Induction of telithromycin resistance by erythromycin in isolates of macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus spp.

abstract：:Enviroxime, an inhibitor of rhinovirus replication, was studied in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with 99 volunteers. The efficacy of a nasal-spray formulation of enviroxime was tested as pretreatment or as postchallenge treatment for rhinovirus type 4 infection. In the regimens used, drug administration nei...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Levandowski RA,Pachucki CT,Rubenis M,Jackson GG

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four children with cancer and localized herpes zoster were randomized to receive either topical polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid [poly(I:C)] or a saline placebo. Solutions containing 1.0 or 2.5 mg of drug per ml were applied to the lesions every 3 h, seven times a day for 7 consecutive days. Serial, standar...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Feldman S,Hughes WT,Darlington RW,Kim HK

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debio-025 is a synthetic cyclosporine with no immunosuppressive capacity but a high inhibitory potency against cyclophilin A (CypA)-associated cis-trans prolyl isomerase (PPIase) activity. A lack of immunosuppressive effects compared to that of cyclosporine was demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo. For three cyclosp...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ptak RG,Gallay PA,Jochmans D,Halestrap AP,Ruegg UT,Pallansch LA,Bobardt MD,de Béthune MP,Neyts J,De Clercq E,Dumont JM,Scalfaro P,Besseghir K,Wenger RM,Rosenwirth B

更新日期：2008-04-01 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 resistance mechanisms of methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus saprophyticus were characterized. Penicillin-binding protein (PBP) studies demonstrated an inducible PBP identical to PBP 2a in the membranes of these isolates. The amount of beta-lactamase produced was minimal. PBP 2a is responsible for the ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Stratton CW,Gelfand MS,Gerberding JL,Chambers HF

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains that produce metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) are becoming increasingly prevalent. We evaluated the epidemiological and microbiological characteristics of monomicrobial bloodstream infections caused by MBL-producing P. aeruginosa isolates, as well as the clinical outcomes in patients with ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marra AR,Pereira CA,Gales AC,Menezes LC,Cal RG,de Souza JM,Edmond MB,Faro C,Wey SB

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Two new fluorinated oxazolidinones, U-100592 and U-100766, were evaluated against more than 659 gram-positive and -negative organisms and compared with glycopeptides, erythromycin, clindamycin, clinafloxacin, and chloramphenicol. U-100592 and U-100766 were usually equally potent, but the MICs at which 90% of the isola...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jones RN,Johnson DM,Erwin ME

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the study were to investigate the prevalence of azole resistance among Aspergillus fumigatus clinical isolates. A total of 533 clinical isolates that had been collected between 1995 and 2006, from 441 patients, were screened. No resistance was detected in isolates collected between 1995 and 1997. Starting ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lazzarini C,Esposto MC,Prigitano A,Cogliati M,De Lorenzis G,Tortorano AM

更新日期：2015-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of anidulafungin alone and in combination with amphotericin B against Aspergillus fumigatus. Indifference was the only type of interaction observed in vitro. Anidulafungin at 1 and 5 mg/kg of body weight/day, amphotericin B at 1 mg/kg/day, and combination therapy prolonged the survival of m...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Spreghini E,Orlando F,Santinelli A,Pisa E,Loretelli C,Manso E,Milici ME,Scalise G,Barchiesi F

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:A new, rapid method for measuring serum levels of nafcillin by spectrofluorometry is described. The method involves extraction of 2 ml of acidified serum with n-butyl chloride, subjecting the organic solvent layer to excitation at 340 nm, and measuring the relative intensity of emission fluorescence at 380 nm. An exce...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lichtenwalner DM,Suh B,Lorber B,Sugar AM

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of coinfection with malaria and HIV is a major challenge to public health in developing countries, and yet potential drug-drug interactions between antimalarial and antiviral regimens have not been adequately investigated in people with both infections. Each of the constituent components of artemether-lumef...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chijioke-Nwauche I,van Wyk A,Nwauche C,Beshir KB,Kaur H,Sutherland CJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of DU-6859a, levofloxacin, ofloxacin, sparfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin against bite wound isolates were determined by the agar dilution method. DU-6859a was the most active compound (MICs, < or = 0.125 microg/ml) against all Pasteurella species, Staphylococcus aureus, and streptococci; anaerobes were sus...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Goldstein EJ,Citron DM,Hunt Gerardo S,Hudspeth M,Merriam CV

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and metabolism of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) were investigated in rhesus monkeys after subcutaneous administration of 33.3 mg of AZT per kg of body weight alone or in the presence of 100 mg of probenecid per kg. In addition to unchanged drug, two catabolites, 5'-O-glucuronide (GAZT) and 3'-a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cretton EM,Schinazi RF,McClure HM,Anderson DC,Sommadossi JP

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pefloxacin has been shown to have good intraocular penetration when given systemically. In order to extend its clinical use, we have assessed the tolerability, kinetics, and efficacy of subconjunctival pefloxacin in phakic pigmented rabbits. The tolerability of a single subconjunctival injection of pefloxacin (0.8, 1....

