• There is much of interest in the world of microbiology, with new areas to explore emerging in recent years, including the importance of the microbiome in affecting health and disease (that is the microorganisms and genetic interactions within a given niche ) and with the continued rise in cases of antimicrobial resistance , which presents a major risk to the health of humanity. (pharmamicroresources.com)
  • S. aureus is one of the leading pathogens for deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is a worldwide problem in clinical medicine . (mdwiki.org)
  • The class of drugs that the anti-infective belongs to often determines the optimal choice of the metric for a given anti-microbial (and is empirically chosen based on pre-clinical data). (benthamscience.com)
  • There are various anti-microbial drug classes available on the market. (benthamscience.com)
  • These are between-patient variation in clinical pharmacokinetics and the gamut of MIC values that reflect the susceptibility of pathogens to the anti-microbial drug. (benthamscience.com)
  • Anti-microbial resistance is a real threat. (syneoshealthcommunications.com)
  • Additionally, NO is believed to play a key role in the innate immune system and in vitro studies suggest that NO possesses anti-microbial activity not only against common bacteria, including both gram-positive and gram-negative, but also against other diverse pathogens, including mycobacteria, viruses, fungi, yeast and parasites, and has the potential to eliminate multi-drug resistant strains. (beyondair.net)
  • It has broad-spectrum efficacy against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens (with a low propensity for resistance) and may help reduce the costs, morbidity and mortality of nosocomial pneumonia. (ersjournals.com)
  • Advance the use of genomics and metagenomics for detecting fungal pathogens and antifungal drug resistance. (cdc.gov)
  • In a recent study published in Microbial Genomics, researchers investigated the genomes of a group of Staphylococcus capitis isolates from neonates. (opensourcebiology.eu)
  • Advances in the microbiome space have allowed for the de novo assembly of microbial genomes directly from metagenomes via short-read sequencing, assembly of reads into contigs, and binning of contigs into putative genome drafts. (biotechnology.report)
  • These works have produced hundreds of thousands of microbial genomes that vastly increase our understanding of the human gut. (biotechnology.report)
  • The test is a qualitative in vitro nucleic acid screening assay for the direct detection of Zika virus RNA in plasma specimens from individual human blood donors and was originally released under FDA's Investigational New Drug Application protocol before receiving commercial approval in October 2017. (myadlm.org)
  • Strategies for breaking the chain of transmission of these drug residues to reduce occupational exposure can use many of the same methods employed for decreasing transmission of microbial contamination in health care settings. (contecinc.com)
  • The company stated "This is a voluntary product recall due to an ongoing investigation in which subsequent investigational testing revealed the presence of microbial contamination. (gilmanbedigian.com)
  • Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified an investigational therapeutic approach that could be effective against treatment-resistant prostate cancer. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The Company's research and development is focused on the continuing development and refinement of its CERAMENT technology to extend its use into additional indications by the elution of other drugs and therapeutic agents. (bonesupport.com)
  • Moreover, the bacteria resistance to antibiotics has risen dramatically with increasingly fewer therapeutic options. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As multidrug resistance increases in the ICU in patients treated for nosocomial pneumonia, costs, morbidity and mortality rise. (ersjournals.com)
  • One of the causes is the recurrent infection that leads to development of multidrug resistance (MDR). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Repurposing existing drugs offers a promising avenue to expedite the drug discovery process, saving both time and costs compared to conventional de novo drug development. (bvsalud.org)
  • Additionally, at the 16th Annual Congress (Munich, Germany) of the European Respiratory Society, a symposium sponsored by Janssen-Cilag titled "Best use of antibiotics in nosocomial pneumonia: improving efficacy and limiting resistance" was held to further inform clinicians on the optimisation of antibiotic therapy for nosocomial pneumonia. (ersjournals.com)
  • Obviously, addressing the overuse of antibiotics in both the clinical setting and within the food supply is essential, but additional measures also need to be taken to rapidly identify those infected with resistant microbial strains. (genengnews.com)
  • We were looking to understand how to use time-lapse imaging microscopy to better appreciate how bacteria behave in the presence of antibiotics for resistance and susceptibility profiling," says Joen Johansen, head of marketing at Accelerate Diagnostics. (genengnews.com)
