Resistance trends of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the Republic of Korea.

abstract：:The activity of penicillin, alone and in combination with sulbactam, against a heterogeneously methicillin-resistant, penicillinase-producing clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus and its penicillinase-negative derivative was investigated in vitro and in a rabbit experimental endocarditis model. Penicillin was sig...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fantin B,Pierre J,Castéla-Papin N,Saint-Julien L,Drugeon H,Farinotti R,Carbon C

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor was extracted and purified from the red alga Schizymenia pacifica. The chromatographic behavior and chemical properties of this sea algal extract (SAE) suggest that it is a sulfated polysaccharide having a molecular weight of approximately 2,000,000. SAE is composed of galact...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nakashima H,Kido Y,Kobayashi N,Motoki Y,Neushul M,Yamamoto N

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci (GB-BHS) frequently cause severe infection in newborns. Previous in vitro studies showed accelerated killing of GB-BHS by ampicillin plus gentamicin as compared with ampicillin alone. To extend the in vitro observations, mice were infected experimentally with GB-BHS and treated with...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Deveikis A,Schauf V,Mizen M,Riff L

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As opposed to Enterococcus faecalis, which is intrinsically resistant to lincosamides, streptogramins A, and pleuromutilins (LSAP phenotype) by production of the ABC protein Lsa(A), Enterococcus faecium is naturally susceptible. Since this phenotype may be selected for in vivo by quinupristin-dalfopristin (Q-D), the a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Isnard C,Malbruny B,Leclercq R,Cattoir V

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of binding and the bactericidal action of vancomycin on the arrangement and mobilities of cell wall polymers in Bacillus licheniformis were investigated by (15)N nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The bactericidal action of vancomycin led to reduced mobilities of cell wall teichoic acid and teichuron...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Irving CS,Lapidot A

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus is the primary etiologic agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA), a major cause of death among immunosuppressed patients. Echinocandins (e.g., caspofungin) are increasingly used as second-line therapy for IA, but their activity is only fungistatic. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) was previously shown ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lamoth F,Juvvadi PR,Soderblom EJ,Moseley MA,Steinbach WJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active efflux confers intrinsic resistance to multiple antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including old disused molecules. Beside resistance, intracellular survival is another reason for failure to eradicate bacteria with antibiotics. We evaluated the capacity of polyaminoisoprenyl potentiators (designed as efflux...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wang GW,Brunel JM,Bolla JM,Van Bambeke F

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal azoles are widely used for controlling fungal infections. Fungi are able to change the expression of many genes when they adapt to azole stress, and increased expression of some of these genes can elevate resistance to azoles. However, the regulatory mechanisms behind transcriptional adaption to azoles in f...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sun X,Wang K,Yu X,Liu J,Zhang H,Zhou F,Xie B,Li S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of activity of levofloxacin was initially determined against 29 strains belonging to 16 species of atypical mycobacteria by measuring radiometric MICs. Levofloxacin MICs were 1 to 2 dilutions lower compared with those obtained for ofloxacin and 8 to 64 dilutions lower compared with those obtained for its ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rastogi N,Goh KS,Bryskier A,Devallois A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(E)-(S)-4-((S)-2-{3-[(5-methyl-isoxazole-3-carbonyl)-amino]-2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl}-pent-4-ynoylamino)-5-((S)-2-oxo-pyrrolidin-3-yl)-pent-2-enoic acid ethyl ester (Compound 1) is a novel, irreversible inhibitor of human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease {inactivation rate constant (Kobs/[I]) of 223,000 M-1s-1}. In cell-base...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Patick AK,Brothers MA,Maldonado F,Binford S,Maldonado O,Fuhrman S,Petersen A,Smith GJ 3rd,Zalman LS,Burns-Naas LA,Tran JQ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoplasts of the temperature-sensitive osmotic-1 mutant of Neurospora crassa grew and divided as cell wall-less cells when incubated under certain conditions at 37 degrees C. Each protoplast regenerated cell wall and formed a mycelium when the temperature was shifted to 22 degrees C. Cell wall regeneration, but not ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Selitrennikoff CP

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enucleated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN cytoplasts), which have no nuclei and only a few granules, retain many of the functions of intact neutrophils. To better define the mechanisms and intracellular sites of antimicrobial agent accumulation in human neutrophils, we studied the antibiotic uptake process in...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hand WL,King-Thompson NL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implicated as a major mechanism of ethambutol (EMB) resistance in clinical studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mutations in codon 306 of the embB gene (embB306) have also been detected in EMB-susceptible clinical isolates. Other studies have found strong associations between embB306 mutations and multidrug resistan...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Safi H,Sayers B,Hazbón MH,Alland D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minibacterium massiliensis strain CIP107820 is a recently discovered waterborne Gram-negative rod isolated from hospital water samples. It harbors a chromosomally located gene encoding an Ambler class A extended-spectrum β-lactamase termed MIN-1, sharing 56%, 54%, and 51% amino acid identities with β-lactamases LUT-1,...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bercot B,Nordmann P,Drancourt M,Poirel L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid were compared with those of co-trimoxazole in the treatment of acute urinary tract infections. A total of 104 patients (mean age, 52 years) with clinical and laboratory evidence of acute urinary tract infection were enrolled in the study. Characteristics and infec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Karachalios GN

