Pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion inhibitor in the cotton rat model.

abstract：:Establishing an effective empirical antifungal therapy requires that national surveillance studies be conducted. Herein, we report the clinical outcome of infections with and the microbiological features of Iranian isolates of Candidaglabrata derived from patients suffering from candidemia. C. glabrata isolates were r...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Arastehfar A,Daneshnia F,Zomorodian K,Najafzadeh MJ,Khodavaisy S,Zarrinfar H,Hagen F,Zare Shahrabadi Z,Lackner M,Mirhendi H,Salehi M,Roudbary M,Pan W,Kostrzewa M,Boekhout T

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Mongrel dogs with ascites created by inferior vena cava ligation were given cephalothin, cephaloridine, cefazolin, and cefamandole to evaluate the effect of protein binding and serum pharmacokinetics on the distribution of cephalosporins into ascitic fluid. Antibiotics were given intramuscularly (15 mg/kg) every 4 h f...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gerding DN,Peterson LR,Legler DC,Hall WH,Schierl EA

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PER-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacilli are resistant to oxyimino-cephalosporins. However, the bla(PER-1) gene has never been reported in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Here, we studied interspecies dissemination of the bla(PER-1) gene by horizontal transfer of Tn1213 among Acinetobacter baumannii,...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bae IK,Jang SJ,Kim J,Jeong SH,Cho B,Lee K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), has surpassed HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The increasing occurrence of drug-resistant strains has become a major challenge for health care systems and, in some cases, has rendered TB untreatable. Howe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Meikle V,Mossberg AK,Mitra A,Hakansson AP,Niederweis M

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined 741 urinary tract isolates of the Morganella-Proteus-Providencia group, including the recently defined species Proteus penneri, for susceptibilities to aminoglycosides, semisynthetic penicillins, and cephalosporins. The data emphasize the importance of identification to the species level on the basis of ma...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Piccolomini R,Cellini L,Allocati N,Di Girolamo A,Ravagnan G

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Lactams are often used to treat Helicobacter cinaedi infections; however, the mechanism underlying β-lactam resistance is unknown. In this study, we investigated β-lactam resistance in an H. cinaedi strain, MRY12-0051 (MICs of amoxicillin [AMX] and ceftriaxone [CRO], 32 and 128 μg/ml; obtained from human feces). Bas...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rimbara E,Mori S,Kim H,Suzuki M,Shibayama K

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of 25 quinolones and fluoroquinolones against erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum and against liver stages of Plasmodium yoelii yoelii and P. falciparum were studied. All compounds were inhibitory for chloroquine-sensitive and chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum grown in red blood cell...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mahmoudi N,Ciceron L,Franetich JF,Farhati K,Silvie O,Eling W,Sauerwein R,Danis M,Mazier D,Derouin F

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study demonstrates the in vitro effectiveness of the macrolide rokitamycin and the phenothiazine compound chlorpromazine against Acanthamoeba castellanii. Growth curve evaluations revealed that both drugs inhibit trophozoite growth in dose- and time-dependent ways. The effects of both drugs when they were ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mattana A,Biancu G,Alberti L,Accardo A,Delogu G,Fiori PL,Cappuccinelli P

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional therapy for human cytomegalovirus (CMV) relies on inhibition of the viral DNA polymerase. Ganciclovir (GCV) is the first-line therapy, but when GCV-resistant strains emerge, alternative therapies are extremely limited and are associated with significant toxicities. Combination of anti-CMV agents that act ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cai H,Kapoor A,He R,Venkatadri R,Forman M,Posner GH,Arav-Boger R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of extracellular DNA in the maintenance of biofilms formed by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria was studied. This study evaluated all the bacterial strains that were tested for the presence of extracellular DNA with an average size of 30 kb in the matrix. Our results indicate changes in community bioma...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tetz GV,Artemenko NK,Tetz VV

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an obligate aerobe, Mycobacterium tuberculosis uses its electron transport chain (ETC) to produce energy via oxidative phosphorylation. This pathway has recently garnered a lot of attention and is a target for several new antimycobacterials. We tested the respiratory adaptation of M. tuberculosis to phenoxyalkylben...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Berube BJ,Parish T

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay to validate time-kill and postantifungal-effect (PAFE) experiments for voriconazole against Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida parapsilosis isolates. Voriconazole exerted prolonged fungistatic activity but no PAFE at concentrations achieva...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Li Y,Nguyen MH,Derendorf H,Cheng S,Clancy CJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral doses of norfloxacin (80 mg/kg of body weight per day) and ciprofloxacin (25 and 80 mg/kg/day) and intramuscular doses of teicoplanin (5 mg/kg/day), all administered once a day for 10 days, were evaluated as a means of preventing encrusted cystitis caused by Corynebacterium group D2. Zinc disks dipped into a 24-h...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Soriano F,Rodriguez-Tudela JL,Castilla C,Avilés P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infectious diarrhea. LFF571 is a novel inhibitor of the prokaryotic translation elongation factor Tu and is active against a range of bacterial species, including C. difficile. This first-in-human study investigated the safety and pharmacokinetics of sing...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ting LS,Praestgaard J,Grunenberg N,Yang JC,Leeds JA,Pertel P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Cedecea davisae isolate, which was intermediate or resistant to third-generation cephalosporins and carbapenems, was recovered from a urine sample. Susceptibility testing, isoelectric focusing, and analysis of outer membrane proteins showed that AmpC β-lactamase expression combined with porin deficiency accounted fo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ammenouche N,Dupont H,Mammeri H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs restrict the availability of selected drugs by requiring prior approval. Carbapenems may be among the restricted drugs, but it is unclear if hospitals that restrict availability actually use fewer carbapenems than hospitals that do not restrict use. Nor is it clear if r...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pakyz AL,Oinonen M,Polk RE

