Comparative activities of TR-700 (torezolid) against staphylococcal blood isolates collected in Spain.

abstract：:Twenty-one adult patients hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections due to Branhamella catarrhalis or Haemophilus influenzae or both were treated with the combination of oral amoxicillin and potassium clavulanate (Augmentin) in an open, noncomparative clinical trial. Diseases included pneumonia, empyema, an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wallace RJ Jr,Steele LC,Brooks DL,Luman JI,Wilson RW,McLarty JW

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibacterial compounds with novel modes of action are needed for management of bacterial infections. Here we describe a high-content screen of 9,800 compounds identifying acylated sulfonamides as novel growth inhibitors of the sexually transmitted pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis. The effect was bactericidal and distin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marwaha S,Uvell H,Salin O,Lindgren AE,Silver J,Elofsson M,Gylfe A

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Antimicrobial cationic peptides are ubiquitous in nature and are thought to be a component of the first line of defense against infectious agents. It is widely believed that the killing mechanism of these peptides on bacteria involves an interaction with the cytoplasmic membrane. Cationic peptides from different struc...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Friedrich CL,Moyles D,Beveridge TJ,Hancock RE

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important determinant of nephrotoxicity, which is the major complication of long-term amphotericin B treatment, is dysfunction of distal tubular epithelial cells. The underlying cause for this rather selective damage to the cells is unknown. In the present investigation, it was shown that kidney epithelial cells we...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Walev I,Bhakdi S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMR 3647 (telithromycin), a new ketolide, is active on intracellular pathogens. It was previously demonstrated that it inhibits superoxide anion production in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, at concentrations which inhibit 50% of the control response of about 55 microg/ml (5 min) to 30 microg/ml (30 min); ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Vazifeh D,Abdelghaffar H,Labro MT

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike mammalian cells, malarial parasites lack the enzymes to salvage preformed pyrimidines. For this reason, a combination of a thymidylate synthase inhibitor and the nucleoside thymidine should provide selective antimalarial activity even in the absence of any known active site differences between malarial and mamm...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rathod PK,Reshmi S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rifalazil, also known as KRM-1648 or benzoxazinorifamycin, is a new semisynthetic rifamycin with a long half-life of approximately 60 h. Rifalazil has potent bactericidal activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro and in animal models of tuberculosis (TB). Prior studies in healthy volunteers showed that once...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Dietze R,Teixeira L,Rocha LM,Palaci M,Johnson JL,Wells C,Rose L,Eisenach K,Ellner JJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two strains of Trichophyton rubrum and 16 strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes isolated from patients with tinea unguium in various parts of Germany were subjected to a microdilution test with six systemic or topical antimycotic agents. Apart from griseofulvin, there were no species-specific differences betwe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Korting HC,Ollert M,Abeck D

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MICs of daptomycin, linezolid, and vancomycin against 212 isolates, including Listeria monocytogenes and Pediococcus, Leuconostoc, Rhodococcus, and Nocardia spp., were determined by the broth microdilution method; daptomycin MICs were also determined by the Etest. Except with those for Leuconostoc spp., daptomycin Ete...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Huang YT,Liao CH,Teng LJ,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mupirocin is a topical antimicrobial used to decolonize patients who carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and the topical agent retapamulin may be a potential alternative therapy. The goal of this study was to determine the in vitro activity of retapamulin as well as a panel of 15 antimicrobial ag...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Harrington AT,Black JA,Clarridge JE 3rd

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefamandole nafate, a new cephalosporin for parenteral use, was evaluated in vitro against 231 recent clinical isolates and in 12 patients. Cefamandole had activity equivalent to cefazolin against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Cefamandole was more active than cephalothin or cefazo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shemonsky NK,Carrizosa J,Levison ME

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two TolC homologs, PM0527 and PM1980, were identified for Pasteurella multocida. A pm0527 mutant displayed increased susceptibility to a range of chemicals, including rifampin (512-fold) and acridine orange (128-fold). A pm1980 mutant showed increased susceptibility to rifampin, ceftazidime, and vancomycin. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hatfaludi T,Al-Hasani K,Dunstone M,Boyce J,Adler B

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By the time-kill curve method, the combination of N-formimidoyl thienamycin and gentamicin showed synergism against 47 of 48 strains of enterococci, whereas the combination of N-formimidoyl thienamycin and tobramycin was synergistic against 46 strains. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Watanakunakorn C,Tisone JC

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of resistant strains among common and rare Candida species necessitates continuous monitoring of the in vitro susceptibilities of those isolates. We therefore assessed the in vitro activities of micafungin against 1,099 molecularly identified isolates belonging to 5 common and 20 rare Candida species by ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Meletiadis J,Geertsen E,Curfs-Breuker I,Meis JF,Mouton JW

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple injections of ofloxacin (subcutaneous or oral) in combination with a Lactobacillus casei preparation, LC9018 (subcutaneous), in mice infected intravenously with Mycobacterium fortuitum led to a marked delay in the incidence of spinning disease, a lowered incidence of gross renal lesions, and an increase in th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tomioka H,Sato K,Saito H

