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Drug Resistance

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Antimicrob Agents Chemother

1. BOYD DA , Willey BM, Fawcett D, Gillani N, et al
   Molecular characterization of low level vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecalis N06-0364 harboring a novel D-Ala-D-Ser gene cluster, vanL.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;.
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2. BOYD DA , Shi X, Hu QH, Ng LK, et al
   Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1), variant SGI1-I, and new variant SGI1-O in proteus mirabilis clinical and food isolates from China.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:340-4.
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3. DAVIES TA , Leibovitz E, Noel GJ, McNeeley DF, et al
   Characterization and Dynamics of Middle-Ear Fluid and Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Twelve Children Treated with Levofloxacin.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007;.
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4. PANKUCH GA , Lin G, Seifert H, Appelbaum PC, et al
   Activity of meropenem with and without ciprofloxacin and colistin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:333-6.
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5. SHARMA M , Visai L, Bragheri F, Cristiani I, et al
   Toluidine blue-mediated photodynamic effects on staphylococcal biofilms.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007;.
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6. ZELINA S , Sheen CW, Radzio J, Mellors JW, et al
   MECHANISMS BY WHICH G333D IN HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE FACILITATES DUAL RESISTANCE TO ZIDOVUDINE (AZT) AND LAMIVUDINE (3TC).
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007;.
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7. MANGONI ML , Maisetta G, Di Luca M, Gaddi LM, et al
   Comparative analysis of the bactericidal activities of amphibian peptide analogues against multidrug-resistant nosocomial bacterial strains.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:85-91.
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8. HAWLEY JS , Murray CK, Jorgensen JH
   Colistin heteroresistance in acinetobacter and its association with previous colistin therapy.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:351-2.
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9. JONES T , Yeaman MR, Sakoulas G, Yang SJ, et al
   Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Treatment Failures with Daptomycin are Associated with Alterations in Surface Charge, Membrane Phospholipid Asymmetry and Drug Binding.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007;.
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10. LAI W , Huang L, Ho P, Li Z, et al
    Betulinic acid derivatives that target gp120 and inhibit multiple genetic subtypes of HIV-1.
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11. STARNER TD , Shrout JD, Parsek MR, Appelbaum PC, et al
    Subinhibitory concentrations of azithromycin decrease nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae biofilm formation and Diminish established biofilms.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:137-45.
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12. HOSHINO K , Inoue K, Murakami Y, Kurosaka Y, et al
    In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of DC-159a, a new fluoroquinolone.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:65-76.
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13. CLARK C , Smith K, Ednie L, Bogdanovich T, et al
    In vitro activity of DC-159a, a new broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone, compared with that of other agents against drug-susceptible and -resistant pneumococci.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:77-84.
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14. ZHOU Y , Bartels DJ, Hanzelka BL, Muh U, et al
    Phenotypic characterization of resistant Val36 variants of hepatitis C virus NS3-4A serine protease.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:110-20.
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15. GOTFRIED MH , Shaw JP, Benton BM, Krause KM, et al
    Intrapulmonary distribution of intravenous telavancin in healthy subjects and effect of pulmonary surfactant on in vitro activities of telavancin and other antibiotics.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52:92-7.
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    Clin Infect Dis

16. TONG SY , McDonald MI, Holt DC, Currie BJ, et al
    Global Implications of the Emergence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Indigenous Populations.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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17. MILSTONE AM , Perl TM
    Fact, fiction, or no data: what does surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevent in the intensive care unit?
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1726-8.
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18. PORETZ DM
    Reply to Kunin: Infectious Diseases Society of America's Efforts to Contain Antibiotic Resistance.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1793-4.
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19. KUNIN CM
    Why did it take the Infectious Diseases Society of America so long to address the problem of antibiotic resistance?
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;46:1791-2.
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20. WOLTER DJ , Acquazzino D, Goering RV, Sammut P, et al
    Emergence of Carbapenem Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis in the Absence of Carbapenem Therapy.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    Int J Antimicrob Agents