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 521 unique clinical isolates from cancer patients with primarily (>90%) bloodstream infections were tested for susceptibility to ceftazidime-avibactam and comparators using broth microdilution methods. Ceftazidime-avibactam inhibited 97.8% of all Enterobacteriaceae (n = 321) at the susceptibility breakpoint...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hachem R,Reitzel R,Rolston K,Chaftari AM,Raad I

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:(1,3)Beta-D-glucan synthase (EC 2.4.1.34. UDP-glucose: 1,3-beta-D-glucan 3-beta-glucosyltransferase) uses UDP-glucose as substrate and catalyzes the polymerization of glucose ([1,3]-beta-linkages) to form the major carbohydrate component of the fungal cell wall. We have optimized in vitro assay conditions for (1,3)bet...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Maligie MA,Selitrennikoff CP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal approach for empirical antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock remains controversial. A retrospective cohort study was conducted in the intensive care units of a university hospital. The data from 760 patients with severe sepsis or septic shock associated with Gram-negative bacte...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Micek ST,Welch EC,Khan J,Pervez M,Doherty JA,Reichley RM,Kollef MH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two methods for testing the susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifapentine have been developed: the agar proportion method and the radiometric BACTEC technique. A critical concentration of 0.5 microg of rifapentine per ml is proposed for both methods since it provides a reliable means of distinguishing be...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Heifets L,Sanchez T,Vanderkolk J,Pham V

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii isolates from the Pacific Northwest have exhibited higher fluconazole MICs than isolates from other sites. The mechanism of fluconazole resistance in C. gattii is unknown. We sought to determine the role of the efflux pumps Mdr1 and Pdr11 in fluconazole susceptibility. Using biolistic transformatio...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yang ML,Uhrig J,Vu K,Singapuri A,Dennis M,Gelli A,Thompson GR 3rd

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:T-20EK is a novel fusion inhibitor designed to have enhanced α-helicity over T-20 (enfuvirtide) through engineered electrostatic interactions between glutamic acid (E) and lysine (K) substitutions. T-20EK efficiently suppresses wild-type and T-20-resistant variants. Here, we selected T-20EK-resistant variants. A combi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shimane K,Kawaji K,Miyamoto F,Oishi S,Watanabe K,Sakagami Y,Fujii N,Shimura K,Matsuoka M,Kaku M,Sarafianos SG,Kodama EN

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spread of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms, particularly those harboring the CTX-M-type enzymes, both in the hospital and in the community, is difficult to discontinue due to the successful mobilization and evolution of the genetic elements harboring ESBL genes and coresistance rates in ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Morosini MI,García-Castillo M,Coque TM,Valverde A,Novais A,Loza E,Baquero F,Cantón R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the influences of antimicrobial agents on the colonization of the respiratory tract and infection with Enterococcus faecalis in intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving mechanical respiration for at least 3 days. In a matched-cohort analysis, patients receiving topical antimicrobial prophylaxis (TAP) of...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bonten MJ,Gaillard CA,van Tiel FH,van der Geest S,Stobberingh EE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical pharmacological studies of ticarcillin (alpha-carboxyl-3-thienylmethyl penicillin, BRL-2288) were conducted in patients with metastatic cancer and leukemia. After administration of 0.5 g intramuscularly, 1 g intramuscularly, and 1 g intravenously, the mean peak concentrations in serum were 18, 35, and 106 mug...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rodriguez V,Inagaki J,Bodey GP

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aromatic diamidines represent a class of compounds with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity; however, their development is hindered by a lack of understanding of their mechanism of antimicrobial action. DB75 [2,5-bis(4-amidinophenyl)furan] is a trypanocidal aromatic diamidine that was originally developed as a s...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lanteri CA,Trumpower BL,Tidwell RR,Meshnick SR

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of pneumococci resistant to penicillin and other agents prompted us to evaluate intravenous vancomycin for the therapy of pneumococcal meningitis, which has an overall mortality of 30%. Eleven consecutive adult patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-culture-proven pneumococcal meningitis and positive in...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Viladrich PF,Gudiol F,Liñares J,Pallarés R,Sabaté I,Rufí G,Ariza J

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) continues to be a major threat for pregnant women and the immunocompromised population. Although several anti-HCMV therapies are available, the development of new anti-HCMV agents is highly desired. There is growing interest in identifying compounds that might inhibit HCMV b...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kapoor A,Cai H,Forman M,He R,Shamay M,Arav-Boger R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propolis, a resinous bee product, has been shown to inhibit the growth of oral microorganisms and the activity of bacterium-derived glucosyltransferases (GTFs). Several compounds, mainly polyphenolics, have been identified in this natural product. The present study evaluated the effects of distinct chemical groups fou...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Koo H,Rosalen PL,Cury JA,Park YK,Bowen WH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether low concentrations of aminoglycosides in combination with penicillin could effectively kill enterococci in vitro, we tested penicillin (20 micrograms/ml) in combination with decreasing concentrations of either streptomycin (20, 10, 5, and 1 micrograms/ml) or gentamicin (5, 3, 1, and 0.5 micrograms...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Matsumoto JY,Wilson WR,Wright AJ,Geraci JE,Washington JA 2nd

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00