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Antibiotic stress affects the secretion and physicochemical features of extracellular vesicles produced by Helicobacter pylori. 抗生素胁迫影响幽门螺杆菌胞外囊泡的分泌和理化特性。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf172
Paweł Krzyżek, Agnieszka Opalińska, Paweł Migdał, Kaja Tusiewicz, Paweł Szpot, Marcin Zawadzki, Barbara Krzyżanowska, Michał Jerzy Kulus, Marzenna Podhorska-Okołów, Beata Sobieszczańska
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Posaconazole dosing of enteral formulations in infants and young children to achieve therapeutic concentrations. 泊沙康唑给药婴幼儿肠内制剂以达到治疗浓度。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf151
Jeffrey Harrington, Gianni Scappaticci, Julia Brown, Madeleine King
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Inner-mitochondrial membrane protein PfMPV17 is linked to P. falciparum in vitro resistance to the indoloquinolizidine alkaloid alstonine. 线粒体内膜蛋白PfMPV17与恶性疟原虫对吲哚喹啉类生物碱alstonine的体外抗性有关。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf141
J R Macdonald, M S Arnold, M R Luth, D Cihalova, R J Quinn, E A Winzeler, M C Lee, G G van Dooren, A G Maier, T S Skinner-Adams, K T Andrews, G M Fisher
{"title":"Inner-mitochondrial membrane protein PfMPV17 is linked to P. falciparum in vitro resistance to the indoloquinolizidine alkaloid alstonine.","authors":"J R Macdonald, M S Arnold, M R Luth, D Cihalova, R J Quinn, E A Winzeler, M C Lee, G G van Dooren, A G Maier, T S Skinner-Adams, K T Andrews, G M Fisher","doi":"10.1093/jac/dkaf141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There are an estimated 260 million malaria cases and ∼600 000 deaths annually. Challenges to malaria eradication include the lack of highly effective and broadly applicable vaccines and parasite drug resistance. This is driving the need for new tools, including novel drugs and drug targets. The indoloquinolizidine alkaloid alstonine was previously shown to have in vitro activity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites and a slow-action activity that is different from other slow-action antiplasmodial compounds such as clindamycin.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the action of the antiplasmodial compound alstonine by validating a putative resistance mutation and determining whether the activity of alstonine is linked to the mitochondrial electron transport chain.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In vitro evolution of resistance was used to generate alstonine-resistant P. falciparum, followed by whole-genome sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of wildtype parasites to validate a putative resistance-associated mutation. Links to mitochondrial function were assessed using oxygen consumption rate measurements and activity of alstonine in P. falciparum expressing the yeast dihydroorotate dehydrogenase.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>P. falciparum parasites were selected with ∼20-fold reduced sensitivity to alstonine compared to wild-type parasites. Whole-genome sequencing of alstonine-resistant P. falciparum sub-clones identified several mutations including a copy number variation and point mutation (A318P) in a gene encoding a putative inner-mitochondrial membrane protein (PfMPV17). Introduction of the A318P mutation into the PfMPV17 gene in wild-type P. falciparum yielded parasites with reduced alstonine sensitivity. While a direct link between alstonine action and mitochondrial respiratory function was not found, a transgenic P. falciparum line resistant to the cytochrome bc1 inhibitor atovaquone and pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor DSM265 had reduced sensitivity to alstonine.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data demonstrate that PfMPV17 is linked to alstonine resistance and suggest that alstonine action is linked to the mitochondria and/or pyrimidine biosynthesis pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":14969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144159244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Efficacy of linezolid in monotherapy q12h versus q8h versus combined with daptomycin in the treatment of experimental endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant and glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains. 利奈唑胺单药q12h与q8h与联合达托霉素治疗耐甲氧西林和糖肽中间金黄色葡萄球菌所致实验性心内膜炎的疗效比较
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf149
María-Alexandra Cañas, Cristina García-de-la-Mària, Javier García-González, María Pilar Jiménez, Francesc Marco, María Sarasa, Marta Hernández-Meneses, Eduard Quintana, Carles Falces, José M Tolosana, Barbara Vidal, Andres Perissinotti, Jaume Llopis, Asunción Moreno, Guillermo Cuervo, José M Miró
