The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 139, No. 6 (Jun., 1979), pp. 667-673 (7 pages) Factors that promote oropharyngeal colonization of seriously ill patients with gramnegative bacilli are as yet ...

Nine species (240 strains) of gram-negative bacilli were studied; 221 were freshly isolated from the urinary and intestinal tracts, wounds and abscesses. Thirteen strains of salmonella and 6 of ...

Some gram-negative bacilli, or GNB, are inherently resistant to certain antibiotics. Others acquire resistance spontaneously due to random mutations, as well as by transference of resistance genes ...

Purpose. The appropriateness of combination therapy for infections caused by gram-negative organisms is examined. Summary. Mortality from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is particularly high; ...

Vol. 31, No. S1, Papers from the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare‐Associated Infections (November 2010), pp. S55-S58 (4 pages) Development of antibiotics to treat infections ...

The way antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of bacteria has been revealed in stunning detail by high-resolution ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antibiotic resistance is a health care concern that has been recognized since the invention of antibiotics. In ...

† VIMs are made up of 266 amino acid residues with the exception of VIM-7 (265 residues) and VIM-18 (262 residues). VIM-21, -22 and -27 have been assigned in the Lahey Clinic [201], but there are no ...

MENINGITIS during the first month of life is a rare disease. When it occurs, however, early diagnosis is difficult, therapy is uncertain, and the prognosis is still generally stated to be poor. 1,2 ...