  • On Tuesday, in prepared remarks, Dr. Gottlieb proposed a new reimbursement idea to incentivize the development of antibiotics - an area of critical need as cases of resistant microbes and fears of antibiotic resistance accelerate. (syneoshealthcommunications.com)
  • Gram-negative infections can be especially troubling as these are developing partial to total resistance to treatment with antibiotics. (gilmanbedigian.com)
  • Microbial bioinformatics 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • Optimised antibiotic therapy holds great promise for improving patient outcomes and decreasing the emergence of resistance. (ersjournals.com)
  • By extending the infusion period, a lower dose can achieve almost the same efficacy as a higher dose infused over a shorter period of time, in addition to reducing cost, toxicity and the likelihood for the emergence of resistance. (ersjournals.com)
  • Taxonomic revision and emergence of multi-drug resistance. (opensourcebiology.eu)
  • With the new HIV incidence, the emergence of multi-drug resistance and the untoward side effects of currently used anti-HIV drugs, there is an urgent need to discover more efficient anti-HIV drugs. (bvsalud.org)
  • What You Should Know The FDA's acceptance of the New Drug Application (NDA) for ceftobiprole, submitted in August, could signifies a significant step forward in addressing severe bacterial infections. (opensourcebiology.eu)
  • The selection of adequate treatment for the management of UTIs is increasingly challenging due to their etiology, bacterial resistance profile, and evolving of adaptive strategies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ethambutol (or streptomycin in children too young to be monitored for visual acuity) should also be included until the results of drug susceptibility studies are available, unless there is little possibility of drug resistance (see Section 1 above). (cdc.gov)
  • Just a month after Rebiotix announced positive preliminary data for its microbiota-based therapy treating recurrent C. diff infection, Finch Therapeutics is close behind with its oral microbiome drug eliminating C. diff population in the gut. (geneonline.com)
  • While disruption of the microbial community is common in a wide range of diseases, there are no FDA approved drugs to treat these conditions using microbiota at the moment. (geneonline.com)
  • The maturation of skin microbial communities during childhood impacts on the skin health of children and development of the immune system into adulthood, based on a new study examining the microbiota in young children. (pharmamicroresources.com)
  • Clinical and diagnostic approaches for the management of nosocomial pneumonia have been developed that make the best use of available antimicrobial treatments and minimise the increase in microbial resistance rates, a rising challenge to effective management. (ersjournals.com)
  • Doripenem, an investigational carbapenem that has completed phase III clinical trials, has shown enhanced activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a low potential for seizures both in vitro and in animal models. (ersjournals.com)
  • In summary, combining invitro data, animal PK/PD, early clinical pharmacokinetics, and Monte Carlo simulations expedites decision making in antimicrobial drug development. (benthamscience.com)
  • This randomized, placebo-controlled study conducted at 51 sites across the US and Canada with 206 patients determined whether microbial cocktail, CP101 could achieve a clinical cure i.e., absence of the C. diff infection through eight weeks in comparison to the standard of care alone. (geneonline.com)
  • The European Union's Clinical Trials Directive, adopted in 2004, says that trials evaluating investigational medicinal products should follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP), an international quality standard for human clinical trials. (the-scientist.com)
  • The study findings revealed that CBR003PS, an antibiotic currently in clinical use, and CBR013PS, an investigational drug for treating endometriosis and uterine fibroids, exhibited significant binding affinity to the HIV-1 protease with high stability. (bvsalud.org)
  • The devices could also be used to select patients for clinical trials based on their localized responses to a given drug. (the-scientist.com)
  • Jim Olson of Fred Hutchinson and Seattle Children's Hospital, whose team developed one of the devices, called CIVO , said that one small clinical trial testing the device could potentially replace several Phase 2 trials that test drugs in cancer patients without first identifying subpopulations most likely to respond to the treatment. (the-scientist.com)
  • We used DSaaS on a real antibiotic stewardship dataset to make predictions about antibiotic resistance in the Clinical Pathology Operative Unit of the Principe di Piemonte Hospital in Senigallia, Marche, Italy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For instance, Novartis has recently begun clinical testing of a new investigational compound that might have anti-scarring effects. (novartis.com)
  • Traditionally, a narrow-spectrum drug was used first, with the more potent broad-spectrum drugs reserved for subsequent use. (ersjournals.com)
