Can alcohol-based hand-rub solutions cause you to lose your driver's license? Comparative cutaneous absorption of various alcohols.

abstract：:Antibiotic tolerance is an underappreciated antibiotic escape strategy that is associated with recurrent and relapsing infections, as well as acting as a precursor to resistance. Tolerance describes the ability of a bacterial population to survive transient exposure to an otherwise lethal concentration of antibiotic w...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bryson D,Hettle AG,Boraston AB,Hobbs JK

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylactic administration of a nontoxic dose of 9-[[2-benzyloxyl-1-(benzyloxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl]-6-chlo roguanine (BIOLF-70) to mice reduced the number of myocarditic lesions induced by coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3). BIOLF-70 exhibited minimal antiviral activity against CVB3 in HeLa cells and murine neonatal skin fibro...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gauntt CJ,Arizpe HM,Kung JT,Ogilvie KK,Cheriyan UO

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of fluconazole resistance in three clinical isolates of Candida krusei were investigated. Analysis of sterols of organisms grown in the absence and presence of fluconazole demonstrated that the predominant sterol of C. krusei is ergosterol and that fluconazole inhibits 14alpha-demethylase in this organi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Orozco AS,Higginbotham LM,Hitchcock CA,Parkinson T,Falconer D,Ibrahim AS,Ghannoum MA,Filler SG

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to drugs such as chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is a major problem in malaria control. Artemisinin (ART) derivatives, particularly in combination with other drugs, are thus increasingly used to treat malaria, reducing the probability that parasites resistant to the compon...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Afonso A,Hunt P,Cheesman S,Alves AC,Cunha CV,do Rosário V,Cravo P

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current guidelines recommend vancomycin and linezolid as first-line agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nosocomial pneumonia. Telavancin is a potential new therapeutic alternative, specifically in monomicrobial MRSA pneumonia. This study compared the efficacies of telavancin versus linezo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Battaglini D,Motos A,Li Bassi G,Yang H,Pagliara F,Yang M,Aguilera Xiol E,Meli A,Bobi J,Frigola G,Senussi T,Idone F,Travierso C,Chiurazzi C,Fernandez-Barat L,Rigol M,Ramirez J,Pelosi P,Chiumello D,Antonelli M,Nicol

更新日期：2020-12-16 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：:Limited antiretrovirals are currently available for the management of multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV-1 infection. Ibalizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, represents the first novel agent for HIV-1 management in over a decade and is the first monoclonal antibody for the treatment of MDR HIV-1 infection ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Beccari MV,Mogle BT,Sidman EF,Mastro KA,Asiago-Reddy E,Kufel WD

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred clinical isolates resistant to ceftazidime and/or cefotaxime were examined for susceptibility to cefepime. The most frequently encountered ceftazidime-cefotaxime-resistant strains belonged to the genera Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, and Citrobacter. Among these strains, 92% were resistant to cefoperazone, 91%...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fung-Tomc J,Dougherty TJ,DeOrio FJ,Simich-Jacobson V,Kessler RE

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of meropenem and its ring-opened metabolite (ICI 213,689) were investigated with eight young (20- to 34-year-old) and eight elderly (67- to 80-year-old) healthy male volunteers given single 30-min intravenous infusions of 500 mg of meropenem. All subjects had normal age-correlated glomerular funct...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ljungberg B,Nilsson-Ehle I

更新日期：1992-07-01 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 production of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) by Enterobacteriaceae has become a significant problem in recent years. To identify factors that could predict isolation of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae (KPCKP) in clinical samples from hospitalized patients, we conducted a retrospective, matched (1:2) case-...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tumbarello M,Trecarichi EM,Tumietto F,Del Bono V,De Rosa FG,Bassetti M,Losito AR,Tedeschi S,Saffioti C,Corcione S,Giannella M,Raffaelli F,Pagani N,Bartoletti M,Spanu T,Marchese A,Cauda R,Viscoli C,Viale P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacodynamic effects of metronidazole on Trichomonas vaginalis have been poorly characterized. The present in vitro study was performed to characterize the relationship between killing of trichomonads and metronidazole exposure (metronidazole concentration and time of exposure). Five laboratory strains and five...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nix DE,Tyrrell R,Müller M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and penetration into a cantharidine-induced inflammatory exudate of meropenem was studied in six volunteers following a single 1-g intravenous dose. Concentrations in plasma, urine, and the inflammatory exudate were determined by a microbiological assay. The mean elimination half-life of meropenem...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wise R,Logan M,Cooper M,Ashby JP,Andrews JM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radical-based theory proposes that three major classes of bactericidal antibiotics, i.e., β-lactams, quinolones, and aminoglycosides, have in common the downstream formation of lethal levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as part of the killing mechanism. If bactericidal antibiotics exhibit a common mechanism, t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hoeksema M,Brul S,Ter Kuile BH

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoplasts of the temperature-sensitive osmotic-1 mutant of Neurospora crassa grew and divided as cell wall-less cells when incubated under certain conditions at 37 degrees C. Each protoplast regenerated cell wall and formed a mycelium when the temperature was shifted to 22 degrees C. Cell wall regeneration, but not ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Selitrennikoff CP

