Magainin analogs effective against pathogenic protozoa.

abstract：:The antimicrobial activity of CP-62,993 against four Chlamydia trachomatis isolates was compared with those of erythromycin, clindamycin, and tetracycline. The MIC of CP-62,993 was 0.26 to 1.02 micrograms/ml for 100% inclusion inhibition and 0.031 to 0.063 microgram/ml for 50% inclusion inhibition. With pharmacokineti...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Walsh M,Kappus EW,Quinn TC

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of inflammatory bacterial products, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/endotoxin, may be increased upon the administration of antibiotics. An improved quantitative understanding of endotoxin release and its relation to antibiotic exposure and bacterial growth/killing may be gained by an integrated analysis o...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Thorsted A,Tano E,Kaivonen K,Sjölin J,Friberg LE,Nielsen EI

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid method for the detection of methicillin resistance in staphylococci was developed. The method was based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and primers that targeted the internal region of the coding frame of the mec gene. The amplification reaction was carried out with crude cell lysates as a source of tar...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Predari SC,Ligozzi M,Fontana R

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UK-18892 is a new aminoglycoside antibiotic, a derivative of kanamycin A structurally related to amikacin. It was found to be active against a wide range of pathogenic bacteria, including many gentamicin-resistant strains. The spectrum and degree of activity of UK-18892 were similar to those of amikacin, and differenc...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wise R,Andrews JM

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An international interlaboratory quality control program for measurement of antiretroviral drugs was initiated. The first round was confined to protease inhibitors and showed large variability in the performance of participating laboratories. The results demonstrate the need for and utility of an ongoing quality contr...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Aarnoutse RE,Verweij-van Wissen CP,van Ewijk-Beneken Kolmer EW,Wuis EW,Koopmans PP,Hekster YA,Burger DM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial liquids and foams were applied to the hands to determine their virucidal activity against rhinoviruses. Dilute solutions (1%) of iodine in ethyl alcohol or in water were most effective in causing inactivation of rhinovirus when applied immediately after viral contamination. Iodine also had a residual vir...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hendley JO,Mika LA,Gwaltney JM Jr

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two clinical isolates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae were noted to be less susceptible than expected to imipenem. Both were missing outer membrane proteins that serve as channels for antibiotic entry. The role of beta-lactamase in resistance was investigated by eliminating t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Martínez-Martínez L,Pascual A,Hernández-Allés S,Alvarez-Díaz D,Suárez AI,Tran J,Benedí VJ,Jacoby GA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several fast-growing Mycobacterium strains were found to inactivate rifampin. Two inactivated compounds (RIP-Ma and RIP-Mb) produced by these organisms were different from previously reported derivatives, i.e., phosphorylated or glucosylated derivatives, of the antibiotic. The structures of RIP-Ma and RIP-Mb were dete...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Dabbs ER,Yazawa K,Mikami Y,Miyaji M,Morisaki N,Iwasaki S,Furihata K

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid microbiological assay for chlorhydroxyquinoline is described. It is a turbidimetric procedure that uses Streptococcus faecalis as the test organism. Results are available within 5 h. Data are presented to show the advantages of using a cryogenically stored inoculum over an inoculum prepared on a daily basis. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cosgrove RF

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fosmid library from genomic DNA of Streptomyces viridochromogenes DSM 40736 was constructed and screened for the presence of genes known to be involved in the biosynthesis of phosphinothricin tripeptide (PTT). Eight positives were identified, one of which was able to confer PTT biosynthetic capability upon Streptomy...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Blodgett JA,Zhang JK,Metcalf WW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) causes high rates of morbidity and death. Several studies in academic health settings have demonstrated that consultations from infectious diseases specialists improve the quality of care and clinical outcomes for SAB. Few data that describe the impact in resource-limited setting...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Turner RB,Valcarlos E,Won R,Chang E,Schwartz J

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia pestis is the etiologic agent of the plague. Reports of Y. pestis strains that are resistant to each of the currently approved first-line and prophylactic treatments point to the urgent need to develop novel antibiotics with activity against the pathogen. We previously reported that Y. pestis strain KIM6+, un...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Steed DB,Liu J,Wasbrough E,Miller L,Halasohoris S,Miller J,Somerville B,Hershfield JR,Romesberg FE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae has increased in the Far East to the point that penicillin can no longer be recommended as the drug of choice, mandating a change to spectinomycin. As part of an ongoing surveillance of antibiotic susceptibilities, minimal inhibitory concentrations of penicillin, tetracycl...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Piziak MV,Woodbury C,Berliner D,Takafuji E,Kirkpatrick J,Opal S,Tramont E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial lock solutions are important for prevention of microbial colonization and infection of long-term central venous catheters. We investigated the efficacy and safety of a novel antibiotic-free lock solution formed from gas plasma-activated disinfectant (PAD). Using a luminal biofilm model, viable cells of m...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bhatt S,Mehta P,Chen C,Daines DA,Mermel LA,Chen HL,Kong MG

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystathionine gamma-lyase (EC 4.4.1.1) was purified from Streptomyces cattleya, an actinomycete which produces the unusual beta-lactam antibiotic thienamycin. The enzyme displays broad substrate specificity and is similar to gamma-lyases purified from other microorganisms. That the gamma-lyase functions in vivo to pro...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Williamson JM,Meyer R,Inamine E

