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Strains22
  • S. pneumoniae strains with decreased susceptibility have been found frequently over the last decade, and most of them now have a penicillin G MIC greater than 2 µg/mL ( 4 , 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Mathematical models can be used to explain how these factors interact in the selection of resistant strains and lead to different trends. (cdc.gov)
  • Penicillin-resistant strains also are resistant to amoxicillin, but higher doses may be effective. (medscape.com)
  • Geographically dispersed outbreaks of C. difficile strains resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, were also reported in North America in 2005. (wikipedia.org)
  • These strains include: penicillin-resistant Enterococcus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and linezolid-resistant Enterococcus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Modern strains of MRSA have become broadly resistant to antibiotics, including beta-lactam antibiotics, such as penicillins. (science20.com)
  • The efficacy of CEFTIN in the treatment of penicillin -resistant strains of Streptococcus pyogenes has not been demonstrated in clinical trials. (rxlist.com)
  • Penicillin resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus were found to have acquired an enzyme known as a β-lactamase (originally known as a penicillinase). (futurelearn.com)
  • Excess and inappropriate use of clindamycin have led to the emergence of resistant Staphylococcal strains. (clin-lab-publications.com)
  • PCR reactions were based on a personal emergence of methicillin resistance in Samples were collected from 569 communication with N. Williams from different strains with varying degrees HCWs (215 doctors and 354 nurses) the University of Liverpool. (who.int)
  • Demonstrates activity in vivo against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains and in vitro against vancomycin-resistant and linezolid-resistant S aureus. (medscape.com)
  • caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (excluding penicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pyogenes, Haemophilus influenzae (including beta-lactamase-producing strains), or Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis (including beta-lactamase-producing strains). (globalrph.com)
  • Bacterial pneumoniae caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is a major concern due to the prevalence of multiple antibiotic-resistant strains, which limit treatment options and increase mortality rates. (bvsalud.org)
  • Resistant strains selected by treatment with β-lactams express variants of the target enzymes that do not recognize the drugs but retain their activity in cell wall building, despite the antibiotics being mimics of the natural substrate. (nih.gov)
  • more than a century ago, gonorrhea remains a public health strains that produce this enzyme are highly resistant to peni- problem in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • The methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains that harbor the lukS-PV gene (the gene encoding PVL toxin) are considered highly pathogenic since they can cause infections that are difficult to treat. (walshmedicalmedia.com)
  • This study aimed to optimize a multiplex PCR assay that can detect both methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains and their ability to produce PVL toxin isolated from Swedish patients. (walshmedicalmedia.com)
  • 2005] PMID:15713078 Role of acidic pH in the susceptibility of intraphagocytic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains to meropenem and cloxacillin. (ac.be)
  • Antimicrobial resistant strains of Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) are a common cause of UTI which were identified as a treatment challenge. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Haemophilus influenzae strains in north Lebanon in both invasive and non-invasive disease and to determine the susceptibility pattern and the mechanism of resistance to -lactams [-lactamase-producing strains and -lactamase-negative ampicillin resistant (BLNAR) strains]. (who.int)
  • the resistance pattern to -lactams of these strains was determined by using the disc diffusion and E-test methods followed by molecular methods such as PCR of bla et bla genes. (who.int)
  • Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine in the binding protein (PBP) is also of concern cultured on chocolate agar + polyvita- industrialized world and the decreased as it relates to 20% of non-encapsulated min supplement + bacitracin (Bio-rad, incidence of invasive diseases [1], Hae- strains isolated in Europe [9]. (who.int)
Staphylococcus41
Streptococcus5
Isolates14
  • Exposure to antimicrobials may facilitate survival of isolates that have either spontaneously mutated or acquired resistance through other means. (vin.com)
