Publications

In Vitro Activity of Tedizolid against Streptococci and Enterococci Isolated from the United States and Europe in 2014, Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

CAZ-AVI Activity Against CAZ-NS Citrobacter spp., Enterobacter spp,. S. marcescens, and P. aeruginosa from USA (2011-2014), Lead author: Sader HS, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Trends in ß-Lactamase Occurrence in USA (2012-2014) and Activity of CAZ-AVI Against a Large Collection of BL Producing Isolates, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

In Vitro Activity of Minocycline Against A. baumannii, S. maltophilia and B. cepacia Isolated in 2013 from a Global Surveillance Program, Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftaroline and Comparator Agents when Tested Against Numerous Species of CoNS, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Activity of Omadacycline Tested Against S. aureus from a Global Surveillance Program (2014), Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Activity of a Long-acting Echincandin (CD101) and Comparator Antifungal Agents against Contemporary Invasive Fungal Isolates, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

In Vitro Activity of Pexiganan Tested Against Pathogens with Elevated MICs to Topical Antimicrobials, Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Evaluation of Carbapenemase Detection Methods Using a Challenging Collection of Enterobacteriaceae Isolates, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

In vitro Activity of Tedizolid Against Gram-positive Pathogens Isolated from Patients SSSI in the US and EU During 2014, Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Plazomicin (PLZ) Activity Against Contemporary Clinical Isolates Collected in USA Hospitals, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Activity of Omadacycline Tested against Enterobacteriaceae Causing Urinary Tract Infections from a Global Surveillance Porgram (2014), Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Ceftobiprole Activity When Tested Against Clinical Bacterial Pathogens from Europe, Turkey and Israel 2014, Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Activity of Solithromycin Against Pathogens Associated with CABP: Global Surveillance Results from 2014, Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Solithromycin MIC and Disk Diffusion Quality Control Ranges, a CLSI Multi-Laboratory M23-A3 Study Design, Lead author: Ross JE, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Activity of Omadacycline Tested against Streptococcus pneumoniae from a Global Surveillance Porgram (2014), Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Update of Telavancin in vitro Activity Against a USA collection of Gram-Positive Clinical Isolates (2014) Causing Skin and Skin Structure Infections, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Performance of BD MAX™ StaphSR against S. aureus Clinical Isolates from the 9 USA Census Regions, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 55th annual Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 17-21,2015, San Diego, CA

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam and Comparator Agents Tested against Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from 15 European Countries and Israel (2013), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Update of the telavancin in vitro activity against SA and CoNS, including isolates with decreasing susceptibility for comparator agents in European hospitals (2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Potent in vitro activity of telavancin against EU strep. isolates displaying an array of antibiogram profiles, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Molecular characterization of genes encoding CTX-M-134, TEM-207 and TEM-212 detected among Escherichia coli clinical isolates from USA hospitals, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam and Comparator Agents Tested against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from 15 European Countries and Israel (2013), Lead author: Sader HS, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Accuracy of Predicting Oritavancin Susceptibility using Vancomycin Surrogate Susceptibility Testing of GP from EU, Lead author: Jones RN, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sustained potent activity of dalbavancin when tested against MDR staphylococcal and streptococcal isolates responsible for documented infection in EU (2011-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Antimicrobial potency of lefamulin (BC-3781) tested against S. pneumoniae with defined serotypes, including MDR isolates causing lower RTI in the USA, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

In vitro activity of dalbavancin tested against S. pneumoniae responsible for documented infection in medical centres in five continents worldwide (2011-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Tigecycline activity tested against >11,000 isolates of Acinetobacter spp. collected worldwide in 2004-2013, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Minocycline activity tested against A. baumannii, B. cepacia, S. maltophila, and select Enterobacteriaceae isolates from a European surveillance program (2013), Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Debio 1452 MIC QC Range with S. aureus ATCC 29213 Using a Multi-laboratory Study Design, Lead author: Flamm RK, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Update on dalbavancin activity tested against Gram-positive isolates causing documented skin and soft tissue infections in USA and European hospitals (2011-2013), Lead author: Medes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Maximizing antibacterial activity of polymyxin B: Microbiological component analyses alone and in combination, Lead author: Kassamali Z, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

In vitro activity of oritavancin against streptococci, including macrolide- and/or lincosamide (constitutive)-resistant and MDR isolates from EU hospitals (2010-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Oritavancin in vitro activity against the most prevalent antibiogram resistance patterns among MRSA, including MDR strains from patients in European hospitals (2010-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 25th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 25-29, 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

