Publications

Occurrence and resistance in pathogens from hospitalised patients with pneumonia in the Asia-Pacific region: a SENTRY Program Report (2006), Lead author: Bell JM, presented at 18th annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), April 19 – 22, 2008, Barcelona, Spain

Preliminary Microbiology Results from a Phase III Omiganan Pentahydrochloride Clinical Trial: In Vitro Activity Against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens, Lead author: Fritsche TR, presented at 18th annual Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, April 5 – 8, 2008, Orlando, FL

Daptomycin Activity Tested Against Gram-Positive Cocci Isolated in Canadian Medical Centers (2004-2007), Lead author: Roscoe D, presented at 2008 Canada AMMI Conference, February 27 – March 2, 2008, Vancouver, Canada

Antimicrobial Activity and Spectrum of Daptomycin and Comparator Agents Tested Against Gram-Positive Organisms Collected from Patients with Cancer, Lead author: Sader HS, presented at MD Anderson Second Infections in Cancer Symposium, February 21-23, 2008, Houston, TX

Comparative in vitro activity of daptomycin against gram-positive microorganisms: SENTRY Surveillance Program, Spain (2002-2006). by Loza E, Morosini MI, Pascual A, Tubau F, Alcala J, Linares J, Hernandez-Bello JR, Baquero F, Perea E, Martin R, Jones RN and Canton R published in Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. 2008; 26 (8): 489-494

Kinetic characterization of VIM-7, a divergent member of the VIM metallo-ß-lactamase family. by Samuelsen O, Castanheira M, Walsh TR and Spencer J published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (8): 2905-2908

Interpretive categorical accuracy of fluoroquinolone reference broth microdilution MIC results when testing Streptococcus pneumoniae: Selection of a surrogate testing agent. by Sader HS, Koeth LM, Poupard JA and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 62 (4): 460-463

Antimicrobial activities of ceftaroline and ME1036 tested against clinical strains of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus. by Sader HS, Fritsche TR and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (3): 1153-1155

Characterization of vancomycin-heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus from the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan, over a 22-year period (1986-2007). by Rybak MJ, Leonard SN, Rossi KL, Cheung CM, Sader HS and Jones RN published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008; 46 (9): 2950-2954

Metallo-ß-lactamase detection: Comparative evaluation of double-disk synergy versus combined disk tests for IMP-, GIM-, SIM-, SPM-, or VIM-producing isolates. by Picao RC, Andrade SS, Nicoletti A, Campana EH, Moraes GC, Mendes RE and Gales AC published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008; 46 (6): 2028-2037

Serotype replacement and multiple resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae after the introduction of the conjugate pneumonococcal vaccine. by Mera R, Miller LA, Fritsche TR and Jones RN published in Microb. Drug Resist. 2008; 14 (2): 101-107

Increased antimicrobial susceptibility profiles among polymyxin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. by Mendes RE, Fritsche TR, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2008; 46 (8): 1324-1326

First report of cfr-mediated resistance to linezolid in human staphylococcal clinical isolates recovered in the United States. by Mendes RE, Deshpande LM, Castanheira M, DiPersio J, Saubolle MA and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (6): 2244-2246

Carbapenem-resistant isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in China and detection of a conjugative plasmid (bla_KPC-2qnr B4) and a bla_IMP-4 gene. by Mendes RE, Bell JM, Turnidge JD, Yang Q, Yu Y, Sun Z and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (2): 798-799

Complete sequence of p07-406, a 24,179-base-pair plasmid harboring the bla_VIM-7 Metallo-ß-lactamase gene in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the United States. by Li H, Toleman MA, Bennett PM, Jones RN and Walsh TR published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (9): 3099-3105

Proposed quality control ranges for 2-µg anidulafungin disk diffusion testing and ability of the method to detect strains with elevated echinocandin MIC values. by Jones RN, Ross JE and Sheehan DJ published in Diagnost Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 62 (4): 474-477

United States resistance surveillance results for linezolid (LEADER Program for 2007). by Jones RN, Ross JE, Castanheira M and Mendes RE published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 62 (4): 416-426

Antimicrobial activity of DC-159a, a new fluroquinolone, against 1,149 recently collected clinical isolates. by Jones RN, Fritsche TR and Sader HS published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (10): 3763-3775

In vitro potency evaluations of various piperacillin/tazobactam generic products compared with the contemporary branded (Zosyn®, Wyeth) formulation. by Jones RN, Fritsche TR and Moet GJ published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (1): 76-79

Zabofloxacin (DW-224a) activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae including quinolone-resistant strains. by Jones RN, Biedenbach DJ, Ambrose PG and Wikler MA published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 62 (1): 110-112

Key considerations in the treatment of complicated staphylococcal infections. by Jones RN published in Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2008; 14 (Suppl 2): 3-9

Tigecycline activity tested against 11,808 bacterial pathogens recently collected from US medical centers. by Gales AC, Sader HS and Fritsche TR published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 60 (4): 421-427

Antimicrobial activity of doripenem tested against leading bacterial pathogens: Results from a Latin American surveillance study (2003-2006). by Gales AC, Jones RN, Sader HS and Fritsche TR published in Braz. J. Infect. Dis. 2008; 12 (Suppl 2): 56-66

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile of contemporary clinical strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates: Can moxifloxacin activity be predicted by levofloxacin MIC results?. by Gales AC, Jones RN and Sader HS published in J. Chemother. 2008; 20 (1): 38-42

Detection of methyltransferases conferring high-level resistance to aminoglycosides in Enterobacteriaceae from Europe, North America, and Latin America. by Fritsche TR, Castanheira M, Miller GH, Jones RN and Armstrong ES published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (5): 1843-1845