  • Clindamycin (84.6%), chloramphenicol (84.6%), and ciprofloxacin (69.2%) were the most effective whereas penicillin (100%), tetracycline (76.9%), and erythromycin (76.9%) were the least effective for MRSA isolates. (clin-lab-publications.com)
  • Eighteen isolates exhibited macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance (MLSB): 6 were MLSBi and 12 were MLSBc. (who.int)
  • Meropenem resistance was observed in 8% of K.pneumoniae isolates worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Vancomycin-resistant (VR) isolates represented 1.4% of Enterococcus faecalis (VR. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Its in vitro activity was assessed against 472 gram-positive cocci, largely selected as epidemiologically unrelated isolates with multidrug resistance. (uea.ac.uk)
  • The MIC(50) and MIC(90) were 1 and 4 microg/ml, respectively, for methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCoNS), whereas they were 0.25 and 1 microg/ml, respectively, for methicillin-susceptible isolates. (uea.ac.uk)
  • However, benzamide-resistant MRSA FtsZ isolates (G193D, G196S, N263K) hinder application of this compound class, with N263K-mutant FtsZ inducing steric occlusion to the benzamide pharmacophore and conferring resistance to all presently known members of the benzamide family. (biosolveit.de)
  • Isolates displaying resistance and reduced susceptibility to penicillin due to alterations in the penA gene (encoding Penicillin Binding Protein 2) are increasingly reported. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 2016, a penicillin-resistant clade of MenW:cc11 isolates with altered penA genes was identified in Australia. (bvsalud.org)
  • More recently, an increase in penicillin-resistant invasive MenW:cc11 isolates was observed in England. (bvsalud.org)
  • Penicillin has been shown to be active against most isolates of the following bacteria, both in vitro and in clinical infections as described in the INDICATIONS AND USAGE section. (druglib.com)
  • The aqueous extracts of T. alternifolia stem bark exhibited antibacterial activity against Gram-positive microorganisms, particularly against clinical isolates of MRSA and vancomycin resistant S. aureus (VRSA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study's results confirmed an explosion of antibiotic resistance amongst E. coli isolates from UTI against β-lactams and fluoroquinolones. (biomedcentral.com)
Antibiotics43
  • The model suggests that simple differences in the natural history of colonization, interhuman contact, and exposure to β-lactam antibiotics explain major differences in the epidemiology of resistance of S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis . (cdc.gov)
  • The penicillins are bactericidal antibiotics that work against sensitive organisms at adequate concentrations and inhibit the biosynthesis of cell wall mucopeptide. (medscape.com)
  • NDM-1 is an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a broad range of beta-lactam antibiotics. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tuberculosis (TB) resistant to antibiotics is called MDR TB (multidrug-resistant TB). (wikipedia.org)
  • Mortality rates have not seen a significant decrease due to its growing resistance to certain antibiotics. (wikipedia.org)
  • This pathogen acquired a genetic determinant that encodes penicillin-binding proteins with low affinity to methicillin and other β-lactam antibiotics. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • Hence, even in the presence of β-lactam antibiotics, cell wall biosynthesis can continue and the bacterium is resistant. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • Where antibiotics can be bought for human or animal use without a prescription, the emergence and spread of resistance is made worse. (onteenstoday.com)
  • In some cases, improper use of antibiotics is associated with the ability of bacteria to collect multiple resistance traits over time, in turn becoming resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. (onteenstoday.com)
  • How is overuse of antibiotics contributing to antibiotic resistance? (onteenstoday.com)
  • Bacteria have in turn evolved many antibiotic resistance mechanisms to withstand the actions of antibiotics. (onteenstoday.com)
  • But one thing that really frightens doctors and public health professionals is the possibility that some of our most important antibiotics may stop working as bacteria develop resistance to them. (onteenstoday.com)
  • These proteins are needed for bacterial cell wall synthesis and are the targets of β-lactam antibiotics. (onteenstoday.com)
  • The new penicillin-binding protein has low affinity to β-lactam antibiotics and is thus resistant to the drugs, and the bacteria survive treatment. (onteenstoday.com)
  • Resistant bacteria have defense strategies that protect them from antibiotics. (onteenstoday.com)
  • Are there any new antibiotics for antibiotic resistance? (onteenstoday.com)
  • While there are some new antibiotics in development, none of them are expected to be effective against the most dangerous forms of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (onteenstoday.com)
