzo and ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Stylianou M,Kulesskiy E,Lopes JP,Granlund M,Wennerberg K,Urban CF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of four macrolides against intracellular Toxoplasma gondii was determined in three different in vitro systems. Unactivated murine peritoneal macrophages were infected with the virulent RH strain of T. gondii. The activity of the macrolides was first measured with [3H]uracil, which is incorporated by the par...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chang HR,Pechère JC

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ceftizoxime and gentamicin alone and in combination were determined against 100 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Concentrations of 32 micrograms of ceftizoxime and 8 micrograms of gentamicin per ml inhibited 22 and 43% of the strains, respectively. At concentrations of ceftizoxime and gentamicin that are...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： King JW,Penn RL

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillin-binding protein 5 (PBP5) is one of the most abundant PBPs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Although its main function is that of a cell wall dd-carboxypeptidase, it possesses sufficient β-lactamase activity to contribute to the ability of P. aeruginosa to resist the antibiotic activity of the β-lactams. The study...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Smith JD,Kumarasiri M,Zhang W,Hesek D,Lee M,Toth M,Vakulenko S,Fisher JF,Mobashery S,Chen Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcin 462 is a proteinaceous inhibitor produced by Staphylococcus aureus strain 462. In broth cultures, susceptible S. aureus strain 140 and 19 respond to treatment with the bacteriocin by stopping growth and cell division. Examination of macromolecular synthesis by measuring the incorporation of radioactive ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hale EM,Hinsdill RD

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystathionine gamma-lyase (EC 4.4.1.1) was purified from Streptomyces cattleya, an actinomycete which produces the unusual beta-lactam antibiotic thienamycin. The enzyme displays broad substrate specificity and is similar to gamma-lyases purified from other microorganisms. That the gamma-lyase functions in vivo to pro...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Williamson JM,Meyer R,Inamine E

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The telithromycin susceptibility of 210 erythromycin-resistant pneumococci was tested with the agar diffusion method. Twenty-six erm(B)-positive isolates showed heterogeneous resistance to telithromycin, which was manifested by the presence of colonies inside the inhibition zone. When these cells were cultured and tes...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rantala M,Haanperä-Heikkinen M,Lindgren M,Seppälä H,Huovinen P,Jalava J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of GAR-936, the 9-t-butylglycylamido derivative of minocycline, were compared with those of doxycycline, minocycline, and tetracycline against 527 gram-positive clinical isolates. GAR-936 inhibited all strains, including those resistant to other tetracyclines, at concentrations of

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Boucher HW,Wennersten CB,Eliopoulos GM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of incubation with interferon prior to the stimulation of interferon production (priming) and of sequential treatment with cycloheximide and actinomycin D (superinduction) on the interferon yield from polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I.poly C)-induced diploid human foreskin cell cultures (FS-3 strain) ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Havell EA,Vilcek J

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00