Novel Ser79Leu and Ser81Ile substitutions in the quinolone resistance-determining regions of ParC topoisomerase IV and GyrA DNA gyrase subunits from recent fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates.

abstract：:Infection is one of the most important causes of titanium implant failure in vivo A developing prophylactic method involves the immobilization of antibiotics, especially vancomycin, onto the surface of the titanium implant. However, these methods have a limited effect in curbing multiple bacterial infections due to an...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nie B,Long T,Ao H,Zhou J,Tang T,Yue B

更新日期：2016-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of resistance to pentavalent antimonials has become a severe obstacle in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) on the Indian subcontinent. The mechanisms operating in laboratory-generated strains are somewhat known, but the determinants of clinical antimony resistance are not well understood. By utili...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ashutosh,Garg M,Sundar S,Duncan R,Nakhasi HL,Goyal N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported an influenza virus neuraminidase inhibitor, RWJ-270201 (BCX-1812), a novel cyclopentane derivative discovered through structure-based drug design. In this paper, we compare the potency of three compounds, RWJ-270201, oseltamivir, and zanamivir, against neuraminidase enzymes from various subty...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bantia S,Parker CD,Ananth SL,Horn LL,Andries K,Chand P,Kotian PL,Dehghani A,El-Kattan Y,Lin T,Hutchison TL,Montgomery JA,Kellog DL,Babu YS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penciclovir (PCV) and acyclovir are acyclic guanine analogs which inhibit herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA polymerase. Their 50% infective doses were 0.5 to 0.8 microgram/ml for clinical isolates of HSV-1 and 1.3 to 2.2 micrograms/ml for HSV-2. Furthermore, HSV-infected cultures receiving 2-h pulses of PCV had 2- to 50-...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Weinberg A,Bate BJ,Masters HB,Schneider SA,Clark JC,Wren CG,Allaman JA,Levin MJ

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elimination kinetics of cefotetan (YM09330), a new parenteral semisynthetic cephamycin derivative, were studied in eight healthy volunteers and 41 patients with renal insufficiency after the administration of a single 500-mg dose intravenously. Concentrations of cefotetan in serum and urine were determined by both...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ohkawa M,Hirano S,Tokunaga S,Motoi I,Shoda R,Ikeda A,Sugata T,Sawaki M,Shimamura M,Okasho A,Kuroda K

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WR99210, a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, has promising in vitro activity against Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). The in vitro activities of WR99210 alone and in combination with a fixed concentration of dapsone (0.5 microgram/ml) were evaluated against 35 clinical MAC isolates by a broth dilution method. The M...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shah LM,DeStefano MS,Cynamon MH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atovaquone (AV) acts on the malaria parasite by competing with ubiquinol (UQH2) for its union to the mitochondrial bc1 complex, preventing the ubiquinone-8,9 (UQ) redox recycling, which is a necessary step in pyrimidine biosynthesis. This study focused on UQ biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum and adopted proof-of-c...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Verdaguer IB,Crispim M,Zafra CA,Sussmann RAC,Buriticá NL,Melo HR,Azevedo MF,Almeida FG,Kimura EA,Katzin AM

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of daptomycin (DAP)-nonsusceptible (DNS) vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) vertebral osteomyelitis cases complicated by bacteremia treated with high-dose daptomycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Both patients responded rapidly and favorably to this combination. The clinical ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Avery LM,Steed ME,Woodruff AE,Hasan M,Rybak MJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro potency and in vivo efficacy of Q-35, a new fluoroquinolone, against Mycoplasma pneumoniae were investigated by pharmacokinetic studies with M. pneumoniae-infected hamsters. By using fluoroquinolones, macrolides, and tetracyclines as references, Q-35 was found to possess the greatest mycoplasmacidal activ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gohara Y,Arai S,Akashi A,Kuwano K,Tseng CC,Matsubara S,Matumoto M,Furudera T

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two neuraminidase (NA) inhibitors, zanamivir (Relenza) and oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu), have been licensed for the treatment of and prophylaxis against influenza. In this paper, the new potent NA inhibitor R-125489 is reported for the first time. R-125489 inhibited the NA activities of various type A and B influen...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yamashita M,Tomozawa T,Kakuta M,Tokumitsu A,Nasu H,Kubo S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human norovirus (HuNoV) is a major cause of nonbacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, yet despite its impact on society, vaccines and antivirals are currently lacking. A HuNoV replicon system has been widely applied to the evaluation of antiviral compounds and has thus accelerated the process of drug discovery against H...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Kitano M,Hosmillo M,Emmott E,Lu J,Goodfellow I

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin active against many multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative pathogens. We examined the resistance mechanisms in 12 Acinetobacter baumannii strains with cefiderocol MICs ranging from ≤0.03 to >32 μg/ml. Cefiderocol resistance could not be explained by β-lactamase activity. Cef...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Malik S,Kaminski M,Landman D,Quale J

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Omadacycline is an effective therapy for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). Given its potent activity against methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), we sought to determine the pharmacodynamic activity and target pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/P...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lepak AJ,Zhao M,Marchillo K,VanHecker J,Andes DR

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We adopted an in vitro infective endocarditis model (IVIEM) to compare the efficacy of vancomycin (VAN), arbekacin (ABK), and gentamicin (GEN) alone or in combination. Using two strains of clinically isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, one GEN susceptible (GS171) and one GEN resistant (GR153), fibrin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lee DG,Chun HS,Yim DS,Choi SM,Choi JH,Yoo JH,Shin WS,Kang MW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease inhibitors (PIs) are important components of novel HCV therapy regimens. Studies of PI resistance initially focused on genotype 1. Therefore, knowledge about the determinants of PI resistance for the highly prevalent genotypes 2 to 6 remains limited. Using Huh7.5 cell culture-infec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Serre SB,Jensen SB,Ghanem L,Humes DG,Ramirez S,Li YP,Krarup H,Bukh J,Gottwein JM