  • Enterococci impart resistance to antibiotics in a variety of ways. (uspharmacist.com)
  • An increase in the frequency of antibiotic resistance in bacteria since the 1950s has been observed for all major classes of antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of respiratory illnesses, skin disorders, and sexually transmitted diseases. (icr.org)
  • Is this resistance the result of bacteria evolving new genes in response to the presence of antibiotics, or are antibiotic-resistant bacteria selected for in the environment by possessing antibiotic resistance genes beforehand? (icr.org)
  • Streptomyces-produced quinolone and coumarin antibiotics, such as novobiocin, interfere with a protein called gyrase that assists in the normal separation of double-stranded DNA during replication of DNA or transcription of messenger RNA. (icr.org)
  • Ribosomes, the structures where protein synthesis is catalyzed, are the targets of many other Streptomyces antibiotics such as spectinomycin, tetracycline, and streptomycin. (icr.org)
  • Other antibiotics, such as penicillin, block the assembly of the bacterial cell wall causing it to weaken and burst. (icr.org)
  • The production of antibiotics by these organisms provides them with a competitive advantage over non-resistant bacteria in their environment. (icr.org)
  • Many possess genes that encode proteins to neutralize the affects of antibiotics and prevent attacks on their cell machinery. (icr.org)
  • In this article, we explain the mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. (futurelearn.com)
  • In addition to the intrinsic mechanisms of resistance, bacterial pathogens can acquire genes and mutations that mediate resistance to antibiotics. (futurelearn.com)
  • In some cases, bacteria may acquire multiple mechanisms of resistance to the same antibiotic, and in multidrug resistant bacteria, they acquire resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. (futurelearn.com)
  • An example of this is the erm (erythromycin ribosomal methylation) gene that provides resistance against macrolide antibiotics like erythromycin. (futurelearn.com)
  • A common mechanism that bacteria use to become resistant to antibiotics is by modifying the target of the antibiotic. (futurelearn.com)
  • Methicillin-resistance is due to a penicillin-binding protein, which has a low affinity for beta-lactam antibiotics. (clin-lab-publications.com)
  • Thus, descendants may possess modified structures that are similar-but not identical-to those of their parents," explicitly stating that, "The second way that bacteria become resistant to some antibiotics is through mutation … In a few generations, an antibiotic-resistant strain arises. (exploreevolution.com)
  • Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics occurs in the presence of cells containing plasmid encoded extended spectrum β-lactamases or ESBLs. (goldbio.com)
  • Opinion by Inga Odenholt, Professor of Infectious Diseases with a deep committment to the issue of rational use of antibiotics and reduced antibiotic resistance. (lu.se)
  • Today there are bacteria resistant to all known types of antibiotics, and it has become increasingly difficult for the pharmaceutical industry to develop new solutions. (lu.se)
  • These antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis. (starhealth.in)
  • Beta lactam antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins, have a beta-lactam ring in their structure, which gives them their name. (osmosis.org)
  • This study aimed to assay the prevalence of common β-lactam resistance genes including bla TEM , bla SHV , bla CTX-M and bla CMY and phenotypic resistance to commonly used β-lactam and fluoroquinolone antibiotics in UTIs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is a public health issue that the widespread use of antibiotics for the treatment of UTIs has led to the growth of antimicrobial resistant UPECs, which makes it harder to treat, prevent, and manage UTIs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Enterococci associated with endocarditis are difficult to eradicate unless a combination of certain cell wall-active antibiotics (eg, penicillin, ampicillin , amoxicillin , piperacillin, vancomycin ) plus an aminoglycoside (eg, gentamicin , streptomycin ) is used to achieve bactericidal activity. (msdmanuals.com)
  • These antibiotics bind to the 30S ribosome, thereby inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Treatment using antibiotics is currently being threatened by the fact that bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to one or more types of antibiotics. (lu.se)
  • To reduce the risk of an increasing antibiotic resistance, it is important to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics, for example, during virus infections and simple bacterial infections. (lu.se)
Cephalosporins4
