Publications by authors named "J R Kimbrough"

is a common cause of pulmonary and invasive mold infections among immunocompromised hosts. Mortality in immunocompromised hosts with invasive infections (IAI) has been reported to be as high as 80%. Therefore, appropriate therapy is essential in treating IAI.

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Background: Bloodstream infection (BSI) is associated with poor outcomes especially when effective antimicrobial therapy and control of infection source are delayed. As the frequency of Enterobacterales producing metallo-β-lactamases (MBL) and/or OXA-48-like carbapenemases is increasing in some United States (US) medical centres, effective antimicrobials to treat the infections caused by these organisms are urgently needed. Aztreonam-avibactam is under clinical development for treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, including MBL producers.

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This study reports the activity of cefiderocol against Enterobacterales, , and spp. isolates collected from the United States and Europe, including Israel and Turkey, from 2020 to 2021. Among Enterobacterales, 2.

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Article Synopsis
  • Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), especially newer versions like PCV20, have a significant potential to reduce ear infections (otitis media) in young children by covering more serotypes of bacteria.
  • A study examined 199 isolates from the middle ear fluid of U.S. children, finding that 56.8% were from kids under age 2 and identifying key serotypes that contribute to infections, with PCV20 covering 54.8% of these.
  • The research indicated a concerning level of antimicrobial resistance, with 45.2% of isolates being non-susceptible to penicillin, suggesting that expanding the coverage of vaccines could help combat both susceptible and resistant types of pneumoc
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We evaluated the activities of aztreonam/avibactam and recently approved β-lactamase inhibitor combinations (BLICs) to compare the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Enterobacterales and isolated from intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients. Clinical isolates (1/patient) were consecutively collected from 72 United States medical centres in 2020-2022 and susceptibility tested by broth microdilution. The results for 5421 isolates from ICU patients were analysed and compared to those for 20,649 isolates from non-ICU patients.

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