Plasmid-mediated penicillin beta-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and penetration into a cantharidine-induced inflammatory exudate of meropenem was studied in six volunteers following a single 1-g intravenous dose. Concentrations in plasma, urine, and the inflammatory exudate were determined by a microbiological assay. The mean elimination half-life of meropenem...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wise R,Logan M,Cooper M,Ashby JP,Andrews JM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foscarnet is widely used for the treatment of acyclovir-resistant herpesvirus infections, and foscarnet-resistant herpesvirus infections are a serious concern in immunocompromised patients. Twenty-seven single-plaque isolates of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) resistant to foscarnet were selected from foscarnet- a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Saijo M,Suzutani T,Morikawa S,Kurane I

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the efficacies of two N-methylglucomine antimoniate (MA) dose regimens for treating macaques with Leishmania braziliensis-induced chronic skin disease. Whereas all animals treated with the full dose (20 mg MA/kg/day) were cured, 50% of the monkeys receiving a low-dose regimen (5 mg MA/kg/day) relap...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Grimaldi G Jr,Porrozzi R,Friedrich K,Teva A,Marchevsky RS,Vieira F,Miekeley N,Paumgartten FJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occidiofungin is produced by the soil bacterium Burkolderia contaminans MS14 and is structurally similar or identical to the burkholdines, xylocandins, and cepacidines. This study identified the primary cellular target of occidiofungin, which was determined to be actin. The modification of occidiofungin with a functio...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ravichandran A,Geng M,Hull KG,Li J,Romo D,Lu SE,Albee A,Nutter C,Gordon DM,Ghannoum MA,Lockless SW,Smith L

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Teicoplanin is an investigational glycopeptide antibiotic that is structurally and microbiologically similar to vancomycin. Since teicoplanin possesses a very long elimination half-life, the manufacturer suggests that the drug be administered every 12 h for the first day of therapy and once daily thereafter. We studie...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Outman WR,Nightingale CH,Sweeney KR,Quintiliani R

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual In0-like class 1 integron containing a common region that includes the putative recombinase gene named orf513 (CR1) and bla(CTX-M-2) was characterized from Escherichia coli. The integron contained an unusual gene cassette array, estX-aadA1, embedded between the 5'-conserved segment (5'-CS) and 3'-CS1 region...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Valverde A,Cantón R,Galán JC,Nordmann P,Baquero F,Coque TM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parallel in vitro tests, assessing the inhibition of schizont maturation, were conducted with 31 fresh isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from Thailand, using artemisinin, doxycycline, and combinations of both. The activities of artemisinin and doxycycline are obviously not correlated. Both compounds showed consistent ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sponer U,Prajakwong S,Wiedermann G,Kollaritsch H,Wernsdorfer G,Wernsdorfer WH

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Resistance to linezolid (LZD) in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is due mainly to ribosomal mutations. We report on four CF patients with LZD-resistant MRSA bronchopulmonary infections by strains carrying the cfr gene. Strains from one patient also ha...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： de Dios Caballero J,Pastor MD,Vindel A,Máiz L,Yagüe G,Salvador C,Cobo M,Morosini MI,del Campo R,Cantón R,GEIFQ Study Group.

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Serious Enterococcus faecalis infections usually require combination therapy to achieve a bactericidal effect. In orthopedic infections, the prognosis of enterococcal etiology is considered poor, and the use of aminoglycosides is questioned. The ampicillin-ceftriaxone combination has recently been accepted as alternat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Euba G,Lora-Tamayo J,Murillo O,Pedrero S,Cabo J,Verdaguer R,Ariza J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus that demonstrate resistance to itraconazole (ITZ) have been described previously; however, the prevalence and clinical significance of ITZ resistance are not completely understood. In this study we assessed the ITZ susceptibilities of 128 A. fumigatus isolates that caused invasive inf...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Balajee SA,Weaver M,Imhof A,Gribskov J,Marr KA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of occurrence of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing phenotype among Escherichia coli isolates in Tel Aviv is 12% (22). The aim of this study was to understand the molecular epidemiology of E. coli ESBL producers and to identify the ESBL genes carried by them. We studied 20 single-patient ES...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chmelnitsky I,Carmeli Y,Leavitt A,Schwaber MJ,Navon-Venezia S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three percent 5-ethyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) in an aqueous cream base was compared with 5% acyclovir (ACV) in polyethylene glycol ointment and 3% EdU in 95% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for efficacy in the topical treatment of an experimental dorsal cutaneous herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in guinea pigs. Topical A...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Spruance SL,Freeman DJ,Sheth NV

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of caspofungin combined with amphotericin B were investigated with Candida glabrata. Although in vitro experiments showed an indifferent interaction, the combination regimen was the only therapeutic approach yielding organ sterilization in a murine candidemia model. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Barchiesi F,Spreghini E,Fothergill AW,Arzeni D,Greganti G,Giannini D,Rinaldi MG,Scalise G

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report twoEnterobacter cloacaesequence type 231 isolates coproducing KPC-3 and NDM-1 that have caused lethal infections in a tertiary hospital in China. TheblaNDM-1-harboring plasmids carry IncA/C2and IncR replicons, showing a mosaic plasmid structure, and theblaNDM-1is harbored on a novel class I integron-li...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Du H,Chen L,Chavda KD,Pandey R,Zhang H,Xie X,Tang YW,Kreiswirth BN

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of the antiviral action of sulfated polyanions in human immunodeficiency virus and other viral infections, we studied the effect of dextran sulfate and heparin on duck hepatitis B virus infection. These agents do not affect viral uptake and replication in liver cells in vitro or in vivo. Sulfated polyanio...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Offensperger WB,Offensperger S,Walter E,Blum HE,Gerok W

