Publications

TD-1607 Tested against Well Characterized Resistant Subsets of Staphylococcus spp., Lead author: Sader HS, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Contemporary Arbekacin Activity When Tested against Clinical Bacteria Isolated from Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia in United States (USA) Hospitals, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftaroline Tested against Staphylococcus aureus from Surgical Skin and Skin Structure Infections in USA Medical Centers, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Isavuconazole and Nine Comparator Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles for Common and Uncommon Opportunistic Fungi Collected in 2013: Application of New Clinical Breakpoints and Epidemiological Cutoff Values, Lead author: Pfaller MA, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Activity of a novel echinocandin biafungin (CD101) tested against most common Candida and Aspergillus species, including echinocandin- and azole-resistant strains, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Antimicrobial Activity of TD-1607 Tested against Contemporary (2010-2012) Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Arbekacin Tested against Well Characterized Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Gram-negative Bacilli and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Lead author: Sader HS, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

In vitro activity of RX-P873 tested against Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp., Lead author: Flamm R, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

In Vitro Spectrum of Pexiganan Against Pathogens from Diabetic Foot Infections and with Selected Resistance Mechanisms, Lead author: Flamm R, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Ceftaroline Activity Tested against Bacterial Pathogens Frequently Isolated in United States (USA) Medical Centers: Results from 5 Years of AWARE Surveillance Program, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Serotype Distributions and Susceptibility Profiles of Streptococcus pneumoniae Associated with Noninvasive Infections in Adult Patients in the United States (2009-2012), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Multiple Mutations in the Quinolone Resistance Determining Regions (QRDR) Detected Among Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Haemophilus parainfluenzae Collected in the USA, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam (TOL/TAZ) and Comparator Agents Tested against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from United States (USA) Medical Centers (2013), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Carbapenemases-producing Enterobacteriaceae in 2013: increasing prevalence of multiple carbapenemases in single isolates, expansion of OXA-48-producers and a new KPC-variant, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Surrogate Analysis of Vancomycin to Predict Susceptible Categorization of Dalbavancin, Lead author: Jones RN, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Analysis of Vancomycin as a Surrogate Agent for Presumptive Susceptibility Categorization for Telavancin, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Sept 6-9, 2014, Washington DC

Baseline activity of telavancin when tested against Gram-positive clinical isolates responsible for documented infections in USA hospitals (2011-2012) applying a revised susceptibility testing method, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Validation of a TREK diagnostic systems dry-form broth microdilution MIC product for testing ceftazidime-avibactam, Lead author: Jones RN, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Accuracy of Sensititre dry-form broth microdilution panels to determine ceftaroline-avibactam MIC values, Lead author: Jones RN, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Klebsiella pneumoniae belonging to ST258 from a New York city hospital carrying KPC-2- and VIM-4-encoding genes: Report from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Susceptibility testing of isolates displaying elevated colistin MIC values using polysorbate-80 (P-80), Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Revised reference broth microdilution method for testing telavancin: effect on MIC results and correlation with other testing methodologies, Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Quality control ranges for performance assessment of a revised broth microdilution susceptibility testing method for telavancin, Lead author: Ross JE, presented at 114th annual American Society for Microbiology General Meeting (ASM), May 17 – 20, 2014, Boston, MA

Ceftobiprole activity tested against bacterial isolates from hospitalized patients with pneumonia in European hospitals and Israel (2013), Lead author: Flamm R, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftobiprole Tested against Staphylococci and Streptococci from European Countries and Israel (2013), Lead author: Flamm R, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Activity of oritavancin and comparator agents against multidrug-resistant staphylococcal and streptococcal isolates responsible for documented infections in European hospitals (2011-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Current analysis of oritavancin potency when tested against vancomycin-resistant and -susceptible enterococcal clinical isolates recovered from European medical centres (2009-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Antimicrobial activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam and comparator agents tested against Enterobacteriaceae isolates from 14 European countries and Israel (2012), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Antimicrobial activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam and comparator agents tested against P. aeruginosa isolates from 15 European countries and Israel (2011-2012), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Ceftolozane/tazobactam activity when tested against Gram-negative bacterial isolates from hospitalized patients with pneumonia in European hospitals (2011-2012), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Ceftazidime-avibactam activity tested against select Gram-negative organisms from a global surveillance program (2011) in relation to the ceftazidime epidemiologic cut-off value, Lead author: Flamm R, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Telavancin activity against uncommonly isolated Gram-positive pathogens responsible for documented infections in hospitals worldwide (2011-2013) when using a revised susceptibility testing method, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Global prevalence, genetics and clonal relatedness of macrolide resistance in Moraxella catarrhalis (2010-2012), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

GSK2140944 MIC quality control ranges using a multi-laboratory study design, Lead author: Jones RN, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Azole resistance mechanisms found among fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans clinical isolates: Report from the SENTRY antifungal resistance programme, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the United States: What is next?, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate harbouring a blaIMP-4- and qnrS-carrying plasmid, as well as a conjugative blaKPC-2 plasmid, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Tigecycline activity tested against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from European hospitals: Results from the SENTRY Program (2010-2013), Lead author: Sader HS, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Characterization of intrinsic Beta-lactam resistance mechanisms among contemporary ceftazidime non-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa from USA hospitals, Lead author: Castanheira M, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Evaluation of EUCAST zone diameter breakpoints for Pseudomonas spp., Lead author: Ahman, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Antimicrobial activity of solithromycin tested against serotyped macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae collected from medical centers across the USA (2012), Lead author: Farrell DJ, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Antimicrobial activity of daptomycin and comparator agents tested against Methicillin-resistant S. aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Analysis of five-year trends in Europe and USA hospitals (2009-2013), Lead author: Sader HS, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered principally from lower respiratory tract specimens in older adult patients (≥50 years of age) in select European countries (2009-2011), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Activity of oritavancin tested against Gram-positive clinical isolates responsible for documented skin and soft tissue infections in European hospitals (2011-2013), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Polymyxin B: Can we create a better product?, Lead author: Kassamali, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Telavancin activity tested against Gram-positive clinical isolates from European hospitals (2011-2013) using a revised broth microdilution testing method: Redefining the baseline activity for telavancin, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Linezolid susceptibility surveillance in Europe for 2013: ZAAPS Program (5,076 strains), Lead author: Jones RN, presented at 24th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), May 10 – 13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative organisms isolated from patients hospitalized with pneumonia in United States and European hospitals: Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2009-2012. by Sader HS, Farrell DJ, Flamm RK and Jones RN published in Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents. 2014; 43 (4): 328-334

Frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative bacteremia isolates in patients with urinary tract infection: Results from United States and European hospitals (2009-2011). by Sader HS, Flamm RK and Jones RN published in J. Chemother. 2014; 26 (3): 133-138

Activity of ceftaroline and comparator agents tested against contemporary Gram-positive and -negative (2011) isolates collected in Europe, Turkey, and Israel. by Castanheira M, Jones RN and Sader HS published in J. Chemother. 2014; 26 (4): 202-210