Fosfomycin-induced protoplasts and L-forms of Staphylococcus aureus.

abstract：:Among third-generation cephalosporins, cefodizime (CFDZ) has shown to modulate many functions of the host defense system against infections. The aim of the present study was to assess the in vitro CFDZ-dependent modulation of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and IL-8 release from lipopolysac...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Meloni F,Ballabio P,Bianchi L,Grassi FA,Gialdroni Grassi GG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intraphagocytic killing of Escherichia coli, Serratia marcescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella typhi by ciprofloxacin (0.1, 1 and 5 microg/ml) within human neutrophils with intact and impaired (by phenylbutazone treatment) O2-dependent killing mechanisms was studied and compared with the extracellular ki...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Cantón E,Peman J,Cabrera E,Velert M,Orero A,Pastor A,Gobernado M

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:Studies are presented on the in vitro phagocytic activity of rat and human polymorphonuclear leukocytes exposed in vivo to therapeutic concentrations of doxycycline. A 32P-labelled strain of Escherichia coli served as test microbe. No significant reduction of ingestion was observed although untreated AB leukocytes tes...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Melby K,Midtvedt T

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloodstream infections are a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and death. An increase in the incidence of early neonatal sepsis due to Escherichia coli has been reported. The objective was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance of E. coli strains causing early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) and late-on...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Guiral E,Bosch J,Vila J,Soto SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among common pathogens in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital in Iran between 2006 and 2009. METHODS:The isolates cultured in appropriate media and antimicrobial susceptibility were determined by disk diffusio...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mohammadtaheri Z,Pourpaki M,Mohammadi F,Namdar R,Masjedi MR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mezlocillin was used alone and in combination with cloxacillin in the treatment of chronic experimental osteomyelitis due to Morganella morganii. This combination showed in vitro synergy as measured by the checkerboard technique. A marked inoculum affect was demonstrated in vitro with mezlocillin and the infecting str...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Norden CW,Shaffer M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic bone and soft tissue suppurations have become more frequent recently due to the increasing number of high-energy injuries. There are certain antibiotic beads available for local administration, but they cannot always be applied specifically against the pyogenic microorganisms. In the present study, a new techn...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Börzsei L,Mintál T,Koós Z,Kocsis B,Helyes Z,Kereskai L,Nyárády J

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:While the majority of patients can be treated safely with fluoropyrimidine, some experience severe fluoropyrimidine-associated toxicity. The frequency and severity of these adverse events vary from patient to patient and are partially explained by genetic polymorphism into the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) ge...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Falvella FS,Luoni M,Cheli S,Fava S,Cergnul M

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The effect of tinidazole on several ciliates (Stylonychia muscorum, Stylonychia mytilus, Tetrahymena pyriformis, Vorticella companula) has been studied. There is a very pronounced difference in sensitivity against this drug between the free-living ciliates here investigated and certain parasitic protozoa. A high resis...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Alonso P

更新日期：1979-01-01 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 two studies which are reviewed in this paper demonstrate the value of fluorescent microscopic observations in the studying of the distribution of antibiotics in lung tissue and in sinus secretions. In the lung tissue study, the standard microbiologic assay data on doxycycline concentrations in respiratory tissue t...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Liss RH,Norman JC

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dosage recommendations for antibiotics in patients receiving continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) should be based on pharmacodynamic requirements. For meropenem, this would be achieving appropriate time above the minimum inhibitory concentration (T > MIC). We employed Monte Carlo simulation to calcul...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kuti JL,Nicolau DP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl2] on the spontaneous cell-mediated cytotoxicity of human lymphoblast cell lines mediated by normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes was investigated. Direct addition of cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl2], but not its tumor inactive trans isomer, to the in vitro spontaneous cytotoxicity assay resulted i...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Mally MB,Taylor RC,Callewaert DM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application of liposome-encapsulated cytostatics results in higher concentrations in tumor tissue. This effect can be further increased by blood flow retardation with longer retention time in the tumor and by arterial administration realized in abdominal stop-flow therapy, a separate partial circulation ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Pohlen U,Binnenhei M,Reszka R,Buhr HJ,Berger G

更新日期：2004-06-01 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

abstract：:We have previously reported that long-term treatment with clarithromycin (CAM) increased the median survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer, and improved various clinical parameters in these patients. In the present study, CAM was administered to 33 patients with unresectable primary non-small cell lung c...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Sakamoto M,Mikasa K,Majima T,Hamada K,Konishi M,Maeda K,Kita E,Narita N

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Combination of 9-(S)-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)adenine [(S)-DHPA] and 6-azauridine (AzUrd) is highly active in the selective inhibition of vaccinia virus in chick embryo cell culture. Synergic effect of this combination of compounds was not encountered in HeLa cell culture. Of the 17 analogues related to DHPA studied in th...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Rada B,Holý A

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ginkgolic acids (GAs), extracted from the seed coat of Ginkgo biloba L. Our previous study has shown that GA monomer could inhibit the growth of Hep-2 significantly and induce the fragmentation of the chromosomal DNA. To further assess the antitumor potential and turn it into a candidate new antitumor drug, ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Zhou C,Li X,Du W,Feng Y,Kong X,Li Y,Xiao L,Zhang P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a significant health problem and Escherichia coli has been exported to be the primary pathogen in approximately 80% of cases. E. coli express structures called adhesins, fimbriae or pili that help them bind to specific tissue receptors. One such adhesin is Dr, which binds ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Kachroo BB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Itraconazole has emerged as an important new oral agent in the treatment of systemic fungal infections. This paper summarizes the data available on its use in aspergillosis, cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis, compiled in the United States with particular attention to the immunocompromised host. Data have been accrued ...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Hostetler JS,Denning DW,Stevens DA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study (part of the global TEST program), the in vitro activity of tigecycline, a member of a new class of antimicrobial agents, the glycylcyclines, against clinical isolates collected in Italy was evaluated. METHODS:A total of 200 clinical isolates were collected and identified in our institution du...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Roveta S,Marchese A,Debbia EA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cisplatin and interferon (IFN)-alpha was found to result in a high response rate in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS:Resectable cases of esophageal SCC were treated with 3 cycles of chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin 70 mg/m(2) i.v. on da...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Bazarbashi S,Abdelsalam M,Amin T,El-Bassiouni M,Soudy H,Elweshi A,Alhusseiny H,Rehman K,Memon M,Ajarim D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rise in the rates of antibiotic resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is concerning and underscores the need for the development of novel compounds. Among them CSA-13, a cationic steroid molecule, mimics the activity of naturally occurring antimicrobial peptid...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Bozkurt-Guzel C,Savage PB,Gerceker AA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viscum album (VA) Qu FrF preparation consists of an aqueous extract of Viscum album, the European mistletoe. It has cytotoxic and immunomodulatory properties that support its usefulness in cancer therapy. However, only little information is available on the interaction between mistletoe lectin (ML) and the h...

journal_title：Chemotherapy

authors： Duong Van Huyen JP,Sooryanarayana,Delignat S,Bloch MF,Kazatchkine MD,Kaveri SV

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：: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