In-vitro evaluation of different antimicrobial combinations with and without colistin against carbapenem-resistant acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]
, 2019 Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-Ab) infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to evaluate the in-vitro activity of different antimicrobial combinations (with and without colistin, COL) against ...
De Angelis, Massimiliano +6 more
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CAQ Corner: Basic concepts of transplant immunology
, 2022 Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Amanda Cheung, Josh Levitsky
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Effect of the nanoliposomal formulations of rifampin and N-acetyl cysteine on staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm [PDF]
Nanomedicine Journal, 2020 Objective(s): Staphylococcus epidermidis is a common cause of medical device-associated infections due to biofilm formation, and its elimination is extremely challenging. Although rifampin efficacy against S.
Farzaneh Bazrgari +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteremia (SAB) has high morbidity and mortality, with the development of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and the recognized shortcomings of vancomycin, its management is becoming more complicated ...
Huan Ma +5 more
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A literature review of liver function test elevations in rifampin drug–drug interaction studies
Clinical and Translational Science, 2022 Although rifampin drug–drug interaction (DDI) studies are routinely conducted, there have been instances of liver function test (LFT) elevations, warranting further evaluation.
Sherry M. Ibrahim +3 more
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Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay accuracy for diagnosing TB and detecting rifampin resistance in patients with very low bacterial loads results: a retrospective study in Hunan, China. [PDF]
BMC Infect DisZeng X +10 more
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Genome-Wide Transposon Screen of a Pseudomonas syringae mexB Mutant Reveals the Substrates of Efflux Transporters. [PDF]
, 2019 Bacteria express numerous efflux transporters that confer resistance to diverse toxicants present in their environment. Due to a high level of functional redundancy of these transporters, it is difficult to identify those that are of most importance in ...
Deutschbauer, Adam M +4 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 Consecutive patient cultures (140) of Mycobacteriium tuberculosis were collected from five Russian civilian and prison tuberculosis laboratories and analyzed for rifampin (rpoB) and isoniazid resistance (inhA, katG, ahpC); transmission of Beijing family ...
Francis Drobniewski +11 more
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Penicillin Use in Meningococcal Disease Management: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Sites, 2009. [PDF]
, 2016 In 2009, in the Active Bacterial Core surveillance sites, penicillin was not commonly used to treat meningococcal disease. This is likely because of inconsistent availability of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and ease of use of third-generation ...
Anderson, Raydel +18 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Individuals With Spinal Implant Infections: A Descriptive Study. [PDF]
, 2016 Little is known about the clinical presentation and outcomes associated with spinal implant infections. Here, we describe a single center's experience in a retrospective cohort of 109 individuals with spinal implant infections, including clinical ...
Baxi, Sanjiv M +5 more
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