Susceptibility of Staphylococcus species and subspecies to teicoplanin.

abstract：:The activity of NXL103 against 108 strains of Haemophilus influenzae was tested using Haemophilus test media (HTM) obtained from various sources. With the exception of those obtained with stored HTM, MICs did not differ significantly, with MIC(50) and MIC(90) values of 0.5 and 0.5 to 1 microg/ml, respectively, in each...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pankuch GA,Hoellman D,Bryskier A,Lowther J,Appelbaum PC

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete sequence of the carbapenem-resistance-conferring conjugative plasmid pLD209 from a Pseudomonas putida clinical strain is presented. pLD209 is formed by 3 well-defined regions: an adaptability module encompassing a Tn402-like class 1 integron of clinical origin containing blaVIM-2 and aacA4 gene cassettes,...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marchiaro PM,Brambilla L,Morán-Barrio J,Revale S,Pasteran F,Vila AJ,Viale AM,Limansky AS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium chimaera is a slow-growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium species belonging to the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). It has been identified globally as the cause of a large outbreak of cardiovascular infections following open heart surgery, but it can also cause respiratory infections in individuals with ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mok S,Hannan MM,Nölke L,Stapleton P,O'Sullivan N,Murphy P,McLaughlin AM,McNamara E,Fitzgibbon MM,Rogers TR

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Posaconazole in oral suspension must be taken multiple times a day with food (preferably a high-fat meal) to ensure adequate exposure among patients. We evaluated the effect of food on the bioavailability of a new delayed-release tablet formulation of posaconazole at the proposed clinical dose of 300 mg once daily in ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kersemaekers WM,Dogterom P,Xu J,Marcantonio EE,de Greef R,Waskin H,van Iersel ML

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a prospective, randomized open comparison of the broad-spectrum cephalosporins cefepime and ceftazidime in treatment of hospitalized subjects with skin or wound infections and complicated nosocomial urinary tract infections. Cefepime treatment (dosage, 2.0 g intravenously twice daily for 4 to 28 days) was...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gentry LO,Rodriguez-Gomez G

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibilities of 121 clinical Helicobacter pylori strains to metronidazole were determined by both a 5-micrograms metronidazole disk diffusion test and a plate dilution method in duplicate and after different periods of incubation. The distribution of MICs of metronidazole against H. pylori among the strains was fo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Xia H,Keane CT,Beattie S,O'Morain CA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the Tn10-encoded Tet repressor, which has a highly specific binding capacity for tetracycline, to probe contacts between the drug and protein by chemical interference studies of the antibiotic. For that purpose, the equilibrium association constants of modified tetracyclines with the Tet repressor and Mg2+ cat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Degenkolb J,Takahashi M,Ellestad GA,Hillen W

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 4-month period in late 1988, we isolated ceftazidime-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and other members of the family Enterobacteriaceae from 29 patients at a chronic-care facility in Massachusetts. Ceftazidime resistance resulted from two distinct extended-spectrum beta-lactamases of the TEM type w...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rice LB,Willey SH,Papanicolaou GA,Medeiros AA,Eliopoulos GM,Moellering RC Jr,Jacoby GA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the nucleotide sequence of the blaOXA-3(pMG25) gene from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The bla structural gene encoded a protein of 275 amino acids representing one monomer of 31,879 Da for the OXA-3 enzyme. Comparisons between the OXA-3 nucleotide and amino acid sequences and those of class A, B, C, and D bet...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sanschagrin F,Couture F,Levesque RC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrolide antibiotics like erythromycin can prevent the formation of the 50S ribosomal subunit in growing bacterial cells, in addition to their inhibitory effect on translation. The significance of this novel finding has been further investigated. The 50% inhibitory doses of erythromycin for the inhibition of translat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Champney WS,Burdine R

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection does not generally cause problems in the immunocompetent adult but can result in severe clinical disease in the fetus, neonate, and immunocompromised host. Ganciclovir (GCV), the agent currently used to treat most HCMV infections, has resulted in much therapeutic success; however...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rybak RJ,Hartline CB,Qiu YL,Zemlicka J,Harden E,Marshall G,Sommadossi JP,Kern ER

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen. We showed previously that thiostrepton (TS), a Gram-positive thiopeptide antibiotic, is imported via pyoverdine receptors and synergizes with iron chelator deferasirox (DSX) to inhibit the growth of P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii clinical ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chan DCK,Guo I,Burrows LL

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovotransferrin immobilized by covalent linkage to Sepharose 4B showed a bacteriostatic effect towards Escherichia coli similar to that of free ovotransferrin. The growth of the bacteria, after exposure to the gel-bound ovotransferrin and its removal, depended on the length of exposure. The results suggest that the ant...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Valenti P,Antonini G,Fanelli MR,Orsi N,Antonini E

