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    March 2008
  1. LU PL , Huang LY, Lian ST, Chang K, et al
    How carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. established in a newly constructed hospital.
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  2. KUO LC , Yu CJ, Kuo ML, Chen WN, et al
    Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates from respiratory care wards in Taiwan: a horizontal surveillance study.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  3. NIMMO GR , Coombs GW
    Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Australia.
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  4. GULMEZ D , Woodford N, Palepou MF, Mushtaq S, et al
    Carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Turkey with OXA-48-like carbapenemases and outer membrane protein loss.
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  5. WOLTER N , von Gottberg A, du Plessis M, de Gouveia L, et al
    Molecular basis and clonal nature of increasing pneumococcal macrolide resistance in South Africa, 2000-2005.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  6. MERENS A , Vaissaire J, Cavallo JD, Le Doujet C, et al
    Etest((R)) for antibiotic susceptibility testing of Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis: evaluation of a French collection.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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    February 2008
  7. N'GUESSAN KR , Dosso M, Ekaza E, Kouakou J, et al
    Molecular characterisation of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from new cases in Lagunes region (Cote d'Ivoire).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  8. FUJIMURA S , Watanabe A, Fuse K, Kikuchi T, et al
    In vitro susceptibility of clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to manufactured generic drugs compared with the brand vancomycin.
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  9. SAAVEDRA SY , Nunez JC, Pulido IY, Gonzalez EB, et al
    Characterisation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex isolates in a third-level hospital in Bogota, Colombia.
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  10. FABREGA A , Sanchez-Cespedes J, Soto S, Vila J, et al
    Quinolone resistance in the food chain.
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  11. DUTTA S , Sur D, Manna B, Sen B, et al
    Emergence of highly fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in a community-based fever surveillance from Kolkata, India.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  12. BATCHELOR M , Hopkins KL, Liebana E, Slickers P, et al
    Development of a miniaturised microarray-based assay for the rapid identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in Gram-negative bacteria.
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  13. HA US , Kim ME, Kim CS, Shim BS, et al
    Acute bacterial prostatitis in Korea: clinical outcome, including symptoms, management, microbiology and course of disease.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31 Suppl 1:S96-101.
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  14. ARISOY M , Rad AY, Akin A, Akar N, et al
    Relationship between susceptibility to antimicrobials and virulence factors in paediatric Escherichia coli isolates.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31 Suppl 1:S4-8.
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    January 2008
  15. SEKAR R , Mahalakshmi D, Srivani R, Shankar EM, et al
    High rate of detection of high-level aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci from urinary tract specimens in South India.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  16. FARRELL DJ , Couturier C, Hryniewicz W
    Distribution and antibacterial susceptibility of macrolide resistance genotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae: PROTEKT Year 5 (2003-2004).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  17. CILLI F , Pullukcu H, Aydemir S, Sipahi OR, et al
    In vitro activity of fosfomycin tromethamine and linezolid against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;.
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  18. HOPKINS KL , Threlfall EJ, Karisik E, Wardle JK, et al
    Identification of novel plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-57 in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:85-6.
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  19. KHAN SA , Sung K, Layton S, Nawaz MS, et al
    Heteroresistance to vancomycin and novel point mutations in Tn1546 of Enterococcus faecium ATCC 51559.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:27-36.
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  20. KARANIKA M , Prati A, Kiritsi M, Spiliopoulou I, et al
    Reduced susceptibility to quinupristin/dalfopristin in Enterococcus faecium in Greece without prior exposure to the agent.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:55-7.
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  21. GARZA-RAMOS U , Tinoco P, Silva-Sanchez J, Morfin-Otero R, et al
    Metallo-beta-lactamase IMP-18 is located in a class 1 integron (In96) in a clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Mexico.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:78-80.
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  22. BLANC V , Cortes P, Mesa RJ, Miro E, et al
    Characterisation of plasmids encoding extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and CMY-2 in Escherichia coli isolated from animal farms.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008;31:76-8.
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    December 2007
  23. TACCONELLI E , Cataldo MA
    Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE): transmission and control.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  24. MATSUMOTO T
    Trends of sexually transmitted diseases and antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  25. KNEZEVIC P , Petrovic O
    Antibiotic resistance of commensal Escherichia coli of food-producing animals from three Vojvodinian farms, Serbia.