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marrakchi-Benjaafar S,Cochereau I,D'Hermies F,Pocidalo JJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed the contribution of different efflux components to glutathione-mediated abrogation of ciprofloxacin's activity in Escherichia coli and the underlying potential mechanism(s) behind this phenomenon. The results indicated that glutathione increased the total active efflux, thereby partially contributing ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Goswami M,Subramanian M,Kumar R,Jass J,Jawali N

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that Nepal is one of the first countries globally to introduce multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) case management, the number of MDR-TB cases is continuing to rise in Nepal. Rapid molecular tests applicable in this setting to identify resistant organisms would be an effective tool in reversing ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Poudel A,Nakajima C,Fukushima Y,Suzuki H,Pandey BD,Maharjan B,Suzuki Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining region of the gyrA gene from clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were determined by DNA sequencing. The strains were isolated in 1989 and 1993. No mutations were detected in the clinical isolates in 1989, while five types of mutations were identified in the...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yonezawa M,Takahata M,Matsubara N,Watanabe Y,Narita H

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heteroresistance refers to the presence, within a large population of antimicrobial-susceptible microorganisms, of subpopulations with lesser susceptibilities. Ceftaroline is a novel cephalosporin with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The aim of this study was to detect the prevalen...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Saravolatz SN,Martin H,Pawlak J,Johnson LB,Saravolatz LD

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trimethoprim resistance dihydrofolate reductase genes from plasmids known to be exchanging between human and animal populations were mapped. The dihydrofolate reductase gene has been highly conserved in all plasmids, but differences in the flanking regions provide evidence that the most recent exchange of plasmids bet...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Campbell IG,Mee BJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of dermatophytoses, including onychomycosis, has come a long way over the past few decades with the introduction of oral antifungals (e.g., terbinafine and itraconazole). However, with these advancements in oral therapies come several undesirable effects, such as kidney and liver toxicity, along with dru...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Long L,Hager C,Ghannoum M

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole-2-carboxamide derivatives are inhibitors of MmpL3, the cell wall-associated mycolic acid transporter of Mycobacterium tuberculosis In the present study, we characterized indoleamide effects on bacterial cell morphology and reevaluated pharmacokinetics and in vivo efficacy using an optimized oral formulation. Mo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lun S,Tasneen R,Chaira T,Stec J,Onajole OK,Yang TJ,Cooper CB,Mdluli K,Converse PJ,Nuermberger EL,Raj VS,Kozikowski A,Bishai WR

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The elevated expression of the norA gene is responsible for efflux-mediated resistance to quinolones in Staphylococcus aureus (E.Y.W. Ng, M. Trucksis, and D.C. Hooper, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 38:1345-1355, 1994). For S. aureus transformed with a plasmid containing the cloned norA gene, SA113(pTUS20) (H. Yoshida,...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Takenouchi T,Tabata F,Iwata Y,Hanzawa H,Sugawara M,Ohya S

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that simian immunodeficiency virus-infected macaque macrophages contacting uninfected CD4+ lymphocytes caused extensive cell fusion and synthesis of phlogistic cytokines. In this study, macaque macrophage cultures inoculated with SIVmac251 and treated simultaneously with 10 microM 3'-azidothymidin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： McEntee MF,Flexner C,Farzadegan H,Pitha P,Narayan O

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of an antacid containing magnesium and aluminum hydroxide on the pharmacokinetics of pefloxacin in 10 healthy volunteers were investigated. In a randomized crossover design, each subject received an oral dose of 400 mg of pefloxacin either with or without multiple doses of the antacid. The concentrations o...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Jaehde U,Sörgel F,Stephan U,Schunack W

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibacterial activity of RU 64004, a new ketolide, was evaluated against more than 600 bacterial strains and was compared with those of various macrolides and pristinamycin. RU 64004 had good activity against multiresistant pneumococci, whether they were erythromycin A resistant or not, including penicillin-resis...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Agouridas C,Bonnefoy A,Chantot JF

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, known for its intrinsic and acquired antibiotic resistance, has a notorious ability to form biofilms, which often facilitate chronic infections. The evolutionary paths to antibiotic resistance have mainly been investigated in planktonic cultures and are ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ahmed MN,Porse A,Sommer MOA,Høiby N,Ciofu O

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence rates of travelers' diarrhea (TD) have remained high for the last 50 years. More recently, there have been increasing recommendations for self-initiated therapy and use of prophylactic drugs for TD. We last examined the in vitro susceptibilities of commonly used antibiotics against TD pathogens in 1997. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ouyang-Latimer J,Jafri S,VanTassel A,Jiang ZD,Gurleen K,Rodriguez S,Nandy RK,Ramamurthy T,Chatterjee S,McKenzie R,Steffen R,DuPont HL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data comparing the treatment outcomes of the two most frequently recommended empirical antibiotic regimens for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)--combination therapy with an extended-spectrum beta-lactam and a macrolide (BL+M) or fluoroquinolone (F) monotherapy--for patients with severe CAP are sparse. The purpose of...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lodise TP,Kwa A,Cosler L,Gupta R,Smith RP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00