{"title":"Efficacy of linezolid in monotherapy q12h versus q8h versus combined with daptomycin in the treatment of experimental endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant and glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains.","authors":"María-Alexandra Cañas, Cristina García-de-la-Mària, Javier García-González, María Pilar Jiménez, Francesc Marco, María Sarasa, Marta Hernández-Meneses, Eduard Quintana, Carles Falces, José M Tolosana, Barbara Vidal, Andres Perissinotti, Jaume Llopis, Asunción Moreno, Guillermo Cuervo, José M Miró","doi":"10.1093/jac/dkaf149","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jac/dkaf149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Daptomycin is a bactericidal antibiotic, highly effective against MRSA. Linezolid, though bacteriostatic, is effective in MRSA pneumonia and has excellent meningeal penetration. Therefore, the combination of both antibiotics can be required in some patients with disseminated MRSA infections.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro activity of linezolid plus daptomycin against MRSA and glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) strains and to determine the efficacy of linezolid monotherapy administered every 12 h versus every 8 h versus the combination of linezolid-q12h plus daptomycin against MRSA and GISA experimental endocarditis (EE).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In vitro time-kill studies were performed using standard (105 cfu/L) and high (109 cfu/mL) inoculum of six MRSA strains, including one GISA strain. MRSA-277 and GISA-700788 were selected for the EE model. Animals were treated with linezolid-q12h (600 mg/kg/12 h), linezolid-q8h (600 mg/kg/8 h), daptomycin (6 mg/kg/day) or daptomycin plus linezolid-q12h mimicking human-like serum levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Linezolid-q8h and linezolid-q12h showed similar activity in MRSA-277 EE (P = 0.15). Against GISA-700788 endocarditis, linezolid-q8h was more effective than linezolid-q12h (P < 0.001). Daptomycin monotherapy was very effective against MRSA-277 and GISA-700788 EE, sterilizing 70% and 60% of valvular vegetations, respectively. Daptomycin plus linezolid-q12h was similarly effective at 60% and 56%, respectively. This combination showed neither in vitro nor in vivo antagonism, and daptomycin-non-susceptible strains were not recovered.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Increasing linezolid to 600 mg/8 h might be useful as initial treatment in clinical practice. If required, the combination of daptomycin plus linezolid-q12h could be a suitable option in MRSA/GISA bacteraemia/endocarditis.</p>","PeriodicalId":14969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144159242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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World Health Organisation's Bacterial Pathogen Priority List (BPPL) 2017 and BPPL 2024 to combat global antimicrobial resistance crisis: 'challenges and opportunities'. 世界卫生组织2017年和2024年细菌病原体优先清单(BPPL),以应对全球抗菌素耐药性危机:“挑战和机遇”。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf167
Vazhayil Hari Krishnaprasad, Vijayashree Nayak, Sanjay Kumar
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Antibacterial activity of propylene glycol against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in neutral and mild acidic conditions. 丙二醇在中性和温和酸性条件下对金黄色葡萄球菌和表皮葡萄球菌的抑菌活性。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf153
Nadiia Mosiichuk, Gabriela Enggren, Zita Lopes Da Silva, Anna Karin Morén, Henri Hansson, Johan Engblom, Tautgirdas Ruzgas
{"title":"Antibacterial activity of propylene glycol against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in neutral and mild acidic conditions.","authors":"Nadiia Mosiichuk, Gabriela Enggren, Zita Lopes Da Silva, Anna Karin Morén, Henri Hansson, Johan Engblom, Tautgirdas Ruzgas","doi":"10.1093/jac/dkaf153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis normally coexist on the skin of healthy individuals. Their ratio and pathogenicity, however, change with different skin diseases and thus, the ability to control bacterial growth on the skin is important. Propylene glycol (PG), a widely used component in topical formulations, has been proved to have antimicrobial activity.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the concentration-dependent antimicrobial properties of PG against S. aureus and S. epidermidis skin isolates in mono- and co-culture at neutral (pH 7.4) and mildly acidic (pH 5) conditions.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>The minimum inhibitory concentration of PG was 12.5% at both pH 5 and pH 7.4 for the selected bacterial strains. The viability of S. aureus exposed to 12.5% PG was lower at pH 5 than at pH 7.4, and post-treatment regrowth of S. aureus occurred slowly at acidic pH. When both bacterial strains were incubated in media containing 12.5% PG at pH 5 for 48 hours, S. epidermidis retained significantly higher viability, while at pH 7.4, the results were opposite.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Under the acidic conditions of healthy skin, pathogenic S. aureus is more suppressed by 12.5% PG than commensal S. epidermidis.</p>","PeriodicalId":14969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144142452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Comparison of a modified broth microdilution Sensititre™ SLOMYCOI assay with the CLSI-recommended agar disk elution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium haemophilum. 改良肉汤微稀释Sensititre™SLOMYCOI法与clsi推荐的琼脂盘洗脱法对血友病分枝杆菌的药敏试验的比较
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf162
Doris Hillemann, Emmanuelle Cambau, Silke Polsfuß, Inna Friesen