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  26. LEELAPORN A , Yodkamol K, Waywa D, Pattanachaiwit S, et al
    A novel structure of Tn4001-truncated element, type V, in clinical enterococcal isolates and multiplex PCR for detecting aminoglycoside resistance genes.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  27. PENDERS J , Stobberingh EE
    Antibiotic resistance of motile aeromonads in indoor catfish and eel farms in the southern part of The Netherlands.
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  28. KIM ME , Ha US, Cho YH
    Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens causing acute uncomplicated cystitis in female outpatients in South Korea: a multicentre study in 2006.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  29. VISCARDI M , Perugini AG, Auriemma C, Capuano F, et al
    Isolation and characterisation of two novel coliphages with high potential to control antibiotic-resistant pathogenic Escherichia coli (EHEC and EPEC).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  30. ZONG Z , Lu X, Valenzuela JK, Partridge SR, et al
    An outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing OXA-23 carbapenemase in western China.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  31. MADUREIRA A , Bergeron A, Lacroix C, Robin M, et al
    Breakthrough invasive aspergillosis in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients treated with caspofungin.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:551-4.
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  32. SADER HS , Mallick R, Kuznik A, Fritsche TR, et al
    Use of in vitro susceptibility and pathogen prevalence data to model the expected clinical success rates of tigecycline and other commonly used antimicrobials for empirical treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:514-20.
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  33. MOSCA A , Miragliotta L, Iodice MA, Abbinante A, et al
    Antimicrobial profiles of Prevotella spp. and Fusobacterium nucleatum isolated from periodontal infections in a selected area of southern Italy.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:521-4.
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  34. AKTAS Z , Day M, Kayacan CB, Diren S, et al
    Molecular characterization of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis by plasmid analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:541-5.
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  35. KOBAYASHI Y , Sumitani Y, Sugita K, Aikawa N, et al
    Antimicrobial activity of fosfomycin against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:563-4.
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  36. TRIPODI MF , Durante-Mangoni E, Fortunato R, Utili R, et al
    Comparative activities of colistin, rifampicin, imipenem and sulbactam/ampicillin alone or in combination against epidemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates producing OXA-58 carbapenemases.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:537-40.
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  37. DERIU A , Branca G, Molicotti P, Pintore G, et al
    In vitro activity of essential oil of Myrtus communis L. against Helicobacter pylori.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:562-3.
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  38. BALL P
    Conclusions: the future of antimicrobial therapy - Augmentin and beyond.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 2:S139-41.
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  39. BALL P
    The clinical development and launch of amoxicillin/clavulanate for the treatment of a range of community-acquired infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 2:S113-7.
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  40. ALPUCHE C , Garau J, Lim V
    Global and local variations in antimicrobial susceptibilities and resistance development in the major respiratory pathogens.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 2:S135-8.
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  41. GEDDES AM , Klugman KP, Rolinson GN
    Introduction: historical perspective and development of amoxicillin/clavulanate.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 2:S109-12.
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    November 2007
  42. HAMEL A , Caillon J, Jacqueline C, Batard E, et al
    Efficacy of quinupristin/dalfopristin versus vancomycin, alone or in combination with rifampicin, against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a rabbit arthritis model.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  43. NUSRATH UNISSA A , Selvakumar N, Narayanan S, Narayanan PR, et al
    Molecular analysis of isoniazid-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from India.
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  44. WAGENLEHNER FM , Niemetz AH, Weidner W, Naber KG, et al
    Spectrum and antibiotic resistance of uropathogens from hospitalised patients with urinary tract infections: 1994-2005.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  45. HAMMERUM AM , Heuer OE, Lester CH, Agerso Y, et al
    Comment on: withdrawal of growth-promoting antibiotics in Europe and its effects in relation to human health.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:466-8.
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  46. GOULD IM
    MRSA bacteraemia.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 1:S66-70.
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  47. RUBINSTEIN E
    Short antibiotic treatment courses or how short is short?
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 1:S76-9.
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  48. GOULD IM
    Antimicrobials: an endangered species?
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:383-4.
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  49. PARK HS , Yoon YM, Jung SJ, Yun IN, et al
    CG400462, a new bacterial enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI) inhibitor.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:446-51.
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  50. KEYNAN Y , Rubinstein E
    The changing face of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in the community.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:385-9.
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  51. BHAT S , Fujitani S, Potoski BA, Capitano B, et al
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the Intensive Care Unit: can the adequacy of empirical beta-lactam antibiotic therapy be improved?
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:458-62.
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  52. TACCONELLI E , Cataldo MA, De Angelis G, Cauda R, et al
    Risk scoring and bloodstream infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30 Suppl 1:S88-92.
