Amodiaquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Afghanistan is associated with the pfcrt SVMNT allele at codons 72 to 76.

abstract：:Amphotericin B (AMB) has been a mainstay therapy for fungal infections of the central nervous system, but its use has been limited by its poor penetration into the brain, the mechanism of which remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in AMB crossing the blood-brain bar...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wu JQ,Shao K,Wang X,Wang RY,Cao YH,Yu YQ,Lou JN,Chen YQ,Zhao HZ,Zhang QQ,Weng XH,Jiang C,Zhu LP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acanthamoeba spp. are the causative agents of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), which mainly occurs in contact lens wearers, and of skin lesions, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), and disseminating diseases in the immunocompromised host. AK therapy is complex and irritating for the eye, skin lesions are difficult t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fürnkranz U,Nagl M,Gottardi W,Köhsler M,Aspöck H,Walochnik J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the in vitro activity of polymyxin B plus imipenem, meropenem, or tigecycline against six KPC-2-producing Enterobacteriaceae strains with high MICs for these antimicrobial agents. Polymyxin B with carbapenems, especially meropenem, were the most active combinations for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobact...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Barth N,Ribeiro VB,Zavascki AP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoperoxides are a new class of antimalarial agents, of which artemisinin (qinghaosu) is the prototype. We have previously shown that artemisinin is capable of alkylating proteins in model reactions. In the present study, we showed that when Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are treated with a radiolabe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Asawamahasakda W,Ittarat I,Pu YM,Ziffer H,Meshnick SR

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen with increasing prevalence, which is able to cause infections in immunocompromised patients or in those with a previous pathology. The treatment of the infections caused by this bacterium is often complicated due to the several intrinsic antibiotic resistance m...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Blanco P,Corona F,Sánchez MB,Martínez JL

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel sulfonated derivatives of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (NSPAHs) and N-sulfonated chitosan (NSCH) have been synthesized, and their activity against influenza A and B viruses has been studied and compared with that of a series of carrageenans, marine polysaccharides of well-documented anti-influenza activity. NS...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ciejka J,Milewska A,Wytrwal M,Wojarski J,Golda A,Ochman M,Nowakowska M,Szczubialka K,Pyrc K

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of ceftaroline and comparators, using broth microdilution, were determined against 1,066 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from hospitalized patients. Seventeen medical centers from Latin American countries contributed isolates. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) percentages ranged from 46% (B...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Biedenbach DJ,Hoban DJ,Reiszner E,Lahiri SD,Alm RA,Sahm DF,Bouchillon SK,Ambler JE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial proteins and peptides (AMPs) are essential effectors of innate immunity, acting as a first line of defense against bacterial infections. Many AMPs exhibit high affinity for cell wall structures such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a potent endotoxin able to induce sepsis. Hence, understanding how AMPs can i...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pulido D,Moussaoui M,Andreu D,Nogués MV,Torrent M,Boix E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance mechanisms of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus saprophyticus were characterized. Penicillin-binding protein (PBP) studies demonstrated an inducible PBP identical to PBP 2a in the membranes of these isolates. The amount of beta-lactamase produced was minimal. PBP 2a is responsible for the ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Stratton CW,Gelfand MS,Gerberding JL,Chambers HF

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anidulafungin concentrations were quantified with high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and UV detection of the ascites fluid and pleural effusion of 10 adult critically ill patients. Samples were collected from ascites fluid and from pleural drains or during paracentesis and thoracentesis, respectively. Anidulaf...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Welte R,Eller P,Lorenz I,Joannidis M,Bellmann R

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:P128 is an antistaphylococcal protein, comprising a cell wall-degrading enzymatic region and a Staphylococcus-specific binding region, which possesses specific and potent bactericidal activity against sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus To explore P128's ability to kill S. aureus in a range o...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nair S,Desai S,Poonacha N,Vipra A,Sharma U

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Atovaquone (AV) acts on the malaria parasite by competing with ubiquinol (UQH2) for its union to the mitochondrial bc1 complex, preventing the ubiquinone-8,9 (UQ) redox recycling, which is a necessary step in pyrimidine biosynthesis. This study focused on UQ biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum and adopted proof-of-c...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Verdaguer IB,Crispim M,Zafra CA,Sussmann RAC,Buriticá NL,Melo HR,Azevedo MF,Almeida FG,Kimura EA,Katzin AM

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of CEM-101, a new fluoroketolide, was determined against Gram-positive organisms with various macrolide susceptibility profiles. Experiments for determination of the MICs and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs), timed killing, single-step and multistep mutation rates, the erythromycin indu...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Woosley LN,Castanheira M,Jones RN

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moxifloxacin (BAY12-8039) is a new 8-methoxyquinolone shown to be active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro. We tested moxifloxacin for activity in mice against M. tuberculosis CSU93, a highly virulent, recently isolated clinical strain. The MIC of moxifloxacin for the CSU93 strain was 0.25 microg/ml. The ser...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Miyazaki E,Miyazaki M,Chen JM,Chaisson RE,Bishai WR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that various short- and medium-chain free fatty acids (FFAs) and their corresponding monoacylglycerol esters (MGs) have antibacterial activity in vitro against primarily gram-positive bacteria. More recent studies have also shown that the growth of Helicobacter spp. is inhibited by linoleic...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Petschow BW,Batema RP,Ford LL