{"title":"Comparison of a modified broth microdilution Sensititre™ SLOMYCOI assay with the CLSI-recommended agar disk elution method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium haemophilum.","authors":"Doris Hillemann, Emmanuelle Cambau, Silke Polsfuß, Inna Friesen","doi":"10.1093/jac/dkaf162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf162","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Mycobacterium haemophilum is a fastidious nontuberculous mycobacterium that causes severe infections in immunocompromised patients. Due to its complex growth requirements, its detection and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) remain challenging. This study aimed to compare the performance of a modified commercial broth microdilution method (Sensititre™ Myco susceptibility plates with added haemin) with the standard Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) agar disk elution method for AST of M. haemophilum.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted 20 comparative AST tests on M. haemophilum ATCC 29548 and 10 clinical isolates, using the CLSI agar disk elution method as the reference. MICs were determined using both methods, and categorical concordance was assessed for multiple antibiotics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall concordance between methods was 81.4%. High agreement was observed for clarithromycin, linezolid, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and rifampicin (90%-100%), while lower concordance was noted for amikacin (40%), ciprofloxacin (75%) and doxycycline (65%). Sensititre™ microdilution plates demonstrated superior standardization, ease of use and reduced contamination risks compared to the agar disk method.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The modified Sensititre™ microdilution method is a reliable alternative to the agar disk elution method for AST of M. haemophilum. It provides precise MIC values and is better suited for routine clinical use due to improved reproducibility and efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":14969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144142557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Is cefazolin an option for treatment of staphylococcal endogenous endophthalmitis? 头孢唑林是治疗葡萄球菌内源性眼内炎的一种选择吗?
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf165
Alexandra Morin, Julien Le Guen, Sihem Benaboud, Pauline Richebé, Léo Froelicher Bournaud, Daphné Dedieu, Antoine Brezin, Caroline Charlier, Etienne Canouï
{"title":"Is cefazolin an option for treatment of staphylococcal endogenous endophthalmitis?","authors":"Alexandra Morin, Julien Le Guen, Sihem Benaboud, Pauline Richebé, Léo Froelicher Bournaud, Daphné Dedieu, Antoine Brezin, Caroline Charlier, Etienne Canouï","doi":"10.1093/jac/dkaf165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf165","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144142559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of tigecycline-induced acute pancreatitis in kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective study. 肾移植受者替加环素致急性胰腺炎的临床特点及危险因素:回顾性研究。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf159
Lijuan Feng, Yuanyuan Hong, Jiawang Fan, Chunlan Yang, Yan Huang, Yuanbao Xu, Guiyi Liao, Yong Su
{"title":"Clinical characteristics and risk factors of tigecycline-induced acute pancreatitis in kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective study.","authors":"Lijuan Feng, Yuanyuan Hong, Jiawang Fan, Chunlan Yang, Yan Huang, Yuanbao Xu, Guiyi Liao, Yong Su","doi":"10.1093/jac/dkaf159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe but insufficiently recognized adverse effect of tigecycline in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. This study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with tigecycline-induced AP in this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single-center retrospective study was conducted in KT recipients treated with tigecycline. The clinical characteristics of patients who developed AP were analyzed, and risk factors for tigecycline-induced AP were assessed using univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>80 KT recipients were enrolled, of whom nine developed AP (incidence: 11.25%), and four died. The mean time from tigecycline administration to AP onset was 7.00 days, to symptomatic relief after discontinuation was 4.87 days, and to normalisation of pancreatic enzymes after discontinuation was 8.75 days. The analysis revealed that tacrolimus trough concentration (C0 Tac) and post-transplant acute kidney injury (AKI) were independent risk factors for tigecycline-induced AP in KT recipients. Logistic regression analysis produced a combined predictive expression: Ycombined = AKI + 0.064C0 Tac-2.789. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis determined that the C0  Tac cut-off was 13.9 ng/mL. The area under the curve for C0  Tac and combined predictor were 0.802 and 0.853, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The incidence of AP following tigecycline treatment was significantly higher in KT recipients than in non-transplant patients. Post-transplant AKI and elevated C0 Tac concentrations were identified as independent risk factors for the development of AP. Close monitoring of renal function and ensuring therapeutic monitoring of C0 Tac levels may help prevent AP.</p>","PeriodicalId":14969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144127480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An improved multiplex RT-quantitative PCR assay can reveal sex-specific activity of transmission-blocking drugs on ex vivo gametocytes from Plasmodium falciparum asymptomatic infections. 一种改进的多重rt -定量PCR方法可以揭示传播阻断药物对恶性疟原虫无症状感染的体外配子体细胞的性别特异性活性。
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf146
Mariagrazia Ciardo, Noëlie B Henry, Issiaka Soulama, Samuel S Sermé, Dante Rotili, Antonello Mai, Fabrizio Lombardo, Pietro Alano, Giulia Siciliano
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