In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2017, vol. 72, no. 10, p. 2947-2949
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In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2016, vol. 71, no. 1, p. 156-161
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In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, vol. 70, no. 9, p. 1998–2001
In July 2017, a patient presented colonization with a multidrug-resistant, carbapenemase (KPC-3)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate. A custom-made, lytic bacteriophage preparation was administered to the patient in December 2017, with subsequent eradication of the microorganism and without adverse effects.
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In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2020, vol. 64, no. 5, p. -
A fosfomycin-resistant and carbapenemase (OXA-48)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate was recovered, and whole-genome sequencing revealed ISEcp1-blaCTX-M-14b tandemly inserted upstream of the chromosomally encoded lysR-fosA locus. Quantitative evaluation of the expression of lysR and fosA genes showed that this insertion brought a strong hybrid promoter leading to overexpression of the...
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In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2020, vol. 64, no. 4, p. -
Fosfomycin is gaining renewed interest for treating urinary tract infections. Monitoring fosfomycin resistance is therefore important in order to detect the emergence of novel resistance mechanisms. Here, we used the Rapid Fosfomycin NP test to screen a collection of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase- producing Escherichia coli isolates from Switzerland and found a fosfomycin- resistant isolate...
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In: Journal of Infection, 2020, vol. 80, no. 1, p. 121–142
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In: Microbial Drug Resistance, 2019, vol. 25, no. 5, p. 663–667
The aim of the study was to decipher the mechanisms and associated genetic determinants responsible for increased carbapenem resistance among Proteus mirabilis clinical isolates.Methods: The entire genetic structure surrounding the β- lactam resistance genes was characterized by PCR, gene walking, and DNA sequencing.Results: A series of clinical P. mirabilis isolates were consecutively ...
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In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2019, vol. 25, no. 12, p. 1563.e5-1563.e8
Colistin often remains the last resort antibiotic active against carbapenemase- producing Enterobacteriaceae. However, while in vitro inoculum effect has been reported, therapeutic relevance of this phenomenon remains questioned.Methods: Ten E. coli strains were used that included the wild-type CFT073 and its transconjugant CFT073-MCR-1 and eight susceptible clinical isolates. Mice with ...
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In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2019, vol. 63, no. 11, p. -
A plasmid-located fosfomycin resistance gene, fosA8, was identified from a CTX-M- 15-producing Escherichia coli isolate recovered from urine. Identification of this gene was obtained by whole-genome sequencing. It encoded FosA8, which shares 79% and 78% amino acid identity with the most closely related FosA2 and FosA1 enzymes, respectively. The fosA8 gene was located on a transferable 50-kb...
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In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2019, vol. 74, no. 6, p. 1568–1571
Objectives: Our aim was to characterize the putative MBL of the environmental strain Zhongshania aliphaticivorans isolated from a marine environment.Methods: The putative MBL was identified in silico using the NCBI database. The β-lactamase gene was cloned into different Escherichia coli backgrounds. Kinetic parameters were determined using the purified enzyme.Results: The enzyme named ZHO-1...
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