In vitro activity of pristinamycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

abstract：:The intracellular activity of flurithromycin, erythromycin, roxithromycin and miocamycin against susceptible clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, phagocytosed by human monocytes, was investigated. Intracellular bioactivity was studied in a 24-hour assay, using experimental conditions which allowed the intracell...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Fietta A,Boeri P,Colombo ML,Merlini C,Gialdroni Grassi G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current treatment modalities for bronchopulmonary aspergillosis are not very satisfying. We determined the in vitro activity of recently available azoles against Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger. Subsequently, these agents were evaluated in an animal model of bronchopulmonary aspergillos...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Schmitt HJ,Edwards F,Andrade J,Niki Y,Armstrong D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very little is documented in the medical literature on the association between malaria parasitemia and febrile neutropenia in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy. METHODS:This report will concentrate on the clinical presentation and outcome of 3 patients with haematological malignancies undergoing chemo...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Rapoport BL,Uys A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic effectiveness of 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC), amphotericin B (Am B) and both in combined administration were retrospectively assessed and compared with one another in 28 patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Combined administration was significantly superior to Am B alone and to 5-FC alone, and these agents w...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Jimbow T,Tejima Y,Ikemoto H

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique for inducing pneumococcal meningitis in mice and a description of the histopathologic changes that accompany this experimentally produced disease are provided in the present report. This infection of mice was investigated to determine whether it could serve as a suitable model for detecting agents that hav...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Tsai YH,Williams EB,Hirth RS,Price KE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After intravenous bolus injection of single doses of 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg of ofloxacin (HOE 280) to 34 healthy male volunteers, concentrations of unchanged drug were estimated at various times in serum and urine over 32 and 48 h. Ofloxacin concentrations were determined using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Verho M,Korn A,Badian M,Malerczyk V,Waldhäusl W

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-three representative, recent clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae were examined for susceptibility to 9 antimicrobial drugs utilizing Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA) enriched with sheep blood and a hypercapnic atmosphere of incubation. One isolate was resistant to penicillin G (minimum inhibitory concentrati...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Traub WH,Leonhard B

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify parameters/factors that may contribute to the differential sensitivity to etoposide in two clones isolated from the human ovarian carcinoma SKOV-3 cell line, which does not express p53 and is resistant to platinum-based regimens. METHODS:Differential sensitivity of the cells to etoposide was mon...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Balan KV,Sitaras NM,Dimas K,Han Z,Wyche JH,Pantazis P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from five clinical trials of amphotericin B colloidal dispersion (ABCD) in the treatment of invasive mycoses were pooled to analyze the renal sparing effects of ABCD. Serum creatinine levels at baseline and either during or at end of treatment were available for 499 of 572 patients (87.2%). The median cumulative ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Gurwith M,Mamelok R,Pietrelli L,Du Mond C

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro susceptibilities of 703 clinical isolates of Salmonella to ciprofloxacin (CIP) and pefloxacin (PEF) were compared with those to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ), chloramphenicol (CO) and ampicillin (AP). All isolates were susceptible to CIP, while PEF inhibited 90.7% of the strains. In contrast, re...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Campos LC,dos Reis EM,Ribeiro Dias JC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the published literature has allowed the identification of a number of non-tubercular indications where rifampicin (trade mark Ciba-Geigy: Rimactane) has been successfully used in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. The cases reviewed with regard to effectiveness sum 562. The most frequently co...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kissling M,Bergamini N

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty Pseudomonas maltophilia isolates were examined for susceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems, and for beta-lactamase production. All the isolates were resistant to imipenem (MICs 64-512 mg/l) and to a lesser extent, to meropenem (MICs 16-256 mg/l). None of the isolates produced significan...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Cullmann W,Dick W

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutropenia induced by intensive chemotherapy and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation are increasingly commonly complicated by fungal infections; thus prophylaxis may be justified. The authors surveyed the literature and culled their experience - few randomized trials have been done and definitions have often been ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Denning DW,Donnelly JP,Hellreigel KP,Ito J,Martino P,van't Wout JW

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy of S-1 as a new oral antitumor agent in ovarian cancer-bearing nude rats. This drug consists of tegafur, 5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxypyridine, and oxonic acid in a molar ratio of 1:0.4:1.S-1 was given alone or in combination with cisplatin. When administered alone at a daily dose of 20 mg/ kg, S-1 ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Suzuki M,Sekiguchi I,Sato I,Shirasaka T

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant external otitis is a serious infection most frequently caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Because of its antipseudomonal activity and good tissue penetration, ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic which should, in theory, be effective in the treatment of this type of infection. Publications on the use of ciprofloxac...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Gehanno P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the biophotometer with ticarcillin no persistent bactericidal effect was found against Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCTC 10490. After addition of 1.2 microgram/ml gentamicin an increase of multiplication of bacteria was observed, but not after 1.2 microgram/ml tobramycin. With 6.2 microgram/ml tobramycin bactericidal ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Ullmann U