  • The impact on clavulanic acid and sulbactam is not clear, although their use in place of cephalosporins appears to reduce the emergence of ESBL and may reduce the emergence of other resistant pathogens such as Clostridium difficile and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. (vin.com)
  • Cephalosporins are used to treat skin infections, meningitis and other bacterial-resistant infections. (starhealth.in)
  • During this cephalosporins (such as cefixime and ceftriaxone) were the time, however, the gonococcus acquired genetic mutations that only remaining antimicrobials recommended for treatment conferred increasing penicillin resistance, necessitating increas- of gonococcal infections. (cdc.gov)
  • The major cell wall synthesis inhibitors currently in use are the beta-lactams (e.g., penicillin and cephalosporins), which block the formation of the peptidoglycan layer, and glycopeptides ( vancomycin and teicoplanin ), which disrupt assembly of the peptidoglycan precursor lipid II. (osmosis.org)
MRSA12
  • What makes bacteria resistant to penicillin and MRSA? (onteenstoday.com)
  • In their report, the researchers disclose the discovery of an allosteric domain in the X-ray structure of the penicillin binding protein 2a of MRSA, the enzyme that carries out the crosslinking reaction. (science20.com)
  • MRSA was detected using cefoxitin disc and inducible clindamycin resistance detected using D-test. (clin-lab-publications.com)
  • Conclusions: This study showed high rates of MRSA carriage and inducible clindamycin resistance with the percentages of 22 and 17, respectively. (clin-lab-publications.com)
  • test for PBP2a were screened by PCR protein (PBP2a), which is encoded hospitals B, C and D were acute care [17,18] to amplify the femA and mecA by the mecA gene and confers resist- paediatric, emergency and eye surgery genes to definitively confirm MRSA ance to most of the current -lactam hospitals respectively. (who.int)
  • It is used as initial therapy for suspected streptococcal and penicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections (not MRSA). (medscape.com)
  • Expression of the methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) phenotype results from the expression of the extra penicillin-binding protein 2A (PBP2A), which is encoded by mecA and acquired horizontally on part of the SCCmec cassette. (unl.pt)
  • MRSA commonly acquires additional resistance determinants, giving rise to multidrug-resistant MRSA subtypes (MDRSA) which can be especially challenging to treat. (biosolveit.de)
  • The central factor for the MRSA phenotype is the function of the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP 2a), which maintains transpeptidase activity while being poorly inhibited by beta-lactams because of a closed conformation of its active site. (ac.be)
  • The methicillin resistance among S. aureus (MRSA) was confirmed by PCR amplification of mecA gene. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is one of the modern pathogens which poses a formidable clinical threat. (jmaacms.com)
  • The spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are some examples. (lu.se)
Antimicrobial resistance10
  • These bacteria have shown antibiotic resistance (or antimicrobial resistance). (wikipedia.org)
  • Alone in 2019, antimicrobial resistance was associated with nearly 5 million deaths worldwide. (fems-microbiology.org)
  • As antimicrobial resistance continues to rise globally, multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms have posed a significant challenge for clinicians, owing to the dearth of effective therapeutic options to combat them. (uspharmacist.com)
  • What are the Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance? (futurelearn.com)
  • Home / Healthcare & Medicine / Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance / Bacterial Genomes: Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens / What are the Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance? (futurelearn.com)
  • The advent of antimicrobial resistance is increasingly limiting therapeutic options in human and veterinary medicine. (vin.com)
  • A global comparison revealed that antimicrobial resistance was higher in Africa, Asia and Latin America than in Europe and North America. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (T.E.S.T.), which was initiated in 2004, is a global surveillance study focused on monitoring antimicrobial resistance worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Recognizing the need for ongoing surveillance of gonococ- among blacks is 17 times the rate among whites, likely because cal antimicrobial resistance, CDC developed the Gonococcal of structural socioeconomic factors ( 1,2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health burden which urgently needs to be addressed. (dutchnews.nl)
Aureus6
  • All proposed inhibitors exhibit favorable predicted ADMET properties suitable for a lead-like candidate and predicted potencies surpass that of the preclinical benzamide TXA707 against the clinically relevant S. aureus MRSA252 strain and the G196S FtsZ mutant, the most common mutant conferring resistance to the benzamide, TXA707. (biosolveit.de)
