In vitro efficacies and resistance profiles of rifampin-based combination regimens for biofilm-embedded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

abstract：:The in vitro susceptibility of Brucella melitensis was examined vis-a-vis the clinical outcome in 75 patients with brucellosis. The initial MICs for Brucella isolates from patients who relapsed and from those who did not were similar. Furthermore, the MICs for isolates from patients whose infections relapsed were no d...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ariza J,Bosch J,Gudiol F,Liñares J,Viladrich PF,Martín R

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of dermatophytoses, including onychomycosis, has come a long way over the past few decades with the introduction of oral antifungals (e.g., terbinafine and itraconazole). However, with these advancements in oral therapies come several undesirable effects, such as kidney and liver toxicity, along with dru...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Long L,Hager C,Ghannoum M

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha interferon and ribavirin are required in combination to achieve a sustained virological response in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Alpha interferon has direct antiviral activity and also enhances HCV-specific T-cell responses. Ribavirin has little direct activity against HCV but reduces hepa...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Barnes E,Salio M,Cerundolo V,Medlin J,Murphy S,Dusheiko G,Klenerman P

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of two cefoperazone-sulbactam combinations against anaerobic bacteria was tested and compared both with that of cefoperazone alone and with that of other commonly used antimicrobial agents. Imipenem was the most active of the tested agents, followed by chloramphenicol, metronidazole, and cefoperazone-sulb...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wexler HM,Finegold SM

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the clinical correlates of the reference antifungal susceptibility test results in hematogenous and deep-seated Candida infection are still controversial, we evaluated the clinical correlates of this test in deep-seated Candida infections in non-AIDS patients. Thirty-two non-AIDS patients with hematogenous or...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lee SC,Fung CP,Huang JS,Tsai CJ,Chen KS,Chen HY,Lee N,See LC,Shieh WB

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro susceptibilities of 98 isolates of JK diphtheroids to teichomycin, vancomycin, and eight other antibiotics was investigated. Teichomycin and vancomycin were extremely active against all the isolates tested. The 90% minimal inhibitory concentrations for teichomycin and vancomycin were 1.56 and 0.78 microgr...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jadeja L,Fainstein V,LeBlanc B,Bodey GP

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections represent a serious threat to worldwide health. Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PR-AMPs), a particular group of peptide antibiotics, have demonstrated in vitro activity against P. aeruginosa strains. Here we show that the mammalian PR-AMP Bac7(1-35) is active against some multidr...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Runti G,Benincasa M,Giuffrida G,Devescovi G,Venturi V,Gennaro R,Scocchi M

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported the chromosomal location of the staphylococcal beta-lactamase gene in four strains of Enterococcus faecalis. Transfer of this gene from strain CH19 to an enterococcal recipient was accompanied by transfer of numerous other antimicrobial resistance determinants in the absence of detectable plasmid ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rice LB,Marshall SH

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of ceftriaxone was compared with those of other recently introduced beta-lactam antimicrobial agents (cefoperazone, cefotaxime, and moxalactam) and with those of cefoxitin, clindamycin, and metronidazole against 227 strains of anaerobic bacteria. The data obtained in this investigation suggest th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rolfe RD,Finegold SM

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide susceptibility survey of the Bacteroides fragilis group was continued at New England Medical Center in 1983. A total of 555 strains were obtained from eight centers in the United States. In addition to the nine antimicrobial agents studied in the two previous years, three other agents were added to the ev...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tally FP,Cuchural GJ Jr,Jacobus NV,Gorbach SL,Aldridge K,Cleary T,Finegold SM,Hill G,Iannini P,O'Keefe JP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated in a Bulgarian hospital was found to produce CTX-M-71, a new CTX-M variant characterized by one amino acid substitution from glycine to cysteine at position 238 in comparison to CTX-M-15. This exchange decreased the hydrolytic activity of the beta-lactamase for cefotaxime...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Schneider I,Queenan AM,Markovska R,Markova B,Keuleyan E,Bauernfeind A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of antipseudomonal beta-lactams in concentrated solutions was examined in view of their potential administration by continuous infusion with external pumps (for intensive care patients) or with portable pumps carried under clothing (for cystic fibrosis patients). Aztreonam (100 g/liter), piperacillin (12...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Viaene E,Chanteux H,Servais H,Mingeot-Leclercq MP,Tulkens PM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When strains harboring R factor and showing ampicillin (APC) resistance were inoculated on plates containing various concentrations of APC, mutants carrying various levels of APC resistance occurred at high frequencies. Increases in the level of APC resistance were due to a quantitative increase in the formation of pe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Odakura Y,Tanaka T,Hashimoto H,Mitsuhashi S

更新日期：1973-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azithromycin concentrations in the tonsils of 56 pediatric patients, treated with 10 or 20 mg of the drug per kg of body weight for 3 days, were compared. Azithromycin levels in plasma and tonsil samples were determined up to 8.5 days after the last dose. The 20-mg/kg regimen resulted in an improved tonsillar distribu...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Blandizzi C,Malizia T,Batoni G,Ghelardi E,Baschiera F,Bruschini P,Senesi S,Campa M,Del Tacca M

