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Archive: Volume 12, 2019

More Caution Needs in Study Design and Method Selection for “In vitro Antibacterial Effect of Deconex and Sodium Hypochlorite Against Bacterial Taxa Isolated from Dental Units” [Response to Letter]
Amin M, Ardaneh M, Hashemzadeh M, Asarehzadegan Dezfuli A, JafarZadeh E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3987-3988
Published Date: 30 December 2019

Emergence of Almost Identical F36:A-:B32 Plasmids Carrying blaNDM-5 and qepA in Escherichia coli from Both Pakistan and Canada
Baloch Z, Lv L, Yi L, Wan M, Aslam B, Yang J, Liu JH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3981-3985
Published Date: 30 December 2019

Characterization of Antibiotic-Susceptibility Patterns, Virulence Factor Profiles and Clonal Relatedness in Proteus mirabilis Isolates from Patients with Urinary Tract Infection in Iran
Mirzaei A, Habibi M, Bouzari S, Asadi Karam MR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3967-3979
Published Date: 27 December 2019

Clinical Manifestations and Risk Factors of Streptococcus suis Mortality Among Northern Thai Population: Retrospective 13-Year Cohort Study
Rayanakorn A, Katip W, Goh BH, Oberdorfer P, Lee LH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3955-3965
Published Date: 30 December 2019

In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Isopropoxy Benzene Guanidine Against Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci
Zhang X, Han D, Pei P, Hao J, Lu Y, Wan P, Peng X, Lv W, Xiong W, Zeng Z
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3943-3953
Published Date: 23 December 2019

Fecal Carriage and Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Among Hospitalized Patients in a University Hospital
Liu Q, Liu L, Li Y, Chen X, Yan Q, Liu W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3935-3942
Published Date: 20 December 2019

Colistin Plus Carbapenem versus Colistin Monotherapy in the Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia
Shi H, Lee JS, Park SY, Ko Y, Eom JS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3925-3934
Published Date: 23 December 2019

Baicalin Attenuates Mycoplasma gallisepticum-Induced Inflammation via Inhibition of the TLR2-NF-κB Pathway in Chicken and DF-1 Cells
Wu Z, Chen C, Miao Y, Liu Y, Zhang Q, Li R, Ding L, Ishfaq M, Li J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3911-3923
Published Date: 20 December 2019

Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications and Costs
Dadgostar P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3903-3910
Published Date: 20 December 2019

Epidemiology, Outcome and Risk Factors Analysis of Viral Infections in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Antiviral Drugs Do Not Prevent Epstein–Barr Virus Reactivation
Czyzewski K, Dziedzic M, Salamonowicz M, Fraczkiewicz J, Zajac-Spychala O, Zaucha-Prazmo A, Gozdzik J, Galazka P, Bartoszewicz N, Demidowicz E, Styczynski J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3893-3902
Published Date: 17 December 2019

Coexistence of blaNDM-1 and rmtC on a Transferrable Plasmid of a Novel ST192 Klebsiella aerogenes Clinical Isolate
Shen X, Liu L, Yu J, Cao X, Zhan Q, Guo Y, Wang L, Yu F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3883-3891
Published Date: 13 December 2019

Association Between Biofilm Formation, Structure, and the Expression Levels of Genes Related to biofilm formation and Biofilm-Specific Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Isolated from Burn Infection in Ahvaz, Iran
Amin M, Navidifar T, Shooshtari FS, Rashno M, Savari M, Jahangirmehr F, Arshadi M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3867-3881
Published Date: 12 December 2019

Genotype Analysis of Clinical Candida albicans Isolates Using PCRs Targeting 25S rDNA and ALT Repeat Sequences of the RPS and Antifungal Susceptibility in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Sawadogo PM, Zida A, Soulama I, Sermé SS, Guiguemdé KT, Junior R, Sangaré I, Bamba S, Ouédraogo-Traoré R, Guiguemdé TR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3859-3866
Published Date: 16 December 2019

Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Children Patients in Iran
Samadi R, Ghalavand Z, Mirnejad R, Nikmanesh B, Eslami G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3849-3857
Published Date: 9 December 2019

Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Elevated Risk of Tuberculosis Development
Lin YJ, Lin HC, Yang YF, Chen CY, Ling MP, Chen SC, Chen WY, You SH, Lu TH, Liao CM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3835-3847
Published Date: 6 December 2019

PAU-1, a Novel Plasmid-Encoded Ambler Class A β-Lactamase Identified in a Clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate
Wang J, Xu T, Ying J, Zhou W, Chen Q, Qian C, Zhu X, Shen K, Li P, Li K, Bao Q, Lu J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3827-3834
Published Date: 5 December 2019

Diversity of Virulence Genes in Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli from a Hospital in Western China
Li X, Luo Q, Yu X, Zhang Y, Cao X, Li D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3817-3826
Published Date: 5 December 2019

Talaromycosis-Associated Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Nine Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Pan M, Qiu Y, Zeng W, Tang S, Feng X, Deng J, Wei X, He Z, Zhang J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3807-3816
Published Date: 4 December 2019

Incidence, Bacterial Profiles, And Antimicrobial Resistance Of Culture-Proven Neonatal Sepsis In South China
Gao K, Fu J, Guan X, Zhu S, Zeng L, Xu X, Chang CY, Liu H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3797-3805
Published Date: 3 December 2019

Molecular Epidemiological Insights into Colistin-Resistant and Carbapenemases-Producing Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates
Di Tella D, Tamburro M, Guerrizio G, Fanelli I, Sammarco ML, Ripabelli G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3783-3795
Published Date: 3 December 2019

A Novel Detection of Enterococcus faecalis Using Multiple Cross Displacement Amplification Linked with Gold Nanoparticle Lateral Flow Biosensor
Chen X, Ma K, Yi X, Xiao Z, Xiong L, Wang Y, Li S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3771-3781
Published Date: 4 December 2019

Successful Treatment of Serious Meningitis Caused by Extremely Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae (MIC≥16mg/L) with i.v. Meropenem and i.v. Amikacin Plus Intraventricular Amikacin
He Z, Wang C, Liu B, Feng M, Wang Z
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3765-3770
Published Date: 2 December 2019

Diagnostic Accuracy of Interleukin-27 in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Lin S, Wang Y, Li Y, Xiao D, Guo J, Ma W, An W, Liu H, Shi Y, Zhang L, Cui J, Guan W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3755-3763
Published Date: 2 December 2019


The Pathogenesis Of Streptococcus anginosus In Aerobic Vaginitis
Tao Z, Zhang L, Zhang Q, Lv T, Chen R, Wang L, Huang Z, Hu L, Liao Q
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3745-3754
Published Date: 4 December 2019

Use of Ultra-Deep Sequencing in a Patient with Tuberculous Coxitis Shows Its Limitations in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnostics: A Case Report
Zhang C, Hu T, Xiu L, Li Y, Peng J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3739-3743
Published Date: 29 November 2019

Multiresistant Fusarium Pathogens on Plants and Humans: Solutions in (from) the Antifungal Pipeline?
Al-Hatmi AMS, de Hoog GS, Meis JF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3727-3737
Published Date: 28 November 2019

Antibiotic Resistance And Genotyping Of Gram-Positive Bacteria Causing Hospital-Acquired Infection In Patients Referring To Children’s Medical Center
Mamishi S, Mohammadian M, Pourakbari B, Hosseinpour Sadeghi R, Haghi Ashtiani MT, Abdosalehi MR, Rahmani M, Mahmoudi S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3719-3726
Published Date: 27 November 2019

Risk Factors And Clinical Outcomes Of Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infections In Chongqing, China
Mao P, Peng P, Liu Z, Xue Z, Yao C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3709-3717
Published Date: 27 November 2019

Coexistence Of Plasmid-Mediated mcr-1 And blaNDM-4 Genes In A Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Strain In Vietnam
Le L, Tran LK, Le-Ha TD, Tran BP, Le-Vo HN, Nguyen YN, Nguyen HL, Hoang-Ngoc KQ, Matsumoto Y, Motooka D, Nakamura S, Jones JW, Iida T, Cao V
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3703-3707
Published Date: 27 November 2019

Multi-Drug Resistant Escherichia coli Causing Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis – a Single Center Experience from China
Zhu M, Jin Y, Duan Y, He M, Lin Z, Lin J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3695-3702
Published Date: 27 November 2019

Helicobacter pylori, Endoscopic, And Histologic Features Among Kidney Transplant Candidates In Southern Iran
Niknam R, Barfei M, Mahmoudi L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3687-3693
Published Date: 29 November 2019

Paradoxical Reaction In The Form Of New Pulmonary Mass During Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment: A Case Series And Literature Review
Guo T, Guo W, Song M, Ni S, Luo M, Chen P, Peng H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3677-3685
Published Date: 26 November 2019


Multidrug-Resistant Infections Among Hospitalized Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia In An Indonesian Tertiary Referral Hospital


Purba AKR, Ascobat P, Muchtar A, Wulandari L, Rosyid AN, Purwono PB, van der Werf TS, Friedrich AW, Postma MJ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3663-3675
Published Date: 25 November 2019

Species Distribution And Antibiotic Susceptibility Of Nocardia Isolates From Yantai, China
Yi M, Wang L, Xu W, Sheng L, Jiang L, Yang F, Cao Q, Wu J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3653-3661
Published Date: 22 November 2019

Epidemiology And Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns Of Invasive Fungal Infections From 2012 To 2014 In A Teaching Hospital In Central China
Xu H, Yu SY, Zhou ML, Ning YT, Xiao M, Li XG, Chen M, Kong F, Chen S, Ming L, Xu YC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3641-3651
Published Date: 22 November 2019

Lower Rates Of Naturally Occurring Resistance-Associated Substitutions (RASs) In Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Infected Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients Than In HCV-Infected Patients With Only Liver Disease
Gupta E, Choudhary MC, Upadhyay N, Singh G, Nayak SL, Kumar M, Sarin SK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3635-3640
Published Date: 22 November 2019

Antimicrobial Resistance and Resistance Determinant Insights into Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolates from Paediatric Patients in China
Patil S, Chen H, Zhang X, Lian M, Ren PG, Wen F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3625-3634
Published Date: 22 November 2019

Designing A Pathogen-Focused Study To Address The High Unmet Medical Need Represented By Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens – The International, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Phase 3 CREDIBLE-CR Study
Bassetti M, Ariyasu M, Binkowitz B, Nagata TD, Echols RM, Matsunaga Y, Toyoizumi K, Doi Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3607-3623
Published Date: 21 November 2019

Comparative Study Of Genetic Diversity, Virulence Genotype, Biofilm Formation And Antimicrobial Resistance Of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Isolated From Nosocomial And Community Acquired Urinary Tract Infections
Souza GM, Neto ERDS, da Silva AM, Iacia MVMS, Rodrigues MVP, Pereira VC, Winkelstroter LK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3595-3606
Published Date: 22 November 2019

Efficacy Of Line Probe Assay In Detection Of Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Comparison With GeneXpert And Phenotypic Methods In Iran And Genetic Analysis Of Isolates By MIRU-VNTR
Kazemian H, Kardan-Yamchi J, Bahador A, Khonsari S, Nasehi M, Hamzehloo G, Vaziri F, Salehi MR, Feizabadi MM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3585-3593
Published Date: 15 November 2019

Bacterial Profile And Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern Of Urinary Tract Infection Among Children Attending Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia
Belete Y, Asrat D, Woldeamanuel Y, Yihenew G, Gize A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3575-3583
Published Date: 18 November 2019

The Impact Of Pharmaceutical Interventions On The Use Of Carbapenems In A Chinese Hospital: A Pre–Post Study
Xin C, Xia Z, Li G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3567-3573
Published Date: 15 November 2019

First Reported Nosocomial Outbreak Of NDM-5-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae In A Neonatal Unit In China
Kong Z, Cai R, Cheng C, Zhang C, Kang H, Ma P, Gu B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3557-3566
Published Date: 15 November 2019

Rapid Diagnosis Of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Impacts Expenditures Prior To Appropriate Treatment: A Performance And Diagnostic Cost Analysis
Li X, Deng Y, Wang J, Jing H, Shu W, Qin J, Pang Y, Ma X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3549-3555
Published Date: 14 November 2019

Molecular Detection Of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Isolated From Livestock Production Systems In South Africa
Mthembu TP, Zishiri OT, El Zowalaty ME
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3537-3548
Published Date: 14 November 2019

Combined Effects Of Low Incubation Temperature, Minimal Growth Medium, And Low Hydrodynamics Optimize Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation
Eze EC, El Zowalaty ME
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3523-3536
Published Date: 15 November 2019

Epidemiology Of Human Pulmonary Infection With Nontuberculous Mycobacteria In Southeast China: A Prospective Surveillance Study
Lin S, Wei S, Zhao Y, Lin J, Pang Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3515-3521
Published Date: 12 November 2019

A Newly Discovered Drug Resistance Gene rfaF In Helicobacter pylori
Lin J, Zhang X, Wen Y, Chen H, She F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3507-3514
Published Date: 12 November 2019

