The prevalence and spectrum of mutations in the rpoB gene encoding for rifampicin resistance were studied in 257 active pulmonary tuberculosis patients living in the Saratov Region. Investigations were performed using a TB-Biochip MDR kit (Russia).
T. Yu. Salina, T. I. Morozova
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Antisense PNA accumulates in Escherichia coli and mediates a long post-antibiotic effect [PDF]
Antisense agents that target growth-essential genes display surprisingly potent bactericidal properties. In particular, peptide nucleic acid (PNA) and phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers linked to cationic carrier peptides are effective in time kill ...
Behmanesh, Mehrdad +9 more
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Clinical Pharmacology Quality Assurance Program for Global HIV and Co‐Infection Drug Development
When the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome emerged in the 1980s, the United States National Institutes of Health established research networks to conduct clinical trials with the pharmaceutical industry to identify effective antiretroviral therapeutics.
Robin DiFrancesco +17 more
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Mutations in RpoB Gene and Their Association with Rifampicin-resistance Levels in Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis [PDF]
Present study was aimed to identify most frequent mutations in rpoB gene region and to evaluate the association between mutations in rpoB gene and resistance levels to Rifampicin in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis of different ...
Chauhan, D. S. (Devendra) +4 more
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DNA repair systems and the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: varying activities at different stages of infection [PDF]
Mycobacteria, including most of all MTB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis), cause pathogenic infections in humans and, during the infectious process, are exposed to a range of environmental insults, including the host's immune response.
Adams +117 more
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Virulence of Rifampicin-Resistant Mutants of Bacteria
1. ネズミチフス菌LT-2株および黄色ブドウ球菌209P株で,rifampicin (RFP)耐性の上昇は,ストレプトマイシン型を示した。2. ネズミチフス菌LT-2株におけるone-step RFP高度耐性菌の出現頻度は約10-8,黄色ブドウ球菌209P株では約10-7であつた。3. LT-2株に紫外線を照射するとRFP高度耐性菌の出現頻度は高くなるが,形質発現にかなりの時間を要するので,劣性変異と考えられる。4. LT-2株,209P株ともに,one-step RFP高度耐性菌は比較的高頻度にRFP耐性を失う。5.
T, Watanabe, K, Sugawara, M, Watanabe
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Microengineering the Liver: Strategies for Constructing Functional Liver‐on‐a‐Chip Devices
This review summarizes recent advances in liver‐on‐a‐chip (LOC) technologies, including fabrication strategies and functional integration approaches, and discusses their promising applications in drug screening and related biomedical fields. ABSTRACT Reliable in vitro liver models are indispensable for researching liver diseases and developing ...
Jie Wang +7 more
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Molecular characterisation of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Malawi
Background: Availability and access to the detection of resistance to anti-tuberculosis drug sremains a significant challenge in Malawi due to limited diagnostic services.
Tarsizio Chikaonda +13 more
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Safety and efficacy of colistin versus meropenem in the empirical treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia as part of a macro-project funded by the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission studying off-patent antibiotics. study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common and severe hospital-adquired infections, and multidrugresistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) constitute the main etiology in many countries.
Clara Rosso, Fernández +6 more
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the InnowaveDx MTB/RIF/INH assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid. Methods: We evaluated the performance of the InnowaveDx MTB/RIF/
Dapeng Fan +6 more
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