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study, the in vitro antimicrobial activity and spectrum of new dimeric compounds derived from the cyanobacterial alkaloid nostocarboline were investigated. The mechanism of action and selectivity to bacteria were studied and compared to the cationic antiseptic chlorhexidine. METHODS:Minimal inhibito...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Locher HH,Ritz D,Pfaff P,Gaertner M,Knezevic A,Sabato D,Schroeder S,Barbaras D,Gademann K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A semi-automated microdilution test was adapted for the in vitro testing of potential antitrichomonal agents. Washed cell suspensions of the pathogenic protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis were incubated in microtitration plates for 4 h at 37 degrees C in the presence radiolabelled adenine and serial dilutions of the test ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Meingassner JG,Heyworth PG,Havelec L

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary excretion of cefaclor, a new orally active cephalosporin, was studied in vitro using an isolated rabbit liver preparation perfused for 3 h (n = 5). Under these conditions, bile recovery amounted to 2.3% of the cefaclor dose added to the circulating blood (10 mg). In humans, after oral administration of a 1-gra...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Brogard JM,Pinget M,Comte F,Adloff M,Lavillaureix J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibacterial activity of imipenem combined with norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, or ofloxacin against 43 gram-positive cocci and 53 aerobic gram-negative rods compared to results obtained with the combination of imipenem with amikacin. Synergistic antibacterial action (defined as FIC index less than or equal to 0.5) w...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kern W,Gulden H,Vanek E,Kurrle E

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The brain is a frequent site of metastases in small-cell lung cancer. Symptoms of cerebral involvement are headache, disorientation, nausea/vomiting and seizures. CASE:A man with small-cell lung cancer developed a human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) meningoencephalitis with neurological symptoms that simulated brai...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mordenti P,Zaffignani E,Immovilli P,Nobili E,Cavanna L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, rational dosing guidelines for amphotericin B-deoxycholate (AmB) are proposed for children. AmB steady-state trough concentrations (C(ss,trough)) and plasma creatinine concentrations (C(creat)) were measured in 83 children (age: 10 months to 18 years) receiving prophylactic AmB therapy (1 mg/kg/day). Ma...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Nath CE,McLachlan AJ,Shaw PJ,Coakley JC,Earl JW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of aztreonam (a beta-lactam antibiotic with specific activity against gram-negative bacteria) was evaluated and compared with that of tobramycin in hospitalized patients with severe intra-abdominal infections due to gram-negative pathogens, either alone or in association with other bacteria. Of a total st...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Birolini D,Moraes MF,de Souza OS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetic studies were conducted with norfloxacin administered by the oral and subcutaneous routes to mice and rats, and by the oral route to rhesus monkeys. The compound was moderately well absorbed following oral dosing in these animal species. Serum levels in monkeys ranged from 1.0 to 2.35 micrograms/ml afte...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Gilfillan EC,Pelak BA,Bland JA,Malatesta PF,Gadebusch HH

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum (beta 1-->3)-D-glucan was elevated in 34 of 126 patients (27%) with hematologic malignancy who were clinically suspected of having a deep-seated mycosis. Although 11 patients (8.8%) were thought to have fungemia, fungi were isolated from blood culture in only 4. These results suggest that measurement of serum be...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Niitsu N,Umeda M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-antibiotic effects (PAEs) of a new cephalosporin, cefdinir, were determined against a range of organisms using a viable counting technique. Cefdinir exerted considerable PAEs against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, but no overall post-antibiotic inhibition of growth was detected against Esch...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Howard BM,Pinney RJ,Smith JT

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this clinical study was to evaluate the efficacy of combination chemotherapy of oxaliplatin, leucovorin and continuous-infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for advanced gastric cancer. METHODS:Patients with previously untreated gastric cancer with measurable disease received oxaliplatin (100 mg/m(2), d...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Lim JY,Cho JY,Oh KJ,Choi SH,Lee SI,Jeung HC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:T790M is a major cause of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) resistance, but the clinical significance of T790M disappearance is unknown. CASE REPORT:We report 3 cases of pulmonary adenocarcinoma which did not respond to EGFR-TKI retreatment even with T790M disappearance...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kodama T,Watanabe K,Shinkai M,Kaneko T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an ongoing project to evaluate essential oils as modulators of antibiotic resistance, the essential oil from Origanum vulgare L. (OVEO), as well as its individual constituents carvacrol (CAR) and thymol (THY), were investigated using Staphylococcus aureus strains possessing efflux mechanisms of resistance...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Cirino IC,Menezes-Silva SM,Silva HT,de Souza EL,Siqueira-Júnior JP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen quinolone antibacterial agents were investigated as to their ability to inhibit Micrococcus luteus DNA gyrase and cell growth, and compared to those of novobiocin and coumermycin. Among the quinolones tested, the most active were found to be CI-934 and ciprofloxacin, which inhibited gyrase full supercoiling a...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Fu KP,Grace ME,McCloud SJ,Gregory FJ,Hung PP

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00