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a new rabbit model of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus knee prosthesis infection, we compared the efficacies of sparfloxacin (50 mg/kg of body weight subcutaneously, twice a day) and pefloxacin (50 mg/kg subcutaneously, twice a day). A partial knee replacement was performed with a silicone implant f...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Crémieux AC,Mghir AS,Bleton R,Manteau M,Belmatoug N,Massias L,Garry L,Sales N,Mazière B,Carbon C

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel gene encoding an aminoglycoside 3-N-acetyltransferase, which confers resistance to gentamicin, astromicin, and sisomicin, was cloned from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Stone 130. Its sequence was determined and found to show considerable similarity to an aac(3)-I gene previously cloned from R plasmids from Enterobact...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Schwocho LR,Schaffner CP,Miller GH,Hare RS,Shaw KJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro susceptibilities of 266 isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae determined by the agar dilution method showed that 6% of isolates were nonsusceptible to penicillin and 46% was resistant to erythromycin. Of the erythromycin-resistant isolates, 86.3% had the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) resistance...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hsueh PR,Teng LJ,Lee LN,Ho SW,Yang PC,Luh KT

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effect of repeated oral doses (5 days of treatment) on the kinetics of lomefloxacin in volunteers and compared the kinetics after two different regimens, i.e., 400 mg once daily and 200 mg twice daily. After 400 mg of lomefloxacin was given once daily, no significant modification in the pharmacokineti...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gros I,Carbon C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Lactamase was purified from a strain of Legionella gormanii. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was 25,000, and its isoelectric point was 10.5. The enzyme hydrolyzed oxyiminocephalosporins, cephamycins, penicillins, and imipenem. The enzyme activity was inhibited by EDTA, Hg2+, and Cu2+, but not by clavu...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fujii T,Sato K,Miyata K,Inoue M,Mitsuhashi S

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of tigecycline and selected antimicrobials were evaluated against a variety of multiple-drug-resistant clinical isolates, including extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- and/or metallo-beta-lactamase-producing gram-negative strains, colistin-resistant strains, vancomycin- and/or linezolid-resistant...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Souli M,Kontopidou FV,Koratzanis E,Antoniadou A,Giannitsioti E,Evangelopoulou P,Kannavaki S,Giamarellou H

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to (i) construct a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model able to describe vancomycin (VAN) concentrations in serum in pediatric patients, (ii) determine VAN PK parameters in this population, and (iii) validate the predictive ability of this model in a naive pediatric population. Data ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lamarre P,Lebel D,Ducharme MP

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agar and broth microdilution MICs of RP 74501-RP 74502, a mixture of streptogramin antimicrobial agents that inhibited 90% of 22 Legionella strains tested, were 0.64 and 0.08 microgram/ml, respectively; respective erythromycin values were 1.0 and 0.12 microgram/ml. RP 74501-RP 74502 at 1 microgram/ml was more active t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Edelstein PH,Edelstein MA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotoxicity is the primary adverse effect of the polymyxins. The relative rates of toxicity of polymyxin B and colistin have not been fully elucidated, especially in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). A retrospective cohort study of adults treated with polymyxin B or colistin for at least 48 h was conducted. The p...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Crass RL,Rutter WC,Burgess DR,Martin CA,Burgess DS

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro and in vivo activities of azithromycin against chlamydia were investigated. The MIC of azithromycin for five standard strains of different species of chlamydia and six wild-type strains of Chlamydia pneumoniae was 0.125 microgram/ml, which was superior to that of erythromycin but inferior to those of clar...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Niki Y,Kimura M,Miyashita N,Soejima R

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in vitro model of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MO-DC) and CD4(+) T cells, representing the primary targets of sexual human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, was used to evaluate the antiviral and immune suppressive activity of new classes of nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, diaryltriazi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Van Herrewege Y,Vanham G,Michiels J,Fransen K,Kestens L,Andries K,Janssen P,Lewi P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temafloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone, alone or in combination with tobramycin, was compared with penicillin, tobramycin, and their combination in the therapy of rabbits with endocarditis caused by Streptococcus adjacens GaDT, a new species of nutritionally variant streptococci. Animals were injected intramuscularly for...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cremieux AC,Saleh-Mghir A,Vallois JM,Maziere B,Muffat-Joly M,Devine C,Bouvet A,Pocidalo JJ,Carbon C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the in vitro activities of anidulafungin, micafungin, and caspofungin against Candida krusei by determining MIC and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) measurements and by the time-kill method. The geometric mean (GM)-MIC/GM-MFC values were 0.1/0.34, 0.25/0.44, and 1/2.29, respectively. The mean times ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cantón E,Pemán J,Valentín A,Espinel-Ingroff A,Gobernado M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderately penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis was responsible for an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1993. We tested fully susceptible and moderately resistant strains of N. meningitidis against ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, penicillin, and ri...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Blondeau JM,Yaschuk Y

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to fluoroquinolones (FQ) results mostly from mutations in the gyrA gene. We developed a reverse hybridization-based line probe assay in which oligonucleotide probes carrying the wild-type gyrA sequence, a serine-to-threonine (S95T) polymorphism, and gyrA mutations (A90V, A90V-S...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Giannoni F,Iona E,Sementilli F,Brunori L,Pardini M,Migliori GB,Orefici G,Fattorini L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00