Pharmacodynamics Of Linezolid-Plus-Fosfomycin Against Vancomycin-Susceptible And -Resistant Enterococci In Vitro And In Vivo Of A Galleria mellonella Larval Infection Model
Qi C, Xu S, Wu M, Zhu S, Liu Y, Huang H, Zhang G, Li J, Huang X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3497-3505
Published Date: 12 November 2019

Prevalence, Risk Factors And Treatment Of The Most Common Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections In Liver Transplant Recipients: A Review
Shafiekhani M, Mirjalili M, Vazin A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3485-3495
Published Date: 13 November 2019

Early Start Of Tenofovir Treatment Achieves Better Viral Suppression In Pregnant Women With A High HBV Viral Load: A Real-World Prospective Study
Gao F, Zhang WT, Lin YY, Wang WM, Xu N, Bai GQ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3475-3484
Published Date: 7 November 2019

Estimation Of Direct Medical Costs Of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection: A Single-Center Retrospective Chart Review Study
AlRuthia Y, Somily AM, Alkhamali AS, Bahari OH, AlJuhani RJ, Alsenaidy M, Balkhi B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3463-3473
Published Date: 7 November 2019

Virulence Factors Of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa In Hospital-Acquired Infections In Mansoura, Egypt
El-Mahdy R, El-Kannishy G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3455-3461
Published Date: 7 November 2019

Prevalence Of Self-Medication With Antibiotics Among Residents In United Arab Emirates
Abduelkarem AR, Othman AM, Abuelkhair ZM, Ghazal MM, Alzouobi SB, El Zowalaty ME
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3445-3453
Published Date: 7 November 2019

Comparison Of drrA And drrB Efflux Pump Genes Expression In Drug-Susceptible And -Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated From Tuberculosis Patients In Iran
Khosravi AD, Sirous M, Absalan Z, Tabandeh MR, Savari M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3437-3444
Published Date: 5 November 2019

The Anti-Mycobacterial Activity Of Ag, ZnO, And Ag- ZnO Nanoparticles Against MDR- And XDR-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Heidary M, Zaker Bostanabad S, Amini SM, Jafari A, Ghalami Nobar M, Ghodousi A, Kamalzadeh M, Darban-Sarokhalil D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3425-3435
Published Date: 4 November 2019

Absence Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) In Cattle From Portugal: A One Health Approach

Correia S, Silva V, García-Díez J, Teixeira P, Pimenta K, Tejedor-Junco MT, Oliveira S, Igrejas G, Poeta P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3421-3423
Published Date: 4 November 2019

Clarithromycin-Susceptible But Virulent Helicobacter pylori Strains Infecting Iranian Patients’ Stomachs
Khani S, Talebi Bezmin Abadi A, Mohabati Mobarez A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3415-3420
Published Date: 1 November 2019

Interprofessional Antimicrobial Stewardship Influencing Clostridioides difficile Infection: An 8-Year Study Using Antimicrobial Use Density
Yoshida J, Kikuchi T, Ueno T, Mataga A, Asano I, Otani K, Tamura T, Tanaka M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3409-3414
Published Date: 4 November 2019

Clinical Characteristics And Risk Factors In Mixed-Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections
Zheng C, Cai J, Liu H, Zhang S, Zhong L, Xuan N, Zhou H, Zhang K, Wang Y, Zhang X, Tian B, Zhang Z, Wang C, Cui W, Zhang G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3397-3407
Published Date: 31 October 2019

Knowledge, Attitudes And Practices Regarding The Use Of Antibiotics. Study On The General Population Of Mureş County, Romania
Voidăzan S, Moldovan G, Voidăzan L, Zazgyva A, Moldovan H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3385-3396
Published Date: 31 October 2019

Antibiotic resistance and genotyping of gram-negative bacteria causing hospital-acquired infection in patients referred to Children’s Medical Center
Mamishi S, Mahmoudi S, Naserzadeh N, Hosseinpour Sadeghi R, Haghi Ashtiani MT, Bahador A, Abdosalehi MR, Rahmani M, Pourakbari B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3377-3384
Published Date: 29 October 2019

Different Effects Of Amniotic Membrane Homogenate On The Growth Of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus And Serratia marcescens
Šket T, Ramuta TŽ, Starčič Erjavec M, Kreft ME
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3365-3375
Published Date: 29 October 2019

Pandoraea sputorum Bacteremia In A Patient Who Had Undergone Allogeneic Liver Transplantation Plus Immunosuppressive Therapy: A Case Report
Xiao X, Tian H, Cheng X, Li G, Zhou J, Peng Z, Li Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3359-3364
Published Date: 25 October 2019

In Vitro Activity Of Ceftaroline And Comparators Against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: Results From 6 Years Of The ATLAS Program (2012 To 2017)
Zhang Z, Chen M, Yu Y, Liu B, Liu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3349-3358
Published Date: 24 October 2019

Fatal Liver Infection Caused By Clostridium perfringens After Common Bile Duct Stenting Due To Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report
Xu J, Wang Y, Cui H, Chen J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3343-3347
Published Date: 24 October 2019

Occurrence, Genetic Diversities And Antibiotic Resistance Profiles Of Salmonella Serovars Isolated From Chickens
Akinola SA, Mwanza M, Ateba CN
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3327-3342
Published Date: 24 October 2019

Prevalence Of mcr-1 Among Cefotaxime-Resistant Commensal Escherichia coli In Residents Of Vietnam
Kawahara R, Khong DT, Le HV, Phan QN, Nguyen TN, Yamaguchi T, Kumeda Y, Yamamoto Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3317-3325
Published Date: 23 October 2019

Rapid Carbapenemase Detection With Xpert Carba-R V2 Directly On Positive Blood Vials
Cointe A, Walewski V, Hobson CA, Doit C, Bidet P, Dortet L, Bonacorsi S, Birgy A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3311-3316
Published Date: 23 October 2019

Antimicrobial Resistance And Molecular Characteristics Among Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates In A Chinese Tertiary Hospital
Zheng Z, Liu L, Shen X, Yu J, Chen L, Zhan L, Chen H, Lin C, Jiang Y, Xia H, Wang L, Yu F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3301-3309
Published Date: 23 October 2019

Characterization Of Chromosome-Mediated Colistin Resistance In Escherichia coli Isolates From Livestock In Korea
Kim S, Woo JH, Kim N, Kim MH, Kim SY, Son JH, Moon DC, Lim SK, Shin M, Lee JC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3291-3299
Published Date: 23 October 2019


Outbreak Of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella aerogenes Strains In A Tertiary Hospital In China


Hao M, Shen Z, Ye M, Hu F, Xu X, Yang Y, Wu S, Lin D, Qin X, Wang M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3283-3290
Published Date: 21 October 2019

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis In A Referral Center In Rome: 2011– 2016
Cannas A, Butera O, Gualano G, Parracino MP, Venditti C, Mazzarelli A, Palmieri F, Girardi E, Di Caro A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3275-3281
Published Date: 18 October 2019

High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance And Distribution Of The Resistance Genes In Enterococcus faecalis And Enterococcus faecium From Teaching Hospital In Malaysia
Moussa AA, Md Nordin AF, Hamat RA, Jasni AS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3269-3274
Published Date: 21 October 2019

Shanghai Parents’ Perception And Attitude Towards The Use Of Antibiotics On Children: A Cross-Sectional Study
Wang J, Sheng Y, Ni J, Zhu J, Zhou Z, Liu T, Zhang X, Zhao Q
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3259-3267
Published Date: 17 October 2019

Leprosy Reactions In Childhood: A Prospective Cohort Study In The Brazilian Amazon
Bandeira SS, Pires CA, Quaresma JAS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3249-3257
Published Date: 17 October 2019

An Evaluation Of Antibiotics Prescribing Patterns In The Emergency Department Of A Tertiary Care Hospital In Saudi Arabia
Alanazi MQ, Salam M, Alqahtani FY, Ahmed AE, Alenaze AQ, Al-Jeraisy M, Al Salamah M, Aleanizy FS, Al Daham D, Al Obaidy S, Al-Shareef F, Alsaggabi AH, Al-Assiri MH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3241-3247
Published Date: 16 October 2019

Functional Synergy Of Antimicrobial Peptides And Chlorhexidine Acetate Against Gram-Negative/Gram-Positive Bacteria And A Fungus In Vitro And In Vivo
Zhu J, Huang Y, Chen M, Hu C, Chen Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3227-3239
Published Date: 15 October 2019

Sensitivity Pattern Of Salmonella typhi And Paratyphi A Isolates To Chloramphenicol And Other Anti-Typhoid Drugs: An In Vitro Study
Patil N, Mule P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3217-3225
Published Date: 14 October 2019

Bacteria Exploit Autophagy For Their Own Benefit
Xiong Q, Yang M, Li P, Wu C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3205-3215
Published Date: 11 October 2019

Dissemination Of t437-SCCmecIV And Coagulase-Negative t037-SCCmecIII Types Among Borderline Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated From Skin Infections And Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Stańkowska M, Garbacz K, Piechowicz L, Bronk M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3197-3203
Published Date: 10 October 2019

Disseminated Talaromyces marneffei And Mycobacterium avium Infection Accompanied Sweet’s Syndrome In A Patient With Anti-Interferon-γ Autoantibodies: A Case Report

Su SS, Zhang SN, Ye JR, Xu LN, Lin PC, Xu HY, Wu Q, Li YP
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3189-3195
Published Date: 10 October 2019

Meningococcal Group B Vaccine For The Prevention Of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Caused By Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B
Rivero-Calle I, Raguindin PF, Gómez-Rial J, Rodriguez-Tenreiro C, Martinón-Torres F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3169-3188
Published Date: 9 October 2019


Shigella: Antibiotic-Resistance Mechanisms And New Horizons For Treatment
Ranjbar R, Farahani A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3137-3167
Published Date: 7 October 2019

Characterization Of The Interaction Between Subviral Particles Of Hepatitis B Virus And Dendritic Cells – In Vitro Study
Farag MMS, Peschel G, Müller M, Weigand K
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3125-3135
Published Date: 7 October 2019

Characterization of phenotypic and genotypic traits of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates recovered from a tertiary care hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia
El-Badawy MF, Abdelwahab SF, Alghamdi SA, Shohayeb MM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3113-3124
Published Date: 3 October 2019

Rectovaginal Colonization With Pathogenic Escherichia coli During Pregnancy And Neonatal Outcomes
Liu TH, Wang HP, Cho FN, Wang JL, Hung CH, Chiou YH, Chen YS, Lee SSJ, Cheng MF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3103-3112
Published Date: 30 September 2019

Resistance To First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs And Prevalence Of pncA Mutations In Clinical Isolates Of Mycobacterium tuberculosis From Zunyi, Guizhou Province Of China
Cao Z, Lan Y, Chen L, Xiang M, Peng Z, Zhang J, Zhang H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3093-3102
Published Date: 30 September 2019

“Is Fosfomycin As Effective As Claimed On MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria Causing UTI?” [Response To Letter]
Gopichand P, Agarwal G, Natarajan M, Mandal J, Deepanjali S, Parameswaran S, Dorairajan LN
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3091-3092
Published Date: 3 October 2019

Antagonistic Effects Of Baicalin On Mycoplasma gallisepticum-Induced Inflammation And Apoptosis By Restoring Energy Metabolism In The Chicken Lungs
Ishfaq M, Zhang W, Hu W, Waqas Ali Shah S, Liu Y, Wang J, Wu Z, Ahmad I, Li J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3075-3089
Published Date: 1 October 2019

Management Of Patients With Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation Post–DAA Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection In HCV–HBV Coinfected Patients With Pretreatment HBeAg Seroconversion And Early Degree Of Hepatic Fibrosis
Osman HA, Ghweil AA, Sabry AMM, Mahdy RE, Khodeary A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3067-3073
Published Date: 30 September 2019

Infectious dermatoses that can manifest as vesicles

Hu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3063-3066
Published Date: 27 September 2019

Molecular characterization and prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolates in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hanafiah A, Binmaeil H, Raja Ali RA, Mohamed Rose I, Lopes BS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3051-3061
Published Date: 27 September 2019
A Comparison Between Dexlansoprazole Modified Release–Based And Lansoprazole-Based Nonbismuth Quadruple (Concomitant) Therapy For First-Line Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Prospective Randomized Trial [Corrigendum]
Tai WC, Liang CM, Bi KW, Kuo CM, Lu LS, Wu CK, Yang SC, Kuo YH, Lee CH, Huang CF, Hsu CN, Hsu PI, Wu DC, Hu TH, Wu KL, Chuah SK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3049-3050
Published Date: 25 September 2019

Molecular Characterization Of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Among Inpatients At Iranian University Hospitals: Clonal Dissemination Of ST6 And ST422
Zalipour M, Esfahani BN, Halaji M, Azimian A, Havaei SA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3039-3047
Published Date: 25 September 2019