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonizes the sputum of most adult cystic fibrosis patients, forming difficult-to-eradicate biofilms in which bacteria are protected in their self-produced extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrices. EPS provide biofilms with viscoelastic properties, causing time-dependent relaxation after...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rozenbaum RT,van der Mei HC,Woudstra W,de Jong ED,Busscher HJ,Sharma PK

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Central-line-associated bloodstream infections are increasingly recognized to be associated with intraluminal microbial biofilms, and effective measures for the prevention and treatment of bloodstream infections remain lacking. This report evaluates a new commercially developed antimicrobial catheter lock solution (AC...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chandra J,Long L,Isham N,Mukherjee PK,DiSciullo G,Appelt K,Ghannoum MA

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium abscessus is an extensively drug-resistant opportunistic pathogen that can cause chronic otomastoiditis. There are no evidence-based treatment regimens for this severe infection. We treated four children with M. abscessus otomastoiditis with a structured regimen of topical imipenem and tigecycline, intra...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： van Wijk F,Waterval J,van Aerde K,Henriet SSV,Meijer FJA,Borra LC,Aarnoutse RE,van Ingen J

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of mecillinam and ampicillin, alone and in combination, were evaluated in mice infected with the LT-2 strain of Salmonella typhimurium. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of mecillinam and ampicillin for this strain were, respectively, 6.2 and 0.4 microgram/ml of culture medium. In vitro synergy was ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Butler T,Shuster CW,Dixon P

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve healthy volunteers participated in this randomized crossover study to compare the concentrations and recovery levels of fleroxacin and pefloxacin in urine and to assess their bactericidal activities against 12 strains of urinary pathogens with different susceptibilities over a wide range of MICs. The volunteers...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Naber KG,Theuretzbacher U,Kinzig M,Savov O,Sörgel F

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boronic acid transition state inhibitors (BATSIs) with R1 side chains of cefotaxime and ceftazidime were assayed against SHV-1, SHV-2, SHV-5, D104K, and D104K G238S beta-lactamases. The D104K variant was the most susceptible to inhibition by the ceftazidime BATSI (Ki, 730+/-80 nM), while the D104K G238S variant was th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Thomson JM,Prati F,Bethel CR,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] was inhibited by CuCl2 with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 2.8 μM. The growth of an amikacin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated from a neonate with meningitis was inhibited when amikacin was supplemented by t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chiem K,Fuentes BA,Lin DL,Tran T,Jackson A,Ramirez MS,Tolmasky ME

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftizoxime was evaluated in the treatment of 18 patients (6 adults and 12 children) with bacterial meningitis. In seven patients Haemophilus influenzae was the causative agent, in three Neisseria meningitidis, in five Streptococcus pneumoniae, and in one each alpha-streptococcus and Escherichia coli; one case was cul...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Overturf GD,Cable DC,Forthal DN,Shikuma C

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential alternatives, including linezolid, adjunctive rifampin, and moxifloxacin, were evaluated against vancomycin-tolerant (P9802-020) and vancomycin-susceptible clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model. Vancomycin exhibited maximal killing of 2-log(10) CFU/ml against P980...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cha R,Rybak MJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of miltefosine with amphotericin B, sodium stibogluconate, paromomycin, and sitamaquine was assessed in vitro and additionally for the first three combinations in vivo. In vitro interactions were indifferent for miltefosine combined with amphotericin B (mean sums of fractional inhibitory concentrations...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Seifert K,Croft SL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute otitis media, a polymicrobial disease of the middle ear cavity of children, is a significant public health problem worldwide. It is most frequently caused by encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, although the widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines is apparently ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Domenech M,García E

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Lactams are often used to treat Helicobacter cinaedi infections; however, the mechanism underlying β-lactam resistance is unknown. In this study, we investigated β-lactam resistance in an H. cinaedi strain, MRY12-0051 (MICs of amoxicillin [AMX] and ceftriaxone [CRO], 32 and 128 μg/ml; obtained from human feces). Bas...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rimbara E,Mori S,Kim H,Suzuki M,Shibayama K

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative therapeutic effects of vidarabine (9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyladenine), cyclaradine (the adenosine deaminase-resistant carbocyclic analog of vidarabine), and cyclaradine-5'-methoxyacetate in the parenteral treatment of systemic herpes simplex virus type 1 infections in Swiss mice were determined. Among cont...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shannon WM,Westbrook L,Arnett G,Daluge S,Lee H,Vince R

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefaclor solutions in pH 2.5 and 4.5 buffers contained at least 90% of their initial activity after 72 h at 4 degrees C. Samples in pH 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 buffers contained 70, 46, and 34%, respectively, of their initial activity after 72 h at 4 degrees C. After 72 h at 25 degrees C, samples prepared with pH 2.5, 4.5, 6...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Foglesong MA,Lamb JW,Dietz JV

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimal inhibiting concentrations (MIC) of ampicillin, trisulfapyrimidines, and various combinations of these drugs were determined for four clinical isolates of Nocardia asteroides on Mueller-Hinton agar. The combination of ampicillin and sulfonamides was found to be synergistic for three of the four isolates whe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Orfanakis MG,Wilcox HG,Smith CB

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00