Auflistung nach Schlagwort "Microbial Sensitivity Tests"
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2011-10-01ZeitschriftenartikelBacteremia and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance over Time, Ghana Bacterial distribution and antimicrobial drug resistance were monitored in patients with bacterial bloodstream infections in rural hospitals in Ghana. In 2001–2002 and in 2009, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi was the ...
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2014-07-09ZeitschriftenartikelBeta-Lactam Antibiotics Stimulate Biofilm Formation in Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae by Up-Regulating Carbohydrate Metabolism Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a common acute otitis media pathogen, with an incidence that is increased by previous antibiotic treatment. NTHi is also an emerging causative agent of other chronic infections ...
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2010-11-18ZeitschriftenartikelCarbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: conclusions from a meeting of national experts The emergence and global spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is of great concern to health services worldwide. These bacteria are often resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics and frequently co-resistant ...
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2015-11-12ZeitschriftenartikelCarbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: assessment by national experts from 38 countries, May 2015 In 2012, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launched the ‘European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE)’ project to gain insights into the occurrence and epidemiology ...
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2011-06-22ZeitschriftenartikelCharacterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study Background: In an ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea caused by a virulent Escherichia coli strain O104:H4 in Germany (with some cases elsewhere in Europe and North America), 810 cases ...
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2014-12-19ZeitschriftenartikelDiscrete and overlapping functions of peptidoglycan synthases in growth, cell division and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes Upon ingestion of contaminated food, Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious infections in humans that are normally treated with β-lactam antibiotics. These target Listeria's five high molecular weight penicillin-binding ...
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2009-07-01ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of a community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with unique resistance profile in Southwest of Nigeria Pheno-, genotypic and toxin gene analysis has not been done yet all in one for Nigerian Staphylococcus aureus population. This study provides a comprehensive overview on the molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of ...
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2011-09-15ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of bla CTX-M-15, qnrB1 and aac(6′)-ib-cr resistance genes in Pantoea agglomerans and enterobacter cloacae from Nigeria (sub-Saharan Africa) Besides hyper-production of chromosomal AmpC β-lactamases, the expression of plasmid-encoded extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in Enterobacter spp has increased in recent years. In this study, we characterized 10 ...
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2012-01-30ZeitschriftenartikelEmergence of OXA-48-type carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in German hospitals Nine carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates collected from eight patients in five German hospitals were investigated. Six isolates produced the OXA-48 carbapenemase, and three isolates produced OXA-162, which is ...
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2013-09-06ZeitschriftenartikelEnterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli as Causes of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in the Czech Republic Background: Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) cause diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+ HUS) worldwide, but no systematic study of EHEC as the causative agents of HUS was performed in the Czech ...
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2012-02-16ZeitschriftenartikelExperiences from the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak in Germany and research needs in the field, Berlin, 28–29 November 2011 This report presents the main findings from an international workshop on Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), held on 28–29 November 2011, organised by the Robert Koch Institute [1]. The workshop assembled ...
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2010-04-01ZeitschriftenartikelFluoroquinolone Resistance and Clostridium difficile, Germany We characterized 670 Clostridium diffi cile isolates collected from patients in 84 hospitals in Germany in 2008. PCR ribotyping showed high prevalence of ribotype 001 and restricted dissemination of ribotype 027 strains. ...
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2010-01-27ZeitschriftenartikelIncreasing Occurrence of Multidrug-Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates From Four German University Hospitals, 2002–2006 Background: Acinetobacter baumannii can cause severe infections, mainly in critically ill inpatients. Treatment is complicated by multidrug-resistance (MDR). In Germany, to date, little is known on the extent of MDR in A. ...
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2014-12-04ZeitschriftenartikelLow Rates of Antimicrobial-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Wildlife in Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire, Surrounded by Villages with High Prevalence of Multiresistant ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli in People and Domestic Animals Antimicrobial resistance genes can be found in all ecosystems, including those where antibiotic selective pressure has never been exerted. We investigated resistance genes in a collection of faecal samples of wildlife ...
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2011-06-21ZeitschriftenartikelMolecular characterization of blaNDM-1 in an Acinetobacter baumannii strain isolated in Germany in 2007 Objectives: To investigate the genetic environment of the metallo-β-lactamase gene blaNDM-1 in an Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in 2007 in a German hospital. Methods: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed ...
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2011-09-08ZeitschriftenartikelPasteurella multocida Involved in Respiratory Disease of Wild Chimpanzees Pasteurella multocida can cause a variety of diseases in various species of mammals and birds throughout the world but nothing is known about its importance for wild great apes. In this study we isolated P. multocida from ...
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2010-05-14ZeitschriftenartikelPork contaminated with Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:-, an emerging health risk for humans. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- is a monophasic variant of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium (antigenic formula 4,[5],12:i:1,2). Worldwide, especially in several European countries and the United ...
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2009-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhi with CTX-M β-Lactamase, Germany
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2007-06-01ZeitschriftenartikelSuccessful termination of a furunculosis outbreak due to lukS-lukF-positive, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a German village by stringent decolonization, 2002-2005 Background: Skin infections due to Staphylococcus aureus have recently become a public concern, mainly because of emerging resistance against widely used antibiotics and specific virulence determinants. Strains harboring ...
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2015-06-11ZeitschriftenartikelThree Dimensional Checkerboard Synergy Analysis of Colistin, Meropenem, Tigecycline against Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Klebsiella pneumonia Isolates The spread of carbapenem-non-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae strains bearing different resistance determinants is a rising problem worldwide. Especially infections with KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase) - producers ...