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    October 2007
  53. KATO Y , Suzuki T, Ida T, Maebashi K, et al
    Microbiological and clinical study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrying VraS mutation: changes in susceptibility to glycopeptides and clinical significance.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  54. OUDHUIS GJ , Verbon A, Hoogkamp-Korstanje JA, Stobberingh EE, et al
    Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Intensive Care Units in The Netherlands, 1998-2005.
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  55. CANTON R , Unal S, Farrell DJ
    Antibacterial resistance patterns in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from elderly patients: PROTEKT years 1-5 (1999-2004).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  56. SAMRA Z , Ofir O, Lishtzinsky Y, Madar-Shapiro L, et al
    Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing KPC-3 in a tertiary medical centre in Israel.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  57. MORRISSEY I , Colclough A, Northwood J
    TARGETed surveillance: susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from community-acquired respiratory tract infections in 2003 to fluoroquinolones and other agents.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:345-51.
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  58. FURTADO GH , d'Azevedo PA, Santos AF, Gales AC, et al
    Intravenous polymyxin B for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:315-9.
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  59. TAMANG MD , Oh JY, Seol SY, Kang HY, et al
    Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi associated with a class 1 integron carrying the dfrA7 gene cassette in Nepal.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:330-5.
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    September 2007
  60. JACKSON CR , Boylan JA, Frye JG, Gherardini FC, et al
    Evidence of a conjugal erythromycin resistance element in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  61. APPELBAUM PC
    Reduced glycopeptide susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  62. LAPLANA LM , Cepero MA, Ruiz J, Zolezzi PC, et al
    Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type determination and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  63. KOPTERIDES P , Koletsi PK, Michalopoulos A, Falagas ME, et al
    Exposure to quinolones is associated with carbapenem resistance among colistin-susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii blood isolates.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  64. FOO SS , Lye DC
    Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus tricuspid valve endocarditis with annular abscess cured with oral levofloxacin and rifampicin.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:275-7.
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  65. DUTTA NK , Annadurai S, Mazumdar K, Dastidar SG, et al
    Potential management of resistant microbial infections with a novel non-antibiotic: the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac sodium.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:242-9.
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  66. SANCHEZ-CESPEDES J , Vila J
    Partial characterisation of the acrAB locus in two Citrobacter freundii clinical isolates.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:259-63.
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  67. TARAZONA RE , Padilla TP, Gomez JC, Sanchez JE, et al
    First report in Spain of linezolid non-susceptibility in a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus haemolyticus.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:277-8.
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  68. RIMBARA E , Noguchi N, Kijima H, Yamaguchi T, et al
    Mutations in the 23S rRNA gene of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori from Japan.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:250-4.
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  69. REMELI GA , Pacca CC, Silva GC, Almeida MT, et al
    OKP-B-14, a new OKP-B variant isolated from Klebsiella pneumoniae in Brazil.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:274-5.
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  70. WASSENAAR TM , Kist M, de Jong A
    Re-analysis of the risks attributed to ciprofloxacin-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:195-201.
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    August 2007
  71. STARCIC ERJAVEC M , Rijavec M, Krizan-Hergouth V, Fruth A, et al
    Chloramphenicol- and tetracycline-resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) exhibit reduced virulence potential.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  72. OHLASOVA D , Kmet V, Niks M
    First report of the carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing IMP-7 metallo-beta-lactamase in Slovakia.
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  73. HANLON GW
    Bacteriophages: an appraisal of their role in the treatment of bacterial infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:118-28.
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  74. MAHAMAT A , MacKenzie FM, Brooker K, Monnet DL, et al
    Impact of infection control interventions and antibiotic use on hospital MRSA: a multivariate interrupted time-series analysis.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:169-76.
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  75. CARRILLO-MUNOZ AJ , Giusiano G, Guarro J, Quindos G, et al
    In vitro activity of voriconazole against dermatophytes, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and other opportunistic fungi as agents of onychomycosis.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:157-61.
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  76. SHAHADA F , Amamoto A, Chuma T, Shirai A, et al
    Antimicrobial susceptibility phenotypes, resistance determinants and DNA fingerprints of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium isolated from bovine in Southern Japan.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:150-6.
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  77. FRYE JG , Fedorka-Cray PJ
    Prevalence, distribution and characterisation of ceftiofur resistance in Salmonella enterica isolated from animals in the USA from 1999 to 2003.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:134-42.