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of vancomycin and flavophospholipol (FPL) on the transfer rate of conjugative plasmids harboring the vancomycin resistance operon vanA was determined in several clinical and animal isolates of Enterococcus faecium. FPL significantly inhibited the frequency of transfer of conjugative VanA plasmids up to 7...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Riedl S,Ohlsen K,Werner G,Witte W,Hacker J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylimidamides (AIAs) have been shown to have considerable biological activity against intracellular pathogens, includingTrypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease. In the present study, the activities of 12 novel bis-AIAs and 2 mono-AIAs against different strains ofT. cruziin vitroandin vivowere analyzed. The mos...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Guedes-da-Silva FH,Batista DG,Meuser MB,Demarque KC,Fulco TO,Araújo JS,Da Silva PB,Da Silva CF,Patrick DA,Bakunova SM,Bakunov SA,Tidwell RR,Oliveira GM,Britto C,Moreira OC,Soeiro MN

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT) 2 represents approximately 9% of all viral infections globally. While treatment outcomes for GT2-infected patients have improved substantially with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) compared to interferon-α, the presence of polymorphisms in NS5A can impact efficacy of NS5A inh...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Asante-Appiah E,Ingravallo P,McMonagle P,Bystol K,Xia E,Curry S,Qiu P,Black S,Chase R,Liu R,Lahser F

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis were obtained from women consecutively enrolled in a study of partner notification. Testing of susceptibility to metronidazole and tinidazole was performed. Resistance to metronidazole and tinidazole was present in 17/178 (9.6%) and 1/178 (0.56%) strains, respectively. In vit...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Schwebke JR,Barrientes FJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) has antimycobacterial properties. We tested the hypothesis that exogenous (inhaled) NO can be safely delivered and can accelerate airway disinfection for pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated with standard therapy. Exogenous NO administered at 80 ppm for 72 h can be safely delivered but ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Long R,Jones R,Talbot J,Mayers I,Barrie J,Hoskinson M,Light B

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PSI-352938 is a novel cyclic phosphate prodrug of β-D-2'-deoxy-2'-α-fluoro-2'-β-C-methylguanosine 5'-monophosphate that has potent activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) in vitro. The studies described here characterize the in vitro anti-HCV activity of PSI-352938, alone and in combination with other inhibitors of H...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lam AM,Espiritu C,Murakami E,Zennou V,Bansal S,Micolochick Steuer HM,Niu C,Keilman M,Bao H,Bourne N,Veselenak RL,Reddy PG,Chang W,Du J,Nagarathnam D,Sofia MJ,Otto MJ,Furman PA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ampicillin and erythromycin were shown to act synergistically in vitro against the majority of strains of Nocardia asteroides tested. With these strains, the minimal inhibiting concentration (MIC) of each drug when combined was reduced 4- to more than 512-fold as compared with the MIC of each antibiotic acting individ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Finland M,Bach MC,Garner C,Gold O

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two bla(OKP) subgroups were found, diverging by 4.2%. Subgroups bla(OKP-A) (10 enzyme variants, pIs from 7.1 to 8.3) and bla(OKP-B) (11 variants, pI 7.1) showed similar antibiotic susceptibilities. Sequencing of rpoB, gyrA, and mdh demonstrated a concordant subdivision of Klebsiella pneumoniae phylogenetic group KpII ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fevre C,Passet V,Weill FX,Grimont PA,Brisse S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of anthrax countermeasures that may be used concomitantly in a postexposure setting requires an understanding of the interaction between these products. Anthrax immune globulin intravenous (AIGIV) is a candidate immunotherapeutic that contains neutralizing antibodies against protective antigen (PA), a comp...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Malkevich NV,Basu S,Rudge TL Jr,Clement KH,Chakrabarti AC,Aimes RT,Nabors GS,Skiadopoulos MH,Ionin B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persister cells are highly tolerant to different antibiotics and are associated with relapsing infections. In order to understand this phenomenon further, we exposed a transposon library to a lethal concentration of ampicillin, and mutants that survived were identified by transposon sequencing (Tn-Seq). We determined ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Molina-Quiroz RC,Lazinski DW,Camilli A,Levy SB

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes belonging to different erm DNA hybridization classes were selectively amplified by polymerase chain reaction with a pair of oligonucleotides that corresponded to conserved amino acid motifs in known ERM methylases. Identification of the resistance mechanism was possible despite substantial nucleotide sequence di...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Arthur M,Molinas C,Mabilat C,Courvalin P

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colistin is an old antibiotic that has recently gained a considerable renewal of interest for the treatment of pulmonary infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Nebulization seems to be a promising form of administration, but colistin is administered as an inactive prodrug, colistin methanesulfon...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Boisson M,Jacobs M,Grégoire N,Gobin P,Marchand S,Couet W,Mimoz O

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbovir is a novel carbocyclic nucleoside which has been shown to have potent in vitro activity against human immunodeficiency virus, the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Sprague-Dawley male rats were used to investigate the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of carbovir. Six rats received car...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yeom YH,Remmel RP,Huang SH,Hua M,Vince R,Zimmerman CL

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BAL5788 is the water-soluble prodrug of BAL9141, a novel broad-spectrum cephalosporin with potent bactericidal activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. We investigated the safety and pharmacokinetics of BAL5788 in a double-blind, single-as...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Schmitt-Hoffmann A,Roos B,Schleimer M,Sauer J,Man A,Nashed N,Brown T,Perez A,Weidekamm E,Kovács P

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00