A new SHV-derived extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (SHV-24) that hydrolyzes ceftazidime through a single-amino-acid substitution (D179G) in the -loop.

abstract：:We previously reported the development of a prototype antibiotic sensitivity assay to detect drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis using infection by mycobacteriophage to create a novel nucleic acid transcript, a surrogate marker of mycobacterial viability, detected by reverse transcriptase PCR (M. C. Mulvey et al...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Mulvey MC,Lemmon M,Rotter S,Lees J,Einck L,Nacy CA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diversity of tet(S) genetic contexts of 13 enterococci from human, animal, and environmental samples from different geographical areas is reported. The tet(S) gene was linked to either CTn6000 variants of chromosomal location or composite platforms flanked by IS1216 located on plasmids (∼40 to 115 kb). The compara...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Novais C,Freitas AR,Silveira E,Baquero F,Peixe L,Roberts AP,Coque TM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic periodontitis is one of the most prevalent human diseases and is caused by dysbiosis of the subgingival microbiota. Treatment involves primarily mechanical disruption of subgingival biofilms and, in certain cases, adjunctive use of systemic antibiotic therapy. In vitro biofilm models have been developed to stu...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Soares GM,Teles F,Starr JR,Feres M,Patel M,Martin L,Teles R

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:The pharmacokinetics and distribution in tissue of several novel triazole antifungal agents were studied in different animal species in order to select an appropriate lead compound. The purpose of the study was also to determine species differences in pharmacokinetics for SYN azoles to select the most appropriate spec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Khan JK,Montaseri H,Poglod M,Bu HZ,Zuo Z,Salama SM,Daneshtalab M,Micetich RG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of incubation with interferon prior to the stimulation of interferon production (priming) and of sequential treatment with cycloheximide and actinomycin D (superinduction) on the interferon yield from polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (poly I.poly C)-induced diploid human foreskin cell cultures (FS-3 strain) ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Havell EA,Vilcek J

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MIC methodology was used to test the antibacterial activity of XRP 2868, a new oral combination of two semisynthetic streptogramins, RPR 132552A and RPR 202868, compared to activities of other antibacterial agents against pneumococci, Haemophilus influenzae, and Haemophilus parainfluenzae. For 261 pneumococci, XRP 286...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Pankuch GA,Kelly LM,Lin G,Bryskier A,Couturier C,Jacobs MR,Appelbaum PC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five recombinant alpha interferons and two recombinant beta interferons have been tested for their ability to inhibit yields of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and human cytomegalovirus in human embryonic lung cells. All of the alpha species and both of the beta forms (cysteine and serine) were active against the h...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rasmussen LE,Chen PT,Merigan TC

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is increasingly being isolated from the respiratory tract of individuals with cystic fibrosis, and, because of its multidrug-resistant nature, the selection of suitable treatment regimens can be problematical. Etest methodology was used to facilitate MIC and antimicrobial combination testi...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Milne KE,Gould IM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococci are common causative agents of early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS). Pharmacokinetic (PK) data for penicillin G have been described for extremely preterm neonates but have been poorly described for late-preterm and term neonates. Thus, evidence-based dosing recommendations are lacking. We describe th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Padari H,Metsvaht T,Germovsek E,Barker CI,Kipper K,Herodes K,Standing JF,Oselin K,Tasa T,Soeorg H,Lutsar I

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:According to recommendations of the 6th WHO Advisory Committee on Buruli ulcer, directly observed treatment with the combination of rifampin and streptomycin, administered daily for 8 weeks, was recommended to 310 patients diagnosed with Buruli ulcer in Pobè, Bénin. Among the 224 (72%) eligible patients for whom treat...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Chauty A,Ardant MF,Adeye A,Euverte H,Guédénon A,Johnson C,Aubry J,Nuermberger E,Grosset J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa exploits intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms to resist almost every antibiotic used in chemotherapy. Antimicrobial resistance in P. aeruginosa isolates recovered from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is further enhanced by the occurrence of hypermutator strains, a hallmark of chronic infec...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Colque CA,Albarracín Orio AG,Feliziani S,Marvig RL,Tobares AR,Johansen HK,Molin S,Smania AM

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci are intrinsically resistant to numerous antimicrobial agents. We examined the energy-dependent efflux of radiolabeled drugs from four reference strains of Enterococcus faecalis and a strain of Enterococcus faecium and found that most strains pumped out norfloxacin and chloramphenicol. Efflux of tetracyclin...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lynch C,Courvalin P,Nikaido H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae have been isolated which are highly resistant to tetracycline (MICs of 16 to 64 micrograms/ml). This resistance was due to the acquisition of the resistance determinant tetM, a transposon-borne determinant initially found in the genus Streptococcus and more recently in Mycopl...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Morse SA,Johnson SR,Biddle JW,Roberts MC

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arguably, one of the most common and consequential laboratory tests performed in the world is Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility testing. M. tuberculosis resistance is defined by growth of > or =1% of a bacillary inoculum on the critical concentration of an antibiotic. The critical concentration was chosen base...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Gumbo T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VT-1129 is a novel fungal enzyme-specific Cyp51 inhibitor with potent cryptococcal activity. Because of its long half-life (>6 days in mice) and our desire to quickly reach potent efficacy, we evaluated a VT-1129 loading dose-maintenance dose strategy against cryptococcal meningitis. VT-1129 plasma and brain pharmacok...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Wiederhold NP,Xu X,Wang A,Najvar LK,Garvey EP,Ottinger EA,Alimardanov A,Cradock J,Behnke M,Hoekstra WJ,Brand SR,Schotzinger RJ,Jaramillo R,Olivo M,Kirkpatrick WR,Patterson TF

