International interlaboratory quality control program for measurement of antiretroviral drugs in plasma.

abstract：:Determinations of doxycycline 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50) for 620 isolates from northwest Thailand were performed via the isotopic method, and the data were analyzed by the Bayesian method and distributed into two populations (mean IC50s of 13.15 μM and 31.60 μM). There was no significant difference between t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gaillard T,Sriprawat K,Briolant S,Wangsing C,Wurtz N,Baragatti M,Lavina M,Pascual A,Nosten F,Pradines B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:wALADin1 benzimidazoles are specific inhibitors of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase from Wolbachia endobacteria of filarial nematodes. We report that wALADin1 and two derivatives killed blood stage Plasmodium falciparum in vitro (50% inhibitory concentrations, 39, 7.7, and 12.8 μM, respectively). One of these derivat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lentz CS,Sattler JM,Fendler M,Gottwalt S,Halls VS,Strassel S,Arriens S,Hannam JS,Specht S,Famulok M,Mueller AK,Hoerauf A,Pfarr KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MICs and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) for the biocides benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine were determined against 1,602 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus. Both compounds showed unimodal MIC and MBC distributions (2 and 4 or 8 mg/liter, respectively) with no apparent subpopulation with r...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Furi L,Ciusa ML,Knight D,Di Lorenzo V,Tocci N,Cirasola D,Aragones L,Coelho JR,Freitas AT,Marchi E,Moce L,Visa P,Northwood JB,Viti C,Borghi E,Orefici G,BIOHYPO Consortium.,Morrissey I,Oggioni MR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified and sequenced the genes encoding the quinolone-resistance determining region (QRDR) of ParC and GyrA in fluoroquinolone-susceptible and -resistant Streptococcus suis clinical isolates. Resistance is the consequence of single point mutations in the QRDRs of ParC and GyrA and is not due to clonal spre...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Escudero JA,San Millan A,Catalan A,de la Campa AG,Rivero E,Lopez G,Dominguez L,Moreno MA,Gonzalez-Zorn B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical isolate of Enterobacter cloacae, strain NOR-1, exhibited resistance to imipenem and remained susceptible to extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Clavulanic acid partially restored the susceptibility of the strain to imipenem. Two beta-lactamases with isoelectric points (pI) of 6.9 and > 9.2 were detected in st...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nordmann P,Mariotte S,Naas T,Labia R,Nicolas MH

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing use of azole antifungals for the treatment of mucosal and systemic Candida glabrata infections has resulted in the selection and/or emergence of resistant strains. The main mechanisms of azole resistance include alterations in the C. glabrata ERG11 gene (CgERG11), which encodes the azole target enzyme, ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sanguinetti M,Posteraro B,Fiori B,Ranno S,Torelli R,Fadda G

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minocycline and valproic acid are potential adjuvant therapies for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cognitive impairment. The purpose of this study was to determine whether minocycline alone or in combination with valproic acid affected atazanavir plasma concentrations. Twelve adult HIV-i...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： DiCenzo R,Peterson DR,Cruttenden K,Mariuz P,Rezk NL,Hochreiter J,Gelbard H,Schifitto G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EmbCAB proteins have been considered a target for ethambutol (EMB). Mutations in embCAB are known to confer most EMB resistance. However, the knowledge about the effects of embCAB mutations on the EMB resistance level and about the role of mutation-mutation interactions is limited in China. Here, we sequenced embC...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Sun Q,Xiao TY,Liu HC,Zhao XQ,Liu ZG,Li YN,Zeng H,Zhao LL,Wan KL