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  78. BIEDENBACH DJ , Bell JM, Sader HS, Fritsche TR, et al
    Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive bacterial isolates from the Asia-Pacific region and an in vitro evaluation of the bactericidal activity of daptomycin, vancomycin, and teicoplanin: a SENTRY Program Report (2003-2004).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:143-9.
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  79. PETRIKKOS G , Skiada A
    Recent advances in antifungal chemotherapy.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:108-17.
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  80. AKINBOWALE OL , Peng H, Grant P, Barton MD, et al
    Antibiotic and heavy metal resistance in motile aeromonads and pseudomonads from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farms in Australia.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:177-82.
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  81. PHILLIPS I
    Withdrawal of growth-promoting antibiotics in Europe and its effects in relation to human health.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:101-7.
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  82. HSUEH PR , Hawkey PM
    Consensus statement on antimicrobial therapy of intra-abdominal infections in Asia.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:129-33.
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  83. GARCIA-DE-LOMAS J , Lerma M, Cebrian L, Juan-Banon JL, et al
    Influence of Haemophilus influenzae beta-lactamase production and/or ftsI gene mutations on in vitro activity of and susceptibility rates to aminopenicillins and second- and third-generation cephalosporins.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:190-2.
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  84. ZAVASCKI AP , Soares FC, Superti SV, Silbert S, et al
    Stable carbapenem susceptibility rates among multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. strains in a setting of high prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:187-9.
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    July 2007
  85. TOKUMOTO MB , Ybarra V, Torreno M, Rodriguez M, et al
    Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) paediatric clone among skin and soft-tissue infections in Buenos Aires.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  86. BORBONE S , Lupo A, Mezzatesta ML, Campanile F, et al
    Evaluation of the in vitro activity of tigecycline against multiresistant Gram-positive cocci containing tetracycline resistance determinants.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  87. FLOREZ AB , Ladero V, Alvarez-Martin P, Ammor MS, et al
    Acquired macrolide resistance in the human intestinal strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus E41 associated with a transition mutation in 23S rRNA genes.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  88. PASQUALI F , Rossi M, Manfreda G, Zanoni R, et al
    Complete nucleotide sequence of the gyrA gene of Helicobacter pullorum and identification of a point mutation leading to ciprofloxacin resistance in poultry isolates.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  89. NTAGIOPOULOS PG , Paramythiotou E, Antoniadou A, Giamarellou H, et al
    Impact of an antibiotic restriction policy on the antibiotic resistance patterns of Gram-negative microorganisms in an Intensive Care Unit in Greece.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;.
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  90. POULAKOU G , Katsarolis I, Matthaiopoulou I, Tsiodras S, et al
    Nationwide surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Greece: patterns of resistance and serotype epidemiology.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:87-92.
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  91. JACKSON CR , Fedorka-Cray PJ, Barrett JB, Hiott LM, et al
    Prevalence of streptogramin resistance in enterococci from animals: identification of vatD from animal sources in the USA.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:60-6.
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  92. GOULD IM
    The problem with glycopeptides.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:1-3.
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  93. COOKE FJ , Holmes AH
    The missing care bundle: antibiotic prescribing in hospitals.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:25-9.
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  94. SULE O , Brown NM, Willocks LJ, Day J, et al
    Fusidic acid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (FRSA) carriage in patients with atopic eczema and pattern of prior topical fusidic acid use.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:78-82.
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  95. LEHTINEN J , Lilius EM
    Promethazine renders Escherichia coli susceptible to penicillin G: real-time measurement of bacterial susceptibility by fluoro-luminometry.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:44-51.
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  96. MORRIS D , Ni Chulain M, Cormican M
    Dissemination of clonal groups of uropathogenic Escherichia coli is not a significant contributor to trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole resistance in Galway, Ireland.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:97-8.
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  97. READY D , Pratten J, Mordan N, Watts E, et al
    The effect of amalgam exposure on mercury- and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:34-9.
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  98. PASQUALOTTO AC , Denning DW
    Generic substitution of itraconazole resulting in sub-therapeutic levels and resistance.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:93-4.
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  99. CHU YW , Cheung TK, Tung V, Tiu F, et al
    A blood isolate of Neisseria meningitidis showing reduced susceptibility to quinolones in Hong Kong.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:94-5.
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  100. AZNAR E , Alarcon T, Buendia B, Garcia-Penuela E, et al
    Detection of decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in Salmonella spp. by five different methods including real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2007;30:67-71.
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    June 2007
  101. SCHENTAG JJ , Klugman KP, Yu VL, Adelman MH, et al
    Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia: pharmacodynamic correlations with outcome and macrolide resistance-a controlled study.
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