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application for ceftobiprole, an investigational, broad spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic for intravenous administration. (opensourcebiology.eu)
  • Additionally, some facilities that compound hazardous drugs (HDs) use a wiping or mopping protocol with chemical agents such as PAA/HP to decontaminate surfaces that may harbor HD residues. (contecinc.com)
  • Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond. (cdc.gov)
  • The company's lead program, CP101, an investigational microbial therapy, received Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designation from the USFDA for the prevention of C. diff infection. (geneonline.com)
  • Reduced microbial diversity and altered function in the GI tract as a result of antibiotic exposure may contribute to the proliferation of pathogenic bacteria leading to enteric infections such as Clostridioides (previously Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) and recurrence of CDI (rCDI) 1 , 8 . (dunianusantara.io)
  • The use of resorbable biomaterials, such as CERAMENT ® , as a reservoir for the local release of antimicrobials, such as gentamicin, into the bone and onto the implant is considered as a valid option to achieve high local concentrations of the drug and, therefore, avoid infection relapses and microbial resistance. (bonesupport.com)
  • Antibiotic resistance is on the rise, and it's creating strains of superbugs that are easily circumventing some of the last-line drugs that clinicians employ. (genengnews.com)
  • With newly emerging resistance strains, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), which can disseminate rapidly and cause life-threating illness often measured in hours, the time to diagnosis is imperative. (genengnews.com)
  • CVM assesses the human food safety from the perspectives of microbial food safety, toxicology, and residue chemistry. (fda.gov)
  • Additionally, compounding pharmacies also wipe final hazardous drug CSP doses after compounding HDs to remove potentially hazardous drug residue. (contecinc.com)
  • In 2016, CDC established the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network (AR Lab Network), a national network of 55 public health laboratories that test carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolates for carbapenemase genes. (cdc.gov)
  • This four-drug, 6-mo regimen is effective even when the infecting organism is resistant to INH. (cdc.gov)
  • Multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis (i.e., resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampin) presents difficult treatment problems. (cdc.gov)
  • What we are looking for here is whether the cancer is inherently resistant to the drugs administered. (the-scientist.com)
  • Advancements and changes in healthcare practices can allow new and drug-resistant fungi to emerge in healthcare settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Unfortunately, by the end of the 1940s, penicillin resistance became widespread amongst this bacterium population and outbreaks of the resistant strain began to occur. (mdwiki.org)
  • Two goals of a standard target animal safety study are to identify any harmful side effects of the drug and to establish a margin of safety for the drug. (fda.gov)
  • The goal of a standard effectiveness study is to make sure the drug will do what it is expected to do when it is used under the conditions of use proposed by the sponsor. (fda.gov)
  • In the past, "final determination" (for drugs approved under section 505) was interpreted to require publication of a final Federal Register notice under the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) program. (fda.gov)
  • This study screened FDA-approved and investigational drugs in the DrugBank database for their potential as HIV-1 protease inhibitors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Two teams have developed tumor-implantable drug delivery devices to study real-time responses to multiple therapies in cancer patients. (the-scientist.com)
  • A [mouse] study to test the efficacy of a drug that used to take my lab a year and $250,000," said Olson. (the-scientist.com)
  • First, this study characterizes the microbial population involved in the nonalcoholic fermentation of chicha, which is produced from rice by Amerindians in Brazil. (who.int)
  • A sponsor must provide scientific data or information to demonstrate that the residues of new animal drugs in the edible tissues of treated animals are safe. (fda.gov)
  • Although the indication isn't directly related to gut microbial disturbance, it has been demonstrated that microbial restoration clears the hepatitis virus even in patients that have failed to achieve clearance after long-term antiviral therapy. (geneonline.com)
  • Despite a large number of drug classes, there is reasonable consensus that the PK/PD target, i.e. metric of relative drug exposure described above, obtained from in vitro and animal experiments can predict the efficacy of specific drugs in humans. (benthamscience.com)
  • Although we have enjoyed decades of being able to easily treat communicable diseases that were besieging the population at the beginning of the 20th century, we now face a rapidly growing threat that could possibly leave us without a single drug to combat many of the most common microbial diseases. (genengnews.com)
