Inhibition of host cell invasion and intracellular replication of Trypanosoma cruzi by N,N'-bis(benzyl)-substituted polyamine analogs.

abstract：:Staphylococci are the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections worldwide. Increasingly, they resist antibiotic treatment owing to the development of multiple antibiotic resistance mechanisms in most strains. Therefore, the activity and efficacy of recombinant lysostaphin as a drug against this pathogen have been ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hertlein T,Sturm V,Lorenz U,Sumathy K,Jakob P,Ohlsen K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphodiesterase inhibitor tetrahydrophthalazinone NPD-008 was explored by phenotypic in vitro screening, target validation and ultrastructural approaches against Trypanosoma cruzi NPD-008 displayed activity against different forms and strains of T. cruzi (EC50 = 6.6 - 39.5 μM), increased cAMP levels of T. cruzi ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： de Araújo JS,Peres RB,Bernardino da Silva P,Batista MM,Sterk GJ,Maes L,Caljon G,Leurs R,de Koning HP,Kalejaiye TD,Soeiro MNC

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioimmunoassay system has been developed for the measurement of two major metabolites of 9,3"-diacetylmidecamycin, Mb-6 and Mb-12. A radioimmunoassay for Mb-6 was performed by using anti-Mb-6 serum and a [125I]tyramined Mb-6 derivative as a radiolabeled antigen. The labeled antigen was prepared by the chloramine T...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shimada N,Ueda T,Yokoshima T,Umemura K,Shomura T

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of the SHV-1 beta-lactamase gene was analyzed in 97 epidemiologically unrelated Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from clinical samples. beta-Lactamase bands that focused at a pI of 7.6 (SHV-1-type) in 74 strains, at a pI of 7.1 (LEN-1-type) in 13 strains, and at a pI of 5.4 (TEM-1-type) in 10 strains ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chaves J,Ladona MG,Segura C,Coira A,Reig R,Ampurdanés C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of meningococcal disease occurred among basic combat trainees at Fort Lewis, Wash., in the first 3 months of 1971. After five recruits developed meningitis within a 2-week period, 8,721 recruits were given 100 mg of minocycline every 12 hr for 5 days. No new cases of meningococcal disease occurred for almo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Guttler RB,Beaty HN

更新日期：1972-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and distribution in tissue of several novel triazole antifungal agents were studied in different animal species in order to select an appropriate lead compound. The purpose of the study was also to determine species differences in pharmacokinetics for SYN azoles to select the most appropriate spec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Khan JK,Montaseri H,Poglod M,Bu HZ,Zuo Z,Salama SM,Daneshtalab M,Micetich RG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various doses of amphotericin B encapsulated into unilamellar vesicles of 0.1 micron diameter (lip-AMB) (1.0 to 20.0 mg/kg of body weight) were compared with free amphotericin B (AMB) (0.5 to 2.0 mg/kg of body weight) in a murine model of disseminated candidiasis. CD2F1 mice injected intravenously with 3 x 10(5) Candi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gondal JA,Swartz RP,Rahman A

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heteroresistance refers to the presence, within a large population of antimicrobial-susceptible microorganisms, of subpopulations with lesser susceptibilities. Ceftaroline is a novel cephalosporin with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The aim of this study was to detect the prevalen...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Saravolatz SN,Martin H,Pawlak J,Johnson LB,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyl(Efm) gene (encoding a putative hyaluronidase) has been found almost exclusively in Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates, and recently, it was shown to be on a plasmid which increased the ability of E. faecium strains to colonize the gastrointestinal tract. In this work, the results of mating experiments betw...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Arias CA,Panesso D,Singh KV,Rice LB,Murray BE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated infections caused by the Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare complex (MAC) are the most frequent opportunistic bacterial infections in patients with AIDS. MAC isolates are resistant to many of the standard antituberculous drugs. Failure to obtain significant activities of certain drugs is due to difficu...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mehta RT

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Miltefosine (MT) is a membrane-active alkylphospholipid licensed for the topical treatment of breast cancer skin metastases and the oral treatment of leishmaniasis, although its mechanism of action remains unclear. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of a spin-labeled lipid and a thiol-specific spin lab...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Moreira RA,Mendanha SA,Fernandes KS,Matos GG,Alonso L,Dorta ML,Alonso A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intragastric inoculation of mice with Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause liver abscesses, necrosis of liver tissues, and bacteremia. A newly isolated phage (φNK5) with lytic activity for K. pneumoniae was used to treat K. pneumoniae infection in an intragastric model. Both intraperitoneal and intragastric administration ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hung CH,Kuo CF,Wang CH,Wu CM,Tsao N

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied eight strains of Escherichia coli resistant to high levels of trimethoprim that were isolated over a 6-week period in a commercial breeding flock of broilers. The strains originated from fecal samples and from a carcass immediately after slaughter. Seven of eight strains belonged to the same infrequent biot...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chaslus-Dancla E,Gerbaud G,Lagorce M,Lafont JP,Courvalin P