Potential synergy activity of the novel ceragenin, CSA-13, against clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa. by Chin JN, Jones RN, Sader HS, Savage PB and Rybak MJ published in J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008; 61 (2): 365-370

Emergence and clonal dissemination of OXA-24- and OXA-58-producing Acintobacter baumannii strains in Houston, Texas: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. by Castanheira M, Wanger A, Kruzel M, Deshpande LM and Jones RN published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008; 46 (9): 3179-3180

RmtD 16S RNA methylase in epidemiologically unrelated SPM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Brazil. by Castanheira M, Fritsche TR, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (4): 1587-1588

Rapid emergence of bla_CTX-M among Enterobacteriaceae in U.S. medical centers: Molecular evaluation from the MYSTIC Program (2007). by Castanheira M, Mendes RE, Rhomberg PR and Jones RN published in Microb. Drug Resist. 2008; 14 (3): 211-216

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-negative bacilli isolated in Brazilian hospitals participating in the SENTRY Program (2003-2008). by Andrade S, Sader HS, Barth A, Ribeiro J, Zoccoli C, Pignatari AC and Gales AC published in Braz. J. Infect. Dis. 2008; 12 (Suppl. 2): S3-S9

Update of the activity of cefditoren and comparator oral ß-lactam agents tested against community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates (USA, 2004-2006). by Fritsche TR, Biedenbach DJ, and Jones RN published in J. Chemother. 2008; 20 (2): 170-174

Evaluation of daptomycin, telavancin, teicoplanin and vancomycin activity in the presence of albumin or serum. by Tsuji BT, Leonard SN, Rhomberg PR and Rybak MJ published in Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 60 (4): 441-444

Activity of daptomycin and selected antimicrobial agents tested against Staphylococcus aureus from patients with bloodstream infections hospitalized in European medical centers. by Sader HS, Watters AA, Fritsche TR and Jones RN published in J. Chemother. 2008; 20 (1): 28-32

Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline against community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from North American medical centers. by Mendes RE, Sader HS, Deshpande L and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 60 (4): 433-436

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of ceftobiprole. by Lodise TP, Patel N, Renaud-Mutart A, Gorodecky E, Fritsche TR and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (1): 96-102

Frequency of occurrence and daptomycin susceptibility rates of Gram-positive organisms causing bloodstream infections in cancer patients. by Sader HS, Fritsche TR and Jones RN published in J. Chemother. 2008; 20 (5): 570-576

Metallo-beta-lactamase IMP-18 is located in a class 1 integron (In96) in a clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Mexico. by Garza-Ramos U, Tinoco P, Silva-Sanchez J, Morfin-Otero R, Rodriquez-Noriega E, Leon-Garnica G, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 2008; 31 (1): 78-80.

Prevalence and genetic characterization of bla_CTX-M among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected in an intensive care unit in Brazil. by Do Carmo Filho JR, Silva RM, Castanheira M, Tognim MCB, Gales AC and Sader HS published in J. Chemother. 2008; 20 (5): 600-603

Antimicrobial activity of ceftobiprole, a novel anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cephalosporin, tested against contemporary pathogens: Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2005-2006). by Fritsche TR, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (1): 86-95

Antimicrobial activity of cefditoren tested against contemporary (2004-2006) isolates of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis responsible for community-acquired respiratory tract infections in the United States. by Biedenbach DJ, Jones RN and Fritsche TR published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (2): 240-244

Comparative activity of meropenem in US medical centers (2007): Initiating the 2nd decade of MYSTIC Program surveillance. by Jones RN, Kirby JT and Rhomberg PR published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (2):203-213

Antimicrobial activity of omiganan pentahydrochloride tested against contemporary bacterial pathogens commonly responsible for catheter-associated infections. by Fritsche TR, Rhomberg PR, Sader HS and Jones RN published in J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2008; 61 (5): 1092-1098

In vitro activity of omiganan pentahydrochloride tested against vancomycin-tolerant, -intermediate and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus. by Fritsche TR, Rhomberg PR, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 60 (4): 399-403

Antimicrobial activities of tigecycline and other broad spectrum antimicrobials tested against serine carbapenemase- and metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. by Castanheira M, Sader HS, Deshpande LM, Fritsche TR and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (2): 570-573

Novel ß-lactams. by Gales AC and Sader HS published in Braz. J. Infect. Dis. 2008; 12 (Suppl. 2): S46-S58

Use of pharmacodynamic endpoints for the evaluation of levofloxacin for the treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis. by Ambrose PG, Anon JB, Bhavnani SM, Okusanya OO, Jones RN, Paglia MR, Kahn J and Drusano GL published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (1): 13-20

Update of the in vitro activity of daptomycin tested against 6,710 Gram-positive cocci isolated in North America (2006). by Castanheira M, Jones RN and Sader HS published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2008; 61 (2): 235-239

IMP-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain isolated in a US medical center: A recent arrival from Mexico. by Martin CA, Morita K, Ribes JA, Deshpande LM, Sader HS and Castanheira M published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (6): 2289-2290

Metallo-ß-lactamase gene bla_IMP-15 in class 1 integron, In95, from Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a hospital in Mexico. by Garza-Ramos U, Morfin-Otero R, Sader HS, Jones RN, Hernandez E, Rodriguez-Noriega E, Sanchez A, Carrillo B, Esparza-Ahumada S and Silva-Sanchez J published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2008; 52 (8): 2943-2946

Metallo-&#223-Lactamases Genes, bla_IMP-15 and bla_IMP-18 in a Class 1 Integrons form Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates from a Hospital in Mexico, Lead author: Garza-Ramos U, presented at 45th annual Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), October 4 – 7, 2007, San Diego, CA