Characterization Of blaNDM-5-Positive Escherichia coli Prevalent In A University Hospital In Eastern China
Sun P, Xia W, Liu G, Huang X, Tang C, Liu C, Xu Y, Ni F, Mei Y, Pan S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3029-3038
Published Date: 24 September 2019

CP-CRE/non-CP-CRE Stratification And CRE Resistance Mechanism Determination Help In Better Managing CRE Bacteremia Using Ceftazidime–Avibactam And Aztreonam–Avibactam
Zou H, Xiong SJ, Lin QX, Wu ML, Niu SQ, Huang SF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:3017-3027
Published Date: 23 September 2019

Computational analysis of naturally occurring resistance-associated substitutions in genes NS3, NS5A, and NS5B among 86 subtypes of hepatitis C virus worldwide
Wu R, Geng D, Chi X, Wang X, Gao X, Xu H, Shi Y, Guan Y, Wang Y, Jin J, Ding Y, Niu J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2987-3015
Published Date: 19 September 2019

Coproduction Of MCR-9 And NDM-1 By Colistin-Resistant Enterobacter hormaechei Isolated From Bloodstream Infection
Yuan Y, Li Y, Wang G, Li C, Xiang L, She J, Yang Y, Zhong F, Zhang L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2979-2985
Published Date: 19 September 2019

Distinct Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling Of Clinically Important Aeromonas Spp. In Southwest China: A Seven-Year Surveillance Study
Yang S, He T, Sun J, Sun S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2971-2978
Published Date: 18 September 2019

Genomic Analysis Of A KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae ST11 Outbreak From A Teaching Hospital In Shandong Province, China
Chi X, Hu G, Xu H, Li X, Xiao T, Zhou Y, Xia H, Zou H, Han H, Zheng B, Gao H, Li X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2961-2969
Published Date: 19 September 2019

Phage therapy as a renewed therapeutic approach to mycobacterial infections: a comprehensive review
Azimi T, Mosadegh M, Nasiri MJ, Sabour S, Karimaei S, Nasser A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2943-2959
Published Date: 17 September 2019

Intracellular anti-leishmanial effect of Spergulin-A, a triterpenoid saponin of Glinus oppositifolius
Banerjee S, Mukherjee N, Gajbhiye RL, Mishra S, Jaisankar P, Datta S, Das Saha K
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2933-2942
Published Date: 17 September 2019


A comparison between dexlansoprazole modified release–based and lansoprazole-based nonbismuth quadruple (concomitant) therapy for first-line Helicobacter pylori eradication: a prospective randomized trial


Tai WC, Liang CM, Bi KW, Kuo CM, Lu LS, Wu CK, Yang SC, Kuo YH, Lee CH, Huang CF, Hsu CN, Hsu PI, Wu DC, Hu TH, Wu KL, Chuah SK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2923-2931
Published Date: 16 September 2019

Cell Death And Zika Virus: An Integrated Network Of The Mechanisms Of Cell Injury
Sousa JR, Azevedo RSS, Quaresma JAS, Vasconcelos PFC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2917-2921
Published Date: 13 September 2019
Molecular Epidemiology And Clinical Significance Of Corynebacterium Striatum Isolated From Clinical Specimens [Corrigendum]
Suh JW, Ju Y, Lee CK, Sohn JW, Kim MJ, Yoon YK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2915-2916
Published Date: 13 September 2019

Evaluation of essential oil obtained from Mentha×piperita L. against multidrug-resistant strains
Muntean D, Licker M, Alexa E, Popescu I, Jianu C, Buda V, Dehelean CA, Ghiulai R, Horhat F, Horhat D, Danciu C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2905-2914
Published Date: 13 September 2019

Clinical Outcomes Of Colistin In Combination With Either 6-G Sulbactam Or Carbapenems For The Treatment Of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Pneumonia With High MIC To Sulbactam, A Prospective Cohort Study
Ungthammakhun C, Vasikasin V, Changpradub D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2899-2904
Published Date: 13 September 2019


Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in China, 2007–2016
Zhan Z, Xu X, Gu Z, Meng J, Wufuer X, Wang M, Huang M, Chen J, Jing C, Xiong Z, Zeng M, Liao M, Zhang J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2885-2897
Published Date: 12 September 2019

Association of diabetes mellitus with hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection: evidence from an epidemiological study
Liu Y, Ye S, Xiao X, Zhou T, Yang S, Wang G, Sun C, Zhang B, Wang G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2875-2883
Published Date: 12 September 2019

Potential role of the antimicrobial peptide Tachyplesin III against multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii coinfection in an animal model
Qi J, Gao R, Liu C, Shan B, Gao F, He J, Yuan M, Xie H, Jin S, Ma Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2865-2874
Published Date: 23 September 2019

The resistance mechanism of Escherichia coli induced by ampicillin in laboratory
Li M, Liu Q, Teng Y, Ou L, Xi Y, Chen S, Duan G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2853-2863
Published Date: 11 September 2019

Post-splenectomy sepsis: preventative strategies, challenges, and solutions
Luu S, Spelman D, Woolley IJ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2839-2851
Published Date: 12 September 2019

Comparative genomic analysis and multi-drug resistance differences of Acinetobacter baumannii in Chongqing, China
Pu L, Jian Z, Pan F, Geng Y, He M, Liao P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2827-2838
Published Date: 11 September 2019

Diversity and frequency of resistance and virulence genes in blaKPC and blaNDM co-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from China
Liu X, Zhang J, Li Y, Shen Q, Jiang W, Zhao K, He Y, Dai P, Nie Z, Xu X, Zhou Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2819-2826
Published Date: 10 September 2019

Functional characteristics of CYP3A4 allelic variants on the metabolism of loperamide in vitro
Lin QM, Li YH, Liu Q, Pang NH, Xu RA, Cai JP, Hu GX
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2809-2817
Published Date: 10 September 2019

Deep-sequencing study of HCV G4a resistance-associated substitutions in Egyptian patients failing DAA treatment
Amer F, Yousif MM, Hammad NM, Garcia-Cehic D, Gregori J, Rando-Segura A, Nieto-Aponte L, Esteban JI, Rodriguez-Frias F, Quer J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2799-2807
Published Date: 10 September 2019

Characterization of the plasmid of incompatibility groups IncFIIpKF727591 and IncpKPHS1 from Enterobacteriaceae species
Wang S, Dai E, Jiang X, Zeng L, Cheng Q, Jing Y, Hu L, Yin Z, Gao B, Wang J, Duan G, Cai X, Zhou D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2789-2797
Published Date: 6 September 2019

Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for identifying VIM- and SPM-type metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates
Li J, Hu W, Li M, Deng S, Huang Q, Lu W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2781-2788
Published Date: 6 September 2019

Genetic characterization of a novel sequence type of multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii strain recovered from wastewater treatment plant
Jiang X, Cui X, Liu W, Xu H, Zheng B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2775-2779
Published Date: 6 September 2019


The role of cfa gene in ampicillin tolerance in Shigella


Liu Q, Li M, Teng Y, Yang H, Xi Y, Chen S, Duan G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2765-2774
Published Date: 5 September 2019

Coagulative biomarkers on admission to the ICU predict acute kidney injury and mortality in patients with septic shock caused by intra-abdominal infection
Xu Z, Cheng B, Fu S, Liu X, Xie G, Li Z, Ji Y, Fu Q, Xu Z, Fang X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2755-2764
Published Date: 4 September 2019

Characterization of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors of Escherichia coli strains isolated from Iranian inpatients with urinary tract infections
Haghighatpanah M, Mojtahedi A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2747-2754
Published Date: 3 September 2019

Emergence of novel methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in a tertiary care facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Senok A, Somily AM, Nassar R, Garaween G, Kim Sing G, Müller E, Reissig A, Gawlik D, Ehricht R, Monecke S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2739-2746
Published Date: 3 September 2019

High rate of multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from human and animal origin
Yang F, Deng B, Liao W, Wang P, Chen P, Wei J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2729-2737
Published Date: 3 September 2019
Optimizing compliance with surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery at a referral teaching hospital in southern Iran: clinical and economic impact [Corrigendum]
Mahmoudi L, Ghouchani M, Mahi-Birjand M, Bananzadeh A, Akbari A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2727-2728
Published Date: 2 September 2019

Global prevalence of antibiotic resistance in blood-isolated Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jabbari Shiadeh SM, Pormohammad A, Hashemi A, Lak P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2713-2725
Published Date: 2 September 2019

Is fosfomycin as effective as claimed on MDR Gram-negative bacteria causing UTI? [Letter]
Singh G, Singh BR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2711-2712
Published Date: 2 September 2019

Rapid diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by PCR for detection of 16S rRNA gene, while blood culture and PCR results were similar in E.coli-predominant EOS cases
EL-Amir MI, El-Feky MA, Abo Elwafa DA, Abd-Elmawgood EA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2703-2710
Published Date: 30 August 2019

Escherichia coli O25b-ST131 and O16-ST131 causing urinary tract infection in women in Changsha, China: molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics
Zhong YM, Liu WE, Meng Q, Li Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2693-2702
Published Date: 30 August 2019

Time series analysis of antibacterial usage and bacterial resistance in China: observations from a tertiary hospital from 2014 to 2018
Zeng S, Xu Z, Wang X, Liu W, Qian L, Chen X, Wei J, Zhu M, Gong Z, Yan Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2683-2691
Published Date: 28 August 2019

Simultaneous detection of eleven sexually transmitted agents using multiplexed PCR coupled with MALDI-TOF analysis
Xiu L, Zhang C, Li Y, Wang F, Peng J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2671-2682
Published Date: 28 August 2019

Development, optimization, and validation of an in-house Dot-ELISA rapid test based on SAG1 and GRA7 proteins for serological detection of Toxoplasma gondii infections
Teimouri A, Modarressi MH, Shojaee S, Mohebali M, Rezaian M, Keshavarz H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2657-2669
Published Date: 27 August 2019

More caution needs in study design and method selection for “In vitro antibacterial effect of Deconex and sodium hypochlorite against bacterial taxa isolated from dental units” [Letter]
Emami A, Pirbonyeh N, Javanmardi F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2655-2656
Published Date: 28 August 2019

Plastic binding feature of polymyxins: the effect on MIC susceptibility measurements
Sharafi T, Ardebili A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2649-2653
Published Date: 27 August 2019

Risk factors associated with prolonged intestinal colonization of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae – a prospective cohort study
Ljungquist O, Schönbeck M, Riesbeck K, Tham J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2637-2648
Published Date: 26 August 2019

Emergence of two Escherichia coli strains co-harboring mcr-1 and blaNDM in fresh vegetables from China
Liu BT, Song FJ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2627-2635
Published Date: 23 August 2019

Therapeutic compounds targeting Lipid II for antibacterial purposes
Malin JJ, de Leeuw E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2613-2625
Published Date: 23 August 2019

Functional aspects, phenotypic heterogeneity, and tissue immune response of macrophages in infectious diseases
de Sousa JR, Da Costa Vasconcelos PF, Quaresma JAS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2589-2611
Published Date: 22 August 2019

Diagnostic performance of direct latex agglutination, post-enrichment latex agglutination and culture methods in screening of group B streptococci in late pregnancy: a comparative study
El Shahaway AA, El Maghraby HM, Mohammed HA, Abd Elhady RR, Abdelrhman AA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2583-2588
Published Date: 22 August 2019

On-treatment improvement of an emerging psychosomatic depressive disorder among salmonella carriers: a multicenter experience from Egypt

Bakeer MS, Youssef MI, Elshazly HM, Abdel-Samiee M, El-Gendy AA, Abouzed M, Othman W, Abdelkareem M, Abozeid M, Awad SM, Khalil FO, Bedair HM, Diab KA, Seif AS, Youssef MF, Sakr AA, Abdelsameea E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2573-2582
Published Date: 22 August 2019

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and pattern of antibiotic resistance among sheep farmers from Southern Italy
Mascaro V, Squillace L, Nobile CGA, Papadopoli R, Bosch T, Schouls LM, Casalinuovo F, Musarella R, Pavia M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2561-2571
Published Date: 20 August 2019

Antibiotic susceptibility profile and prevalence of mecA and lukS-PV/lukF-PV genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nasal and pharyngeal sources of medical students in Ecuador
Bastidas CA, Villacrés-Granda I, Navarrete D, Monsalve M, Coral-Almeida M, Cifuentes SG
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2553-2560
Published Date: 16 August 2019

Application of the susceptible–infected–recovered deterministic model in a GII.P17 emergent norovirus strain outbreak in Romania in 2015
Popovici ED, Negru DG, Olariu T, Nagy M, Dinu S, Oprisan G, Zota L, Baditoiu LM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2543-2551
Published Date: 16 August 2019

Augmented renal clearance is associated with inadequate antibiotic pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target in Asian ICU population: a prospective observational study
Wu CC, Tai CH, Liao WY, Wang CC, Kuo CH, Lin SW, Ku SC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2531-2541
Published Date: 16 August 2019

