Effect of rifampin on cutaneous hypersensitivity to purified protein derivative in humans.

abstract：:Hard-tick-borne relapsing fever (HTBRF) is an emerging infectious disease throughout the temperate zone caused by the relapsing-fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi Antibiotic treatment of HTBRF is empirically based on the treatment of Lyme borreliosis; however, the antibiotic susceptibility of B. miyamotoi has not bee...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Koetsveld J,Draga ROP,Wagemakers A,Manger A,Oei A,Visser CE,Hovius JW

更新日期：2017-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of colistin resistance (Col(r)) in Acinetobacter baumannii was studied by selecting in vitro Col(r) derivatives of the multidrug-resistant A. baumannii isolate AB0057 and the drug-susceptible strain ATCC 17978, using escalating concentrations of colistin in liquid culture. DNA sequencing identified mutat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Adams MD,Nickel GC,Bajaksouzian S,Lavender H,Murthy AR,Jacobs MR,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicenter susceptibility surveillance (the S.A.U.C.E. project) including 2,721 Streptococcus pneumoniae, 3,174 Streptococcus pyogenes, and 2,645 Haemophilus influenzae consecutive isolates was carried out in 25 hospitals all over Spain from November 2001 to October 2002 to evaluate the current epidemiology of resi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pérez-Trallero E,García-de-la-Fuente C,García-Rey C,Baquero F,Aguilar L,Dal-Ré R,García-de-Lomas J,Spanish Surveillance Group for Respiratory Pathogens.

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial passage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 or Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 on agar with subinhibitory concentrations of norfloxacin rapidly produced isolates with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of norfloxacin up to 512-fold higher than that for the original strain. Although MICs of seven unrelated an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tenney JH,Maack RW,Chippendale GR

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidizing agents like hypochlorous acid (HOCl) have antimicrobial activity. We developed an integrated electrochemical scaffold or 'e-scaffold' that delivers a continuous low dose of HOCl aimed at targeting microbial biofilms without exceeding concentrations toxic to humans, as a prototype of a device being developed ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Flurin L,Raval YS,Mohamed A,Greenwood-Quaintance KE,Cano EJ,Beyenal H,Patel R

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility of Saccharomyces cerevisiae JG436 multidrug transporter deletion mutant, Deltapdr5, to several antifungal agents was compared to that of JG436-derived JGCDR1 and JGCaMDR1 transformants, harboring the CDR1 and CaMDR1 genes, encoding the main drug-extruding membrane proteins of Candida albicans. The J...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Milewski S,Mignini F,Prasad R,Borowski E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four isogenic derivatives with stably increased glycopeptide MICs (all become resistant to teicoplanin) were obtained from four glycopeptide-susceptible clinical isolates of Staphylococcus haemolyticus. All strains were extensively analyzed and compared for a number of distinctive features. In particular, the results ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Vignaroli C,Biavasco F,Varaldo PE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro and in vivo activities of modithromycin, a novel bicyclolide, against Legionella pneumophila were compared with those of telithromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, and levofloxacin. All the test agents decreased the intracellular growth of viable L. pneumophila bacteria over 96 h of incubation in both t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sato T,Tateda K,Kimura S,Ishii Y,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potential pharmacokinetic interaction between rifampin (Rimactan, Rifadin) and zidovudine (AZT, Retrovir) was investigated in the population of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients at our hospital. The results from four patients who were on long-term (> or = 6 months) combination therapy with zidovudine an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Burger DM,Meenhorst PL,Koks CH,Beijnen JH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The site of localization of [(3)H]gentamicin within mouse kidney is shown to be the proximal renal tubule by coincidence of the radioactivity, as visualized by autoradiography, and the mucopolysaccharide-rich microvilli characteristic of proximal convoluted tubules, as visualized by histochemical staining. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kuhar MJ,Mak LL,Lietman PS

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because macrolide antibiotics are hypothesized to possess immunomodulatory activity independent of their antimicrobial activity, we evaluated the immunomodulatory effect of clarithromycin in a murine model of lung inflammation induced by either live or UV-killed Mycoplasma pneumoniae. BALB/c mice were intranasally ino...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hardy RD,Rios AM,Chavez-Bueno S,Jafri HS,Hatfield J,Rogers BB,McCracken GH,Ramilo O

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to ceftazidime, detected in isolates of Escherichia coli 5518 and Enterobacter gergoviae 3773 from our hospital, was transferred, together with resistance to aminoglycosides, trimethoprim, sulfonamide, and other beta-lactam antibiotics, by conjugation to E. coli JP559. Both E. coli transconjugants were resi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cheng Y,Chen M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pefloxacin has been shown to have good intraocular penetration when given systemically. In order to extend its clinical use, we have assessed the tolerability, kinetics, and efficacy of subconjunctival pefloxacin in phakic pigmented rabbits. The tolerability of a single subconjunctival injection of pefloxacin (0.8, 1....

