Nucleotide sequence of the aacC2 gene, a gentamicin resistance determinant involved in a hospital epidemic of multiply resistant members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

abstract：:Spider venoms are vast natural pharmacopoeias selected by evolution. The venom of the ant spider Lachesana tarabaevi contains a wide variety of antimicrobial peptides. We tested six of them (latarcins 1, 2a, 3a, 4b, 5, and cytoinsectotoxin 1a) for their ability to suppress Chlamydia trachomatis infection. HEK293 cells...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lazarev VN,Polina NF,Shkarupeta MM,Kostrjukova ES,Vassilevski AA,Kozlov SA,Grishin EV,Govorun VM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MICs of pyrazinamide (PZA) were determined for Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultivated under different pH conditions in 7H12 liquid medium. Mycobacterial growth was monitored by the radiometric method (BACTEC system; Johnston Laboratories, Inc., Towson, Md.). We observed a predictable eightfold difference between th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Salfinger M,Heifets LB

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated MEDI8852, a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody that binds a highly conserved influenza A hemagglutinin stalk epitope, in outpatients with uncomplicated influenza A infection. A total of 126 subjects aged 18 to 65 years were enrolled during the 2015 to 2016 Northern and 2016 Southern Hemisphere seasons. Subjec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ali SO,Takas T,Nyborg A,Shoemaker K,Kallewaard NL,Chiong R,Dubovsky F,Mallory RM

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, prospective, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter study investigated the efficacy and safety of 10 days of oral therapy with grepafloxacin at 400 mg once daily, grepafloxacin at 600 mg once daily, or ciprofloxacin at 500 mg twice daily in 624 patients with acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bron...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chodosh S,Lakshminarayan S,Swarz H,Breisch S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rifabutin pharmacokinetics were studied by the population approach (NONMEM) with 40 human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients receiving rifabutin at different doses for prophylaxis or therapy of mycobacterial infections. A two-compartment open model with first-order absorption was used as the structural pharmacok...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gatti G,Papa P,Torre D,Andreoni M,Poggio A,Bassetti M,Marone P

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analytical method for the quantitation of amifloxacin, 6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-1-(methylamino)-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3- quinolinecarboxylic acid, in plasma and urine has been developed. The method involves extraction with chloroform, back-extraction into 0.1 M sodium hydroxide, and subsequent analysis by re...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： McCoy LF,Crawmer BP,Benziger DP

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of cefdinir were investigated in six hemodialysis patients. For the present study, two tests were carried out, one with 4 h of hemodialysis and the other without hemodialysis. Cefdinir was given orally to each patient in a dose of 100 mg, and blood was collected serially for 48 h after dosing in t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hishida A,Ohishi K,Nagashima S,Kanamaru M,Obara M,Kitada A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penam nucleus can assume two conformations; these are designated open and closed. The synthetic (2,3)-alpha- and (2,3)-beta-methylenepenams can be regarded as analogs of the open and closed conformations, respectively. It has been shown that the beta-methylenepenams are essentially inactive, suggesting that the cl...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Christenson JG,Pruess DL,Talbot MK,Keith DD

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a consequence of blood-borne bacterial sepsis, endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria can trigger an acute inflammatory response, leading to a series of pathological events and often resulting in death. To block this inflammatory response to endotoxin, a novel lipid A an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kobayashi S,Kawata T,Kimura A,Miyamoto K,Katayama K,Yamatsu I,Rossignol DP,Christ WJ,Kishi Y

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study we have shown that cultured epithelial cell lines can be used to measure the transepithelial passage of antimicrobial agents across the intestine and to obtain information on the mechanisms of transport utilized and predict the bioavailability of the antimicrobial agents after oral administration. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ranaldi G,Islam K,Sambuy Y

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quinolones inhibit the A subunit of DNA gyrase in the presence of Mg2+ by interrupting the DNA breakage and resealing steps, and the latter step is also retarded without quinolones if Mg2+ is replaced by Ca2+. Pyrimido[1,6-a]benzimidazoles have been found to represent a new class of potent DNA gyrase inhibitors wh...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gmünder H,Kuratli K,Keck W

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast Candida albicans is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen and the cause of superficial and systemic infections in immunocompromised patients. The classes of antifungal agents most commonly used to treat Candida infections are the azoles, polyenes, and echinocandins. In the present study, we identified chang...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hoehamer CF,Cummings ED,Hilliard GM,Rogers PD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the potency of garenoxacin in selecting resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae mutants by determining its mutant prevention concentration, using strains with and without topoisomerase gene mutations, and compared its potency to that of other quinolones. Garenoxacin had a significantly greater potency against ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yamamoto K,Yanagihara K,Sugahara K,Imamura Y,Seki M,Izumikawa K,Kakeya H,Yamamoto Y,Hirakata Y,Kamihira S,Kohno S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The class 1 integron In28, found in the multidrug resistance transposon Tn1403, was found to be located in the res site of the backbone transposon and is flanked by a 5-bp direct duplication, indicating that it reached this position by transposition. In28 has a backbone structure related to that of In4, but has lost i...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Partridge SR,Recchia GD,Stokes HW,Hall RM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50s) of benflumetol (range, 12.5 to 240 nM; mean, 55.1 nM) for 158 Senegalese isolates were evaluated. Ten isolates (6%) showed decreased susceptibility to benflumetol. Benflumetol was slightly more potent against chloroquine-resistant isolates (P < 0.025). No correlation or weak co...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pradines B,Tall A,Fusai T,Spiegel A,Hienne R,Rogier C,Trape JF,Le Bras J,Parzy D

