Search Results - "Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy"

ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes by Bortolaia, Valeria, Kaas, Rolf S, Ruppe, Etienne, Roberts, Marilyn C, Schwarz, Stefan, Cattoir, Vincent, Philippon, Alain, Allesoe, Rosa L, Rebelo, Ana Rita, Florensa, Alfred Ferrer, Fagelhauer, Linda, Chakraborty, Trinad, Neumann, Bernd, Werner, Guido, Bender, Jennifer K, Stingl, Kerstin, Nguyen, Minh, Coppens, Jasmine, Xavier, Basil Britto, Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi, Westh, Henrik, Pinholt, Mette, Anjum, Muna F, Duggett, Nicholas A, Kempf, Isabelle, Nykäsenoja, Suvi, Olkkola, Satu, Wieczorek, Kinga, Amaro, Ana, Clemente, Lurdes, Mossong, Joël, Losch, Serge, Ragimbeau, Catherine, Lund, Ole, Aarestrup, Frank M

“…Abstract Objectives WGS-based antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) is as reliable as phenotypic AST for several antimicrobial/bacterial species…”
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COVID-19: a recommendation to examine the effect of hydroxychloroquine in preventing infection and progression by Zhou, Dan, Dai, Sheng-Ming, Tong, Qiang

“…Abstract A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2, has swept across 31 provinces in China and over 40 countries worldwide…”
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Detection of mobile genetic elements associated with antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica using a newly developed web tool: MobileElementFinder by Johansson, Markus H K, Bortolaia, Valeria, Tansirichaiya, Supathep, Aarestrup, Frank M, Roberts, Adam P, Petersen, Thomas N

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in clinically relevant bacteria is a growing threat to public health globally. In these bacteria, antimicrobial resistance genes…”
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Plasmids carrying antimicrobial resistance genes in Enterobacteriaceae by Rozwandowicz, M, Brouwer, M S M, Fischer, J, Wagenaar, J A, Gonzalez-Zorn, B, Guerra, B, Mevius, D J, Hordijk, J

“…Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is constantly evolving and horizontal gene transfer through plasmids plays a major role. The identification of plasmid…”
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PointFinder: a novel web tool for WGS-based detection of antimicrobial resistance associated with chromosomal point mutations in bacterial pathogens by Zankari, Ea, Allesøe, Rosa, Joensen, Katrine G, Cavaco, Lina M, Lund, Ole, Aarestrup, Frank M

“…Antibiotic resistance is a major health problem, as drugs that were once highly effective no longer cure bacterial infections. WGS has previously been shown to…”
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Global epidemiology of CTX-M β-lactamases: temporal and geographical shifts in genotype by Bevan, Edward R, Jones, Annie M, Hawkey, Peter M

“…Globally, rates of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae are rising. We undertook a literature review, and present the temporal trends in blaCTX-M epidemiology,…”
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A multicentre study of antifungal susceptibility patterns among 350 Candida auris isolates (2009-17) in India: role of the ERG11 and FKS1 genes in azole and echinocandin resistance by Chowdhary, Anuradha, Prakash, Anupam, Sharma, Cheshta, Kordalewska, Milena, Kumar, Anil, Sarma, Smita, Tarai, Bansidhar, Singh, Ashutosh, Upadhyaya, Gargi, Upadhyay, Shalini, Yadav, Priyanka, Singh, Pradeep K, Khillan, Vikas, Sachdeva, Neelam, Perlin, David S, Meis, Jacques F

“…Candida auris has emerged globally as an MDR nosocomial pathogen in ICU patients. We studied the antifungal susceptibility of C. auris isolates (n = 350) from…”
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COVID-19 and the potential long-term impact on antimicrobial resistance by Rawson, Timothy M, Moore, Luke S P, Castro-Sanchez, Enrique, Charani, Esmita, Davies, Frances, Satta, Giovanni, Ellington, Matthew J, Holmes, Alison H

“…Abstract The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has required an unprecedented response to control the spread of the…”
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Identification of a novel transposon-associated phosphoethanolamine transferase gene, mcr-5, conferring colistin resistance in d-tartrate fermenting Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Paratyphi B by Borowiak, Maria, Fischer, Jennie, Hammerl, Jens A, Hendriksen, Rene S, Szabo, Istvan, Malorny, Burkhard

“…Plasmid-mediated mobilized colistin resistance is currently known to be caused by phosphoethanolamine transferases termed MCR-1, MCR-2, MCR-3 and MCR-4…”
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Role of bacterial efflux pumps in biofilm formation by Alav, Ilyas, Sutton, J Mark, Rahman, Khondaker Miraz