Assessment of the immunogenicity and protective efficiency of a novel dual-promoter DNA vaccine, harboring SAG1 and GRA7 genes, from RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii in BALB/c mice
Mavi SA, Modarressi MH, Mohebali M, Shojaee S, Zeraati H, Teimouri A, Keshavarz H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2519-2530
Published Date: 15 August 2019

Prevalence and molecular epidemiology characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli in Heilongjiang Province, China
Cheng P, Li F, Liu R, Yang Y, Xiao T, Ishfaq M, Xu G, Zhang X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2505-2518
Published Date: 12 August 2019

Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus PVL+ ST22 predominates in skin and soft tissue infections in Beijing, China
Xiao N, Yang J, Duan N, Lu B, Wang L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2495-2503
Published Date: 12 August 2019

Outcomes of therapeutic keratoplasty for severe infectious keratitis in Chongqing, a 16-year experience
Zhang Q, Zhao M, Xu M, Gu F, Liu Q, Chen Y, Zhang H, Kijlstra A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2487-2493
Published Date: 12 August 2019

Antimicrobial susceptibility changes of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae intra-abdominal infection isolate-derived pathogens from Chinese intra-abdominal infections from 2011 to 2015
Zhang H, Tong D, Johnson A, Zhang G, Xu Z, Yang Y, Zhang J, Li D, Duan S, Wang Y, Yang Q, Xu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2477-2486
Published Date: 9 August 2019

Gentamicin susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from 7 provinces in China
Liu JW, Xu WQ, Zhu XY, Dai XQ, Chen SC, Han Y, Liu J, Chen XS, Yin YP
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2471-2476
Published Date: 9 August 2019

A community-acquired lung abscess attributable to odontogenic flora

Guo W, Gao B, Li L, Gai W, Yang J, Zhang Y, Wang L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2467-2470
Published Date: 8 August 2019

Prevalence, risk and genetic characteristics of drug-resistant tuberculosis in a tertiary care tuberculosis hospital in China
Zhao LL, Huang MX, Xiao TY, Liu HC, Li MC, Zhao XQ, Liu ZG, Jiang Y, Wan KL
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2457-2465
Published Date: 7 August 2019

An unexpected case of Bartonella alsatica prosthetic vascular graft infection
Puges M, Ménard A, Berard X, Geneviève M, Pinaquy JB, Edouard S, Pereyre S, Cazanave C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2453-2456
Published Date: 7 August 2019

Evaluating the potential use of electronic tongue in early identification and diagnosis of bacterial infections
Al Ramahi R, Zaid AN, Abu-Khalaf N
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2445-2451
Published Date: 7 August 2019


Optimizing compliance with surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery at a referral teaching hospital in southern Iran: clinical and economic impact
Mahmoudi L, Ghouchani M, Mahi-Birjand M, Bananzadeh A, Akbari A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2437-2444
Published Date: 6 August 2019

Escherichia coli belonging to ST131 rarely transfers blactx-m-15 to fecal Escherichia coli
Thingholm KR, Hertz FB, Løbner-Olesen A, Frimodt-Møller N, Nielsen KL
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2429-2435
Published Date: 6 August 2019

Antibacterial mechanism of peptide Cec4 against Acinetobacter baumannii
Peng J, Long H, Liu W, Wu Z, Wang T, Zeng Z, Guo G, Wu J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2417-2428
Published Date: 5 August 2019

Prevalence of Candida blood stream infections among children in tertiary care hospital: detection of species and antifungal susceptibility
Khairat SM, Sayed AM, Nabih M, Soliman NS, Hassan YM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2409-2416
Published Date: 5 August 2019

Primary drug resistance among tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study among 7223 cases in China
Song W, Shao Y, Liu J, Tao N, Liu Y, Zhang Q, Xu T, Li S, Yu CB, Gao L, Cui L, Li Y, Li H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2397-2407
Published Date: 2 August 2019

A case of persistent bacteraemia by Ralstonia mannitolilytica and Ralstonia pickettii in an intensive care unit
Basso M, Venditti C, Raponi G, Navazio AS, Alessandri F, Giombini E, Nisii C, Di Caro A, Venditti M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2391-2395
Published Date: 2 August 2019

Association between cell growth and vancomycin resistance in clinical community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Yamaguchi T, Ando R, Matsumoto T, Ishii Y, Tateda K
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2379-2390
Published Date: 1 August 2019

Whole-genome sequence analysis of multidrug-resistant uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli from Mexico
Paniagua-Contreras GL, Monroy-Pérez E, Díaz-Velásquez CE, Uribe-García A, Labastida A, Peñaloza-Figueroa F, Domínguez-Trejo P, García LR, Vaca-Paniagua F, Vaca S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2363-2377
Published Date: 1 August 2019

Analysis of two pheromone-responsive conjugative multiresistance plasmids carrying the novel mobile optrA locus from Enterococcus faecalis
Shang Y, Li D, Shan X, Schwarz S, Zhang SM, Chen YX, Ouyang W, Du XD
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2355-2362
Published Date: 1 August 2019

Lateral flow biosensor combined with loop-mediated isothermal amplification for simple, rapid, sensitive, and reliable detection of Brucella spp
Li S, Liu Y, Wang Y, Chen H, Liu C, Wang Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2343-2353
Published Date: 30 July 2019

The prevalence of respiratory pathogens in adults with community-acquired pneumonia in an outpatient cohort
Chen J, Li X, Wang W, Jia Y, Lin F, Xu J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2335-2341
Published Date: 30 July 2019

Potential effects of microbial air quality on the number of new cases of diabetes type 1 in children in two regions of Poland: a pilot study
Michalska M, Wąż P, Zorena K, Bartoszewicz M, Korzeniowska K, Krawczyk S, Beń-Skowronek I, Myśliwiec M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2323-2334
Published Date: 29 July 2019

Forecasting the seasonality and trend of pulmonary tuberculosis in Jiangsu Province of China using advanced statistical time-series analyses
Liu Q, Li Z, Ji Y, Martinez L, Zia UH, Javaid A, Lu W, Wang J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2311-2322
Published Date: 26 July 2019
An increasing trend of neonatal invasive multidrug-resistant group B streptococcus infections in southern China, 2011–2017 [Corrigendum]
Gao K, Guan X, Zeng L, Qian J, Zhu S, Deng Q, Zhong H, Pang S, Gao F, Wang J, Long Y, Chang C, Liu H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2309-2310
Published Date: 25 July 2019

Conventional oral and secondary high dose vaginal metronidazole therapy for recurrent bacterial vaginosis: clinical outcomes, impacts of sex and menses
Sobel JD, Kaur N, Woznicki NA, Boikov D, Aguin T, Gill G, Akins RA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2297-2307
Published Date: 24 July 2019

Indole-core-based novel antibacterial agent targeting FtsZ
Yuan W, Yu Z, Song W, Li Y, Fang Z, Zhu B, Li X, Wang H, Hong W, Sun N
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2283-2296
Published Date: 24 July 2019

Impact of pre-transplant infection management on the outcome of living-donor liver transplantation in Egypt
Saleh AM, Hassan EA, Gomaa AA, El Baz TM, El-Abgeegy M, Seleem MI, Abo-amer YEE, Elsergany HF, Mahmoud EIED, Abd-Elsalam S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2277-2282
Published Date: 24 July 2019

Molecular characterization of para-aminosalicylic acid resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in southwestern China
Luo M, Li K, Zhang H, Yan X, Gu J, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Li J, Wang J, Chen Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2269-2275
Published Date: 24 July 2019

Profile of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir in the treatment of hepatitis C
Childs-Kean LM, Brumwell NA, Lodl EF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2259-2268
Published Date: 23 July 2019

Association between vitamin D and latent tuberculosis infection in the United States: NHANES, 2011–2012
Wang CY, Hu YL, Wang YH, Chen CH, Lai CC, Huang KL
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2251-2257
Published Date: 22 July 2019

Characterization of NDM-5- and CTX-M-55-coproducing Escherichia coli GSH8M-2 isolated from the effluent of a wastewater treatment plant in Tokyo Bay
Sekizuka T, Inamine Y, Segawa T, Kuroda M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2243-2249
Published Date: 23 July 2019

Fluorescence enzymatic assay for bacterial polyphosphate kinase 1 (PPK1) as a platform for screening antivirulence molecules
Campos F, Álvarez JA, Ortiz-Severín J, Varas MA, Lagos CF, Cabrera R, Álvarez SA, Chávez FP
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2237-2242
Published Date: 22 July 2019

Evaluation of Nano-curcumin effects on expression levels of virulence genes and biofilm production of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from burn wound infection in Tehran, Iran
Shariati A, Asadian E, Fallah F, Azimi T, Hashemi A, Yasbolaghi Sharahi J, Taati Moghadam M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2223-2235
Published Date: 23 July 2019

Expansion of Salmonella Typhi clonal lineages with ampicillin resistance and reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Eastern China
Lv D, Zhang D, Song Q
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2215-2221
Published Date: 22 July 2019

Multilocus sequence typing and blaESBL characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans and swine in Northern Thailand
Seenama C, Thamlikitkul V, Ratthawongjirakul P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2201-2214
Published Date: 19 July 2019

High dose of vancomycin plus gentamicin incorporated acrylic bone cement decreased the elution of vancomycin
Li T, Fu L, Wang J, Shi Z
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2191-2199
Published Date: 18 July 2019

Chlorquinaldol, a topical agent for skin and wound infections: anti-biofilm activity and biofilm-related antimicrobial cross-resistance
Bidossi A, Bottagisio M, De Grandi R, Drago L, De Vecchi E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2177-2189
Published Date: 19 July 2019

Prevalence of quinolone-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a tertiary care hospital in south Iran [Response to letter]
Malekzadegan Y, Rastegar E, Moradi M, Heidari H, Sedigh Ebrahim-Saraie H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2175-2176
Published Date: 23 July 2019

A nationwide utilization survey of therapeutic drug monitoring for five antibiotics in South Korea
Choi R, Woo HI, Park HD, Lee SY
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2163-2173
Published Date: 18 July 2019


Quinolones and fluoroquinolones are useless to counter uropathogenic Escherichia coli infections [Letter]
Singh BR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2161-2162
Published Date: 18 July 2019

Staphyloxanthin: a potential target for antivirulence therapy
Xue L, Chen YY, Yan Z, Lu W, Wan D, Zhu H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2151-2160
Published Date: 17 July 2019

High incidence of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli coharboring mcr-1 and blaCTX-M-15 recovered from pigs
Shafiq M, Huang J, Ur Rahman S, Shah JM, Chen L, Gao Y, Wang M, Wang L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2135-2149
Published Date: 16 July 2019

Antimicrobial resistance pattern and molecular genetic distribution of metallo-β-lactamases producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from hospitals in Minia, Egypt
Farhan SM, Ibrahim RA, Mahran KM, Hetta HF, Abd El-Baky RM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2125-2133
Published Date: 16 July 2019

Resistance mechanisms and molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-nonsusceptible Escherichia coli in Taiwan, 2012-2015
Chang YT, Siu LK, Wang JT, Wu TL, Chen YH, Chuang YC, Lin JC, Lu PL
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2113-2123
Published Date: 16 July 2019

The first report of a novel IncHI1B blaSIM-1-carrying megaplasmid pSIM-1-BJ01 from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate
Lü Y, Zhao S, Liang H, Zhang W, Liu J, Hu H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2103-2112
Published Date: 19 July 2019

Evaluating the antimicrobial resistance patterns among major bacterial pathogens isolated from clinical specimens taken from patients in Mofid Children’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran: 2013–2018
Azimi T, Maham S, Fallah F, Azimi L, Gholinejad Z
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2089-2102
Published Date: 17 July 2019

Development of a multiple cross displacement amplification combined with nanoparticles-based biosensor assay to detect Neisseria meningitidis
Li S, Liu C, Liu Y, Ma Q, Wang Y, Wang Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2077-2087
Published Date: 15 July 2019

Epidemiology and molecular characterization of mcr-1 in Escherichia coli recovered from patients with bloodstream infections in Changsha, central China
Zhong YM, Liu WE, Zheng ZF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2069-2076
Published Date: 12 July 2019

Community acquired urinary tract infections among adults in Accra, Ghana
Donkor ES, Horlortu PZ, Dayie NTKD, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Labi AK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2059-2067
Published Date: 11 July 2019

Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection in a Thai university hospital: clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes, and synergistic effect
Hemapanpairoa J, Changpradub D, Thunyaharn S, Santimaleeworagun W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2049-2057
Published Date: 11 July 2019

Virulence-associated genes and drug susceptibility patterns of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infection
Farajzadah Sheikh A, Goodarzi H, Yadyad MJ, Aslani S, Amin M, Jomehzadeh N, Ranjbar R, Moradzadeh M, Azarpira S, Akhond MR, Hashemzadeh M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2039-2047
Published Date: 17 July 2019