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike mammalian cells, malarial parasites are completely dependent on the de novo pyrimidine pathway and lack the enzymes to salvage preformed pyrimidines. In the present study, first, it is shown that 1843U89, even without polyglutamylation, is a potent folate-based inhibitor of purified malarial parasite thymidylat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jiang L,Lee PC,White J,Rathod PK

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among yeast strains of human origin belonging to the genera Candida, Cryptococcus, Torulopsis, and Rhodotorula which were examined for killer and sensitive characteristics with killer and sensitive strains of Cryptococcus, Hansenula, Kluyveromyces, Pichia, Saccharomyces, and Torulopsis as screening organisms, a high i...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Middelbeek EJ,Hermans JM,Stumm C,Muytjens HL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Infectious Diseases Society of America advocates trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) as initial therapy for females with acute uncomplicated bacterial cystitis in settings where the prevalence of SXT resistance does not exceed 10 to 20%. To determine trends in the activities of SXT, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, and ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Karlowsky JA,Kelly LJ,Thornsberry C,Jones ME,Sahm DF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administering polymyxin antibiotics in a traditional fashion may be ineffective against Gram-negative ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) pathogens. Here, we explored increasing the dose intensity of poly...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tsuji BT,Landersdorfer CB,Lenhard JR,Cheah SE,Thamlikitkul V,Rao GG,Holden PN,Forrest A,Bulitta JB,Nation RL,Li J

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial activities of calcium-deficient apatite loaded with different concentrations (25, 100, and 500 microg/mg) of vancomycin as a filling biomaterial were evaluated in a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rabbit acute osteomyelitis model. Bacterial counts in bone, bone marrow, and joint fl...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Amador G,Gautier H,Le Mabecque V,Miegeville AF,Potel G,Bouler JM,Weiss P,Caillon J,Jacqueline C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 201 Staphylococcus aureus isolates were surveyed for susceptibility to ciprofloxacin and trovafloxacin. Of 66 methicillin-resistant isolates, 89% were ciprofloxacin resistant and 6% were also trovafloxacin resistant. Trovafloxacin-resistant strains had unusual patterns of quinoline resistance mutations in D...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fitzgibbon JE,John JF,Delucia JL,Dubin DT

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cystic fibrosis patients after treatment with azithromycin were cross-resistant to azithromycin and erythromycin. None of the isolates contained erm or msr(A) genes, but they all carried either A2058G/U or A2059G mutations within the rrl genes, with a majority of the ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Prunier AL,Malbruny B,Tandé D,Picard B,Leclercq R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daptomycin, a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic, and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) are commonly administered in the inpatient setting and are associated with creatine phosphokinase (CPK) elevations, myalgias, and muscle weakness. Safety data for coadministration of daptomyc...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bland CM,Bookstaver PB,Lu ZK,Dunn BL,Rumley KF,Southeastern Research Group Endeavor (SERGE-45).

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation of trimethoprim-resistant, sulfonamide-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae causing urinary tract infections is reported. The appearance of these strains followed the introduction of trimethoprim alone for use as treatment. Trimethoprim resistance was attributable to plasmids or transposons less frequently in ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Towner KJ,Smith MA,Cowlishaw WA

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Characterization of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antileishmanial drugs in preclinical models is important for drug development and use. Here we investigated the pharmacodynamics and drug di...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Voak AA,Harris A,Qaiser Z,Croft SL,Seifert K

更新日期：2017-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical treatment failures have been reported to occur in early Lyme borreliosis (LB) for many suitable antimicrobial agents. Investigations of possible resistance mechanisms of the Borrelia burgdorferi complex must analyze clinical isolates obtained from LB patients, despite their receiving antibiotic treatment. Her...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hunfeld KP,Ruzic-Sabljic E,Norris DE,Kraiczy P,Strle F

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are part of the normal flora that may cause bacteremia, often leading to endocarditis. We evaluated daptomycin against four clinical strains of VGS (MICs = 1 or 2 μg/ml) using an in vitro-simulated endocardial vegetation model, a simulated bacteremia model, and kill curves. Daptomycin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Akins RL,Katz BD,Monahan C,Alexander D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus produces genetic variations that can lead to changes in antiviral susceptibility and in receptor-binding specificity. In countries where the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is endemic or causes regular epidemics, the surveillance of these changes is important fo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Naughtin M,Dyason JC,Mardy S,Sorn S,von Itzstein M,Buchy P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of Bay v 3522, a new aminobenzothiazol cephem, was compared with those of other oral beta-lactams. Bay v 3522 displayed high activity against Staphylococcus spp. (MICs for 90% of strains tested [MIC90S], 0.5 micrograms/ml), Streptococcus pneumoniae (MIC90, 0.06 micrograms/ml), and Haemophilus inf...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wise R,Andrews JM,Ashby JP,Thornber D

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00