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marrakchi-Benjaafar S,Cochereau I,D'Hermies F,Pocidalo JJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenpropimorph was shown to inhibit the accumulation of the pyrimidine bases uracil and cytosine from the growth media in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Uracil prototrophs of S. cerevisiae were more resistant to the growth-inhibitory effects of fenpropimorph than were uracil auxotrophs. High concentrations of uracil rescued...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Crowley JH,Lorenz RT,Parks LW

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major concern of immunocompromised patients, in particular those with AIDS, is susceptibility to infection caused by opportunistic pathogens such as Pneumocystis jirovecii, which is a leading cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. We report the first kinetic and structural data for 2,4-diamino-6-[(2',5'-d...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cody V,Pace J,Queener SF,Adair OO,Gangjee A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cefotaxime, a new semisynthetic, broad-spectrum cephalosporin, in the therapy of community-and hospital-acquired pneumonias. Thirty-nine males (mean age, 65 years) were treated for 41 episodes of pneumonia. Only five patient did not have a serious un...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Schleupner CJ,Engle JC

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftolozane is a novel cephalosporin with activity against drug-resistant pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The in vivo investigation reported here tested the limits of this drug against 20 P. aeruginosa and S. pneumoniae isolates across a wide MIC range and defined resistance m...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lepak AJ,Reda A,Marchillo K,Van Hecker J,Craig WA,Andes D

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the first IMP metallo-beta-lactamase in Aeromonas caviae: IMP-19, which differed from IMP-2 by a single amino acid change (Arg to Ala at position 38). bla(IMP-19) was found within a class 1 integron located on a 35-kb plasmid. This is also the first description of an IMP producer in France. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Neuwirth C,Siebor E,Robin F,Bonnet R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four species of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae harboring extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) were recovered in a single patient hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Among these isolates, we describe for the first time an ESBL-producing Providencia rettgeri strain. Bacteria from the same species were s...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marchandin H,Carriere C,Sirot D,Pierre HJ,Darbas H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, CTX-M β-lactamases are among the most prevalent and most heterogeneous extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs). In general, CTX-M enzymes are susceptible to inhibition by β-lactamase inhibitors. However, it is unknown if the pathway to inhibition by β-lactamase inhibitors for CTX-M ESBLs is similar to TEM an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bethel CR,Taracila M,Shyr T,Thomson JM,Distler AM,Hujer KM,Hujer AM,Endimiani A,Papp-Wallace K,Bonnet R,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxycycline is reported to impair second-generation parasite schizogony. The effects of doxycycline alone and combined with dihydroartemisinin were investigated in a murine malaria model. Doxycycline lowered the rate of parasite growth within 2 days, with maximum effect in 6 days. Addition of dihydroartemisinin led to...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Batty KT,Law AS,Stirling V,Moore BR

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:We evaluated the effect of repeated oral doses (5 days of treatment) on the kinetics of lomefloxacin in volunteers and compared the kinetics after two different regimens, i.e., 400 mg once daily and 200 mg twice daily. After 400 mg of lomefloxacin was given once daily, no significant modification in the pharmacokineti...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gros I,Carbon C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protozoan parasites of the Leishmania donovani complex are the causative agents of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the most severe form of leishmaniasis, with high rates of mortality if left untreated. Leishmania parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae), a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Vacchina P,Norris-Mullins B,Abengózar MA,Viamontes CG,Sarro J,Stephens MT,Pfrender ME,Rivas L,Morales MA

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The MICs of echinocandins against Candida isolates with fks mutations are higher than those for wild-type (WT) isolates. However, the MIC ranges for susceptible and mutant populations overlap or are poorly separated. It was recently reported that a greater separation could be achieved in the presence of serum. To more...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Arendrup MC,Rodriguez-Tudela JL,Park S,Garcia-Effron G,Delmas G,Cuenca-Estrella M,Gomez-Lopez A,Perlin DS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrocyclins are humanized versions of the -defensin peptides expressed by the leukocytes of several nonhuman primates. Previous studies, performed in serum-free media, determined that retrocyclins 1 (RC1) and RC2 could prevent successful germination of Bacillus anthracis spores, kill vegetative B. anthracis cells, an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Welkos S,Cote CK,Hahn U,Shastak O,Jedermann J,Bozue J,Jung G,Ruchala P,Pratikhya P,Tang T,Lehrer RI,Beyer W

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the azole resistance mechanisms and clinical features of fluconazole-nonsusceptible (FNS) isolates of Candida tropicalis recovered from Korean surveillance cultures in comparison with fluconazole-less-susceptible (FLS) isolates. Thirty-five clinical isolates of C. tropicalis, comprising 9 FNS (fluconaz...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Choi MJ,Won EJ,Shin JH,Kim SH,Lee WG,Kim MN,Lee K,Shin MG,Suh SP,Ryang DW,Im YJ

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) strain Mu50 carries two mutations in the vraSR and graRS two-component regulatory systems (TCRSs), namely, vraS(I5N) and graR(N197S) (hereinafter designated graR). The clinical heterogeneously vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA) strain Mu3 shares ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Matsuo M,Hishinuma T,Katayama Y,Cui L,Kapi M,Hiramatsu K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard disk diffusion method of Bauer et al. (Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 45:493-496, 1966; National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Performance standards for antimicrobial disc susceptibility tests, approved standard ASM-2, 2nd ed., 1979) was used to monitor the potency of 16 Autobac antibiotic elution di...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gaydos JM,Harrington BJ

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred ninety-four patients, aged 6 months to 12 years, entered a multicenter, randomized, controlled, investigator-blind study comparing cefdinir, 7 mg/kg of body weight twice a day, with cephalexin, 10 mg/kg four times a day, each given for 10 days. The most common infections treated were impetigo and seconda...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tack KJ,Keyserling CH,McCarty J,Hedrick JA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00