Alterations of penicillin-binding proteins 1A, 2X, and 2B in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates for which amoxicillin MICs are higher than penicillin MICs.

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：:The accumulation of norfloxacin by Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 was determined by the modified fluorescence method. The time required to achieve a steady-state concentration (SSC) after allowing B. fragilis to accumulate norfloxacin in an aerobic or an anaerobic environment was approximately 2 min; the SSC achieved ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ricci V,Piddock LJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sublethal doses of vincristine (VNC) and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administered simultaneously to adult male mice resulted in markedly enhanced mortality. All of 10 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa tested, 4 of 7 strains of Bacteroides, and 6 of 10 strains of Listeria monocytogenes were able to substitute fo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Munson AE,Drummond DC,Adams AC,Bradley SG

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation, 2,4-dinitrophenol, and an aconitase inhibitor, fluoroacetic acid, both of which are known to lower the cellular ATP pool, protected Escherichia coli cells from the bactericidal actions of gyrase poisons including quinolone antibiotics, nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin, and th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Li TK,Liu LF

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida parapsilosis has emerged as a common cause of invasive fungal infection, especially in Latin America and in the neonatal setting. C. parapsilosis is part of a closely related group of organisms that includes the species Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis. All three species show elevated MICs for th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Garcia-Effron G,Katiyar SK,Park S,Edlind TD,Perlin DS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mycobacterial phosphoglycosyltransferase WecA, which initiates arabinogalactan biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has been proposed as a target of the caprazamycin derivative CPZEN-45, a preclinical drug candidate for the treatment of tuberculosis. In this report, we describe the functional characterizati...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Huszár S,Singh V,Polčicová A,Baráth P,Barrio MB,Lagrange S,Leblanc V,Nacy CA,Mizrahi V,Mikušová K

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2-amino-5-halo-pyrimidinones, which are potent interferon inducers and antiviral agents, were found to be protective against lethal cytomegalovirus (CMV) challenge in weanling or neonatal mice when administered before virus challenge. This protection was dependent upon the dosage of pyrimidinone administered. Wean...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Brideau RJ,Wolcott JA

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minibacterium massiliensis strain CIP107820 is a recently discovered waterborne Gram-negative rod isolated from hospital water samples. It harbors a chromosomally located gene encoding an Ambler class A extended-spectrum β-lactamase termed MIN-1, sharing 56%, 54%, and 51% amino acid identities with β-lactamases LUT-1,...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bercot B,Nordmann P,Drancourt M,Poirel L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ceftizoxime and gentamicin alone and in combination were determined against 100 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Concentrations of 32 micrograms of ceftizoxime and 8 micrograms of gentamicin per ml inhibited 22 and 43% of the strains, respectively. At concentrations of ceftizoxime and gentamicin that are...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： King JW,Penn RL

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates collected from eight patients in five German hospitals were investigated. Six isolates produced the OXA-48 carbapenemase, and three isolates produced OXA-162, which is a point mutant form of OXA-48. Both carbapenemase genes were located on IncL/M-type conjugative p...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pfeifer Y,Schlatterer K,Engelmann E,Schiller RA,Frangenberg HR,Stiewe D,Holfelder M,Witte W,Nordmann P,Poirel L

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the effects of four antimicrobial peptides (MUC7 12-mer, histatin 12-mer, cathelicidin KR20, and a peptide containing lactoferricin amino acids 1 to 11) on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we employed a genomewide fitness screen of combined collections of mutants with homozygous deletions of nonessential...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lis M,Bhatt S,Schoenly NE,Lee AY,Nislow C,Bobek LA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of investigating home therapy for enterococcal endocarditis, we compared the efficacy of teicoplanin combined with gentamicin given once a day or in three daily doses (t.i.d.) with the standard treatment, ampicillin plus gentamicin administered t.i.d., for treating experimental enterococcal endocarditis. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： López P,Gavaldà J,Martin MT,Almirante B,Gomis X,Azuaje C,Borrell N,Pou L,Falcó V,Pigrau C,Pahissa A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TEM-28 (pI 6.1), expressed by an Escherichia coli clinical isolate, is a novel beta-lactamase which hydrolyzed ceftazidime, cefotaxime, and aztreonam with rates of 25, 1.1, and 5.6, respectively, relative to that for benzylpenicillin (100). The nucleotide sequence of blaTEM-28 differed from that of blaTEM-1 by two bas...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bradford PA,Jacobus NV,Bhachech N,Bush K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are causing serious chronic conditions such as destructive keratitis in contact lens wearers or granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in individuals with compromised immune systems. Both are characterized by the lack of availability of sufficiently effective and uncomplicated...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Walochnik J,Duchêne M,Seifert K,Obwaller A,Hottkowitz T,Wiedermann G,Eibl H,Aspöck H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with AIDS and chronic diarrhea caused by Enterocytozoon bieneusi was successfully treated with nitazoxanide, producing a complete clinical and parasitological response, while off of antiviral therapy. This suggests that nitazoxanide may be effective in treating microsporidiosis caused by E. bieneusi, a disea...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bicart-Sée A,Massip P,Linas MD,Datry A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open, dose-finding study, a 100% cure rate was observed in patients suffering from uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis who were treated with a single oral dose of either 1.2 g (n = 10), 0.8 g (n = 11), or 0.4 g (n = 10) of cefetamet pivoxil. The MICs of cefetamet for all gonococcal strains ranged from 0.001 to 0...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tio TT,Sindhunata IR,Wagenvoort JH,Michel MF,Stolz E