“…Efflux pumps are widely implicated in antibiotic resistance because they can extrude the majority of clinically relevant antibiotics from within cells to the…”
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Antibiotic use in patients with COVID-19: a ‘snapshot’ Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) survey by Beović, Bojana, Doušak, May, Ferreira-Coimbra, João, Nadrah, Kristina, Rubulotta, Francesca, Belliato, Mirko, Berger-Estilita, Joana, Ayoade, Folusakin, Rello, Jordi, Erdem, Hakan

“…Abstract Background Antibiotics may be indicated in patients with COVID-19 due to suspected or confirmed bacterial superinfection. Objectives To investigate…”
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Changes in the epidemiological landscape of invasive candidiasis by Lamoth, Frederic, Lockhart, Shawn R, Berkow, Elizabeth L, Calandra, Thierry

“…The epidemiology of invasive candidiasis has evolved in recent years, warranting a review of the changes and the implications for current and future diagnosis…”
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Novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-7.1 in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Yang, Yong-Qiang, Li, Yun-Xia, Lei, Chang-Wei, Zhang, An-Yun, Wang, Hong-Ning

“…Abstract Objectives To identify a novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from chickens in China. Methods WGS was…”
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European guidelines for primary antifungal prophylaxis in adult haematology patients: summary of the updated recommendations from the European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia by Maertens, Johan A, Girmenia, Corrado, Brüggemann, Roger J, Duarte, Rafael F, Kibbler, Christopher C, Ljungman, Per, Racil, Zdenek, Ribaud, Patricia, Slavin, Monica A, Cornely, Oliver A, Peter Donnelly, J, Cordonnier, Catherine

“…The European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL) updated its guidelines on antifungal prophylaxis for adults using the grading system of IDSA. The…”
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Epidemiology of mobile colistin resistance genes mcr-1 to mcr-9 by Ling, Zhuoren, Yin, Wenjuan, Shen, Zhangqi, Wang, Yang, Shen, Jianzhong, Walsh, Timothy R

“…Abstract The identification of the first mobile colistin resistance (MCR) gene, mcr-1, in 2015 triggered a rash of mcr screening reports. Subsequently, nine…”
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MIC-based dose adjustment: facts and fables by Mouton, Johan W, Muller, Anouk E, Canton, Rafael, Giske, Christian G, Kahlmeter, Gunnar, Turnidge, John

“…Over recent decades, several publications have described optimization procedures for antibiotic therapy in the individual patient based on antimicrobial MIC…”
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Treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: report of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy/Healthcare Infection Society/British Infection Association Joint Working Party by Hawkey, Peter M, Warren, Roderic E, Livermore, David M, McNulty, Cliodna A M, Enoch, David A, Otter, Jonathan A, Wilson, A Peter R

“…The Working Party makes more than 100 tabulated recommendations in antimicrobial prescribing for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant…”
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Public health risk of antimicrobial resistance transfer from companion animals by Pomba, Constança, Rantala, Merja, Greko, Christina, Baptiste, Keith Edward, Catry, Boudewijn, van Duijkeren, Engeline, Mateus, Ana, Moreno, Miguel A, Pyörälä, Satu, Ružauskas, Modestas, Sanders, Pascal, Teale, Christopher, Threlfall, E John, Kunsagi, Zoltan, Torren-Edo, Jordi, Jukes, Helen, Törneke, Karolina

“…Antimicrobials are important tools for the therapy of infectious bacterial diseases in companion animals. Loss of efficacy of antimicrobial substances can…”
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Systematic review of mutations associated with resistance to the new and repurposed Mycobacterium tuberculosis drugs bedaquiline, clofazimine, linezolid, delamanid and pretomanid by Kadura, Suha, King, Nicholas, Nakhoul, Maria, Zhu, Hongya, Theron, Grant, Köser, Claudio U, Farhat, Maha

“…Improved genetic understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) resistance to novel and repurposed anti-tubercular agents can aid the development of rapid…”
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The global prevalence and trend of human intestinal carriage of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in the community by Bezabih, Yihienew M, Sabiiti, Wilber, Alamneh, Endalkachew, Bezabih, Alamneh, Peterson, Gregory M, Bezabhe, Woldesellassie M, Roujeinikova, Anna

“…Intestinal colonization by ESBL Escherichia coli and its association with community-acquired MDR infections is of great concern. This review determined the…”
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