Browsing by Subject "resistance"
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Activity of garenoxacin, an investigational des-F(6)-quinolone, tested against pathogens from community-acquired respiratory tract infections, including those with elevated or resistant-level fluoroquinolone MIC values
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-05-01)Garenoxacin, a novel des-F(6)-quinolone, was tested against 40423 pathogenic isolates associated with community-acquired respiratory tract infections (CA-RTIs). the strains included Streptococcus pneumoniae (18887), ...
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Antifungal susceptibility of 1000 Candida bloodstream isolates to 5 antifungal drugs: results of a multicenter study conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, 1995-2003
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-04-01)We evaluated all Candida sp. bloodstream isolates obtained from patients admitted to 4 tertiary care hospitals between 1995 and 2003 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Susceptibility to amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, ...
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Antimicrobial Activity of Daptomycin Tested Against Gram-Positive Strains Collected in European Hospitals: Results from 7 Years of Resistance Surveillance (2003-2009)
(Esift Srl, 2011-08-01)Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTI) and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis. We evaluated ...
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Antimicrobial activity of omiganan pentahydrochloride tested against contemporary bacterial pathogens commonly responsible for catheter-associated infections
(Oxford Univ Press, 2008-05-01)Objectives: Omiganan pentahydrochloride is a cidal cationic peptide with a broad antimicrobial spectrum, including yeast, currently in development as a topical agent for the prevention of catheter-associated infections. ...
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria isolated from European medical centres: results of the Daptomycin Surveillance Programme (2002-2004)
(Blackwell Publishing, 2006-09-01)The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of 9322 contemporary (2002-2004) Gram-positive bacterial isolates collected from 31 medical centres in 14 countries in Europe were evaluated by broth microdilution methods according ...
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Avaliação da heterogeneidade das mutações do gene braf (7q34) no melanoma acral lentiginoso
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2014-10-09)Cutaneous melanomas are malignant neoplasms arising from the uncontrolled proliferation of melanocytes skin. Acral lentiginous melanomas occur in non-exposed to solar radiation areas, such as palms, soles and subungual ...
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Comparative study of agar diffusion test and the NCCLS macrobroth method for in vitro susceptibility testing of Candida spp.
(Kluwer Academic Publ, 1999-01-01)We performed a prospective double-blind study to evaluate the correlation between inhibition zones obtained by a disk-diffusion test, using Neo-sensitabs of fluconazole (Rosco Diagnostica), and the MICs generated by the ...
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A comparison of moxifloxacin and amoxicillin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in Latin America: results of a multicenter clinical trial
(Ediciones Doyma S/l, 2003-09-01)Since community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common disease with a high morbidity rate, it is important to obtain information concerning its etiology and susceptibility to antibiotics across different geographic areas. ...
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Duffy blood group and malaria
(Maney Publishing, 2006-10-01)Very important progress has been made over the last years in understanding the Duffy blood group system and its complexity. the Duffy blood group antigen serves not only as blood group antigen, but also as a receptor for ...
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Effect of glucan on murine lupus evolution and on host resistance to Klebsiella pneumoniae
(Wiley-Blackwell, 1997-01-01)Glucan is a polysaccharide from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that stimulates the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS). NZB/NZW F1 mice were divided into two groups: one group received a subcutaneous injection of 0.5 ...