  • Methicillin resistance occurrs in S. aureus by mutation of a penicillin-binding protein, a chromosome-encoded protein. (jabalpurchronicle.org)
  • This type of resistance is transferred between S. aureus organisms by bacteriophages and is one of the only medically relevant examples of chromosome-mediated drug resistance by phage transduction. (jabalpurchronicle.org)
  • S. aureus is a major cause of nosocomial infections due to its ability to produce many virulence factors and to develop multiple drug resistance [ 2 , 3 ]. (walshmedicalmedia.com)
  • The synergistic action of 2 secretory proteins form pores in the membrane of host defense cells and are encoded by 2 cotranscribed genes ( LukS-PV and LukF-PV ) on a prophage integrated into the S. aureus chromosome [ 13 ]. (walshmedicalmedia.com)
  • Numerous antimicrobial agents (AMAs) have been developed over the years to treat S. aureus infections and then followed by the rapid emergence of resistance to them. (jmaacms.com)
Infections20
  • Because meningococcal infections are highly lethal, meningococcal resistance is a major concern. (cdc.gov)
  • Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are associated with nosocomial infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the EU 25,000 patients die each year due to infections caused by multi-resistant bacterial pathogens, and the EU spends at least 1.5 billion euro per year on healthcare costs. (europa.eu)
  • These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. (onteenstoday.com)
  • ABSTRACT: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States. (uspharmacist.com)
  • Infections caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) have rapidly emerged as a predominant concern, particularly among vulnerable patient populations. (uspharmacist.com)
  • By the 1940s, penicillin was available for medical use and was successfully used to treat infections in soldiers during World War II. (icr.org)
  • Since then, penicillin has been commonly used to treat a wide range of infections. (icr.org)
  • To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of SUPRAX and other antibacterial drugs, SUPRAX should be used only to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria. (nih.gov)
  • ASTs decrease the risk of using an antibiotic against bacteria exhibiting resistance to it, and the results are used in clinical settings to determine which antibiotic(s) to prescribe for various infections. (goldbio.com)
  • Penicillins are used to treat various infections, and it is a beta-lactam antibiotic. (starhealth.in)
  • Pathogenic bacteria resistant to current first-line antibiotic treatments in the United States are responsible for two million infections a year, placing a strain upon the United States healthcare system and increasing expenditure by an estimated $20 billion per year in associated medical costs. (biosolveit.de)
  • The bacterial cellular division protein Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) represents a novel and attractive target for combating such multidrug-resistant infections, with efficacious preclinical allosteric FtsZ inhibitors of the benzamide family reported in literature. (biosolveit.de)
  • This lends promise to the potential application of these compounds as potential novel inhibitors of FtsZ for the treatment of resistant bacterial infections. (biosolveit.de)
  • Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections. (jabalpurchronicle.org)
  • Linezolid, daptomycin, telavancin and ceftaroline are drugs that have received regulatory approval in the last decade for the treatment of infections caused by drug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens. (jabalpurchronicle.org)
  • This drug is indicated in the treatment of moderately severe infections due to penicillin-G-susceptible microorganisms that are susceptible to serum levels common to this particular dosage form. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • Penicillin G sodium or potassium is recommended for streptococcal infections with bacteremia. (pfizermedicalinformation.com)
  • In nature, that's how, once in a while, new viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics are generated, and how antibiotic and drug resistance spread to the disease agents, making infections much more difficult to treat. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic considered the gold standard in the treatment of staphylococcal infections that are oxacillin-resistant. (bvsalud.org)
PBPs4
  • This model is specific to the mechanism of resistance to penicillin G common to S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis and mediated by the decrease in affinity of their PBPs. (cdc.gov)
  • β-lactams inhibit the formation of peptidoglycan cross-links within bacterial cell walls by targeting penicillin-binding proteins or PBPs. (goldbio.com)
