Results 51 to 60 of about 227,152 (290)

Immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity reaction after intraperitoneal administration of vancomycin

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2015
Intraperitoneal (IP) vancomycin is widely used to treat Gram-positive peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis. There have been two cases of red man syndrome (RMS), a vancomycin-specific nonimmunologic reaction, associated with IP vancomycin ...
Mun-Ju Hwang, Jun-Young Do, Eun-Woo Choi, Joon-Hyuk Seo, Yoon-Jung Nam, Kyung-Woo Yoon, Jong-Won Park, Kyu-Hyang Cho, Seok-Hui Kang, Hyun-Jung Jin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: How much does it cost? [PDF]

, 2015
This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging epidemic contexts in hospital settings.
Birgand, GJC, Bourigault, C, Holmes, A, Iucet, JC, Lepelletier, D, Moore, L, Vella, V   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Highly Resolved Community Sewage Metagenomics Unveiling Landscape and Transmission Patterns of Antibiotic Resistome in Hong Kong Populations

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A large‐scale, high‐resolution antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Hong Kong community sewage combining short‐ and long‐read sequencing. The resistome profile is comprehensively characterized, and this upstream sampling strategy demonstrated superiority in reflecting the human gut resistome.
Jiahui Ding, Mengying Wang, Xiaoqing Xu, Dou Wang, Xi Chen, Shuxian Li, Xiawan Zheng, You Che, Yu Deng, Tommy T. Y. Lam, Liguan Li, Tong Zhang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of an intervention targeting inappropriate continued empirical parenteral vancomycin use: a quasi-experimental study in a region of high MRSA prevalence

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Despite vancomycin use is a major risk factor for the emergence of vancomycin resistance, it is frequently inappropriately prescribed, especially as empirical treatment.
Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Hei Lim Koo, Doran Yoon, Ji Yun Bae, Eunyoung Lee, Joo-Hee Hwang, Kyoung-Ho Song, Wan Beom Park, Ji Hwan Bang, Eu Suk Kim, Hong Bin Kim, Sang Won Park, Myoung-don Oh, Nam Joong Kim   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicted Vancomycin Dosage Requirement in Patients With Hematological Malignancies and Dosage Dynamic Adjustment

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was 1) to predict the requisite vancomycin daily dose (Dvan) used in the target patients suffering from both bacterial infection and hematological malignancies and 2) to construct a vancomycin-dose-graphical tool to ...
Xiangqing Song, Yi Wu
doaj   +1 more source

An in vitro evaluation of the efficacy of tedizolid: implications for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections [PDF]

, 2018
Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are among the most commonly occurring infections and evidence suggests that these are increasing world-wide.
Aleryan, Muna, Delpech, Pierre, Gemmell, Curtis, Jones, Brian, Lang, Susan   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

De Novo Multi‐Mechanism Antimicrobial Peptide Design via Multimodal Deep Learning

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Current AI‐driven peptide discovery often overlooks complex structural data. This study presents M3‐CAD, a generative pipeline that leverages 3D voxel coloring and a massive database of over 12 000 peptides to capture nuanced physicochemical contexts.
Xiaojuan Li, Haifan Gong, Yue Wang, Yinuo Zhao, Lixiang Li, Peijing Bao, Qingzhou Kong, Jialu Fu, Boyao Wan, Yumeng Zhang, Jinghui Zhang, Jiekun Ni, Zhongxue Han, Xueping Nan, Kunping Ju, Longfei Sun, Yuerui Ma, Huijun Chang, Mengqi Zheng, Yanbo Yu, Xiaoyun Yang, Xiuli Zuo, Haina Wang, Yanqing Li   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Renal Protective Effect of Sulbutiamine, Thiamine, Riboflavin and their Combinations on Vancomycin-Induced Acute Renal Failure in Male Rats

Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background: The main mechanisms thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of acute renal failure with vancomycin treatment are oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis.  In this study we evaluated the potential effects of sulbutiamine, thiamine,
Dayan K. Jabbar , Ghaith A. Jasim, Muthana I. Al-Ezzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laboratory correlation between vancomycin levels and serum creatinine in the nephrotoxicity of vancomycin

Cogent Medicine, 2016
Reports about relationship on renal function and vancomycin exposure are conflicted and limited. Goals: To identify if high serum vancomycin levels precede changes in serum creatinine or if it is secondary to reduced glomerular filtration and to analyze ...
Luiza K.R.P. Araújo, Yule A. Ueno, Thais Gentil, Emília M.D. Soeiro, Isac Castro, Sandra M. Laranja, Benedito Jorge Pereira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary-based gut flora modulation against Clostridium difficile onset [PDF]

, 2007
Clostridium difficile infection is a frequent complication of antibiotic therapy in hospitalised patients, which today is attracting more attention than ever and has led to its classification as a 'superbug'.
Gibson, G.R., Gougoulias, C., Tuohy, K.M.   +2 more
core   +1 more source