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of an L1 metallo-β-lactamase and an L2 serine active-site β-lactamase precludes the use of β-lactams for the treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections. Preclinical data suggest that cefiderocol is the first approved β-lactam with reliable activity against S. maltophilia, but data on strains r...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Biagi M,Vialichka A,Jurkovic M,Wu T,Shajee A,Lee M,Patel S,Mendes RE,Wenzler E

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1891 Guttmann and Ehrlich (P. Guttmann and P. Ehrlich, Berlin Klin. Wochenschr. 28:953-956, 1891) were the first to report the antimalarial properties of a synthetic, rather than a natural, material when they described the clinical cure of two patients after oral administration of a thiazine dye, methylene blue. Si...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Vennerstrom JL,Makler MT,Angerhofer CK,Williams JA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a novel variant of mecA known as mecC (mecA(LGA251)) was identified in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from both humans and animals. In this study, we identified a Staphylococcus xylosus isolate that harbors a new allotype of the mecC gene, mecC1. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that mecC1 forms part of a cl...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Harrison EM,Paterson GK,Holden MT,Morgan FJ,Larsen AR,Petersen A,Leroy S,De Vliegher S,Perreten V,Fox LK,Lam TJ,Sampimon OC,Zadoks RN,Peacock SJ,Parkhill J,Holmes MA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal endogenous members of the family Enterobacteriaceae were eliminated in 12 human volunteers treated with 400 or 800 mg of oral norfloxacin per day for 5 days. No clones resistant to quinolone derivatives were isolated. Counts of aerotolerant streptococci were affected to various degrees, depending on their s...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pecquet S,Andremont A,Tancrède C

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV), like hepatitis C virus (HCV), requires phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIα (PI4KA) for genome replication. Here, we demonstrate that tyrphostin AG1478, a known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, also inhibits PI4KA activity, both in vitro and in cells. AG1478 impaired ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Dorobantu CM,Harak C,Klein R,van der Linden L,Strating JR,van der Schaar HM,Lohmann V,van Kuppeveld FJ

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Racemic 2'-deoxy-3'-thiacytidine (BCH 189) is a dideoxycytidine analog having a sulfur atom in place of the 3' carbon. The enantiomers of BCH 189 have been resolved and found to be equipotent in antiviral activity against human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2. However, the (-)-enantiomer (3TC) is considerably les...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Coates JA,Cammack N,Jenkinson HJ,Mutton IM,Pearson BA,Storer R,Cameron JM,Penn CR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sch 21420 is a new aminoglycoside synthesized from gentamicin B. Susceptibility tests with Sch 21420, amikacin, gentamicin, netilmicin, sisomicin, and tobramycin were performed on a variety of bacterial species including 44 with known mechanisms of resistance to aminoglycosides. Sch 21420 and amikacin had similar effe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Thornsberry C,Barry AL,Jones RN,Baker CN,Badal RE,Packer RR

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SM-7338, a new carbapenem antibiotic, was demonstrated to have potent antibacterial activity against a broad spectrum of aerobes, including Staphylococcus aureus, beta-hemolytic streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria spp., members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp., a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Edwards JR,Turner PJ,Wannop C,Withnell ES,Grindey AJ,Nairn K

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidium parvum arginine aminopeptidase (RAP) was studied during in vitro excystation. Specific RAP inhibitors were identified by using C. parvum extracts. Amastatin, a series of alpha-aminoboronic acids, and the chelating agents EDTA and 1,10-phenanthrolene, but not endoproteinase inhibitors, blocked enzymatic...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Okhuysen PC,Chappell CL,Kettner C,Sterling CR

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morinidazole, a 5-nitroimidazole antimicrobial drug, has been approved for the treatment of amoebiasis, trichomoniasis, and anaerobic bacterial infections in China. It was reported that drug-drug interaction happened after the coadministration of ornidazole, an analog of morinidazole, and rifampin or ketoconazole. The...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pang X,Zhang Y,Gao R,Zhong K,Zhong D,Chen X

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of resistance to cefamandole has been observed, and the drug has failed to protect animals lethally infected with certain Enterobacteriaceae that appeared to be highly susceptible in vitro. Using spectrophotometric assays, some of these organisms were found to produce beta-lactamases highly active against ce...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sanders CC,Sanders WE Jr

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic used for the treatment of skin infections and the eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage. It inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by interfering with isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase activity. High-level mupirocin resistance (MIC of ≥ 512 μg/ml) is mediated by th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Seah C,Alexander DC,Louie L,Simor A,Low DE,Longtin J,Melano RG

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior investigations have suggested the use of a dosing weight correction factor of ideal body weight (IBW) plus 40% excess body weight (EBW, where EBW = total body weight [TBW] - IBW) to determine the weight to use for aminoglycoside dosing in morbidly obese (TBW/IBW ratio, > 2) patients. Little data are available to...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Traynor AM,Nafziger AN,Bertino JS Jr

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to 5-fluorocytosine was studied in 137 independent Candida albicans clinical isolates. Seventy-eight isolates (57%) were susceptible; 51 isolates (37%) were partially resistant; 8 isolates (6%) were highly resistant. All partially resistant isolates gave rise to variants which were highly resistant. Some su...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Defever KS,Whelan WL,Rogers AL,Beneke ES,Veselenak JM,Soll DR

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus form vigorous polymicrobial biofilms in serum, which may serve as the source of coinfection in patients. More importantly, S. aureus is highly resistant to vancomycin during polymicrobial biofilm formation, with no decreases in bacterial viability observed with up to 1,600 mi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Harriott MM,Noverr MC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00