  • All of this is made possible by enzymes called DD-transpeptidases, that are also better known as penicillin binding proteins, or PBPs. (osmosis.org)
  • Resistance against β-lactam agents can occur via (i) mutation or expression of alternative penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) as the drug target, (ii) downregulation of porins to reduce the bacterial permeability against β-lactams, (iii) over-expression of efflux systems which are membrane transport proteins to export drug substrates and (iv) production of β-lactamases that hydrolyze the β-lactam amide [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Susceptibility3
  • By contrast, for N. meningitidis , reports of high levels of resistance remain anecdotal, even though decreased susceptibility has become more frequent ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The overexpression of P450s, esterases, and a UDP-glycosyltransferase, might be responsible for the multi-insecticide resistance in SEF-R. The knockdown of CYP6CY3 in SEF-R increased its susceptibility to imidacloprid, thiacloprid, and thiamethoxam, which verified that P450s play vital roles in neonicotinoid metabolism. (preprints.org)
  • This procedure uses paper discs impregnated with 10 units penicillin to test the susceptibility of microorganisms to penicillin G benzathine injectable solution. (druglib.com)
Gram-negative3
  • Certain gram-negative bacteria have become resistant to penicillin. (starhealth.in)
  • The later generations of penicillin have become broad-spectrum and are effective against gram-negative bacteria. (starhealth.in)
  • The production of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) is a primary β-lactam resistance mechanism in Gram-negative bacteria. (biomedcentral.com)
Ampicillin3
  • These agents are at least as effective as the older regimen of combination therapy with ampicillin and chloramphenicol and are more effective in children who are infected with microbes that are resistant to ampicillin or chloramphenicol. (medscape.com)
  • Ampicillin sodium is a member of the extended-spectrum β-lactam family and similar in structure to penicillin. (goldbio.com)
  • Resistance to ampicillin is routinely utilized as a selectable marker to confirm successful cell transformation. (goldbio.com)
Pathogens2
  • It is ideal for mammalian bite wounds, but it is not ideal for nosocomial pathogens because of increasing rates of resistance of gram-negative organisms. (medscape.com)
  • Peterson E, Kaur P. Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in bacteria: relationships between resistance determinants of antibiotic producers, environmental bacteria, and clinical pathogens. (jmaacms.com)
Microorganisms2
  • Penicillin G interferes with the synthesis of cell wall mucopeptide during active multiplication, resulting in bactericidal activity against susceptible microorganisms. (medscape.com)
  • Penicillin G exerts a bactericidal action against penicillin-susceptible microorganisms during the stage of active multiplication. (druglib.com)
Gene7
  • Plasmid-mediated gene complexes confer high-level resistance to vancomycin and are often used as targets for molecular detection of VRE. (uspharmacist.com)
  • If one of these mutations happens to be at a location of a gene that encodes for a protein that is the target of an antibiotic, then sometimes these mutations mean that the antibiotic can no longer bind to the target. (futurelearn.com)
  • The NCSE further alleges that according to EE , "a 'resistance gene' does not develop through mutation. (exploreevolution.com)
  • not only does the phrase "resistance gene" (which the NCSE directly attributes to EE ) exist nowhere in the textbook, but EE also nowhere implies that antibiotic resistance "does not develop through mutation. (exploreevolution.com)
  • The Staphylococcal protein- A (encoded by the spa-gene) is an extracellular protein that binds to the fragment crystallizable (Fc) region of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) inhibiting the host immune response by disrupting cell opsonization and phagocytosis [ 7 ]. (walshmedicalmedia.com)
  • Reduced heat resistance of mutant spores after cloning and mutagenesis of the Bacillus subtilis gene encoding penicillin-binding protein 5. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Part of the gene encoding penicillin-binding protein 5 from Bacillus subtilis 168 was cloned in Escherichia coli with a synthetic oligonucleotide as a hybridization probe. (ox.ac.uk)
Genes9
  • Bacteria can also acquire antibiotic resistance genes from other bacteria in several ways (viruses, conjugation). (onteenstoday.com)
  • To answer these questions a discussion of several factors involved in antibiotic resistance will show that resistance is a designed feature of pre-existing genes enabling bacteria to compete with the antibiotic producers in their environment. (icr.org)
  • The increase in resistance among these organisms clearly indicates a change in the frequency of antibiotic resistance genes. (icr.org)