21. SUNG K , Khan SA, Nawaz MS
    Genetic diversity of Tn1546-like elements in clinical isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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22. BRISTIANOU M , Panagou C, Adamis T, Raftogiannis M, et al
    The impact of multidrug resistance on the pathogenicity of Escherichia coli: an experimental study.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:216-23.
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23. SUKASEM C , Churdboonchart V, Sukeepaisarncharoen W, Piroj W, et al
    Genotypic resistance profiles in antiretroviral-naive HIV-1 infections before and after initiation of first-line HAART: impact of polymorphism on resistance to therapy.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:277-81.
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24. MARTINS M , Dastidar SG, Fanning S, Kristiansen JE, et al
    Potential role of non-antibiotics (helper compounds) in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections: mechanisms for their direct and indirect activities.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:198-208.
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25. ZHANG YN , Peng J, Wang Q, Pei ZF, et al
    Appearance of blaCMY-2)gene-positive Salmonella isolates of pig origin in China.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:292-3.
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26. MARKOVA N , Haydoushka I, Michailova L, Ivanova R, et al
    Cell wall deficiency and its effect on methicillin heteroresistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:255-60.
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27. QUINDOS G , Sanchez-Vargas LO, Villar-Vidal M, Eraso E, et al
    Activities of fluconazole and voriconazole against bloodstream isolates of Candida glabrata and Candida krusei: a 14-year study in a Spanish tertiary medical centre.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:266-71.
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    J Antimicrob Chemother

28. KISHII K , Ito T, Watanabe S, Okuzumi K, et al
    Recurrence of heterogeneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among the MRSA clinical isolates in a Japanese university hospital.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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29. ALDEYAB MA , Monnet DL, Lopez-Lozano JM, Hughes CM, et al
    Modelling the impact of antibiotic use and infection control practices on the incidence of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a time-series analysis.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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30. PIDDOCK LJ , Griggs D, Johnson MM, Ricci V, et al
    Persistence of Campylobacter species, strain types, antibiotic resistance and mechanisms of tetracycline resistance in poultry flocks treated with chlortetracycline.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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31. DUBOIS V , Arpin C, Dupart V, Scavelli A, et al
    {beta}-Lactam and aminoglycoside resistance rates and mechanisms among Pseudomonas aeruginosa in French general practice (community and private healthcare centres).
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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32. MACHADO E , Coque TM, Canton R, Sousa JC, et al
    Antibiotic resistance integrons and extended-spectrum {beta}-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates recovered from chickens and swine in Portugal.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;.
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    J Clin Microbiol

33. CUZON G , Naas T, Fortineau N, Nordmann P, et al
    A Novel Chromogenic Medium for Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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34. FUKUSHIMA KY , Yanagihara K, Hirakata Y, Sugahara K, et al
    Rapid Identification of Penicillin and Macrolide Resistance Genes and Simultaneous Quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Purulent Sputum Samples Using a Novel Real-time Multiplex PCR Assay.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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35. BERKTAS M , Yaman G, Ozturk O
    Intrinsic teicoplanin resistance of E. casseliflavus/gallinarum strains reported by BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System due to vanC gene.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2008;.
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    J Infect Dis

36. MOORE MR , Gertz RE Jr, Woodbury RL, Barkocy-Gallagher GA, et al
    Population snapshot of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in the United States, 2005.
    J Infect Dis. 2008;197:1016-27.
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    JAMA

37. PHARES CR , Lynfield R, Farley MM, Mohle-Boetani J, et al
    Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005.
    JAMA. 2008;299:2056-65.
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    Lancet

38. REICHMAN LB
    Tuberculosis drug resistance comes full circle.
    Lancet. 2008;371:1052-3.
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39. VON GOTTBERG A , Klugman KP, Cohen C, Wolter N, et al
    Emergence of levofloxacin-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae and treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children in South Africa: a cohort observational surveillance study.
    Lancet. 2008;.
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    Nature

40. THAKUR JK , Arthanari H, Yang F, Pan SJ, et al
    A nuclear receptor-like pathway regulating multidrug resistance in fungi.
    Nature. 2008;452:604-9.
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41. GOFFEAU A
    Drug resistance: the fight against fungi.
    Nature. 2008;452:541-2.
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    South Med J

42. MIZELL KN , Carter JE
    Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Meningitis Successfully Treated with Linezolid.
    South Med J. 2008;101:569-70.
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