Efficacy of combinations of colistin with other antimicrobials involves membrane fluidity and efflux machinery
Armengol E, Domenech O, Fusté E, Pérez-Guillén I, Borrell JH, Sierra JM, Vinas M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2031-2038
Published Date: 11 July 2019

Synergism of cationic antimicrobial peptide WLBU2 with antibacterial agents against biofilms of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae
Swedan S, Shubair Z, Almaaytah A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2019-2030
Published Date: 9 July 2019

Successful treatment of Trichosporon asahii fungemia with isavuconazole in a patient with hematologic malignancies
Feugray G, Krzisch D, Dehais M, Razakandrainibe R, Gargala G, Favennec L, Lepretre S, Camus V, Costa D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2015-2018
Published Date: 9 July 2019

In vitro effect of fosfomycin on multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria causing urinary tract infections
Gopichand P, Agarwal G, Natarajan M, Mandal J, Deepanjali S, Parameswaran S, Dorairajan LN
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2005-2013
Published Date: 9 July 2019

Eugenol, a potential schistosomicidal agent with anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects against Schistosoma mansoni, induced liver pathology [Corrigendum]
El-kady AM, Ahmed A, Hassan T, El-Deek H, Fouad S, Althagfan SS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:2003-2004
Published Date: 10 July 2019

The increasing threat of silver-resistance in clinical isolates from wounds and burns
Hosny AEDMS, Rasmy SA, Aboul-Magd DS, Kashef MT, El-Bazza ZE
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1985-2001
Published Date: 8 July 2019

Viral dynamics among HCV infected patients with different genotypes treated with genotypic specific or pan-genotypic direct-acting antiviral agent combinations
Paolucci S, Novazzi F, Piralla A, Maserati R, Gulminetti R, Novati S, Barbarini G, Sacchi P, Fratini A, Bellotti L, Baldanti F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1975-1984
Published Date: 8 July 2019

A high prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV 1/2) infection among Afro-descendants, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador – need for the implementation of surveys and control programs
Mosquera-Herrera CE, Aspiazu-Miranda EP, de Waard JH, Garcia-Bereguiain MA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1969-1974
Published Date: 8 July 2019

Recombinant human papillomavirus nonavalent vaccine in the prevention of cancers caused by human papillomavirus
Toh ZQ, Kosasih J, Russell FM, Garland SM, Mulholland EK, Licciardi PV
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1951-1967
Published Date: 4 July 2019

Epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum infection and drug resistance markers in Ota Area, Southwestern Nigeria
Olasehinde GI, Diji-Geske RI, Fadina I, Arogundade D, Darby P, Adeleke A, Dokunmu TM, Adebayo AH, Oyelade J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1941-1949
Published Date: 5 July 2019

Molecular and phenotypical characterization of two cases of antibiotic-driven ceftazidime-avibactam resistance in blaKPC-3-harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae
Venditti C, Nisii C, D'Arezzo S, Vulcano A, Capone A, Antonini M, Ippolito G, Di Caro A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1935-1940
Published Date: 3 July 2019

Invasive pulmonary infection due to Thermoascus crustaceus in a kidney transplant recipient

Mareș M, Moroti-Constantinescu VR, Voroneanu L, Doroftei F, Covic A, Mederle OA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1929-1934
Published Date: 3 July 2019

Evaluating the clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from respiratory samples in Iran: an often overlooked disease
Mortazavi Z, Bahrmand A, Sakhaee F, Doust RH, Vaziri F, Siadat SD, Fateh A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1917-1927
Published Date: 3 July 2019

Omadacycline: a novel aminomethylcycline
Burgos RM, Rodvold KA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1895-1915
Published Date: 2 July 2019

In vitro activity of newer antimicrobials against penicillin non-susceptible strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Hipp M, Burckhardt I
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1889-1893
Published Date: 1 July 2019

Multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (multi-LAMP) assay for rapid detection of mcr-1 to mcr-5 in colistin-resistant bacteria
Zhong LL, Zhou Q, Tan CY, Roberts AP, El-Sayed Ahmed MAEG, Chen G, Dai M, Yang F, Xia Y, Liao K, Liang Y, Yang Y, Feng S, Zheng X, Tian GB
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1877-1887
Published Date: 2 July 2019

Genetic characterization of two vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Kerman, Iran
Ziasistani M, Shakibaie MR, Kalantar-Neyestanaki D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1869-1875
Published Date: 4 July 2019

Ceftolozane/tazobactam for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections: current perspectives and place in therapy
Escolà-Vergé L, Pigrau C, Almirante B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1853-1867
Published Date: 1 July 2019

Antiviral and immunomodulatory effects of polyphenols on macrophages infected with dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 enhanced or not with antibodies
Jasso-Miranda C, Herrera-Camacho I, Flores-Mendoza LK, Dominguez F, Vallejo-Ruiz V, Sanchez-Burgos GG, Pando-Robles V, Santos-Lopez G, Reyes-Leyva J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1833-1852
Published Date: 1 July 2019

Usefulness of serum D-dimer for preoperative diagnosis of infected nonunion after open reduction and internal fixation
Wang Z, Zheng C, Wen S, Wang J, Zhang Z, Qiu X, Chen Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1827-1831
Published Date: 1 July 2019

Antibiotic resistance: a hospital-based multicenter study in Tabuk city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Yagoub U, Al Qahtani B, Hariri IAL, Al Zahrani A, Siddique K
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1815-1825
Published Date: 28 June 2019

Efficacy of humanized single large doses of caspofungin on the lethality and fungal tissue burden in a deeply neutropenic murine model against Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
Prépost E, Tóth Z, Perlin DS, Gesztelyi R, Kardos G, Kovács R, Nagy F, Forgács L, Majoros L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1805-1814
Published Date: 1 July 2019

Genetic diversity and antibiotic susceptibility of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from kidney transplant recipients
Mohammadzadeh M, Tavakoli M, Yaslianifard S, Asadi E, Golmohammadi R, Mirnejad R
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1795-1803
Published Date: 9 July 2019

Whole genome analysis reveals new insights into the molecular characteristics of Clostridioides difficile NAP1/BI/027/ST1 clinical isolates in the People’s Republic of China
Lv T, Chen Y, Guo L, Xu Q, Gu S, Shen P, Quan J, Fang Y, Chen L, Gui Q, Ye G, Li L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1783-1794
Published Date: 1 July 2019

Association between biofilm formation, structure and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from neonatal septicemia in southwest Iran
Farajzadeh Sheikh A, Asareh Zadegan Dezfuli A, Navidifar T, Fard SS, Dehdashtian M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1771-1782
Published Date: 27 June 2019

Psychoactive drug prescription and urine colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Bachtarzi R, Boureau AS, Mascart C, Batard E, Montassier E, Bémer P, Bourigault C, Berrut G, de Decker L, Chapelet G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1763-1770
Published Date: 28 June 2019

Evaluation of gut bacterial community composition and antimicrobial resistome in pregnant and non-pregnant women from Saudi population
Khan I, Yasir M, Farman M, Kumosani T, AlBasri SF, Bajouh OS, Azhar EI
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1749-1761
Published Date: 21 June 2019

Evaluation of agar culture plates to efficiently identify small colony variants of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Watanabe Y, Oikawa N, Hariu M, Seki M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1743-1748
Published Date: 21 June 2019

Epidemic IncX3 plasmids spreading carbapenemase genes in the United Arab Emirates and worldwide
Mouftah SF, Pál T, Darwish D, Ghazawi A, Villa L, Carattoli A, Sonnevend Á
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1729-1742
Published Date: 21 June 2019

Molecular typing revealed the emergence of pvl-positive sequence type 22 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Urumqi, Northwestern China
Yuan W, Liu J, Zhan Y, Wang L, Jiang Y, Zhang Y, Sun N, Hou N
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1719-1728
Published Date: 20 June 2019

A novel mechanism of action of ketoconazole: inhibition of the NorA efflux pump system and biofilm formation in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Abd El-Baky RM, Sandle T, John J, Abuo-Rahma GEDAA, Hetta HF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1703-1718
Published Date: 14 June 2019

Pivmecillinam compared to other antimicrobials for community-acquired urinary tract infections with Escherichia coli, ESBL-producing or not – a retrospective cohort study
Jansåker F, Boel JB, Thønnings S, Hertz FB, Hansen KH, Frimodt-Møller N, Knudsen JD
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1691-1702
Published Date: 13 June 2019

Prevalence of quinolone-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli in a tertiary care hospital in south Iran
Malekzadegan Y, Rastegar E, Moradi M, Heidari H, Sedigh Ebrahim-Saraie H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1683-1689
Published Date: 19 June 2019

Successful surgical management of invasive pulmonary fungal infection in patients with leukemia
Dong M, Li X, Liu J, Song Z, Zhao H, Wei S, Chen G, Chen J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1675-1681
Published Date: 18 June 2019

In vitro reduction of colistin susceptibility and comparative genomics reveals multiple differences between MCR-positive and MCR-negative colistin-resistant Escherichia coli
Luo Q, Niu T, Wang Y, Yin J, Wan F, Yao M, Lu H, Xiao Y, Li L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1665-1674
Published Date: 12 June 2019

Identification and antifungal susceptibility profiles of Kodamaea ohmeri based on a seven-year multicenter surveillance study
Zhou M, Yu S, Kudinha T, Xiao M, Wang H, Xu Y, Zhao H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1657-1664
Published Date: 12 June 2019

Association of pvl gene with incomplete hemolytic phenotype in clinical Staphylococcus aureus
Gao M, Sang R, Wang G, Xu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1649-1656
Published Date: 14 June 2019

Substitution of lysine for isoleucine at the center of the nonpolar face of the antimicrobial peptide, piscidin-1, leads to an increase in the rapidity of bactericidal activity and a reduction in toxicity
Taheri B, Mohammadi M, Momenzadeh N, Farshadzadeh Z, Roozbehani M, Dehghani P, Hajian S, Darvishi S, Shamseddin J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1629-1647
Published Date: 14 June 2019

In vitro and in vivo activity of ciprofloxacin/fosfomycin combination therapy against ciprofloxacin-resistant Shigella flexneri isolates
Liu Y, Li H, Zhang Y, Ye Y, Gao Y, Li J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1619-1628
Published Date: 11 June 2019

Self-medication of antibiotics: investigating practice among university students at the Malaysian National Defence University [Corrigendum]
Haque M, Rahman NAA, McKimm J, Kibria GM, Azim Majumder MA, Haque SZ, Islam MZ, Daher AM, Zulkifli Z, Rahman S, Lutfi SNNB, Aishah Binti Othman NS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1617-1618
Published Date: 11 June 2019

Recent advances in the treatment of C. difficile using biotherapeutic agents
Giau VV, Lee H, An SSA, Hulme J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1597-1615
Published Date: 10 June 2019

Quorum quenching activity of Bacillus cereus isolate 30b confers antipathogenic effects in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Raafat MM, Ali-Tammam M, Ali AE
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1583-1596
Published Date: 7 June 2019

Rapid simultaneous detection of blaoxa-23, Ade-B, int-1, and ISCR-1 in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using single-tube multiplex PCR and high resolution melting assay
Sun H, Xiao G, Zhang J, Pan Z, Chen Y, Xiong F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1573-1581
Published Date: 7 June 2019

Spinal brucellosis in Hulunbuir, China, 2011–2016
Liang C, Wei W, Liang X, De E, Zheng B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1565-1571
Published Date: 6 June 2019

Characterization of a NDM-7 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli ST410 clinical strain isolated from a urinary tract infection in China
Xu J, He F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1555-1564
Published Date: 6 June 2019

Characterization of a small plasmid carrying the carbapenem resistance gene blaOXA-72 from community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii sequence type 880 in China
Jia H, Sun Q, Ruan Z, Xie X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1545-1553
Published Date: 6 June 2019

Multidrug-resistant Shigella infection in pediatric patients with diarrhea from central Iran
Abbasi E, Abtahi H, van Belkum A, Ghaznavi-Rad E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1535-1544
Published Date: 7 June 2019

Simvastatin improves the eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori: upper Egypt experience
Hassan AM, Shawky MAEG, Mohammed AQ, Haridy MA, Eid KAEA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1529-1534
Published Date: 5 June 2019

The microbiota of the bilio-pancreatic system: a cohort, STROBE-compliant study
Di Carlo P, Serra N, D'Arpa F, Agrusa A, Gulotta G, Fasciana T, Rodolico V, Giammanco A, Sergi C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1513-1527
Published Date: 11 June 2019

Prognostic factors in pediatric pneumococcal meningitis patients in mainland China: a retrospective multicenter study
Wang C, Xu H, Deng J, Yu H, Chen Y, Wang S, Huang W, Hao J, Wang C, Deng H, Chen Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1501-1512
Published Date: 7 June 2019

Absence of cutaneous involvement in disseminated Talaromyces marneffei infection in an AIDS patient: a case report and literature review

