Microb. Pathog. 2020 Jan 30
Modulation of drug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by 132-hydroxy-(132-R/S)-pheophytin isolated from Sargassum polyceratium.
Menezes-Silva S, Lira NS, Mangueira do Nascimento Y, Ramos R, da Silva Dias C, Tavares JF, Sobral da Silva M, Cavalcanti de Miranda GE, Barbosa Filho JM, Pinto de Siqueira-Junior J
Efflux pumps are integral parts of the bacterial plasma membrane that are responsible for many cases of antibiotic resistance. Modulators of drug resi ...
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2020 Jan 29
A case report of self-medication with over-the-counter fish antibiotic: Implications for pharmacists.
Burns A, Goodlet KJ, Chapman A, Roberts EP
The human use of over-the-counter antibiotics intended for the treatment of pet animals has been recognized as a potential barrier to antibiotic stewa ...
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Environ. Res.
Treatment enhances the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in the wastewater of Sri Lanka, and India.
Kumar M, Ram B, Sewwandi H, Sulfikar, Honda R, Chaminda T
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are being debated for being the hot spots for the development of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbial com ...
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Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 2020 Jan 23
Cefoperazone induces esterase B expression by EstR and esterase B enhances cefoperazone activity at the periplasm.
Toewiwat N, Whangsuk W, Ploypradith P, Mongkolsuk S, Loprasert S
The occurrence of antibiotic resistance bacteria has become a major threat to public health. We have recently discovered a transcriptional activator t ...
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J. Med. Microbiol. 2020 Jan 31
Rapid multiplex detection of the resistance genes mecA, vanA and vanB from Gram-positive cocci-positive blood cultures using a PCR-dipstick technique.
Shanmugakani RK, Fujiya Y, Akeda Y, Hamaguchi S, Hamada S, Tomono K
Introduction. Among the causative agents of bloodstream infections (BSIs), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant ...
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