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:(-)-Beta-D-1',3'-Dioxolane guanosine (DXG) and 2,6-diaminopurine (DAPD) dioxolanyl nucleoside analogues have been reported to be potent inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We have recently conducted experiments to more fully characterize their in vitro anti-HIV-1 profiles. Antiviral assays perfo...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gu Z,Wainberg MA,Nguyen-Ba N,L'Heureux L,de Muys JM,Bowlin TL,Rando RF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial proteins and peptides (AMPs) are essential effectors of innate immunity, acting as a first line of defense against bacterial infections. Many AMPs exhibit high affinity for cell wall structures such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a potent endotoxin able to induce sepsis. Hence, understanding how AMPs can i...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pulido D,Moussaoui M,Andreu D,Nogués MV,Torrent M,Boix E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro and in vivo activities of a mixture of six oleane triterpene saponins, recovered from the methanolic extract of the leaves of the Vietnamese plant Maesa balansae (PX-6518), were evaluated against drug-sensitive visceral Leishmania strains. The in vitro 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) against intrace...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Maes L,Vanden Berghe D,Germonprez N,Quirijnen L,Cos P,De Kimpe N,Van Puyvelde L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of antacid on the bioavailability of cefprozil was investigated in a two-way crossover study. Eight healthy male subjects received a single 500-mg oral dose of cefprozil with and without coadministration of 30 ml of an antacid suspension containing magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide (Maalox). Cefpro...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Shyu WC,Wilber RB,Pittman KA,Barbhaiya RH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presently, therapy of eumycetoma in Sudan is still based on surgery combined with prolonged ketoconazole therapy. This usually results in a poor clinical outcome. To determine if posaconazole and terbinafine could offer better therapeutic alternatives, the in vitro susceptibilities of 34 Madurella mycetomatis strains ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： van Belkum A,Fahal AH,van de Sande WW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We administered 2 g of ceftazidime intravenously every 8 h to cancer patients for the empiric therapy of febrile episodes. Ceftazidime was administered as monotherapy for patients with granulocyte counts in excess of 1,000/microliter. Febrile, neutropenic patients were randomized to also receive either piperacillin or...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Drusano GL,Joshi J,Forrest A,Ruxer R,Standiford H,Leslie J,Wade J,Schimpff S

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of amphotericin B and fluconazole on the extracellular and intracellular growth of Candida albicans were studied. With respect to the extracellular growth of C. albicans, antifungal activity was measured in terms of MICs and minimal fungicidal concentrations as well as by determination of the concentration...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： van Etten EW,van de Rhee NE,van Kampen KM,Bakker-Woudenberg IA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibilities of 216 strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to a new fluoroquinolone, CP-99,219 were determined. For strains for which the MICs of ciprofloxacin were < or = 0.06 microgram/ml, the MICs at which 90% of the isolates are inhibited (MIC90s) of CP-99,219, ciprofloxacin, and ofloxacin were 0.008, 0.015, and...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Knapp JS,Neal SW,Parekh MC,Rice RJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of compounds, as exemplified by verapamil and desipramine, have been shown to enhance the susceptibility of resistant malaria parasites to chloroquine. The mechanism by which these agents reverse resistance is still controversial but is though to involve alterations in drug transport causing an increase in st...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Ndifor AM,Howells RE,Bray PG,Ngu JL,Ward SA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RBX11160 (OZ277) is a fully synthetic peroxidic antimalarial in clinical development. To study the possible mechanisms of action of RBX11160, we have examined its ability to inhibit PfATP6, a sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase and proposed target for semisynthetic peroxidic artemisinin derivatives. RBX11160 inhibit...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Uhlemann AC,Wittlin S,Matile H,Bustamante LY,Krishna S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of four aminoglycoside antibiotics by human serum was investigated under controlled conditions of physiological pH and temperature, by means of an ultrafiltration technique. No serum binding was demonstrable for gentamicin, tobramycin, or kanamycin, whereas streptomycin was 35% bound. Previous conflicting ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gordon RC,Regamey C,Kirby WM

更新日期：1972-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sordarin derivatives constitute a new group of synthetic antifungal agents that selectively inhibit fungal protein synthesis. They have demonstrated in vitro activity against the most important fungal pathogens, both yeast and filamentous. This new family of compounds has also shown in vivo activity against murine Can...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Aviles P,Pateman A,San Roman R,Guillén MJ,Gómez De Las Heras F,Gargallo-Viola D

