Abstract：
:Mechanically ventilated patients are at a substantially higher risk for developing nosocomial pneumonia. Overall, there is a relatively constant 1&!TN!150;3% risk per day of developing pneumonia while receiving mechanical ventilation. The sensitivity and specificity of clinical criteria alone for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP) is low. Several techniques have been developed to sample and quantitate the lower respiratory tract to improve the diagnostic yield. Gram-negative bacillary pneumonias account for the majority of the VAP. Strategies for prevention of VAP such as use of sucralfate for stress ulcer prophylaxis and selective decontamination of the digestive tract have been the focus of many clinical studies. Cost-effective preventive measures are needed to combat the increasing antimicrobial resistance, growing population of immunocompromised patients and increasing number of mechanically ventilated patients.
journal_name
Int J Antimicrob Agentsjournal_title
International journal of antimicrobial agentsauthors
Visnegarwala F,Iyer NG,Hamill RJdoi
10.1016/s0924-8579(98)00037-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-08-01 00:00:00pages
191-205issue
3eissn
0924-8579issn
1872-7913pii
S0924-8579(98)00037-5journal_volume
10pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes is a common pathogen which may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recent information is not readily available, in Canada, regarding the susceptibility of clinical isolates to penicillin, extended spectrum and/or newer agents. We collected and tested 1003 isolates of S. pyoge...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(98)00105-8
更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.08.005
更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.10.006
更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Three pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic parameters--(i) the peak concentration to the minimum inhibitory concentration ratio (C(max)/MIC); (ii) the area under the concentration-time curve to MIC ratio (AUC(24h)/MIC); and (iii) the time the concentration exceeds the MIC (T>MIC)--are important predictors of the clinical e...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(01)00406-x
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over the past decade, non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria have emerged as important opportunistic pathogens in the increasing population of patients who are immunocompromised by their disease or medical treatment. These bacteria are assisted by their ubiquitous distribution in the environment and have a propensity f...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S0924-8579(07)72176-3
更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(97)00371-3
更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study investigated the relationship between the drug combinations of the eradication regimens and the prevalence of acquired resistance to clarithromycin. Of 540 patients treated with anti-Helicobacter pylori regimens containing clarithromycin, 55 patients (31 males, mean age, 45.6 years) with failed eradication ...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(01)00456-3
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(97)00044-7
更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0924-8579(94)90008-6
更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are among the most difficult to treat emerging multidrug-resistant organisms. Major limitations exist in surveillance needed to address CRE, particularly in areas with inadequate resources. We utilised optimised strategies to search for data on carbapenem susceptibility of...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.05.019
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A total of 300 Streptococcus pyogenes isolates, collected during 2001 from five hospitals in the Thessalia district (Central Greece), were examined for their resistance to macrolides. Resistance to erythromycin was detected in 58 isolates (19.3%). Of these, 68.9% were susceptible to clindamycin (M-phenotype) and carri...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0924-8579(02)00253-4
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria has become a major public health problem, eliciting renewed interest in colistin, an old antibiotic that is now routinely used to treat MDR bacterial infections. Here we investigated whether colistin use has affected the prevalence of infections due to ...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.10.010
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In December 2019, a novel coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged from China causing pneumonia outbreaks, first in the Wuhan region of China and then spread worldwide because of its probable high transmission efficiency. Owing to the lack of efficient and specific treat...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 社论
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105944
更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.12.026
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Candida albicans zinc cluster proteins are a family of transcription factors (TFs) that play essential roles in the development of antifungal drug resistance. Gain-of-function mutations in several TFs, such as Tac1p, Mrr1p and Upc2p, have been previously well documented in azole-resistant clinical C. albicans isol...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.08.001
更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Leptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease and is endemic worldwide. The antibiotic susceptibilities of Leptospira strains isolated from both humans and animals are poorly documented. This issue is particularly important for isolates from food-producing animals which are regularly exposed to antibiotic treatmen...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.12.024
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:We hypothesised that treatment with a tigecycline-based antimicrobial regimen for intra-abdominal infection (IAI) could be associated with lower rates of subsequent carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) colonisation or Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) compared with a meropenem-based regimen. ME...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.01.010
更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Orthopaedic implant-associated infections are a devastating complication of orthopaedic surgery with a significant impact on patients and healthcare systems. The aims of this work were to describe the patterns of antimicrobial resistance, pathogenicity and virulence of clinical bacterial isolates from orthopaedic impl...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.06.007
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.09.026
更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.04.005
更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.10.010
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Until now, studies confirming the safety of glycopeptide restriction in the empirical treatment of prolonged fever and neutropenia included only nine children. In an open-label observational study, the use of teicoplanin in paediatric oncology patients was investigated. A period of unrestricted use (2001-2003) was com...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.08.007
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The in vitro activities of cefixime, a new third-generation cephalosporin, and of 18 other antimicrobial agents against 18 strains of Helicobacter pylori were determined. The strains of H. pylori were isolated from gastric biopsy specimens and tested for sensitivity to antibiotics by an agar dilution technique under m...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0924-8579(93)90020-6
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The in vitro activity of piperacillin alone or titrated with a constant concentration of 4 mug/ml tazobactam was evaluated against 3962 baseline pathogens isolated from 1899 patients enrolled in 9 clinical trial studies in North America. Tazobactam increased susceptibility rates of piperacillin for Enterobacteriaceae ...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0924-8579(96)00004-0
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several empiric antibiotic treatment options for febrile neutropenia, yet there is no universally-accepted initial protocol. We aimed to assess the performance of a protocol (piperacillin, gentamicin and cefazolin) introduced over 40 years ago and compare its coverage against bacteria isolated from...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.06.016
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the rifampicin (RIF) resistance rate of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) amongst patients with MRSA bacteraemia who have or have not been exposed to RIF-containing antituberculous (anti-TB) treatment. From 2000 to 2008, patients with MRSA bacteraemia and previous...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.01.018
更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Enterococcus faecium is a significant opportunistic human pathogen with a broad host range, including humans, farm animals, pets and wildlife. Specialised subpopulations have globally evolved towards a powerful and convergent adaption to the healthcare environment by acquiring a cocktail of key antimicrobial resistanc...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106227
更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a major pathogen causing nosocomial infections, particularly in critical patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Increasing resistance to carbapenems in A. baumannii has been observed worldwide. Here we report the clinical impact and mechanism of imipenem heteroresistance (...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.12.015
更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Resistance to extended-spectrum β-lactams is increasing worldwide among Escherichia coli and has been linked to a small number of emergent clones (e.g. ST38, ST131 and ST405) recovered from extraintestinal infections in community and hospital settings. There are, however, limited data about the relative contributions ...
journal_title：International journal of antimicrobial agents
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.01.006
更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