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bronchial mucosal concentrations of lomefloxacin were determined for specimens obtained by fiber-optic bronchoscopy and compared with simultaneous concentrations in serum. The 23 patients studied were given an oral dose of 400 mg once daily for 4 days to achieve steady-state levels. The median concentration in ser...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Baldwin DR,Honeybourne D,Andrews JM,Ashby JP,Wise R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The topical delivery of liposomally encapsulated interferon was evaluated in the cutaneous herpes simplex virus guinea pig model. Application of liposomally entrapped interferon caused a reduction of lesion scores, whereas application of interferon formulated as a solution or as an emulsion was ineffective. The method...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Weiner N,Williams N,Birch G,Ramachandran C,Shipman C Jr,Flynn G

更新日期：1989-08-01 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：:We adopted an in vitro infective endocarditis model (IVIEM) to compare the efficacy of vancomycin (VAN), arbekacin (ABK), and gentamicin (GEN) alone or in combination. Using two strains of clinically isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, one GEN susceptible (GS171) and one GEN resistant (GR153), fibrin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lee DG,Chun HS,Yim DS,Choi SM,Choi JH,Yoo JH,Shin WS,Kang MW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been major interest by the scientific community in antivirulence approaches against bacterial infections. However, partly due to a lack of viable lead compounds, antivirulence therapeutics have yet to reach the clinic. Here we investigate the development of an antivirulence lead targeting quorum sensing sign...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Todd DA,Parlet CP,Crosby HA,Malone CL,Heilmann KP,Horswill AR,Cech NB

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Alphaviruses are arthropod-transmitted RNA viruses that can cause arthralgia, myalgia, and encephalitis in humans. Since the role of cellular kinases in alphavirus replication is unknown, we profiled kinetic changes in host kinase abundance and phosphorylation following chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection of fibroblas...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Broeckel R,Sarkar S,May NA,Totonchy J,Kreklywich CN,Smith P,Graves L,DeFilippis VR,Heise MT,Morrison TE,Moorman N,Streblow DN

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate maternal-fetal pharmacology of cefatrizine (BL-S 640), a new oral cephalosporin, a single oral 1,000-mg dose was administered to 33 gravidas (8 to 20 weeks' gestation) at varying intervals within 46 h of an elective therapeutic abortion by hysterectomy or intra-amniotic prostaglandin F(2a) induction. Mean ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bernard B,Thielen P,Garcia-Cázares J,Ballard CA

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alalevonadifloxacin (WCK 2349) is a novel l-alanine ester prodrug of levonadifloxacin that is being developed as an oral fluoroquinolone antibiotic. The primary objective of this study was to determine and compare plasma, epithelial lining fluid (ELF), and alveolar macrophage (AM) concentrations of levonadifloxacin fo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rodvold KA,Gotfried MH,Chugh R,Gupta M,Yeole R,Patel A,Bhatia A

更新日期：2018-02-23 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

abstract：:The anti-human immunodeficiency virus type I (anti-HIV-1) effects of gamma-glutamylcysteine ethyl ester (gamma-GCE; TEI-2306) were examined in vitro. In initial studies using a vigorously HIV-1-producing human T-lymphocytic cell line, gamma-GCE displayed a novel biphasic repressive effect on chronic HIV-1 infection th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kubota S,Shetty S,Zhang H,Kitahara S,Pomerantz RJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparative in vitro activity of SMT19969, a novel, narrow-spectrum, nonabsorbable agent, was studied against 50 ribotype-defined Clostridium difficile strains, 174 Gram-positive and 136 Gram-negative intestinal anaerobes, and 40 Gram-positive aerobes. SMT19969 was one dilution more active against C. difficile iso...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Goldstein EJ,Citron DM,Tyrrell KL,Merriam CV

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biotransformation of the parenterally effective cephalosporin antibiotic cefamandole nafate (I) has been studied in rats and dogs. After rapid in vivo hydrolysis of the nafate pharmaceutical form to cefamandole (II), the antibiotic was found to be very resistant to metabolic degradation in both species. In dogs, c...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sullivan HR,Due SL,Kau DL,Quay JF,Miller WM

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive biochemical testing and 16S rRNA and rpoB sequence analysis revealed that clinical strain CF01Ent1, initially identified as Buttiauxella agrestis by the use of Api 32 biochemical strips, is a new organism in the Enterobacteriaceae family. It produced an inducible AmpC-type beta-lactamase whose sequence share...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bonnet R,Chanal C,Ageron E,Sirot D,De Champs C,Grimont P,Sirot J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past studies conducted in Australian and American families have demonstrated that alpha 2b interferon (IFN) is effective in preventing rhinovirus-associated illnesses in exposed family members. IFN had been used by intranasal application for 7 days after exposure (5 x 10(6) IU/day). We used the same approach but with ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Monto AS,Schwartz SA,Albrecht JK

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cinodine, a broad-spectrum glycocinnamoylspermidine antibiotic, binds to DNA and irreversibly inhibits bacterial and phase DNA synthesis. Cinodine was found to inhibit the activity of Micrococcus luteus DNA gyrase in vitro, but it did not inhibit the activities of two other DNA-binding enzymes, namely, topoisomerase I...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Osburne MS,Maiese WM,Greenstein M

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00