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyl(Efm) gene (encoding a putative hyaluronidase) has been found almost exclusively in Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates, and recently, it was shown to be on a plasmid which increased the ability of E. faecium strains to colonize the gastrointestinal tract. In this work, the results of mating experiments betw...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Arias CA,Panesso D,Singh KV,Rice LB,Murray BE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-free amino acid incorporation using ribosomes from strains of either Clostridium perfringens or Bacteroides fragilis was shown to be susceptible to inhibition by streptomycin and gentamicin. Ribosomes bound dihydrostreptomycin as effectively as ribosomes from Escherichia coli. No inactivation of streptomycin or g...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bryan LE,Kowand SK,Van Den Elzen HM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of quaternary ammonium compounds that are esters of betaine and fatty alcohols with hydrocarbon chain lengths of 10 to 18 carbon atoms were tested with respect to antimicrobial activities and rates of hydrolysis. When the tetradecyl derivative was tested against some selected microorganisms, the killing effec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lindstedt M,Allenmark S,Thompson RA,Edebo L

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The entry of an antibiotic into phagocytes is a prerequisite for its intracellular bioactivity against susceptible facultative or obligatory intracellular microorganisms. Brodimoprim is a dimethoxybenzylpyrimidine that has recently entered into clinical use, and its uptake into and elimination from human polymorphonuc...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Braga PC,Dal Sasso M,Maci S,Bondiolotti G,Fonti E,Reggio S

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in plasmid DNA supercoiling were measured following treatment of Escherichia coli cells, carrying topoisomerase mutations, with the quinolone ciprofloxacin. In quinolone-susceptible cells (top+ gyr+) as well as in topA mutants and in gyrB mutants, plasmid DNA was relaxed after the addition of ciprofloxacin. In...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Aleixandre V,Herrera G,Urios A,Blanco M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of reduced susceptibilities to glycopeptides on the activities of vancomycin and teicoplanin against an isogenic pair of clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains in experimental endocarditis was investigated. While vancomycin was similarly active against both strains, teicoplanin was approximately 100-fold...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pavie J,Lefort A,Ploy MC,Massias L,Chau F,Garry L,Denis F,Fantin B

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a major source of nosocomial infections worldwide and is mainly associated with the acquisition of OXA-type carbapenemases and, to a lesser extent, metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs). In this study, 82 nonepidemiologically related Acinetobacter strains carrying different types ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Vergara A,Zboromyrska Y,Mosqueda N,Morosini MI,García-Fernández S,Roca I,Cantón R,Marco F,Vila J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disinfectant-tolerant Listeria monocytogenes biofilms can colonize surfaces that come into contact with food, leading to contamination and, potentially, food-borne illnesses. To better understand the process of L. monocytogenes biofilm formation and dispersal, we screened 1,120 off-patent FDA-approved drugs and identi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nguyen UT,Harvey H,Hogan AJ,Afonso AC,Wright GD,Burrows LL

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a pathogen associated with aggressive periodontitis, resists phagocytic killing by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). It is susceptible to ciprofloxacin, which PMNs actively accumulate. This study tested the hypothesis that ciprofloxacin-loaded PMNs are more effective at killing...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cacchillo DA,Walters JD

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The postantibiotic subminimum inhibitory concentration effect (PA SME) may simulate in vivo drug exposure more accurately than the postantibiotic effect (PAE) since subinhibitory concentrations of drug persist between antibiotic dosings. In this study, we compared the PAEs and PA SMEs of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Licata L,Smith CE,Goldschmidt RM,Barrett JF,Frosco M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence and genetic content of integrons were investigated for 37 epidemiologically unrelated multiple-drug-resistant strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium from humans. All isolates were resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, kanamycin, streptomycin, sulfonamides, and trimethoprim, as well as to ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tosini F,Visca P,Luzzi I,Dionisi AM,Pezzella C,Petrucca A,Carattoli A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of mucocutaneous and cutaneous Candida albicans infections with photosensitizing agents and light, termed photodynamic therapy (PDT), offers an alternative to conventional treatments. Initial studies using the clinically approved photosensitizer Photofrin demonstrated the susceptibility of C. albicans to its...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chabrier-Roselló Y,Foster TH,Pérez-Nazario N,Mitra S,Haidaris CG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of Escherichia coli by isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid) is a function of the initial cell concentration, concentration of antibiotic, and chemical composition of the medium. An initial concentration of 5 x 10(5) cells/ml in a minimal medium is inhibited by 1 mM isoniazid. The E. coli cells are protec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tritz GJ

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is equipped with the Sec and Tat protein secretion systems, which translocate the xenobiotic transporter MexAB-OprM and the pathogenic factor phospholipase C (PlcH), respectively. When the signal sequence of MexA was replaced with that of PlcH, the hybrid protein was successfully expressed and r...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yoneyama H,Akiba K,Hori H,Ando T,Nakae T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-level resistance to quinolones has previously been shown to occur in Campylobacter spp. both in vitro and in patients treated with quinolones. We have selected isolates that are resistant to quinolones by plating cells from a susceptible C. jejuni strain, UA535, on medium containing nalidixic acid at 32 microgram...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gootz TD,Martin BA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found a heterozygous C2857T mutation (R953C) in polymerase gamma (Pol-γ) in an HIV-infected patient with mitochondrial toxicity. The R953C Pol-γ mutant binding affinity for dCTP is 8-fold less than that of the wild type. The R953C mutant shows a 4-fold decrease in discrimination of analog nucleotides relative to th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Li M,Mislak AC,Foli Y,Agbosu E,Bose V,Bhandari S,Szymanski MR,Shumate CK,Yin YW,Anderson KS,Paintsil E

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00