Efficacy of ciprofloxacin for experimental endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible or -resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

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：:Prosthetic joint infections remain a major complication of arthroplasty. At present, local and international guidelines recommend cefazolin as a surgical antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of arthroplasty. This retrospective cohort study conducted across 10 hospitals over a 3-year period (January 2006 to December 2008...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Peel TN,Cheng AC,Buising KL,Choong PF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection is the most important risk factor for a poor antituberculosis (anti-TB) treatment response, its effect on the pharmacokinetics of the first-line drugs in children is understudied. This study examined the pharmacokinetics of the four first-line anti-TB drugs in ch...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Antwi S,Yang H,Enimil A,Sarfo AM,Gillani FS,Ansong D,Dompreh A,Orstin A,Opoku T,Bosomtwe D,Wiesner L,Norman J,Peloquin CA,Kwara A

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the in vivo effects of rufloxacin and ciprofloxacin on T-cell subsets and tumor necrosis factor production in mice infected with Bacteroides fragilis. These quinolones did not alter the helper/suppressor ratio but did modulate the kinetics of tumor necrosis factor production in infected animals. This r...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gollapudi SV,Chuah SK,Harvey T,Thadepalli HD,Thadepalli H

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ampicillin-sulbactam combination was compared with ampicillin alone, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, and metronidazole against 272 strains of anaerobic bacteria. Chloramphenicol and ampicillin-sulbactam were the most effective, inhibiting 98 to 99% of strains tested at breakpoint (16 micrograms/ml). The combination o...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wexler HM,Harris B,Carter WT,Finegold SM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moxalactam (LY127935) exhibited greater in vitro activity than cefamandole and tobramycin against clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Pseudomonas maltophilia. The activities of the three drugs against other microorganisms were as follows: for staphylococci, cefamandole = tobramycin great...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jones RN,Fuchs PC,Sommers HM,Gavan TL,Barry AL,Gerlach EH

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro susceptibilities of 11 strains of Chlamydia pneumoniae to azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, L-oflaxacin, and doxycycline were determined. Clarithromycin was the most active agent tested, with an MIC for 90% of strains and minimal chlamydiacidal concentration for 90% of strains of 0.03 microns/ml...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hammerschlag MR,Qumei KK,Roblin PM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae strains have spread worldwide and become a major threat in health care facilities. Transmission of blaKPC, the plasmid-borne KPC gene, can be mediated by clonal spread and horizontal transfer. Here, we report the complete nucleotide sequences of two nov...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chen L,Chavda KD,Melano RG,Hong T,Rojtman AD,Jacobs MR,Bonomo RA,Kreiswirth BN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of orogastric candidosis in SCID mice, which mimics disease seen in AIDS patients, was used to evaluate ravuconazole in comparison with fluconazole for treatment. Mice were infected orally with Candida albicans and received either no treatment or oral treatment once daily for 12 days with 1, 5, or 25 mg of rav...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Clemons KV,Stevens DA

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioral and convulsant effects of cefazolin, a beta-lactam derivative, were studied after intraperitoneal administration to DBA/2 mice, a strain genetically susceptible to sound-induced seizures, and Swiss mice. DBA/2 mice were more susceptible to seizures induced by cefazolin than were Swiss mice. The proconvu...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： De Sarro A,Zappalá M,Chimirri A,Grasso S,De Sarro GB

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest species of malaria parasites, is dependent on glycolysis for the generation of ATP during the pathogenic red blood cell stage. Hexokinase (HK) catalyzes the first step in glycolysis, transferring the γ-phosphoryl group of ATP to glucose to yield glucose-6-phosphate. Here, we descri...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Davis MI,Patrick SL,Blanding WM,Dwivedi V,Suryadi J,Golden JE,Coussens NP,Lee OW,Shen M,Boxer MB,Hall MD,Sharlow ER,Drew ME,Morris JC

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The Candida albicans CDR1 and CDR2 genes code for highly homologous ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters which are overexpressed in azole-resistant clinical isolates and which confer resistance to multiple drugs by actively transporting their substrates out of the cells. These transporters are formed by two homolog...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gauthier C,Weber S,Alarco AM,Alqawi O,Daoud R,Georges E,Raymond M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen patients developed abnormally low serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase values during metronidazole therapy. Metronidazole absorbs at 340 nm, simulating reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, which is the final colorimetric product of the serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase assay. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rissing JP,Newman C,Moore WL Jr

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of single-dose therapy with 3 g of cephalexin was evaluated in 129 women with symptoms of acute uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections. Of 91 patients with significant bacteriuria, 61 (67%) were cured of their original infection; this was similar to the 54 to 79% cure rates reported in unselected po...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cardenas J,Quinn EL,Rooker G,Bavinger J,Pohlod D

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactation studies are necessary evaluations of medications for reproductive-age women. We evaluated pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, safety, and adherence profiles associated with 7 days of 1% tenofovir (TFV) vaginal gel use during lactation. Tenofovir levels (maternal/infant serum, milk) and anti-HIV activity...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Noguchi LM,Montgomery ET,Biggio JR,Hendrix CW,Bogen DL,Hillier SL,Dai JY,Piper JM,Marzinke MA,Dezzutti CS,Isaacs SK,Schwartz JL,Watts DH,Beigi RH