Pongpech N, Rotjanapan P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1493-1499
Published Date: 4 June 2019

Letermovir for the prevention of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in transplant recipients: an evidence-based review
El Helou G, Razonable RR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1481-1491
Published Date: 4 June 2019

Infectious complications in children with malignant bone tumors: a multicenter nationwide study
Czyzewski K, Galazka P, Zalas-Wiecek P, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Gietka A, Semczuk K, Chelmecka-Wiktorczyk L, Zak I, Salamonowicz M, Fraczkiewicz J, Zajac-Spychala O, Bien E, Plonowski M, Wawrykow P, Pierlejewski F, Gamrot Z, Malas Z, Stolpa W, Musial J, Styczynski J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1471-1480
Published Date: 30 May 2019

Sofosbuvir–daclatasvir improves hepatitis C virus–induced mixed cryoglobulinemia: Upper Egypt experience [Corrigendum]
Hassan AM, Osman HA, Mahmoud HS, Hassan MH, Hashim AKA, Ameen HH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1469-1470
Published Date: 29 May 2019

Clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors of Pneumocystis pneumonia in non-HIV-infected patients
Liu CJ, Lee TF, Ruan SY, Yu CJ, Chien JY, Hsueh PR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1457-1467
Published Date: 30 May 2019

Quinolone resistance mechanisms among third-generation cephalosporin resistant isolates of Enterobacter spp. in a Bulgarian university hospital
Markovska R, Stoeva T, Dimitrova D, Boyanova L, Stankova P, Mihova K, Mitov I
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1445-1455
Published Date: 28 May 2019

Changing antibiotic susceptibility pattern in uropathogenic Escherichia coli over a period of 5 years in a tertiary care center
Prasada S, Bhat A, Bhat S, Shenoy Mulki S, Tulasidas S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1439-1443
Published Date: 29 May 2019

Visual outcomes of post-cataract endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum
Di Y, Chen X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1433-1438
Published Date: 4 June 2019

First-line Helicobacter pylori eradication rates are significantly lower in patients with than those without type 2 diabetes mellitus
Yao CC, Kuo CM, Hsu CN, Yang SC, Wu CK, Tai WC, Liang CM, Wu KL, Huang CF, Bi KW, Lee CH, Chuah SK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1425-1431
Published Date: 29 May 2019

Efficacy and safety of delafloxacin in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lan SH, Lai CC, Lu LC, Chang SP, Huang HT
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1415-1423
Published Date: 27 May 2019

Impact of individualized active surveillance of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae on the infection rate in intensive care units: a 3-year retrospective study in a teaching hospital of People’s Republic of China
Li S, Guo FZ, Zhao XJ, Wang Q, Wang H, An YZ, Zhu FX
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1407-1414
Published Date: 24 May 2019

Enhancing the antibacterial activity of polymyxins using a nonantibiotic drug
Krishnamurthy M, Lemmon MM, Falcinelli EM, Sandy RA, Dootz JN, Mott TM, Rajamani S, Schaecher KE, Duplantier AJ, Panchal RG
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1393-1405
Published Date: 27 May 2019

Lipid profile improvement in virologically suppressed HIV-1-infected patients switched to dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine: data from the SCOLTA project
Bagella P, Squillace N, Ricci E, Gulminetti R, De Socio GV, Taramasso L, Pellicanò G, Menzaghi B, Celesia BM, Dentone C, Orofino G, Bonfanti P, Madeddu G
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1385-1391
Published Date: 23 May 2019

Gonococcal conjunctivitis after incomplete treatment of gonococcal urethritis

Wang MF, Wang L, Li LF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1381-1384
Published Date: 23 May 2019

The evaluation of the synergistic antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of AamAP1-Lysine with conventional antibiotics against representative resistant strains of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Almaaytah A, Abualhaijaa A, Alqudah O
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1371-1380
Published Date: 23 May 2019

Spoligotyping analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area, Pakistan
Ali S, Khan MT, Anwar Sheed K, Khan MM, Hasan F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1363-1369
Published Date: 20 May 2019

Comparison of high-dose, short-course levofloxacin treatment vs conventional regimen against acute bacterial infection: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Chen CW, Chen YH, Cheng IL, Lai CC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1353-1361
Published Date: 17 May 2019


Self-medication of antibiotics: investigating practice among university students at the Malaysian National Defence University


Haque M, Rahman NAA, McKimm J, Kibria GM, Azim Majumder MA, Haque SZ, Islam MZ, Binti Abdullah SL, Daher AM, Zulkifli Z, Rahman S, Kabir R, Lutfi SNNB, Aishah Binti Othman NS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1333-1351
Published Date: 17 May 2019

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of multi-drug-resistant Escherichia coli isolates harboring blaCTX-M group extended-spectrum β-lactamases recovered from pediatric patients in Shenzhen, southern China
Patil S, Chen X, Lian M, Wen F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1325-1332
Published Date: 16 May 2019

Comparative effectiveness of antifungal agents in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Su HC, Hua YM, Feng IJ, Wu HC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1311-1324
Published Date: 15 May 2019

The efficacy and safety of ceftaroline in the treatment of acute bacterial infection in pediatric patients – a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Chen CW, Chang SP, Huang HT, Tang HJ, Lai CC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1303-1310
Published Date: 15 May 2019

Nine-year analysis of isolated pathogens and antibiotic susceptibilities of microbial keratitis from a large referral eye center in southern China
Lin L, Duan F, Yang Y, Lou B, Liang L, Lin X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1295-1302
Published Date: 15 May 2019

Clinical features and outcomes of tetanus: a retrospective study
Fan Z, Zhao Y, Wang S, Zhang F, Zhuang C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1289-1293
Published Date: 16 May 2019

A novel plasmid carrying carbapenem-resistant gene blaKPC-2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Hu YY, Wang Q, Sun QL, Chen GX, Zhang R
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1285-1288
Published Date: 14 May 2019

Successful management of Mycobacterium abscessus complex lung disease in an otherwise healthy infant
Liu H, Dong F, Liu J, Liu J, Pang Y, Zhao S, Lu J, Li H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1277-1283
Published Date: 15 May 2019

Plasma indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity as a potential biomarker for early diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in tuberculosis patients
Shi W, Wu J, Tan Q, Hu CM, Zhang X, Pan HQ, Yang Z, He MY, Yu M, Zhang B, Xie WP, Wang H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1265-1276
Published Date: 14 May 2019

Cefuroxime compared to piperacillin/tazobactam as empirical treatment of Escherichia coli bacteremia in a low Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) prevalence cohort
Thønnings S, Jansåker F, Gradel KO, Styrishave B, Knudsen JD
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1257-1264
Published Date: 13 May 2019

Recent advances in Staphylococcus aureus infection: focus on vaccine development
Ansari S, Jha RK, Mishra SK, Tiwari BR, Asaad AM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1243-1255
Published Date: 13 May 2019

Antiretroviral drug resistance mutations among patients failing first-line treatment in Hanoi, Vietnam
Tien TV, Pho DC, Hong LT, Ba HP, Nam LV, Hung PN
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1237-1242
Published Date: 10 May 2019

Genetic variation in metronidazole metabolism and oxidative stress pathways in clinical Giardia lamblia assemblage A and B isolates
Saghaug CS, Klotz C, Kallio JP, Brattbakk HR, Stokowy T, Aebischer T, Kursula I, Langeland N, Hanevik K
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1221-1235
Published Date: 10 May 2019

Antimicrobial susceptibility among Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae collected globally between 2015 and 2017 as part of the Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (TEST)
Zhang Z, Chen M, Yu Y, Pan S, Liu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1209-1220
Published Date: 10 May 2019

Simulating moxalactam dosage for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae using blood antimicrobial surveillance network data
Huang C, Shi Q, Zheng B, Ji J, Ying C, Yu X, Wang H, Xiao Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1199-1208
Published Date: 8 May 2019

Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli strains simultaneously isolated from humans, animals, food, and the environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pormohammad A, Nasiri MJ, Azimi T
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1181-1197
Published Date: 8 May 2019

Association of the genes encoding Metallo-β-Lactamase with the presence of integrons among multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii
Amin M, Navidifar T, Saleh Shooshtari F, Goodarzi H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1171-1180
Published Date: 13 May 2019

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage and pattern of antibiotic resistance, including methicillin resistance, among contact sport athletes in Italy
Mascaro V, Capano MS, Iona T, Nobile CGA, Ammendolia A, Pavia M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1161-1170
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Investigation of the prevalence of genes conferring resistance to carbapenems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from burn patients
Khosravi AD, Taee S, Dezfuli AA, Meghdadi H, Shafie F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1153-1159
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Low prevalence of resistance genes in sheltered homeless population in Marseille, France, 2014–2018
Ly TDA, Hadjadj L, Hoang VT, Louni M, Dao TL, Badiaga S, Tissot-Dupont H, Raoult D, Rolain JM, Gautret P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1139-1151
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of letermovir for the prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus in adult cytomegalovirus seropositive recipients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Italy
Restelli U, Croce D, Pacelli V, Ciceri F, Girmenia C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1127-1138
Published Date: 8 May 2019

Emergence of multidrug resistance and extensive drug resistance among enterococcal clinical isolates in Egypt
Said HS, Abdelmegeed ES
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1113-1125
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations of meropenem and tigecycline on the expression of genes regulating pili, efflux pumps and virulence factors involved in biofilm formation by Acinetobacter baumannii
Navidifar T, Amin M, Rashno M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1099-1111
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and risk factors for mortality of pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae among diabetics: a retrospective study conducted in Shanghai, China
Liu B, Yi H, Fang J, Han L, Zhou M, Guo Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1089-1098
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Evaluation of efflux pump activity of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium isolated from poultry wet markets in India
Anbazhagan PV, Thavitiki PR, Varra M, Annamalai L, Putturu R, Lakkineni VR, Pesingi PK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1081-1088
Published Date: 6 May 2019

Next-generation-sequencing technology used for the detection of Mycoplasma hominis in renal cyst fluid: a case report
Xiao N, Gai W, Hu WG, Li JX, Zhang Y, Zhao XY
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1073-1079
Published Date: 23 May 2019

Prevalence and risk factors for colonization by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing or ST 131 Escherichia coli among asymptomatic adults in community settings in Southern Taiwan
Wu PC, Wang JL, Hsueh PR, Lin PH, Cheng MF, Huang IF, Chen YS, Lee SS, Guang-Yuan M, Yu HC, Hsu CL, Wang FW, Chen CS, Hung CH, Ko WC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1063-1071
Published Date: 3 May 2019

Direct use of eazyplex® SuperBug CRE assay from positive blood cultures in conjunction with inpatient infectious disease consulting for timely appropriate antimicrobial therapy in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections
Fiori B, D'Inzeo T, Posteraro B, Menchinelli G, Liotti FM, De Angelis G, De Maio F, Fantoni M, Murri R, Scoppettuolo G, Ventura G, Tumbarello M, Pennestrì F, Taccari F, Sanguinetti M, Spanu T
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1055-1062
Published Date: 3 May 2019

Combined administration of antibiotics increases the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in critically ill patients
Ma H, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Liu Y, He Y, Guo L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1047-1054
Published Date: 1 May 2019

Design and characterization of a new hybrid peptide from LL-37 and BMAP-27
Al Tall Y, Abualhaijaa A, Alsaggar M, Almaaytah A, Masadeh M, Alzoubi KH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1035-1045
Published Date: 30 April 2019

Antibiotic resistance and heavy metal tolerance plasmids: the antimicrobial bulletproof properties of Escherichia fergusonii isolated from poultry
Galetti R, Penha Filho RAC, Ferreira JC, Varani AM, Darini ALC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1029-1033
Published Date: 7 May 2019

Drug–drug interaction study of imatinib and voriconazole in vitro and in vivo
Lin QM, Xie S, Qiu X, Chen J, Xu RA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1021-1027
Published Date: 30 April 2019

Application of a hybrid model in predicting the incidence of tuberculosis in a Chinese population
Li Z, Wang Z, Song H, Liu Q, He B, Shi P, Ji Y, Xu D, Wang J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1011-1020
Published Date: 29 April 2019

The first report of emerging mobilized colistin-resistance (mcr) genes and ERIC-PCR typing in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in southwest Iran
Moosavian M, Emam N
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1001-1010
Published Date: 29 April 2019

Differences in microbial etiology between hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: a single-center retrospective study in Guang Zhou
Feng DY, Zhou YQ, Zou XL, Zhou M, Zhu JX, Wang YH, Zhang TT
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:993-1000
Published Date: 29 April 2019

Further considerations on rotavirus vaccination and seizure-related hospitalization rates
Gómez-Rial J, Sánchez-Batán S, Rivero-Calle I, Pardo-Seco J, Martinón-Martínez JM, Salas A, Martinón-Torres F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:989-991
Published Date: 29 April 2019

Current progress in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B and resulting clinical and programmatic implications
Jourdain G, Ngo-Giang-Huong N, Khamduang W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:977-987
Published Date: 26 April 2019

