Anti-Infectives Week articles

Recent articles from Anti-Infectives Week

Study findings on anti-infectives are outlined in reports from University of Udine.(Report)
June 29, 2009... According to recent research from Udine, Italy, "The efficacy of vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-related infections has been called into question by recent findings of higher rates of failure of vancomycin treatment of infections caused by strains with...

Data from F. Tatari and colleagues advance knowledge in breast cancer.
June 29, 2009... "The human multidrug resistance gene 1 (MDR1) encodes a plasma membrane, P-glycoprotein (Pgp), which functions as the transmembrane efflux pump for various structurally unrelated anticancer agents and toxins. Polymorphisms in the MDR1 gene may have an impact on the expression and function of...

New drug resistance data have been reported by N. Willand and co-authors.
June 29, 2009... According to recent research from Lille, France, "The side effects associated with tuberculosis therapy bring with them the risk of noncompliance and subsequent drug resistance. Increasing the therapeutic index of antituberculosis drugs should thus improve treatment effectiveness." ...

New drug resistance research has been reported by M.M. Traczewski et al.
June 29, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "The inhibitory and bactericidal activities of daptomycin, vancomycin, and teicoplanin against a collection of 479 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates were assessed. The isolates were collected from U. S. and European hospitals...

Reports by J. Aragonsanchez and co-researchers describe recent advances in drug resistance.(Report)
June 29, 2009... "The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of surgical treatment of osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with cases caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). We abstracted data of a series of 185 consecutive patients with...