Validation of Sensititre dry-form broth microdilution panels for susceptibility testing of ceftazidime-avibactam, a broad-spectrum-beta-lactamase inhibitor combination. by Jones RN, Holliday NM and Krause KM published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015; 59 (8): 5036-5039,

In vitro activity of RX-P873 against Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii. by Flamm RK, Rhomberg PR, Jones RN and Farrell DJ published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015; 59 (4): 2280-2285

Analysis of 5-year trends in daptomycin activity tested against Staphylococcus aureus and enterococci from European and US hospitals (2009-2013). by Sader HS, Farrell DJ, Flamm RK and Jones RN published in J. Global. Antimicrob. Res. 2015; 3: 161-165

Activity of ceftaroline and comparator agents tested against Staphylococcus aureus from patients with bloodstream infections in US medical centres (2009–13). by Sader HS, Farrell DJ, Flamm RK and Jones RN. published in J. Antmicrob. Chemother. 2015; 70 (7): 2053-2056,

Ceftazidime/avibactam tested against Gram-negative bacteria from intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients, including those with ventilator-associated pneumonia. by Sader HS, Castanheira M, Flamm RK, Mendes RE, Farrell DJ and Jones RN. published in Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents. 2015; 46 (1): 53-59

Genotypic characterization of methicillin-mesistant Staphylococcus aureus recovered at baseline from Phase 3 pneumonia clinical trials for ceftobiprole. by Mendes RE, Deshpande LM, Costello AJ, Farrell DJ, Jones RN and Flamm RK published in Microb. Drug Resist.: 2016; 22 (1): 53-58,

Telavancin activity when tested by a revised susceptibility testing method against uncommonly isolated Gram-positive pathogens responsible for documented infections in hospitals worldwide (2011-2013). by Mendes RE, Sader HS, Flamm RK, Farrell DJ and Jones RN published in J. Global Antimicrob. Res. 2015; 3 (1): 36-39

Accuracy of the ThermoFisher Scientific (Sensititre^TM) dry-form broth microdilution MIC product when testing ceftaroline. by Jones RN, Holliday NM and Critchley IA. published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2015; 81 (4): 280-282

In vitro activity of dalbavancin against drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a global surveillance program. by McCurdy SP, Jones RN, Mendes RE, Puttagunta S and Dunne MW published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015; 59 (8): 5007-5009

Ceftazidime-avibactam activity tested against Enterobacteriaceae from United States hospitals (2011-2013) and characterization of beta-lactamase producing strains. by Castanheira M, Mills JC, Costello SE, Jones RN and Sader HS published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2015; 59 (6): 3509-3517

Cytotoxic virulence predicts mortality in nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. by Rose HR, Holzman RS, Altman DR, Smyth DS, Wasserman GA, Kafer JM, Wible M, Mendes RE, Torres VJ and Shopsin B published in J. Infect. Dis. 2015; 211 (12): 1862-1874

Ceftazidime-avibactam activity tested against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from United States Medical Centers (2012-2013). by Sader HS, Castanheira M, Mendes RE, Flamm RK, Farrell DJ and Jones RN. published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.. 2015; 59 (6): 3656-3659

In vitro antibacterial activity of AZD0914 against human mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas. by Waites KB, Crabb DM, Duffy LB and Huband MD published in Antimicrob. Agents. Chemother. 2015; 59 (6): 3627-3629

Isavuconazole, micafungin, and 8 comparator antifungal agents’ susceptibility profiles for common and uncommon opportunistic fungi collected in 2013: Temporal analysis of antifungal drug resistance using CLSI species-specific clinical breakpoints and proposed epidemiological cutoff values. by Pfaller MA, Rhomberg PR, Messer SA, Jones RN and Castanheira M published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2015; 82 (4): 303-313

In vitro activity of linezolid as assessed through the 2013 LEADER surveillance program. by Flamm RK, Mendes RE, Hogan PA, Ross JE, Farrell DJ and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2015; 81 (4): 283-289

MSSA ST398/t034 carrying a plasmid-mediated cfr and erm(B) in Brazil. by Gales AC, Deshpande LM, de Souza AG, Pignatari AC and Mendes RE published in J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2015; 70 (1): 303-305