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:The pharmacogenetics of antimalarial agents are poorly known, although the application of pharmacogenetics might be critical in optimizing treatment. This population pharmacokinetic-pharmacogenetic study aimed at assessing the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in cytochrome P450 isoenzyme genes (CYP, n...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Staehli Hodel EM,Csajka C,Ariey F,Guidi M,Kabanywanyi AM,Duong S,Decosterd LA,Olliaro P,Beck HP,Genton B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of azlocillin and mezlocillin, new semisynthetic ureido penicillins, was investigated and compared with that of other known beta-lactam antibiotics. At a concentration of 25 mug/ml, azlocillin inhibited 74% of Enterobacter, 97% of Proteus mirabilis, 64% of Citrobacter, 91% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 8...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fu KP,Neu HC

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus transmitted by mosquitoes, was an almost neglected pathogen until its introduction in the Americas in 2015 and its subsequent explosive spread throughout the continent, where it has infected millions of people. The virus has caused social and sanitary alarm, mainly due to its associatio...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Saiz JC,Martín-Acebes MA

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiviral drugs do not currently exist for the treatment of enterovirus infections, which are often severe and potentially life-threatening. We conducted high-throughput molecular screening and identified a structurally diverse set of compounds that inhibit the replication of coxsackievirus B3, a commonly encountered ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Zuo J,Kye S,Quinn KK,Cooper P,Damoiseaux R,Krogstad P

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorhexidine (Hibiscrub; ICI) is generally accepted to be effective as an antiseptic hand wash for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), but there is dispute whether the chlorhexidine MIC for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains is higher than that for MSSA strains and, indeed, whether it is...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cookson BD,Bolton MC,Platt JH

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TEM- and SHV-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are the most common ESBLs found in the United States and are prevalent throughout the world. Amino acid substitutions at a number of positions in TEM-1 lead to the ESBL phenotype, although substitutions at residues 104 (E to K), 164 (R to S or H), 238 (G to S...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jones CH,Ruzin A,Tuckman M,Visalli MA,Petersen PJ,Bradford PA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed cutaneous ethanol (ETOH) and isopropanol (ISOP) absorption after intensive (30 times per h) use of alcohol-based hand-rub solutions by healthcare workers (HCWs). ETOH was detectable in the breath of 6/20 HCWs (0.001 to 0.0025%) at 1 to 2 min postexposure and in the serum of 2/20 HCWs at 5 to 7 min postexpo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Brown TL,Gamon S,Tester P,Martin R,Hosking K,Bowkett GC,Gerostamoulos D,Grayson ML

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoprecipitation of antigens translated in vitro from Echinococcus granulosus RNA revealed that albendazole treatment of human hydatidosis induced antibodies to previously undetectable antigens and that the response to most antigens was specific, although cross-reactivity was observed between Schistosoma mansoni an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Blanton RE,Okelo GB,Kijobe J,King CH

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-8581 is a new water-soluble triazole antifungal agent. The geometric mean IC80s (GM-IC80S; where the IC80 is the lowest drug concentration which reduced the optical density at 630 nm by 80% compared with the optical density at 630 nm of the drug-free control) for Candida albicans were as follows: T-8581, 0.218 micro...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yotsuji A,Shimizu K,Araki H,Fujimaki K,Nishida N,Hori R,Annen N,Yamamoto S,Hayakawa H,Imaizumi H,Watanbe Y,Narita H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the inflammatory response to severe pneumonia is paramount in limiting and resolving the infection, excessive inflammation can lead to deleterious effects. We theorized that patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who were treated with macrolides and aspirin would receive benefit beyond that of c...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Falcone M,Russo A,Shindo Y,Farcomeni A,Pieralli F,Cangemi R,Liu J,Xia J,Okumura J,Sano M,Jones C,Vannucchi V,Mancone M,Micek S,Xu F,Violi F,Kollef M

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of BMS-207147 against 80 clinical isolates of Aspergillus was compared with that of itraconazole and amphotericin B, using a validated microtiter method. Geometric mean MICs (in microg/ml) were as follows: 1.71 for BMS-207147, 0.67 for itraconazole, and 0.63 for amphotericin B. The range of conce...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Moore CB,Walls CM,Denning DW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisbenzamidines, such as pentamidine isethionate, are aromatic dicationic compounds that are active against Pneumocystis and other microbes but are oftentimes toxic to the host. To identify potential anti-Pneumocystis agents, we synthesized bisbenzamidine derivatives in which the parent compound pentamidine was modifi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cushion MT,Walzer PD,Ashbaugh A,Rebholz S,Brubaker R,Vanden Eynde JJ,Mayence A,Huang TL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological data on carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria on the African continent are limited. Here, we report the identification of VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Tanzania. Eight out of 90 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa from a tertiary care hospital in Dar es Salaam were shown to...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Moyo S,Haldorsen B,Aboud S,Blomberg B,Maselle SY,Sundsfjord A,Langeland N,Samuelsen Ø

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial activity of cinoxacin, 1-ethyl-4(1H)-oxo-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]cinnoline-3-carboxylic acid, previously reported as compound 64716, was determined and compared with other antimicrobial agents at a dosage of 12 mg/kg once daily in a descending pyelonephritis rat model with Escherichia coli and Proteus mir...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Holmes DH,Ensminger PW,Gordee RS

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00