  • Thus, genes for resistance develop along with genes directing antibiotic production and organisms are "primed" to develop resistance. (vin.com)
  • Microflora of the GI tract can serve as reservoir of resistance genes. (vin.com)
  • Genes are segments of DNA that contain instructions for building proteins necessary for various biological processes. (echase.org)
  • GMDNA often contains antibiotic resistance marker genes needed in the process of making GM organisms, but serves no useful function in the GM organism. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Real-time PCR was applied to detect β-lactam resistance genes and conventional PCR was used to determine the phylotypes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of resistance genes were 89.6% for bla TEM , 44.3% for bla CTX-M , 6.6% for bla SHV and 0.9% for bla CMY . (biomedcentral.com)
Organisms9
  • Knowledge of local organisms and resistance patterns plays an integral role in appropriate antimicrobial selection. (medscape.com)
  • A brief look at an example of penicillin resistance reveals the increase in the frequency of antibiotic-resistant organisms since the time when antibiotic use became common. (icr.org)
  • 1] In 1980 it was estimated that 3-5% of S. pneumoniae were penicillin-resistant and by 1998, 34% of the S. pneumoniae sampled were resistant to penicillin.1 Antibiotic resistance by other organisms reflects the same trend observed between S. pneumoniae and penicillin. (icr.org)
  • The ability of organisms to develop resistance to an antimicrobial varies with the species and strain. (vin.com)
  • Resistance may be easily conferred to other potentially more virulent organisms. (vin.com)
  • More disconcerting, resistance is easily conferred to more pathogenic organisms. (vin.com)
  • In human medicine, E. coli has developed resistance to the fluorinated quinolones, beta-lactams, or both: it is among the gram-negative organisms that secrete extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL). (vin.com)
  • Clarithromycin is a semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic that reversibly binds to the P site of the 50S ribosomal subunit of susceptible organisms and may inhibit RNA-dependent protein synthesis by stimulating dissociation of peptidyl t-RNA from ribosomes, causing bacterial growth inhibition. (medscape.com)
  • Penicillin is not active against penicillinase-producing bacteria or against organisms resistant to beta-lactams because of alterations in the penicillin-binding proteins. (druglib.com)
Drug-resistance3
Peptidoglycan1
Binds2
  • Nafcillin binds to penicillin-binding proteins, which, in turn, inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell walls. (medscape.com)
  • RWJ-54428 (MC-02479) is a novel cephalosporin that binds to penicillin-binding protein (PBP) PBP 2' (PBP 2a) of methicillin-resistant staphylococci. (uea.ac.uk)
Synthesis3
PBP2a2
  • Deletion of prsA altered oxacillin resistance in three different SCCmec backgrounds and, more importantly, caused a decrease in PBP2A membrane amounts without affecting mecA mRNA levels. (unl.pt)
  • The N- and C-terminal domains of PrsA were found to be critical features for PBP2A protein membrane levels and oxacillin resistance. (unl.pt)
Mechanism3
  • However, these models are based on a priori hypotheses which, in general, assume that the impact of antibiotic exposure does not differ according to the mechanism of resistance and do not consider the particular natural history of the colonization of the bacterial species. (cdc.gov)
  • Biochemistry bioassays confirmed the involvement of monooxygenase enzyme, carboxylesterase, superoxide dismutase and peroxidase in multi-insecticide resistance mechanism. (preprints.org)
  • The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEINS. (jefferson.edu)
Enterococcus2
  • Once Enterococcus species colonize the GI tract, the development of antibiotic resistance increases, as does the risk of transmission between patients and providers. (uspharmacist.com)
  • It has been found to be effective against certain β-lactam sensitive VRE or vancomycin resistant Enterococcus species. (goldbio.com)
Susceptible2
  • For penicillin-susceptible, -intermediate, and -resistant pneumococci, the MIC(90)s of RWJ-54428 were 0.03, 0.25, and 0.5 microg/ml, respectively, with the highest MIC for a pneumococcus being 1 microg/ml, recorded for a strain for which penicillin and cefotaxime MICs were 8 and 4 microg/ml. (uea.ac.uk)
  • Compared with the susceptible clone (FFJ-S), extremely high and high-resistance to beta-cypermethrin (324-fold) and imidacloprid (106.9-fold) were detected in SEF-R. More importantly, this is the first report of resistance in field M. persicae population to sulfoxaflor, flupyradifurone, pymetrozine, spirotetramat, flonicamid, and broflanilide in China. (preprints.org)
Alterations1
Pneumoniae1
