scholarly journals In Vitro Susceptibility of Borrelia spielmanii to Antimicrobial Agents Commonly Used for Treatment of Lyme Disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 1281-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Morgenstern ◽  
Georg Baljer ◽  
Douglas E. Norris ◽  
Peter Kraiczy ◽  
Christa Hanssen-Hübner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
The Other ◽  
Susceptibility Pattern ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Antibiotic Agents

ABSTRACT Ten isolates of the recently delineated genospecies Borrelia spielmanii were tested against antimicrobial agents used to treat Lyme disease and compared to eight isolates of the other three human-pathogenic borrelial genospecies. Despite some small but significant differences in four out of eight antibiotic agents, the susceptibility pattern of B. spielmanii mainly parallels that of the other known human-pathogenic members of the B. burgdorferi sensu lato complex.

scholarly journals Phenolic Plant Extracts Versus Penicillin G: In Vitro Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bovine Mastitis

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Fernanda Gomes ◽  
Maria Rodrigues ◽  
Natália Martins ◽  
Isabel Ferreira ◽  
Mariana Henriques
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Juglans Regia ◽  
Bovine Mastitis ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
The Other ◽  
Penicillin G ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility

Antibiotics are the elective drugs in bovine mastitis (BM) treatment, despite their low rates of efficiency and effectiveness and increasing risk of pathogen resistance. In this sense, it is urgent to discover new and effective antimicrobial agents to apply in BM control and even treatment. Plant extracts have been widely recognized as a rich source of phytochemicals with antimicrobial potential. Thus, the present work aims to compare the bioactivity of Eucalyptus globulus and Juglans regia extracts against Staphylococcus aureus bovine mastitis strains with penicillin G. At non-toxic concentrations, E. globulus exerted a bacteriostatic effect in planktonic cells and J. regia had no antimicrobial activity. Penicillin G, at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), demonstrated bactericidal activity, but just for S. aureus 3, 5, 6 and ATCC 25923, while the other strains seem to have acquired resistance. On the other hand, E. globulus and penicillin G in combination demonstrated synergy, being the most effective approach against S. aureus 1, 2 and 4. Thus, penicillin alone and in combination with E. globulus or J. regia seems to be promissory strategies to control bovine mastitis infections.

scholarly journals In Vitro Susceptibility of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae and M. hyorhinis to Antimicrobial Agents.

1996 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 1107-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki KOBAYASHI ◽  
Nejdet SONMEZ ◽  
Tetsuo MOROZUMI ◽  
Kenji MITANI ◽  
Nobuyoshi ITO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Mycoplasma Hyosynoviae

scholarly journals 1593. Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Comparator Agents Against OXA-48 β-lactamase–Producing Enterobacterales Collected in International Medical Centers, Including the United States, in 2017–2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S793-S793
Author(s):  
Lynn-Yao Lin ◽  
Dmitri Debabov ◽  
William Chang
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
The United States ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Surveillance Program ◽  
Multiple Resistance ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Custom Made