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:Two Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates of the same strain, identified in Poland, produced either TEM-47 or TEM-68, which differed by the Arg275Leu substitution. They harbored a few virulence factors, including an iron-chelating factor and capsule overproduction, suggesting that these factors were sufficient to enhance the...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Robin F,Hennequin C,Gniadkowski M,Beyrouthy R,Empel J,Gibold L,Bonnet R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amoxicillin when administered with gastric acid suppressors has been shown to be effective in eradication of Helicobacter pylori in 50 to 80% of subjects. The aim of this investigator-blind crossover study was to determine if gastric mucosal amoxicillin uptake was affected by increasing gastric juice pH. Fifteen male ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cardaci G,Lambert JR,King RG,Onishi N,Midolo P

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of health care-associated diarrhea with significant morbidity and mortality, and new options for the treatment of C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) are needed. Cadazolid is a new oxazolidinone-type antibiotic that is currently in clinical development for treatment of CDAD...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Locher HH,Seiler P,Chen X,Schroeder S,Pfaff P,Enderlin M,Klenk A,Fournier E,Hubschwerlen C,Ritz D,Kelly CP,Keck W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity of OXA-48-like carbapenemases is continually expanding. In this study, we describe the dissemination and characteristics of a novel carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamase (CHDL) named OXA-436. In total, six OXA-436-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates, including Enterobacter asburiae (n = 3), Citrob...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Samuelsen Ø,Hansen F,Aasnæs B,Hasman H,Lund BA,Leiros HS,Lilje B,Janice J,Jakobsen L,Littauer P,Søes LM,Holzknecht BJ,Andersen LP,Stegger M,Andersen PS,Hammerum AM

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A single-nucleotide polymorphism-based cluster grouping (SCG) classification system for Mycobacterium tuberculosis was used to examine antibiotic resistance type and resistance mutations in relationship to specific evolutionary lineages. Drug resistance and resistance mutations were seen across all SCGs. SCG-2 had hig...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Brimacombe M,Hazbon M,Motiwala AS,Alland D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Properties of a population of carbenicillin- and gentamicin-resistant, tobramycin-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Veteran's Administration Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, have been followed during a 16-month period. As originally described, the strains were isolated from patients with urinary tract colonizations and...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Korfhagen TR,Ferrel JA,Menefee CL,Loper JC

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data comparing the treatment outcomes of the two most frequently recommended empirical antibiotic regimens for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)--combination therapy with an extended-spectrum beta-lactam and a macrolide (BL+M) or fluoroquinolone (F) monotherapy--for patients with severe CAP are sparse. The purpose of...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lodise TP,Kwa A,Cosler L,Gupta R,Smith RP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WR99210, a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, has promising in vitro activity against Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The in vitro activities of WR99210 alone and in combination with a fixed concentration of dapsone (0.5 microgram/ml) were evaluated against 35 clinical MAC isolates by a broth dilution method. The M...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shah LM,DeStefano MS,Cynamon MH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 747-bp cfiA gene, which encodes a metallo-beta-lactamase, and the regions flanking cfiA in six imipenem-resistant and four imipenem-susceptible Bacteroides fragilis strains isolated in Japan were analyzed by PCR and DNA sequencing. The nucleotide sequences of the cfiA genes (designated cfiA(1) to cfiA(10)) of all ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kato N,Yamazoe K,Han CG,Ohtsubo E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cecropin B is a cationic antimicrobial peptide originally isolated from the diapausing pupae of the giant silk moth, Hylphora cecropia. Cecropin B elicits its antimicrobial effects through disruption of the anionic cell membranes of gram-negative bacteria. Previous work by our laboratory demonstrated that a constituti...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sallum UW,Chen TT

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited antiretrovirals are currently available for the management of multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV-1 infection. Ibalizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, represents the first novel agent for HIV-1 management in over a decade and is the first monoclonal antibody for the treatment of MDR HIV-1 infection ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Beccari MV,Mogle BT,Sidman EF,Mastro KA,Asiago-Reddy E,Kufel WD

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of meningococcal disease occurred among basic combat trainees at Fort Lewis, Wash., in the first 3 months of 1971. After five recruits developed meningitis within a 2-week period, 8,721 recruits were given 100 mg of minocycline every 12 hr for 5 days. No new cases of meningococcal disease occurred for almo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Guttler RB,Beaty HN

更新日期：1972-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 1-cyclopropyl-8-methoxy-quinazoline-2,4-diones was synthesized and evaluated for lowering the ratio of the antimicrobial MIC in gyrase resistance mutants to that in the gyr(+) (wild type) using isogenic strains of Escherichia coli. Dione features that lowered this ratio were a 3-amino group and C-7 ring st...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： German N,Malik M,Rosen JD,Drlica K,Kerns RJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the pharmacodynamic activities of fluconazole and amphotericin B given alone and in combination against Candida albicans by using an in vitro model of bloodstream infection that simulates human serum pharmacokinetic parameters for these antifungals. Fluconazole was administered as a bolus into the model t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lewis RE,Lund BC,Klepser ME,Ernst EJ,Pfaller MA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The VanR-VanS two-component system is responsible for inducing resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics in various bacteria. We have performed a comparative study of the VanR-VanS systems from two streptomyces strains, Streptomyces coelicolor and Streptomyces toyocaensis, to characterize how the two proteins cooperate t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Novotna GB,Kwun MJ,Hong HJ

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00