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Antimicrobial Drug Use and Resistance in Europe [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Our study confronts the use of antimicrobial agents in ambulatory care with the resistance trends of 2 major pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, in 21 European countries in 2000–2005 and explores whether the notion that ...
Nienke van de Sande-Bruinsma, Hajo Grundmann, Didier Verloo, Edine Tiemersma, Jos Monen, Herman Goossens, Matus Ferech   +6 more
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Peru

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
To the Editor: In Latin American countries, rates of antimicrobial drug resistance among bacterial pathogens are high. Data on these rates in Peru are incomplete (1), and no institution in Peru has participated in multinational surveillance studies (2–4).
Coralith García, Gertrudis Horna, Elba Linares, Rafael Ramírez, Elena Tapia, Jorge Velásquez, Verónica Medina, José Guevara, Martha Urbina, Silvia Zevallos, Nelva Espinoza, Frine Samalvides, Jan Jacobs   +12 more
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2011
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health threat associated with high mortality rates and high medical costs. Geographic variations in resistance profiles of bacterial and fungal pathogens have had a considerable impact on antimicrobial ...
Shio-Shin Jean, Po-Ren Hsueh
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Fungal Drug Response and Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Antifungal resistance is a growing concern as it poses a significant threat to public health. Fungal infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised individuals.
Paloma Osset-Trénor, Amparo Pascual-Ahuir, Markus Proft   +2 more
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Fish Pathogens. [PDF]

Microbiol Spectr, 2018
ABSTRACT Major concerns surround the use of antimicrobial agents in farm-raised fish, including the potential impacts these uses may have on the development of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in fish and the aquatic environment.
Miller RA, Harbottle H.
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Singapore Hospitals

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
A new national antimicrobial resistance surveillance program in Singapore public hospitals that uses WHONET detected high levels of methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus (35.3%), carbapenem resistance among Acinetobacter spp.
Li-Yang Hsu, Thean-Yen Tan, Roland Jureen, Tse-Hsien Koh, Prabha Krishnan, Raymond Tzer-Pin Lin, Nancy Wen-Sin Tee, Paul Ananth Tambyah   +7 more
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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Regulation, and Research

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
Innovative regulatory and legislative measures to stimulate and facilitate the development of new antimicrobial drugs are needed. We discuss research approaches that can aid regulatory decision making on the treatment of resistant infections and ...
Joshua P. Metlay, John H. Powers, Michael N. Dudley, Keryn Christiansen, Roger G. Finch   +4 more
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Development of a Real-Time Recombinase-Aided Amplification Method to Rapidly Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Microorganisms, 2022
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major pathogen responsible for human hospital and community-onset diseases and severe invasive livestock infections. Rapid detection of MRSA is essential to control the spread of MRSA.
Xiaoyan Ding, Hejia Wang, Mingquan Cui, Min Cheng, Qi Zhao, Yuhui Bai, Chunping Zhang, Cunshuai Zhang, Shixin Xu, Ting Li   +9 more
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Research Note: Epidemiological cutoff values and acquired resistance mechanisms of three veterinary antibiotics against Escherichia coli from chicken respiratory tract infections

Poultry Science, 2021
Florfenicol, apramycin, and danofloxacin are antibiotics approved only for veterinary use and that have good therapeutic effects on chicken respiratory infections caused by Escherichia coli.
Hui-Lin Zhang, Si-Li Wu, Jia-Li Fu, Hong-Xia Jiang, Huan-Zhong Ding   +4 more
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Multiplex CRISPRi System Enables the Study of Stage-Specific Biofilm Genetic Requirements in Enterococcus faecalis

mBio, 2020
Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic pathogen, which can cause multidrug-resistant life-threatening infections. Gaining a complete understanding of enterococcal pathogenesis is a crucial step in identifying a strategy to effectively treat ...
Irina Afonina, June Ong, Jerome Chua, Timothy Lu, Kimberly A. Kline   +4 more
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