  • The drugs used for treating bone diseases (BDs), at present, elicit hazardous side effects that include certain types of cancers and strokes, hence the ongoing quest for the discovery of alternatives with little or no side effects. (bvsalud.org)
  • NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans (press release) NIH, Aug 3, 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • The Company develops and commercializes innovative injectable bio-ceramic bone graft substitutes that remodel to the patient's own bone and have the capability of eluting drugs directly into the bone void. (bonesupport.com)
  • In the 1990s, drugs became available to treat hepatitis C and hepatitis B. When patients took these drugs, they effectively removed the root cause of the organ damage. (novartis.com)
  • And, are you still struggling to understand what the Administration's drug pricing Blueprint does and does not mean for biopharmas? (syneoshealthcommunications.com)
  • Additionally, there is specific information regarding environmental considerations and requesting authorization for investigational animals to enter the human food supply. (fda.gov)
  • ARGs-OAP: online analysis pipeline for antibiotic resistance genes detection from metagenomic data using an integrated structured ARG-database. (cdc.gov)
  • The research has been published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents , with the research paper titled "Carbapenem and Colistin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in Southeast Asia: Review and Mapping of Emerging and Overlapping Challenges. (pharmamicroresources.com)
  • Section 314.14(f)(5) of the current regulations provides that safety and effectiveness data and information are publicly disclosable when a final determination has been made that the drug may be approved without the submission of such data and information. (fda.gov)
  • Investigational Drug Available Directly from CDC for the Treatment of Infections with Free-Living Amebae. (cdc.gov)
  • Addressing this issue, two independent teams-one at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and another at MIT-have developed devices that can test a tumor's response to multiple cancer drugs directly in the patient. (the-scientist.com)
  • Amongst various factors, hypercholesterolemia is directly linked with obesity and is the primary trigger of underlying inflammation, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • These sophisticated simulations answer the critical question around the rate of target attainment for dosing regimens of the new antibiotic drug. (benthamscience.com)
  • Extrapulmonary tuberculosis should be managed according to the principles and with the drug regimens outlined for pulmonary tuberculosis, except for children who have miliary tuberculosis, bone/joint tuberculosis, or tuberculous meningitis who should receive a minimum of 12 mo of therapy. (cdc.gov)
  • They received a one-time oral administration of the drug or placebo after they had undergone a course of the standard of care antibiotic therapy. (geneonline.com)
  • Defects in the genome derived from the incorrect separation of chromosomes (and the DNA packed within) in each division of cells drive tumor growth and resistance to therapy. (medicalxpress.com)
  • A 4-mo regimen of isoniazid and rifampin is acceptable therapy for adults who have active tuberculosis and who are sputum-smear and culture negative, if there is little possibility of drug resistance (see Section 1 above). (cdc.gov)
  • Thus far, Olson and his colleagues have found that localized drug responses measured by the device are well-matched to the systemic responses to therapy observed in mouse models. (the-scientist.com)
  • Atta-ur-Rahman, M. Iqbal Chaudhary , " Frontiers in Anti-Infective Drug Discovery ", Bentham Science Publishers (2021). (benthamscience.com)
  • Modern computational tools have played vital roles in facilitating the drug discovery process. (bvsalud.org)
  • MIT-developed device with three different drugs diffusing through tumor ERIC SMITH Despite advances in analyzing tumor biology, choosing effective therapies for cancer patients remains difficult. (the-scientist.com)
  • CIVO, a handheld device, can be used to deliver up to eight different cancer drugs (alone or in combination) into tumors close to the skin. (the-scientist.com)
  • Thus far, the team has confirmed that the local drug responses within tumor microenvironments seen in mouse models of melanoma, prostate, and breast cancer mirrored the systemic responses observed in the same models. (the-scientist.com)
  • Drug exposure metrics, relative to the potency of the drug, are computed during the early stages of anti-infective drug development. (benthamscience.com)
  • Drug exposure relative to its potency can be expressed using a few metrics such as AUC/MIC, T>MIC, or Cmax/MIC. (benthamscience.com)
  • The most common protocol for testing the chemical resistance of plastics and textiles is ASTM F-739 "Standard Test Method for Permeation of Liquids and Gases Through Protective Clothing Materials Under Conditions of Continuous Contact. (contecinc.com)