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefaclor solutions in pH 2.5 and 4.5 buffers contained at least 90% of their initial activity after 72 h at 4 degrees C. Samples in pH 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 buffers contained 70, 46, and 34%, respectively, of their initial activity after 72 h at 4 degrees C. After 72 h at 25 degrees C, samples prepared with pH 2.5, 4.5, 6...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Foglesong MA,Lamb JW,Dietz JV

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MIC of an antimalarial drug for a particular infection is the drug level associated with a net parasite multiplication rate of one per asexual cycle. To ensure the cure of malaria, the MIC must be exceeded until all parasites have been eliminated. The development of highly sensitive and accurate PCR quantitation o...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hien TT,White NJ,Thuy-Nhien NT,Hoa NT,Thuan PD,Tarning J,Nosten F,Magnusson B,Jain JP,Hamed K

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:An analytical method for the quantitation of amifloxacin, 6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-1-(methylamino)-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3- quinolinecarboxylic acid, in plasma and urine has been developed. The method involves extraction with chloroform, back-extraction into 0.1 M sodium hydroxide, and subsequent analysis by re...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： McCoy LF,Crawmer BP,Benziger DP

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isavuconazole, the active moiety of the prodrug isavuconazonium sulfate, has potent activity against a wide spectrum of fungal pathogens and is approved for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, yet little is known about the tissue penetration of isavuconazole at the target sites of infection. Here, we explored the...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Lee A,Prideaux B,Lee MH,Zimmerman M,Dolgov E,Perlin DS,Zhao Y

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ritonavir-boosted darunavir with efavirenz may be considered a nucleoside-sparing regimen for treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients. However, the pharmacokinetics of this combination administered once daily have not been studied. We conducted a three-period interaction study with healthy volunteers. The subjects were ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Soon GH,Shen P,Yong EL,Pham P,Flexner C,Lee L

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study whether the capability of horizontal DNA transfer is associated with metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori, a total of 81 clinical isolates were tested for MICs of metronidazole (MTZ). The MIC assays were performed by using the E-test and reconfirmed by the agar dilution method. Natural competence a...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Yeh YC,Chang KC,Yang JC,Fang CT,Wang JT

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection does not generally cause problems in the immunocompetent adult but can result in severe clinical disease in the fetus, neonate, and immunocompromised host. Ganciclovir (GCV), the agent currently used to treat most HCMV infections, has resulted in much therapeutic success; however...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Rybak RJ,Hartline CB,Qiu YL,Zemlicka J,Harden E,Marshall G,Sommadossi JP,Kern ER

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). The rates of STEC infection and complications, including death, are highest among young children and elderly individuals. There are no causal therapies. Because Stx is the primary pathological agent lead...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Bitzan M,Poole R,Mehran M,Sicard E,Brockus C,Thuning-Roberson C,Rivière M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparative activities of azithromycin (AZI) and clarithromycin (CLA) against eight Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) isolates were evaluated in the beige mouse model of disseminated infection. Mice were infected intravenously with approximately 10(7) viable MAC isolate. AZI at 100 or 200 mg/kg of body weight or C...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Cynamon MH,Klemens SP,Grossi MA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified the carbapenemase gene blaOXA-499, a variant of blaOXA-143, from a clinical isolate of Acinetobacter pittii for the first time. OXA-499 shared 93.1% amino acid identity with OXA-143, and the gene was located on the chromosome. By cloning the OXA-499-encoding gene into the pWH1266 vector and transforming ...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： D'Souza R,Pinto NA,Higgins PG,Hwang I,Yong D,Choi J,Lee K,Chong Y

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several major differences between the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) of highly penicillin-resistant and -susceptible strains of pneumococci. The highest-molecular-size PBP 1a (98 kilodaltons [kDa]) of susceptible pneumococci is not detectable in resistant bacteria. Instead, resistant strains contain a PB...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Hakenbeck R,Ellerbrok H,Briese T,Handwerger S,Tomasz A

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) of antimicrobial dosage regimens during drug development to derive predicted target attainment values is frequently used to choose the optimal dose for the treatment of patients in phase 2 and 3 studies. A criticism is that pharmacokinetic (PK) parameter estimates and variability in health...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Muller AE,Schmitt-Hoffmann AH,Punt N,Mouton JW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an immunocompetent murine model of invasive aspergillosis (IA), we previously reported that the efficacy of liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) (Ambisome) is not hampered by the presence of azole resistance mutations in Aspergillus fumigatus (S. Seyedmousavi, W. J. G. Melchers, J. W. Mouton, and P. E. Verweij, Anti...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Seyedmousavi S,Mouton JW,Melchers WJG,Verweij PE

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of posaconazole (POS) and amphotericin B (AMB) combination therapy in cryptococcal infection, we established an experimental model of systemic cryptococcosis in CD1 mice by intravenous injection of three distinct clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans. Therapy was started 24 h after th...

journal_title：Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors： Barchiesi F,Spreghini E,Schimizzi AM,Maracci M,Giannini D,Carle F,Scalise G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00