Abstract Background OXA-48 is a carbapenemase with low-level hydrolytic activity toward cephalosporins. This study evaluated in vitro activities of ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI), meropenem (MEM), meropenem-vaborbactam (MVB), ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T), and other antimicrobial agents against 113 OXA-48-producing Enterobacterales with multiple resistance mechanisms collected in a 2017–2018 global surveillance program. Methods Nonduplicate clinical isolates of 113 Enterobacterales were collected from medical centers in 25 countries in 2017–2018. In vitro susceptibility tests were performed by broth microdilution with a custom-made panel consisting of CAZ-AVI, ceftazidime (CAZ), MEM, MVB, C/T, colistin (COL), gentamicin (GEN), levofloxacin (LEV), and amikacin (AMK). Whole genome sequencing or quantitative PCR data were used to analyze resistance mechanisms, such as OXA-48, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), original-spectrum β-lactamase (OSBL), and AmpC β-lactamase. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute breakpoints were applied for susceptibility interpretations. Results Of 113 OXA-48–producing clinical isolates, 20 carried OXA-48 alone. The remaining 93 isolates carried additional β-lactamases, including 63 with ESBL (CTX-M-15) + OSBL (SHV, TEM), 15 with AmpC (DHA, AAC, CMY) + ESBL (CTX-M-15), and 15 with OSBL (SHV, TEM). 99.1% (all but 1) of all isolates tested were susceptible to CAZ-AVI, whereas 71.7%, 17.7%, and 14.2% were susceptible to MVB, MEM, and C/T, respectively. Among isolates harboring multiple resistance mechanisms (OXA-48 + ESBL + OSBL; n=63), 98.4%, 69.8%, 11.1%, and 7.9% were susceptible to CAZ-AVI, MVB, MEM, and C/T, respectively. Among isolates carrying OXA-48 + AmpC + ESBL + OSBL (n=15), 100%, 66.7%, 13.3%, and 13.3% were susceptible to CAZ-AVI, MVB, MEM, and C/T, respectively (Table). Aminoglycosides (AMK and GEN) and other β-lactams (eg, CAZ) were 20%–90% active against these isolates. COL was the second most effective comparator, inhibiting 83.2% of these isolates. Table Conclusion CAZ-AVI was the most effective agent in this study compared with other antibiotics, including β-lactams, β-lactam–β-lactamase inhibitor combinations, aminoglycosides, and COL, against OXA-48-producing Enterobacterales carrying multiple β-lactamases. Disclosures Lynn-Yao Lin, MS, AbbVie (Employee) Dmitri Debabov, PhD, AbbVie (Employee) William Chang, BS, AbbVie (Employee)

Assessment of Laboratory Performance With Streptococcus pneumoniae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in the United States

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary V. Doern ◽  
Angela B. Brueggemann ◽  
Michael A. Pfaller ◽  
Ronald N. Jones
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Committee ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Susceptibility Tests

Abstract Objective.—To assess the performance of clinical microbiology laboratories in the United States when conducting in vitro susceptibility tests with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Methods.—The results of a nationwide College of American Pathologists Proficiency Survey test sample, in which susceptibility testing of an isolate of S pneumoniae was performed, were assessed with respect to precision and accuracy. Results.—Wide variability was noted among participating laboratories with both minimum inhibitory concentration procedures and disk diffusion susceptibility tests when both methods were applied to S pneumoniae. Despite this high degree of variation, categorical interpretive errors were uncommon. Numerous laboratories reported results for antimicrobial agents that are not recommended by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards for tests with S pneumoniae. Conclusions.—Current susceptibility testing practices with S pneumoniae in the United States indicate limited precision and a tendency for laboratories to test and report results obtained with antimicrobial agents of questionable therapeutic value against this organism. Continued efforts to standardize susceptibility testing of S pneumoniae in the United States are warranted. In addition, modifications of existing interpretive criteria may be necessary.

scholarly journals In Vitro Susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to Nine Antimicrobial Agents

1969 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Martin ◽  
Arzell Lester ◽  
Douglas S. Kellogg ◽  
James D. Thayer
Keyword(s):  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility

scholarly journals In vitro susceptibility studies and detection of vancomycin resistance genes in clinical isolates of enterococci in Nagasaki, Japan

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. HIRAKATA ◽  
T. YAMAGUCHI ◽  
K. IZUMIKAWA ◽  
J. MATSUDA ◽  
K. TOMONO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vancomycin Resistance ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Glycopeptide Resistance ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Enterococcus Gallinarum

Glycopeptide resistance in enterococci is now a cause of clinical concern in the United States and Europe. However, details of vancomycin resistance in enterococci in Japan have been unknown. We measured minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of various antimicrobial agents for a total of 218 clinical strains of enterococci isolated in our hospital in 1995–6 in addition to 15 strains with known genotypic markers of resistance. We also screened vancomycin resistance genes using a single step multiplex-PCR.In clinical isolates, only two strains of Enterococcus gallinarum were of intermediate resistance to vancomycin (MIC, 8 μg/ml), while the others were all susceptible. Glycopeptides (vancomycin and teicoplanin) and streptogramins (RP 58500 and RPR 106972) showed potent antimicrobial effects for the isolates. In addition, ampicillin was also potent for Enterococcus faecalis, while ampicillin, minocycline and gentamicin were potent for Enterococcus avium. No vanA or vanB genes were detected, while vanC1 and vanC23 genes were detected from two and four strains, respectively. Our results suggest that incidence of VRE in Japan may be estimated as still very low at this time.

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