  • By suppressing leptin's actions outside of waking hours, melatonin may help restore leptin sensitivity during the daytime by alleviating leptin resistance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thankfully for much of humankind, Alexander Fleming was an observant scientist, if not the neatest, and noticed that the mold growth inhibited the spread of the Staphylococcus strain that he was studying-penicillin was subsequently born and the world was vaulted into a new pharmaceutical drug age. (genengnews.com)
  • Synvisc-One Knee Injections are a type of pharmaceutical drug intended to supplement joint fluid in the knee in order to relieve pain brought on by osteoarthritis. (gilmanbedigian.com)
  • In the United States, a manufacturer can be liable for delivering a defective product (including pharmaceutical drugs) to a consumer if that defective product causes injuries to the consumer when used in the matter it was intended to be used. (gilmanbedigian.com)
  • In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships in any amount with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months, as well as any use of unlabeled product or products under investigational use. (cdc.gov)
  • Children should be managed in essentially the same ways as adults using appropriately adjusted doses of the drugs. (cdc.gov)
  • Sample size refers to the number of experimental units, which can be individual fish or tank of fish, depending on the randomization of animals to the treatment groups, the route of drug administration, and other factors. (fda.gov)
  • The major determinant of the outcome of treatment is patient adherence to the drug regimen. (cdc.gov)
  • Culture-dependent and independent approaches were used to investigate the microbial community dynamic. (who.int)
  • Please contact the Division of Generic Animal Drugs at [email protected] . (fda.gov)
  • As a first step, we strongly encourage aquaculture new animal drug sponsors to review CVM GFI #61: Special Considerations, Incentives, and Programs to Support the Approval of New Animal Drugs for Minor Uses and for Minor Species . (fda.gov)
  • CVM GFI #61: Special Considerations, Incentives, and Programs to Support the Approval of New Animal Drugs for Minor Uses and for Minor Species provides additional information for developing the Target Animal Safety and Effectiveness technical sections for aquaculture sponsors. (fda.gov)
  • For new animal drugs used in food-producing animals, the human food safety evaluation ensures that the food derived from treated animals is safe for human consumption. (fda.gov)
  • The general principles for evaluating human food safety are described in GFI #3: General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used in Food Producing Animals . (fda.gov)
  • Antimicrobial drug development over the last two decades suggests that the choice of dose and dosing regimen can be selected at a very early stage. (benthamscience.com)
  • Rather, it's the latest guidance document from the FDA detailing how patient-focused-drug-development can be improved. (syneoshealthcommunications.com)
  • The use of fixed drug combinations may enhance patient adherence and may reduce the risk of inappropriate monotherapy, and it may prevent the development of secondary drug resistance. (cdc.gov)
  • Meanwhile, MIT's Robert Langer , Oliver Jonas , and their colleagues have developed an unnamed device that can deliver drugs to tumors deeper within tissues and be left implanted in the mass up to 72 hours, allowing the drug or drug combinations to diffuse. (the-scientist.com)
  • For this reason, the use of such fixed drug combinations is strongly encouraged in adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Now that the company has received the CE mark for the Early Sepsis Indicator, it plans to submit the test to the Food and Drug Administration in the near future for 510(k) clearance. (myadlm.org)
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional claim for Roche's cobas Zika test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 systems. (myadlm.org)
  • Cepheid has earned Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance as well as a waiver under CLIA for the Xpert Xpress Strep A test. (myadlm.org)
  • Beyond Air's LungFit™ NO Generator and Delivery System is a cylinder-free, phasic flow nitric oxide delivery system and has been designated as a medical device by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (beyondair.net)
  • The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class 2 Recall for Synvisc-One vials related to the lots identified as contaminated by the manufacturer. (gilmanbedigian.com)
  • Consideration of that proposal, as it relates to disclosure rules for drugs submitted under section 505(b) of the act, was rendered moot, however, by section 104 of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, enacted on September 24, 1984, because the new law itself provides when data and information in such submissions are publicly disclosable. (fda.gov)
  • eBook] Your Guide to Quality Drug Data Get access! (drugbank.com)
  • Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use, except Dr. Caroline Schrodt and Julia Petras' discussion of melioidosis as a rare disease in the United States with no FDA-approved drugs specifically for treating melioidosis. (cdc.gov)