Molecular mechanisms related to colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae
Aghapour Z, Gholizadeh P, Ganbarov K, Bialvaei AZ, Mahmood SS, Tanomand A, Yousefi M, Asgharzadeh M, Yousefi B, Kafil HS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:965-975
Published Date: 24 April 2019

Comparative study of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation among Gram-positive uropathogens isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Shrestha LB, Baral R, Khanal B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:957-963
Published Date: 23 April 2019

Whole-genome characterization and resistance-associated substitutions in a new HCV genotype 1 subtype
von Massow G, Garcia-Cehic D, Gregori J, Rodriguez-Frias F, Macià MD, Escarda A, Esteban JI, Quer J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:947-955
Published Date: 24 April 2019

Grazoprevir/elbasvir in peginterferon alfa plus ribavirin experienced patients with chronic genotype 1 HCV/HIV co-infection: a non-randomized, open-label clinical trial
Lin YC, Li SW, Ku SY, Hsieh HT, Lin MH, Chang SY, Wu WW, Sun NL, Cheng SH, Cheng CY
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:937-945
Published Date: 18 April 2019

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Mexican children with community-acquired pneumonia: experience in a tertiary care hospital
Merida-Vieyra J, Aquino-Andrade A, Palacios-Reyes D, Murata C, Ribas-Aparicio RM, De Colsa Ranero A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:925-935
Published Date: 18 April 2019

Investigation of six plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes among clinical isolates of pseudomonas: a genotypic study in Saudi Arabia
El-Badawy MF, Alrobaian MM, Shohayeb MM, Abdelwahab SF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:915-923
Published Date: 29 April 2019

Susceptibilities of Gram-negative bacilli from hospital- and community-acquired intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections: a 2016–2017 update of the Chinese SMART study
Zhang H, Johnson A, Zhang G, Yang Y, Zhang J, Li D, Duan S, Yang Q, Xu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:905-914
Published Date: 24 April 2019

Characterization of antibiotic-susceptibility patterns and virulence genes of five major sequence types of Escherichia coli isolates cultured from extraintestinal specimens: a 1-year surveillance study from Iran
Hojabri Z, Mirmohammadkhani M, Darabi N, Arab M, Pajand O
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:893-903
Published Date: 17 April 2019

Evaluation of treatment options for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the obese patient
Narayanan N, Adams CD, Kubiak DW, Cheng S, Stoianovici R, Kagan L, Brunetti L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:877-891
Published Date: 17 April 2019

Candida isolates causing refractory or recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis in 11 hospitals in China
Yu SY, Zhang L, Chen S, Kong F, Xiao M, Wang H, Hou X, Zhou ML, Zhang G, Zhang JJ, Duan SM, Kang W, Xu YC
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:865-875
Published Date: 18 April 2019

The impact of lifestyle upon the probability of late bacterial infection after soft-tissue filler augmentation
Marusza W, Olszanski R, Sierdzinski J, Szyller K, Ostrowski T, Gruber-Miazga J, Netsvyetayeva I
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:855-863
Published Date: 23 April 2019

Comparison of pegylated interferon monotherapy and de novo pegylated interferon plus tenofovir combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Zheng C, Yan H, Zeng J, Cai S, Wu X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:845-854
Published Date: 12 April 2019

Molecular epidemiology and resistance profiles among healthcare- and community-associated Staphylococcus aureus keratitis isolates
Peterson JC, Durkee H, Miller D, Maestre-Mesa J, Arboleda A, Aguilar MC, Relhan N, Flynn Jr HW, Amescua G, Parel JM, Alfonso E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:831-843
Published Date: 11 April 2019

Para-aminosalicylic acid increases the susceptibility to isoniazid in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Zhang T, Jiang G, Wen S, Huo F, Wang F, Huang H, Pang Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:825-829
Published Date: 11 April 2019

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic discontinuation in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a prospective observational study
Wang Q, Hou D, Wang J, An K, Han C, Wang C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:815-824
Published Date: 10 April 2019

In vitro antibacterial effect of deconex and sodium hypochlorite against bacterial taxa isolated from dental units
Amin M, Ardaneh M, Hashemzadeh M, Asarehzadegan Dezfuli A, JafarZadeh E
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:805-814
Published Date: 11 April 2019

First investigation of the presence of SPATE genes in Shigella species isolated from children with diarrhea infection in Ahvaz, southwest Iran
Moosavian M, Ghaderiyan GH, Shahin M, Navidifar T
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:795-804
Published Date: 10 April 2019

Differential recognition of Candida tropicalis, Candida guilliermondii, Candida krusei, and Candida auris by human innate immune cells
Navarro-Arias MJ, Hernández-Chávez MJ, Garcia-Carnero LC, Amezcua-Hernández DG, Lozoya-Pérez NE, Estrada-Mata E, Martínez-Duncker I, Franco B, Mora-Montes HM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:783-794
Published Date: 8 April 2019

Mechanisms of azole resistance in clinical isolates of Candida glabrata from two hospitals in China
Yao D, Chen J, Chen W, Li Z, Hu X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:771-781
Published Date: 5 April 2019

Efficacy and safety of cycloserine-containing regimens in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in China
Wang J, Pang Y, Jing W, Chen W, Guo R, Han X, Wu L, Yang G, Yang K, Chen C, Jiang L, Cai C, Dou Z, Diao L, Pan H, Wang J, Du F, Xu T, Wang L, Li R, Chu N
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:763-770
Published Date: 3 April 2019

Reactivation of herpesvirus in patients with hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antiviral agents
Ghweil AA, Helal MM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:759-762
Published Date: 2 April 2019

Entecavir monotherapy versus de novo combination of lamivudine and adefovir for compensated hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis: a real-world prospective multicenter cohort study
Wu X, Zhou J, Xie W, Ding H, Ou X, Chen G, Ma A, Xu X, Ma H, Xu Y, Liu X, Meng T, Wang L, Sun Y, Wang B, Kong Y, Ma H, You H, Jia J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:745-757
Published Date: 1 April 2019

Diffuse multibacillary leprosy patient with Lucio’s phenomenon and positive anticardiolipin antibody misdiagnosed as lupus erythematosus panniculitis in the People’s Republic of China

Gao W, Chen Z, Jiang H, Shi Y, Zhang W, Wang H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:741-744
Published Date: 2 April 2019

Characterization of a carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Enterobacter cloacae carrying Tn6901 in blaNDM-1 genomic context
Le-Ha TD, Le L, Le-Vo HN, Anda M, Motooka D, Nakamura S, Tran LK, Tran Phuong Thi-Bich, Iida T, Cao V
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:733-739
Published Date: 3 April 2019

Cycloserine for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study in China
Li Y, Wang F, Wu L, Zhu M, He G, Chen X, Sun F, Liu Q, Wang X, Zhang W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:721-731
Published Date: 29 March 2019

Eugenol, a potential schistosomicidal agent with anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects against Schistosoma mansoni, induced liver pathology
El-kady AM, Ahmad AA, Hassan TM, El-Deek HEM, Fouad SS, Althagfan SS
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:709-719
Published Date: 28 March 2019

Letter to the editor regarding “Rotavirus infection beyond the gut”
Orrico-Sánchez A, López-Lacort M, Muñoz-Quiles C, Martinez-Beneito MA, Díez-Domingo J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:707-708
Published Date: 28 March 2019

Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in cattle and farm workers: is Q fever an underreported zoonotic disease in Ecuador?
Echeverría G, Reyna-Bello A, Minda-Aluisa E, Celi-Erazo M, Olmedo L, García HA, Garcia-Bereguiain MA, de Waard JH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:701-706
Published Date: 9 April 2019

What drives inappropriate use of antibiotics? A mixed methods study from Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Atif M, Asghar S, Mushtaq I, Malik I, Amin A, Babar ZUD, Scahill S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:687-699
Published Date: 26 March 2019

Genotypic characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Turkish children with cystic fibrosis
Sener Okur D, Yuruyen C, Gungor O, Aktas Z, Erturan Z, Akcakaya N, Camcioglu Y, Cokugras H, Koksalan K
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:675-685
Published Date: 27 March 2019

Risk factors with the development of infection with tigecycline- and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae
Jiang Y, Jia X, Xia Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:667-674
Published Date: 20 March 2019

Characterization and analysis of a novel diguanylate cyclase PA0847 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Zhang Y, Guo J, Zhang N, Yuan W, Lin Z, Huang W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:655-665
Published Date: 21 March 2019

High prevalence of KPC-2-producing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causing meningitis in Eastern China
Xu M, Fu Y, Fang Y, Xu H, Kong H, Liu Y, Chen Y, Li L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:641-653
Published Date: 18 March 2019

Susceptibility rates of clinically important bacteria collected from intensive care units against colistin, carbapenems, and other comparative agents: results from the Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART)
Lai CC, Chen YS, Lee NY, Tang HJ, Lee SSJ, Lin CF, Lu PL, Wu JJ, Ko WC, Lee WS, Hsueh PR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:627-640
Published Date: 14 March 2019

System dynamics modeling of public health services provided by China CDC to control infectious and endemic diseases in China
Li M, Yu W, Tian W, Ge Y, Liu Y, Ding T, Zhang L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:613-625
Published Date: 13 March 2019

Molecular characterization, serotypes and phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of antibiotic resistance of the Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from different types of hospital-acquired infections
Ranjbar R, Kelishadrokhi AF, Chehelgerdi M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:603-611
Published Date: 20 March 2019

Increase in antibiotic resistant Helicobacter pylori in a University Hospital in Japan
Kageyama C, Sato M, Sakae H, Obayashi Y, Kawahara Y, Mima T, Matsushita O, Yokota K, Mizuno M, Okada H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:597-602
Published Date: 12 March 2019

In vitro activity and pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic parameters of clarithromycin and azithromycin: why they matter in the treatment of respiratory tract infections
Davidson RJ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:585-596
Published Date: 8 March 2019

Characterization of the most common embCAB gene mutations associated with ethambutol resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Iran
Khosravi AD, Sirous M, Abdi M, Ahmadkhosravi N
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:579-584
Published Date: 6 March 2019

High rates of CTX-M group-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamases producing Escherichia coli from pets and their owners in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Abbas G, Khan I, Mohsin M, Sajjad-ur-Rahman, Younas T, Ali S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:571-578
Published Date: 6 March 2019

Clinical utility of tafenoquine in the prevention of relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria: a review on the mode of action and emerging trial data
Hounkpatin AB, Kreidenweiss A, Held J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:553-570
Published Date: 6 March 2019

Antimicrobial activities of ceftazidime–avibactam, ceftolozane–tazobactam, and other agents against Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from intensive care units in Taiwan: results from the Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan in 2016
Liao CH, Lee NY, Tang HJ, Lee SSJ, Lin CF, Lu PL, Wu JJ, Ko WC, Lee WS, Hsueh PR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:545-552
Published Date: 4 March 2019

Genetic basis for metronidazole and clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients with gastroduodenal disorders
Hashemi SJ, Sheikh AF, Goodarzi H, Yadyad MJ, Seyedian SS, Aslani S, Assarehzadegan MA
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:535-543
Published Date: 4 March 2019

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for detection of Legionella pneumophila in respiratory specimens of hospitalized patients in Ahvaz, southwest Iran
Moosavian M, Seyed-Mohammadi S, Saki M, Shahi F, Khoshkholgh Sima M, Afshar D, Barati S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:529-534
Published Date: 1 March 2019

Profiles of hematological parameters in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria patients attending Tercha General Hospital, Dawuro Zone, South Ethiopia
Awoke N, Arota A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:521-527
Published Date: 5 March 2019

Characterization of a novel blaNDM-5-harboring IncFII plasmid and an mcr-1-bearing IncI2 plasmid in a single Escherichia coli ST167 clinical isolate
Xu L, Wang P, Cheng J, Qin S, Xie W
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:511-519
Published Date: 1 March 2019


Impact of a probiotic-based hospital sanitation on antimicrobial resistance and HAI-associated antimicrobial consumption and costs: a multicenter study
Caselli E, Arnoldo L, Rognoni C, D'Accolti M, Soffritti I, Lanzoni L, Bisi M, Volta A, Tarricone R, Brusaferro S, Mazzacane S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:501-510
Published Date: 27 February 2019

Rational use of antibiotics in an intensive care unit: a retrospective study of the impact on clinical outcomes and mortality rate
Ali M, Naureen H, Tariq MH, Farrukh MJ, Usman A, Khattak S, Ahsan H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:493-499
Published Date: 26 February 2019

Extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infection in hematological disease
Zhou L, Feng S, Sun G, Tang B, Zhu X, Song K, Zhang X, Lu H, Liu H, Sun Z, Zheng C
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:481-491
Published Date: 26 February 2019

Treatment of late bacterial infections resulting from soft-tissue filler injections
Marusza W, Olszanski R, Sierdzinski J, Ostrowski T, Szyller K, Mlynarczyk G, Netsvyetayeva I
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:469-480
Published Date: 20 February 2019

Epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a 5-year experience at a tertiary care hospital
Chotiprasitsakul D, Srichatrapimuk S, Kirdlarp S, Pyden AD, Santanirand P
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:461-468
Published Date: 20 February 2019

Antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes profiling and molecular relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Guangdong Province, China
Liang Y, Tu C, Tan C, El-Sayed Ahmed MAEG, Dai M, Xia Y, Liu Y, Zhong LL, Shen C, Chen G, Tian GB, Liu J, Zheng X
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:447-459
Published Date: 25 February 2019

Detection of four patients who were infected by Schistosoma haematobium in Vietnam
De NV, La T, Minh PN, Dao PTB, Duyet LV
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:439-445
Published Date: 18 February 2019

The efficacy and safety of nemonoxacin compared with levofloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Chang SP, Lee HZ, Lai CC, Tang HJ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:433-438
Published Date: 14 February 2019

Retrospective analysis of relationships among the dose regimen, trough concentration, efficacy, and safety of teicoplanin in Chinese patients with moderate–severe Gram-positive infections [Corrigendum]
Zhou L, Gao Y, Cao W, Liu J, Guan H, Zhang H, Shi Y, Lv W, Cheng L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:431-432
Published Date: 14 February 2019

Metabolic mechanism of ceftazidime resistance in Vibrio alginolyticus
Liu SR, Peng XX, Li H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:417-429
Published Date: 13 February 2019

Biochemical but not compositional recovery of skin mucosal microbiome communities after disruption
Brumlow CE, Luna RA, Hollister EB, Gomez JA, Burcham LA, Cowdrey MB, Primm TP
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:399-416
Published Date: 13 February 2019

Epidemiologic analysis and control strategy of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in intensive care units in a teaching hospital of People’s Republic of China
Wang CR, Yuan Z, Huang WX, Yan L, Tang J, Liu CW
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:391-398
Published Date: 12 February 2019

Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from market retail fruits in Guangzhou, China
Yang F, Shen C, Zheng X, Liu Y, El-Sayed Ahmed MAE, Zhao Z, Liao K, Shi Y, Guo X, Zhong R, Xu Z, Tian GB
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:385-389
Published Date: 11 February 2019

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter isolates among late-onset VAP patients: multidrug-resistant pathogen and poor outcome
Elbrolosy AM, Labeeb AZ, Hassan DM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:373-384
Published Date: 11 February 2019

Clinical outcome of Escherichia coli bloodstream infection in cancer patients with/without biofilm formation: a single-center retrospective study
Zhang Q, Gao HY, Li D, Li Z, Qi SS, Zheng S, Bai CS, Zhang SH
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:359-371
Published Date: 11 February 2019

Alternative eradication regimens for Helicobacter pylori infection in Indonesian regions with high metronidazole and levofloxacin resistance
Miftahussurur M, Waskito LA, Syam AF, Nusi IA, Siregar G, Richardo M, Bakry AF, Rezkitha YAA, Wibawa IDN, Yamaoka Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:345-358
Published Date: 31 January 2019

The impact of initial antibiotic treatment failure: real-world insights in patients with complicated, health care-associated intra-abdominal infection
Peeters P, Ryan K, Karve S, Potter D, Baelen E, Rojas-Farreras S, Rodríguez-Baño J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:329-343
Published Date: 31 January 2019

The blood transcriptional signature for active and latent tuberculosis
Deng M, Lv XD, Fang ZX, Xie XS, Chen WY
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:321-328
Published Date: 30 January 2019

Utility of presepsin, soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1, and neutrophil CD64 for early detection of neonatal sepsis
El-Madbouly AA, El Sehemawy AA, Eldesoky NA, Abd Elgalil HM, Ahmed AM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:311-319
Published Date: 29 January 2019

Platelet-rich plasma plays an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and cell proliferation-promoting role in an in vitro model for diabetic infected wounds
Li T, Ma Y, Wang M, Wang T, Wei J, Ren R, He M, Wang G, Boey J, Armstrong DG, Deng W, Chen B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:297-309
Published Date: 29 January 2019

Comparative analysis of KPC-2-encoding chimera plasmids with multi-replicon IncR:IncpA1763-KPC:IncN1 or IncFIIpHN7A8:IncpA1763-KPC: IncN1
Qu D, Shen Y, Hu L, Jiang X, Yin Z, Gao B, Zhao Y, Yang W, Yang H, Han J, Zhou D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:285-296
Published Date: 24 January 2019

Selection between aztreonam and cephalosporins for treatment of infections with pseudomonads needs more caution
Singh BR
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:281-284
Published Date: 24 January 2019

Prevalence and predictors of occult hepatitis C virus infection among Egyptian patients who achieved sustained virologic response to sofosbuvir/daclatasvir therapy: a multi-center study
Mekky MA, Sayed HI, Abdelmalek MO, Saleh MA, Osman OA, Osman HA, Morsy KH, Hetta HF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:273-279
Published Date: 22 January 2019

Mutations in gyrB play an important role in ciprofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Feng X, Zhang Z, Li X, Song Y, Kang J, Yin D, Gao Y, Shi N, Duan J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:261-272
Published Date: 8 February 2019

Central nervous system Listeria monocytogenes infection mimicking central nervous system idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease
Xu R, Bai Y, Duan C, Zhao S, Chen X, Yang Q
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:255-259
Published Date: 22 January 2019

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella species isolated from diarrheal patients in Ahvaz, southwest Iran
Sheikh AF, Moosavian M, Abdi M, Heidary M, Shahi F, Jomezadeh N, Seyed-Mohammadi S, Saki M, Khoshnood S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:249-253
Published Date: 22 January 2019

Treatment of severe ventriculitis caused by extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii by intraventricular lavage and administration of colistin
Chen F, Deng X, Wang Z, Wang L, Wang K, Gao L
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:241-247
Published Date: 21 January 2019

Resistance rates of non-albicans Candida infections in Taiwan after the revision of 2012 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute breakpoints
Hii IM, Liu CE, Lee YL, Liu WL, Wu PF, Hsieh MH, Ho MW, Chen YH, Wang FD
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:235-240
Published Date: 15 January 2019

Gene drives as a response to infection and resistance
Hayirli TC, Martelli PF
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:229-234
Published Date: 14 January 2019

Molecular characterization of the pilS2 gene and its association with the frequency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa plasmid pKLC102 and PAPI-1 pathogenicity island
Bahramian A, Khoshnood S, Shariati A, Doustdar F, Salimi Chirani A, Heidary M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:221-227
Published Date: 11 January 2019

Drug resistance profiles and trends in drug-resistant tuberculosis at a major hospital in Guizhou Province of China
Lan YB, Li YQ, Chen L, Zhang JY, Zhang H
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:211-219
Published Date: 10 January 2019

Association of MBL2 gene polymorphisms with pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility: trial sequence meta-analysis as evidence
Mandal RK, Khan MA, Hussain A, Dar SA, Alouffi S, Jawed A, Wahid M, Panda AK, Lohani M, Akhter N, Khan S, Mishra BN, Haque S
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:185-210
Published Date: 11 January 2019

Detection and characterization of a clinical Escherichia coli ST3204 strain coproducing NDM-16 and MCR-1 [Corrigendum]
Li X, Mu X, Zhang P, Zhao D, Ji J, Quan J, Zhu Y, Yu Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:183-184
Published Date: 8 January 2019

Oral sitafloxacin vs intravenous ceftriaxone followed by oral cefdinir for acute pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial
Lojanapiwat B, Nimitvilai S, Bamroongya M, Jirajariyavej S, Tiradechavat C, Malithong A, Predanon C, Tanphaichitra D, Lertsupphakul B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:173-181
Published Date: 8 January 2019

Molecular epidemiology and clinical significance of Corynebacterium striatum isolated from clinical specimens
Suh JW, Ju Y, Lee CK, Sohn JW, Kim MJ, Yoon YK
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:161-171
Published Date: 4 January 2019

Virulence and genomic features of a blaCTX-M-3 and blaCTX-M-14 coharboring hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae of serotype K2 and ST65
Fu Y, Xu M, Liu Y, Li A, Zhou J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:145-159
Published Date: 3 January 2019

Phenotypic and genotypic determinants of mupirocin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from clinical samples of children: an Iranian hospital-based study
Mahmoudi S, Mamishi S, Mohammadi M, Banar M, Haghi Ashtiani MT, Mahzari M, Bahador A, Pourakbari B
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:137-143
Published Date: 3 January 2019

In vitro activity of colistin in combination with various antimicrobials against Acinetobacter baumannii species, a report from South Iran
Kheshti R, Pourabbas B, Mosayebi M, Vazin A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:129-135
Published Date: 31 December 2018

Molecular epidemiology of ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae: establishing virulence clusters
Surgers L, Boersma P, Girard PM, Homor A, Geneste D, Arlet G, Decré D, Boyd A
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:119-127
Published Date: 31 December 2018

Outpatient ertapenem therapy in an ESBL-high-prevalence area: an efficacy, safety, and cost study
Ortiz-Álvarez A, Delgado-Ramírez MA, Cuevas-Zuñiga M, Hernández-Carrera T, Moncada Barrón D, Aguilar-Zapata D, Valdez Vázquez RR, Ramírez-Hinojosa JP, Rodríguez-Zulueta AP
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:111-117
Published Date: 28 December 2018

Prevalence and molecular characteristics of mcr-1 gene in Salmonella typhimurium in a tertiary hospital of Zhejiang Province
Lu J, Quan J, Zhao D, Wang Y, Yu Y, Zhu J
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:105-110
Published Date: 28 December 2018

Evaluation of the accuracy of molecular assays targeting the mutation A2059G for detecting high-level azithromycin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wang F, Liu JW, Liu HY, Huang J, Chen SC, Chen XS, Yin YP
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:95-104
Published Date: 28 December 2018

Additional benefits of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with prior exposure to fluoroquinolones
Tang P, Xu P, Shu W, Wang X, Guo J, Song H, Li S, Pang Y, Wu M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:87-93
Published Date: 27 December 2018

Silencing of OCH1 unveils the role of Sporothrix schenckii N-linked glycans during the host–fungus interaction
Lozoya-Pérez NE, Casas-Flores S, de Almeida JR, Martínez-Álvarez JA, López-Ramírez LA, Jannuzzi GP, Trujillo-Esquivel E, Estrada-Mata E, Almeida SR, Franco B, Lopes-Bezerra LM, Mora-Montes HM
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:67-85
Published Date: 28 December 2018

Prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions to direct-acting antiviral agents in hemodialysis and renal transplant patients infected with hepatitis C virus [Erratum]
Tavares RCF, Feldner AC, Pinho JR, Malta FM, Carvalho-Filho RJ, Santana RA, Fusco Duarte de Castro V, Dastoli GT, Custódio Lima J, Ferraz ML
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:65-66
Published Date: 24 December 2018

Rotavirus infection beyond the gut
Gómez-Rial J, Sánchez-Batán S, Rivero-Calle I, Pardo-Seco J, Martinón-Martínez JM, Salas A, Martinón-Torres F
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:55-64
Published Date: 24 December 2018

Endemic dissemination of different sequence types of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains harboring blaNDM and 16S rRNA methylase genes in Kerman hospitals, Iran, from 2015 to 2017
Kiaei S, Moradi M, Hosseini-Nave H, Ziasistani M, Kalantar-Neyestanaki D
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:45-54
Published Date: 21 December 2018

Emergence and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harboring blaCTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamases causing ventilator-associated pneumonia in China
Xu H, Huo C, Sun Y, Zhou Y, Xiong Y, Zhao Z, Zhou Q, Sha L, Zhang B, Chen Y
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:33-43
Published Date: 20 December 2018

Detection of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in patients with leprosy in India [Retraction]
Ahuja M, Lavania M, Singh I, Turankar RP, Chhabra S, Narang T, Dogra S, Sengupta U
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:31-32
Published Date: 21 December 2018

In vitro activity of cefoperazone and cefoperazone-sulbactam against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Lai CC, Chen CC, Lu YC, Chuang YC, Tang HJ
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:25-29
Published Date: 20 December 2018

Performance evaluation of the (1,3)-β-D-glucan detection assay in non-intensive care unit adult patients
Murri R, Camici M, Posteraro B, Giovannenze F, Taccari F, Ventura G, Scoppettuolo G, Sanguinetti M, Cauda R, Fantoni M
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:19-24
Published Date: 20 December 2018

Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains recovered from sputum and fecal samples of ICU patients in Zhejiang Province, China
Shu L, Lu Q, Sun R, Lin L, Sun Q, Hu J, Zhou HW, Chan EW, Chen S, Zhang R
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:11-18
Published Date: 18 December 2018

Bezlotoxumab for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection: a review of current evidence and safety profile
Alonso CD, Mahoney MV
Infection and Drug Resistance 2019, 12:1-9
Published Date: 17 December 2018