  • Therefore, better understanding of S. pneumoniae resistance selection and establishing whether meningococcal resistance could increase are important. (cdc.gov)
Infection1
  • Nitrofurantoin and fosfomycin are often effective against vancomycin -resistant enterococcal urinary tract infection. (msdmanuals.com)
Semisynthetic3
  • The aminopenicillins, or third-generation penicillins, are semisynthetic modifications of natural penicillin that have a broader spectrum of activity. (medscape.com)
  • The penicillinase-resistant, or second-generation, penicillins are semisynthetic modifications of natural penicillins that are resistant to bacterial enzyme beta-lactamase, which accounts for typical penicillin resistance. (medscape.com)
  • Piperacillin-tazobactam is a semisynthetic penicillin with an increased spectrum against gram-negative bacilli. (medscape.com)
Prevalence2
Phenotype1
Mutation2
  • A. The NCSE Claims that According to EE , "Antibiotic resistance is just selection of pre-existing variability" without a Requirement for Mutation, but in fact the NCSE Misrepresents EE on this Point. (exploreevolution.com)
  • In another section on antibiotic resistance where EE describes "The neo-Darwinian Mutation Scenario," the textbook explains that "mutations in the DNA sometimes modify this program. (exploreevolution.com)
Emergence2
  • We describe a mathematical model of the emergence and diffusion of bacterial resistance in the community. (cdc.gov)
  • Emergence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) is an example of the relentless adaptive nature of microbes toward designer drugs intended to preclude the advent of resistance. (vin.com)
Intramuscular4
  • Only penicillin by the intramuscular route of administration has been shown to be effective in the prophylaxis of rheumatic fever. (globalrph.com)
  • Bicillin L-A (penicillin G benzathine injectable suspension) is available for deep intramuscular injection. (druglib.com)
  • Penicillin G benzathine has an extremely low solubility and, thus, the drug is slowly released from intramuscular injection sites. (druglib.com)
  • Intramuscular administration of 300,000 units of penicillin G benzathine in adults results in blood levels of 0.03 to 0.05 units per mL, which are maintained for 4 to 5 days. (druglib.com)
Aqueous1
  • Bicillin L-A contains penicillin G benzathine in aqueous suspension with sodium citrate buffer and, as w/v, approximately 0.5% lecithin, 0.6% carboxymethylcellulose, 0.6% povidone, 0.1% methylparaben, and 0.01% propylparaben. (druglib.com)
1940s1
  • collected throughout the United States, prompting CDC to However, widespread gonococcal resistance to sulfonamides no longer recommend the use of fluoroquinolones for gonor- occurred rapidly and was common by the 1940s. (cdc.gov)
Clinical2
  • Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid, rifampin, and other common treatments has become an increasingly relevant clinical challenge. (wikipedia.org)
  • After 24 hours of incubation at 37 °C, otic resistance of clinical H. influenzae in and children. (who.int)
Difficile2
  • 4] Clindamycin-resistant C. difficile was reported as the causative agent of large outbreaks of diarrheal disease in hospitals in New York, Arizona, Florida, and Massachusetts between 1989 and 1992. (wikipedia.org)
  • Appropriate fluid and electrolyte management, protein supplementation, antibiotic treatment of C. difficile , and surgical evaluation should be instituted as clinically indicated. (nih.gov)
Benzathine1
  • Penicillin G benzathine is prepared by the reaction of dibenzylethylene diamine with two molecules of penicillin G. It is chemically designated as (2 S , 5 R , 6 R )-3,3-Dimethyl-7-oxo-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid compound with N,N ' - dibenzylethylenediamine (2:1), tetrahydrate. (druglib.com)
Cefotaxime1
Spectinomycin2
  • Spectinomycin and tetracycline prevent proteins from being assembled by the cell and streptomycin induces the assembly of the wrong amino acids into the translated protein. (icr.org)
  • Penicillin rhea treatment ( 3 ) Spectinomycin, an alternative treatment, was then found to be effective for gonorrhea treatment and had not been available in the United States since 2006, so became the therapy of choice for several decades. (cdc.gov)
Parenteral1
  • The drug is hydrolyzed to penicillin G. This combination of hydrolysis and slow absorption results in blood serum levels much lower but much more prolonged than other parenteral penicillins. (druglib.com)
Alexander Fleming2
  • Penicillin is an antibiotic produced by the common bread mold Penicillium that was discovered accidentally in 1929 by the British microbiologist, Alexander Fleming. (icr.org)
  • Already in 1945, in his speech at the Nobel Banquet, Alexander Fleming - the discoverer of penicillin -warned that bacteria could become resistant to penicillin in the future. (lu.se)
Antibiotic produced1
1980s1
  • Penicillin-resistant staphylococci have emerged since the 1980s, and currently both types are sensitive to vancomycin only. (bvsalud.org)