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity against the coccidial pathogen Eimeria tenella in chickens has been discovered among alpha 2 adrenergic agonists. The clonidine analog 7-bromo-N-(2-imidazolidinylidene)-1H-indazol-6-amine was active in feed at 7.5 ppm, a concentration similar to the use levels of potent commercial agents, e.g., maduramicin. A...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： McFarland JW,Ricketts AP,Newcomb DM,Shively JE,Glazer EA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of and tolerability to a new microfluidized suspension of atovaquone were studied in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with CD4 counts of < or = 200 cells per mm3 in order to define a dosing regimen for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Thi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Dixon R,Pozniak AL,Watt HM,Rolan P,Posner J

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of herpes simplex virus (HSV) inactivation by sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and n-lauroylsarcosine (LS), two anionic surfactants with protein denaturant potency, have been evaluated in cultured cells. Results showed that pretreatment of HSV type 1 (HSV-1) strain F and HSV-2 strain 333 with either surfacta...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Piret J,Roy S,Gagnon M,Landry S,Désormeaux A,Omar RF,Bergeron MG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agar and broth microdilution MICs of RP 74501-RP 74502, a mixture of streptogramin antimicrobial agents that inhibited 90% of 22 Legionella strains tested, were 0.64 and 0.08 microgram/ml, respectively; respective erythromycin values were 1.0 and 0.12 microgram/ml. RP 74501-RP 74502 at 1 microgram/ml was more active t...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Edelstein PH,Edelstein MA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have estimated the excess inpatient costs due to nosocomial cultures of Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), and those that do are often subject to time-dependent bias. Our objective was to generate estimates of the attributable costs of the underlying infections associated with nosocomial cultures by using a uni...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Nelson RE,Stevens VW,Jones M,Khader K,Schweizer ML,Perencevich EN,Rubin MA,Samore MH

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ofloxacin, a potent quinolone antibacterial agent, has a tricyclic ring structure with a methyl group attached to the asymmetric carbon at the C-3 position on the oxazine ring. The S isomer (DR-3355) of ofloxacin has antibacterial activity up to 2 orders of magnitude greater than that of the R isomer (DR-3354). This d...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Morrissey I,Hoshino K,Sato K,Yoshida A,Hayakawa I,Bures MG,Shen LL

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed prophylactic or continuous therapy of isavuconazole, posaconazole, or voriconazole in treating pulmonary murine mucormycosis. In the prophylaxis studies, only isavuconazole treatment resulted in significantly improved survival and lowered tissue fungal burden of immunosuppressed mice infected with Rhizopus...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gebremariam T,Alkhazraji S,Baldin C,Kovanda L,Wiederhold NP,Ibrahim AS

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the antifungal susceptibilities of 34 clinical isolates of the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii to 11 drugs using a microdilution method. In general, the type of growth phase (mycelial or yeast) and the temperature of incubation (30 or 35 degrees C) exerted a significant influence on the MICs. ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Trilles L,Fernández-Torres B,Dos Santos Lazéra M,Wanke B,de Oliveira Schubach A,de Almeida Paes R,Inza I,Guarro J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed an increased prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) thumb subdomain polymorphisms Pro272, Arg277, and Thr286 in patients failing therapy with nucleoside analogue combinations. Interestingly, wild-type HIV-1(BH10) RT contains Pro272, Arg277, and Thr2...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Betancor G,Puertas MC,Nevot M,Garriga C,Martínez MA,Martinez-Picado J,Menéndez-Arias L

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident glucosidases I and II sequentially trim the three terminal glucose moieties on the N-linked glycans attached to nascent glycoproteins. These reactions are the first steps of N-linked glycan processing and are essential for proper folding and function of many glycoproteins. Because m...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Zhao X,Guo F,Comunale MA,Mehta A,Sehgal M,Jain P,Cuconati A,Lin H,Block TM,Chang J,Guo JT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00