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin are able to gain access to lung tissue and both pleural and bronchial secretions, the characteristics of transport and cellular uptake of ciprofloxacin in human epithelial lung tissue remain obscure. We have chosen human airway epithelial (Calu-3) cells, recon...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cavet ME,West M,Simmons NL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized, and double-blind study comparing teicoplanin with vancomycin in the initial management of febrile neutropenic patients was conducted. Teicoplanin was administered at 6 mg per kg of body weight every 24 h (q24h) intravenously (i.v.) after initial loading at 6 mg/kg q12h for three doses. Vanco...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kureishi A,Jewesson PJ,Rubinger M,Cole CD,Reece DE,Phillips GL,Smith JA,Chow AW

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are inhibitors of cholesterol synthesis, but other biological properties, such as antimicrobial effects, have also been assigned to them, leading to their designation as pleiotropic agents. Our goal was to investigate the activity and selectivity of atorvastatin (AVA) against Trypanosoma cruzi by using in vitr...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Araujo-Lima CF,Peres RB,Silva PB,Batista MM,Aiub CAF,Felzenszwalb I,Soeiro MNC

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of clinical isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis produce beta-lactamase. The role of this enzyme in the phenomenon of indirect pathogenicity, in which a true pathogen such as Streptococcus pneumoniae is protected from the action of certain beta-lactam antibiotics, is well recognized. By using a simple contin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Budhani RK,Struthers JK

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:Spiramycins are clinically important 16-member macrolide antibiotics produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens. Biosynthetic studies have established that the earliest lactonic intermediate in spiramycin biosynthesis, the macrolactone platenolide I, is synthesized by a type I modular polyketide synthase (PKS). Platenolide ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nguyen HC,Darbon E,Thai R,Pernodet JL,Lautru S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilofungin has potent in vitro activity against Candida albicans, but previous in vivo models using twice daily intermittent dosing regimens have not consistently demonstrated in vivo efficacy. Because of the pharmacokinetics of cilofungin in rabbits, it has been suggested that administration by continuous intravenous...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rouse MS,Tallan BM,Steckelberg JM,Henry NK,Wilson WR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulated expression of efflux pumps, lpxC target mutations, LpxC protein overexpression, and mutations in fabG were previously shown to mediate single-step resistance to the LpxC inhibitor CHIR-090 in P. aeruginosa Single-step selection experiments using three recently described LpxC inhibitors (compounds 2, 3, and...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jones AK,Caughlan RE,Woods AL,Uehara K,Xie L,Barnes SW,Walker JR,Thompson KV,Ranjitkar S,Lee PS,Dean CR

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine adult patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and oral candidiasis were randomly assigned to receive either one fluconazole capsule (100 mg) or five clotrimazole troches (10 mg each) daily for 14 days. Among 36 evaluable patients, clinical resolution rates were 100 and 65%, respectively (P = 0...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Koletar SL,Russell JA,Fass RJ,Plouffe JF

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S. aureus combats cell wall antibiotic stress by altered gene expression mediated by various environmental signal sensors. In this study, we examined the transcriptional regulation of trfA, a gene related to mecA of Bacillus subtilis encoding an adaptor protein implicated in multiple roles, notably, proteolysis and ge...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jousselin A,Kelley WL,Barras C,Lew DP,Renzoni A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of transmissible plasmids which encode resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were found among five animal isolates of Salmonella krefeld. This is the first report of plasmid-mediated resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in Salmonella strains isolated in the United States. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mathewson JJ,Murray BE

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 24 patients with hepatitic C virus (HCV) infection who participated in a randomized trial with alpha 2B interferon, HCV RNA analysis by the polymerase chain reaction with two separate primer sets was performed at weeks 0, 4, and 24 and during a follow-up period of 6 to 9 months. Prior to therapy all patients were H...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kleter GE,Brouwer JT,Heijtink RA,Schalm SW,Quint WG

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the in vitro toxicity of tenofovir (TFV) and compared it with those of zidovudine (AZT), didanosine (ddI), ritonavir (RTV), and lopinavir (LPV) alone and in combination in human renal proximal tubule epithelial cells (RPTECs). The cells were treated with various concentrations and combinations of the teste...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Vidal F,Domingo JC,Guallar J,Saumoy M,Cordobilla B,Sánchez de la Rosa R,Giralt M,Alvarez ML,López-Dupla M,Torres F,Villarroya F,Cihlar T,Domingo P

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:An ultrasensitive assay utilizing high-pressure liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry detection was developed and validated for the quantification of the antiretrovirals atazanavir (ATV), darunavir (DRV), lopinavir (LPV), ritonavir (RTV), and efavirenz (EFV) in human mononuclear cell (MNC) extracts. The assay ut...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Podany AT,Winchester LC,Robbins BL,Fletcher CV

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Infectious Diseases Society of America advocates trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) as initial therapy for females with acute uncomplicated bacterial cystitis in settings where the prevalence of SXT resistance does not exceed 10 to 20%. To determine trends in the activities of SXT, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, and ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Karlowsky JA,Kelly LJ,Thornsberry C,Jones ME,Sahm DF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of NXL103 against 108 strains of Haemophilus influenzae was tested using Haemophilus test media (HTM) obtained from various sources. With the exception of those obtained with stored HTM, MICs did not differ significantly, with MIC(50) and MIC(90) values of 0.5 and 0.5 to 1 microg/ml, respectively, in each...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pankuch GA,Hoellman D,Bryskier A,Lowther J,Appelbaum PC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00