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of azlocillin and mezlocillin, new semisynthetic ureido penicillins, was investigated and compared with that of other known beta-lactam antibiotics. At a concentration of 25 mug/ml, azlocillin inhibited 74% of Enterobacter, 97% of Proteus mirabilis, 64% of Citrobacter, 91% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 8...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Fu KP,Neu HC

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the in vitro activity of piperacillin alone or in combination with the beta-lactamase inhibitor tazobactam against clinical isolates of Legionella species. At an inoculum of approximately 10(4) CFU, tazobactam, piperacillin, and the 8:1 combination had equivalent activities against Legionella spp. At an a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Collins LA,Wennersten CB,Ferraro MJ,Moellering RC Jr,Eliopoulos GM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrazinamide (PZA) is a first-line tuberculosis drug that inhibits the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via an as yet undefined mechanism. An M. tuberculosis laboratory strain that was auxotrophic for pantothenate was found to be insensitive to PZA and to the active form, pyrazinoic acid (POA). To determine whethe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Dillon NA,Peterson ND,Rosen BC,Baughn AD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tildipirosin is a 16-membered-ring macrolide developed to treat bacterial pathogens, including Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida, that cause respiratory tract infections in cattle and swine. Here we evaluated the efficacy of tildipirosin at inhibiting protein synthesis on the ribosome (50% inhibitory co...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Andersen NM,Poehlsgaard J,Warrass R,Douthwaite S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Staphylococcus aureus surveillance program was initiated in the United States to examine the in vitro activity of ceftaroline and epidemiologic trends. Susceptibility testing by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution was performed on 4,210 clinically significant isolates collected in 2009 fr...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Richter SS,Heilmann KP,Dohrn CL,Riahi F,Costello AJ,Kroeger JS,Biek D,Critchley IA,Diekema DJ,Doern GV

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 72 Escherichia coli strains of the ECOR collection were examined for resistance to 10 different antimicrobial agents including ampicillin, tetracycline, mercury, trimethoprim, and sulfonamides. Eighteen strains were resistant to at least one of the antibiotics tested, and nearly 20% (14 of 72) were resistant to tw...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mazel D,Dychinco B,Webb VA,Davies J

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:The bla(TLA-1) gene encoding an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase was identified in 11 enterobacterial isolates from Mexico City, Mexico. This gene was located on different plasmids and plasmid types with different sizes and incompatibility groups. It was associated with a novel insertion sequence, ISCR20, encoding a p...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Berçot B,Poirel L,Silva-Sanchez J,Nordmann P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the phylogenetic groups and virulence factors of 37 Escherichia coli isolates producing types of CTX-M compared with those of 19 isolates producing different types of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in a well-defined North American population. Most CTX-M-14 producers (97%) were from phy...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pitout JD,Laupland KB,Church DL,Menard ML,Johnson JR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to metronidazole, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin (amoxicilline) was found in 82, 3.8, and 1.9% of 106 Helicobacter pylori isolates, respectively. No tetracycline-resistant isolates were found. In all of the clarithromycin-resistant isolates, only one point mutation was present, either A2143G or A2142G. Our...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Alvarez A,Moncayo JI,Santacruz JJ,Santacoloma M,Corredor LF,Reinosa E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus (DENV) causes disease globally, with an estimated 25 to 100 million new infections per year. At present, no effective vaccine is available, and treatment is supportive. In this study, we identified BP2109, a potent and selective small-molecule inhibitor of the DENV NS2B/NS3 protease, by a high-throughput ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yang CC,Hsieh YC,Lee SJ,Wu SH,Liao CL,Tsao CH,Chao YS,Chern JH,Wu CP,Yueh A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium abscessus is intrinsically resistant to many antimycobacterial antibiotics, which presents serious problems in therapy. Here, we describe the development of a novel phenotype-based microscopic and computerized imaging drug screening approach. A pilot screen of 568 compounds from two libraries identified ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Richter A,Strauch A,Chao J,Ko M,Av-Gay Y

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Treating malaria in HIV-coinfected individuals should consider potential drug-drug interactions. Artemether-lumefantrine is the most widely recommended treatment for uncomplicated malaria globally. Lumefantrine is metabolized by CYP3A4, an enzyme that commonly used antiretrovirals often induce or inhibit. A population...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Francis J,Barnes KI,Workman L,Kredo T,Vestergaard LS,Hoglund RM,Byakika-Kibwika P,Lamorde M,Walimbwa SI,Chijioke-Nwauche I,Sutherland CJ,Merry C,Scarsi KK,Nyagonde N,Lemnge MM,Khoo SH,Bygbjerg IC,Parikh S,Aweeka FT,

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We use kinetic models to investigate how to design antimicrobial phage therapies to minimize emergence of resistant bacteria. We do this by modifying the "mutant selection window" hypothesis in a way that accounts for the ongoing self-replication of the phage. We show that components of combination phage therapies nee...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cairns BJ,Payne RJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin, a principal component of turmeric, acts as an immunomodulator regulating the host defenses in response to a diseased condition. The role of curcumin in controlling certain infectious diseases is highly controversial. It is known to alleviate symptoms of Helicobacter pylori infection and exacerbate that of Le...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marathe SA,Sen M,Dasgupta I,Chakravortty D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00