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occidiofungin is produced by the soil bacterium Burkolderia contaminans MS14 and is structurally similar or identical to the burkholdines, xylocandins, and cepacidines. This study identified the primary cellular target of occidiofungin, which was determined to be actin. The modification of occidiofungin with a functio...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ravichandran A,Geng M,Hull KG,Li J,Romo D,Lu SE,Albee A,Nutter C,Gordon DM,Ghannoum MA,Lockless SW,Smith L

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimal inhibitory concentrations of 45 antimicrobial agents were determined for 14 strains of Bacterium actinomycetem comitans (Actinobacillus actinomycetem-comitans). All the strains showed good susceptibility to tetracyclines and chloramphenicol, but not to lincomycins. Some strains were clearly resistant to pe...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Höffler U,Niederau W,Pulverer G

更新日期：1980-06-01 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：:Ceftezole, a new cephalosporin derivative, was compared with cefazolin, cephaloridine, and cephalothin. Data obtained indicate that it is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, with almost identical antimicrobial activity against pathogenic organisms isolated from patients. The therapeutic effect of ceftezole on experimental in...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nishida M,Murakawa T,Kamimura T,Okada N,Sakamoto H,Fukada S,Nakamoto S,Yokota Y,Miki K

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli K-12 cells grown in 1 to 5 mM sodium salicylate (SAL) or acetylsalicylate show increased phenotypic resistance to various antibiotics (J. L. Rosner, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:8771-8774, 1985), including cephalosporins (this study). To determine whether these effects are caused by a decreased uptak...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Foulds J,Murray DM,Chai T,Rosner JL

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidizing agents like hypochlorous acid (HOCl) have antimicrobial activity. We developed an integrated electrochemical scaffold or 'e-scaffold' that delivers a continuous low dose of HOCl aimed at targeting microbial biofilms without exceeding concentrations toxic to humans, as a prototype of a device being developed ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Flurin L,Raval YS,Mohamed A,Greenwood-Quaintance KE,Cano EJ,Beyenal H,Patel R

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) can be mechanistically classified into carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem nonsusceptible Enterobacteriaceae (NCPCRE). We sought to investigate the effect of antecedent carbapenem exposure as a risk factor for NCPCRE ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Marimuthu K,Ng OT,Cherng BPZ,Fong RKC,Pada SK,De PP,Ooi ST,Smitasin N,Thoon KC,Krishnan PU,Ang MLT,Chan DSG,Kwa ALH,Deepak RN,Chan YK,Chan YFZ,Huan X,Zaw Linn K,Tee NWS,Tan TY,Koh TH,Lin RTP,Hsu LY,Sengupta

更新日期：2019-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes serious illness (lower respiratory illness) in preterm infants. RSV antibody-enriched immunoglobulin (RSVIG) that was lyophilized (LYO) protected against RSV lower respiratory illness. The Food and Drug Administration now requires an additional viral inactivation step (VI). We ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Groothuis JR,Simoes EA,Lehr MV,Kramer AA,Hemming VG,Rodriguez WJ,Arrobio J,Welliver RC,Siber GR

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant (Metr) Staphylococcus aureus from five different geographical origins were tested for their susceptibility to 12 non-beta-lactam antibiotics by the broth microdilution technique recommended by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Coumermycin a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Aldridge KE,Janney A,Sanders CV

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most manifestations of candidiasis are associated with biofilm formation on biological or inanimate surfaces. Candida albicans biofilms are recalcitrant to treatment with conventional antifungal therapies. Here we report on the activity of caspofungin, a new semisynthetic echinocandin, against C. albicans biofilms. Ca...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bachmann SP,VandeWalle K,Ramage G,Patterson TF,Wickes BL,Graybill JR,López-Ribot JL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphotericin B as a lipid complex and as a deoxycholate suspension (Fungizone) was tested against murine blastomycosis. All doses of each form prolonged survival (P less than 0.05 to 0.001). Fungizone was more effective than lipid complex at doses of 0.8 mg/kg of body weight. However, lipid complex at 12.8 mg/kg was n...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Clemons KV,Stevens DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MICs of three new antimicrobial agents of different classes, U-70138F, roxithromycin (RU 965), and ofloxacin (ORF 18489), versus Chlamydia trachomatis in McCoy cell cultures were 0.25, 0.8, and 1.0 microgram/ml, respectively. For each test drug, the MIC and MBC were identical or were within 1 dilution of one anoth...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Stamm WE,Suchland R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study confirms that CBA/J mice are susceptible to several clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, including four of five penicillin-susceptible and all five penicillin-resistant strains tested, thus providing the first noncompromised animal model for penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae pneumonia. In ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Tateda K,Takashima K,Miyazaki H,Matsumoto T,Hatori T,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：1996-06-01 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