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the evolution of resistance to the antifungal drug itraconazole in replicate populations of Aspergillus fumigatus that were founded from a strain with a genotype of sensitivity to a single drug and then propagated under uniform conditions. For each population, conidia were serially transferred 10 times...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： da Silva Ferreira ME,Capellaro JL,dos Reis Marques E,Malavazi I,Perlin D,Park S,Anderson JB,Colombo AL,Arthington-Skaggs BA,Goldman MH,Goldman GH

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat for which new treatments are urgently needed. This study examined the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of multiple ascending doses of the oxazolidinone PNU-100480 in healthy volunteers, using biomarkers for safety and efficacy. Subjects were ra...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wallis RS,Jakubiec W,Kumar V,Bedarida G,Silvia A,Paige D,Zhu T,Mitton-Fry M,Ladutko L,Campbell S,Miller PF

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global spread of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) has been largely associated with sequence type 258 (ST258) and its related variants (clonal group 258 [CG258]). Here we describe the molecular epidemiology of CR-Kp from five tertiary care hospitals in Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ocampo AM,Chen L,Cienfuegos AV,Roncancio G,Chavda KD,Kreiswirth BN,Jiménez JN

更新日期：2015-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A-80556 is a novel fluoroquinolone with potent antibacterial activity against gram-positive, gram-negative, and anaerobic organisms. A-80556 was more active than ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, lomefloxacin, and sparfloxacin against gram-positive bacteria. A-80556 was particularly active against Staphylococcus aureus (MIC f...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Clement JJ,Tanaka SK,Alder J,Vojtko C,Beyer J,Hensey D,Ramer N,McDaniel D,Chu DT

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2-year follow-up results for a randomized placebo-controlled study of 47 patients with multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis treated with either the new diarylquinoline TMC207, recently renamed bedaquiline, or placebo, added to the first 8 weeks of a background regimen, are presented. Bedaquiline significantl...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Diacon AH,Donald PR,Pym A,Grobusch M,Patientia RF,Mahanyele R,Bantubani N,Narasimooloo R,De Marez T,van Heeswijk R,Lounis N,Meyvisch P,Andries K,McNeeley DF

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimalarial 9-anilinoacridines are potent inhibitors of parasite DNA topoisomerase II both in vitro and in situ. 3,6-diamino substitution on the acridine ring greatly improves parasiticidal activity against Plasmodium falciparum by targeting DNA topoisomerase II. A series of 9-anilinoacridines were investigated for t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Auparakkitanon S,Noonpakdee W,Ralph RK,Denny WA,Wilairat P

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of trimethoprim (TMP) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), alone and in combination (SMZ-TMP), and of the following antibiotics were tested against 115 clinical isolates of nontyphoid Salmonella species: tobramycin, gentamicin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, neomycin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline. The ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marks MI,Kazemi M,MacKay E

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete sequence of the carbapenem-resistance-conferring conjugative plasmid pLD209 from a Pseudomonas putida clinical strain is presented. pLD209 is formed by 3 well-defined regions: an adaptability module encompassing a Tn402-like class 1 integron of clinical origin containing blaVIM-2 and aacA4 gene cassettes,...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marchiaro PM,Brambilla L,Morán-Barrio J,Revale S,Pasteran F,Vila AJ,Viale AM,Limansky AS

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:An a priori pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target of 40% daily time above the MIC (T >MIC; based on the MIC(90) of 0.06 microg/ml for Streptococcus pyogenes reported in the literature) was shown to be achievable in a phase 1 study of 23 children with a once-daily (QD) modified-release, multiparticulate formul...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pichichero ME,Casey JR,Block SL,Guttendorf R,Flanner H,Markowitz D,Clausen S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 13-residue dermaseptin S4 derivative K(4)S4(1-13)a (P) was previously shown to kill intraerythrocytic malaria parasites through the lysis of the host cells. In this study, we have sought peptides that will kill the parasite without lysing the erythrocyte. To produce such peptides, 26 compounds of variable structur...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Dagan A,Efron L,Gaidukov L,Mor A,Ginsburg H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tilorone hydrochloride characteristically induces an unusually delayed and prolonged interferon response not commonly associated with other synthetic inducers. Maximum circulating interferon levels of 8,000 to 10,000 units/ml were detected 12 hr postinoculation and persisted for up to 30 hr after administration of til...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Stringfellow DA,Glasgow LA

更新日期：1972-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic basis for fluoroquinolone resistance was examined in 30 high-level fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli clinical isolates from Beijing, China. Each strain also demonstrated resistance to a variety of other antibiotics. PCR sequence analysis of the quinolone resistance-determining region of the topois...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wang H,Dzink-Fox JL,Chen M,Levy SB

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A PCR-based technique using new fluorescent probes, called molecular beacons, was developed to detect the antifolate resistance-associated S108N point mutation in Plasmodium falciparum. One hundred African clinical isolates were tested by the new method in comparison with the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Durand R,Eslahpazire J,Jafari S,Delabre JF,Marmorat-Khuong A,di Piazza JP,Le Bras J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two bla(OXA-48)-like-positive isolates (Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae) were recovered in Argentina in 2008 as part of a large-scale survey focused on multidrug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. In both cases, sequencing identified β-lactamase OXA-163, differing from OXA-48 by a single amino substituti...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Poirel L,Castanheira M,Carrër A,Rodriguez CP,Jones RN,Smayevsky J,Nordmann P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00