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A Genetic Locus in Elizabethkingia anophelis Associated with Elevated Vancomycin Resistance and Multiple Antibiotic Reduced Susceptibility

Antibiotics
The Gram-negative Elizabethkingia express multiple antibiotic resistance and cause severe opportunistic infections. Vancomycin is commonly used to treat Gram-positive infections and has also been used to treat Elizabethkingia infections, even though Gram-
William L. Johnson, Sushim Kumar Gupta, Suman Maharjan, Randy M. Morgenstein, Ainsley C. Nicholson, John R. McQuiston, John E. Gustafson   +6 more
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Low necessity, high overuse: revisiting empirical vancomycin practices for children in low MRSA prevalence settings

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The overuse of vancomycin as empirical therapy ranged from 62% to 66% worldwide, while the prevalence of proven infections requiring vancomycin was only 11% to 27%.
Phuwakrit Nithirungruang, Chonnamet Techasaensiri, Sophida Boonsathorn, Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn, Nopporn Apiwattanakul   +4 more
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Two Cases of Vancomycin-Induced Neutropenia

Pharmacy
(1) Background: The incidence of vancomycin-induced neutropenia in hospitalized patients is estimated to be around 2 to 8 percent Data surrounding vancomycin-induced neutropenia is limited as it is based on a small number of observational case reports ...
Kirsten Ganaja, Sarah Scoular, Staci Hemmer   +2 more
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Monitoring local delivery of vancomycin from gelatin nanospheres in zebrafish larvae [PDF]

, 2018
Xiaolin Zhang,1,2,* Jiankang Song,3,* Alexey Klymov,3,* Yang Zhang,3 Leonie de Boer,1 John A Jansen,3 Jeroen JJP van den Beucken,3 Fang Yang,3 Sebastian AJ Zaat,1,* Sander CG Leeuwenburgh3,* 1Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam Infection and ...
de Boer L, Jansen JA, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Zaat SAJ, Klymov A, van den Beucken JJJP, Leeuwenburgh SCG, Song J, Yang F   +9 more
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Vancomycin-mediated depletion of SCFA-producing bacteria does not affect survival of IL-1β ^-/- mice. [PDF]

(A) Survival of vancomycin-treated mice infected orally. (B) Salmonella C.F.U. in the indicated organs of IL-1β -/- mice 17 d.p.i. Each dot represents a mouse. (C) Survival of WT mice infected with Salmonella isolated from IL-1β -/- mice 21 d.p.i. **P A)
Shahar Telpaz (17811383), Mathumathi Krishnamohan (17811398), Michal Werbner (10130700), Ron N. Apte (14900583), Shira Ben-Simon (17811368), Elad Rubin (17811386), Meital Nuriel-Ohayon (17811395), Rachel Levin (17811374), Aya Awad (13827535), Elena Voronov (102547), Wisal Sawaed (17811389), Lilach Zelik (17811362), Dana Binyamin (17811365), Shai Bel (839759), Jasmin Sawaed (17811359), Sebastian E. Winter (8962346), Nofar Asulin (17811371), Sarina Harshuk-Shabso (17811392), Mor Zigdon (17811356), Maria Naama (17811380), Omry Koren (103803), Sonia Modilevsky (17811377)   +21 more
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Interventions targeting the prescribing and monitoring of vancomycin for hospitalized patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2018
Cameron J Phillips,1–4 Alice J Wisdom,5 Ross A McKinnon,2,3,6 Richard J Woodman,7 David L Gordon2,8,9 1SA Pharmacy, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia; 2College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders ...
Wisdom AJ, McKinnon RA, Phillips CJ, Woodman RJ, Gordon DL   +4 more
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Factors Affecting Vancomycin Trough Concentration; a Population Pharmacokinetic Model in Non-Critical Care Saudi Patients [PDF]

Aymen Ali Alqurain,1 Laila Nasser Alrashidi,2 Shatha Khalid Aloraifej,2 Moayd Alkhalifah,3 Hawra Ali Alsayed,4 Salah Abohelaika,5,6 Mohammad A Alshabeeb,7,8 Amal Shibak Aldhafeeri,9 Moyad Almuslim,10 Thuraya Nasser Bumozah,11 Mukhtar Jawad Alomar,12 ...
Almuslim M, Alamer AA, Alkhalifah M, Alrashidi LN, Alsayed HA, Al-Matouq J, Aldhafeeri AS, Alshehab AA, Alqurain AA, Bumozah TN, Aloraifej SK, Bidasee KR, Abohelaika S, Alshabeeb MA, Alomar MJ, Alomar FA   +15 more
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Impact of tranexamic acid on the efficacy of vancomycin and meropenem against periprosthetic joint infections: an in vitro analysis

Bone & Joint Research
Aims: This study investigated the effects of tranexamic acid (TXA) on the efficacy of vancomycin and meropenem against common periprosthetic joint infection (PJI)-associated pathogens in vitro.
Liqin Yao, Youcai Ma, Qiangde Hu, Rui Liu, Boyong Xu, Xuebin Sun, Li Cao, Wenbo Mu   +7 more
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ARTICLE Influence of Age on Frequency of [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Vancomycin is commonly prescribed at the authors’ institution because of a high prevalence of invasive infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a generally younger population.
Marisa Wan, Vancomycin Dosing, Michael Legal   +2 more
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Vancomycin-modified Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag microflowers as effective antimicrobial agents [PDF]

, 2017
Chongwen Wang,1,2,* Kehan Zhang,2,* Zhe Zhou,2,* Qingjun Li,2 Liting Shao,2 Rong Zhang Hao,3 Rui Xiao,2 Shengqi Wang1,2 1College of Life Sciences & Bio-Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, 2Beijing Key Laboratory of New Molecular Diagnosis
Zhang K, Hao RZ, Wang C, Shao L, Wang S, Li Q, Xiao R, Zhou Z   +7 more
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