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Anti-Infectives Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 29th, 2003

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Anti-Infectives - Genome of bacteriophage infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa reported

Antibiotics - GABA(A) receptor blockade underlies cephalosporin-induced convulsions

Antibiotic Resistance - Ingredient in domestic detergent may not be culprit after all

Antimicrobials - Pyrimidinone antibiotics exhibit improved antibacterial spectrum

HIV Prevention - Phase I testing of HIV microbicide initiated

Peritoneal Sepsis - EDU in HA/CMC gel reduces surgical infection

Anti-Infectives - Ofloxacin receives FDA approval

Antibiotics - Generic pharmaceutical company licenses clarithromycin XL

Antibiotics - Linezolid does not impair polymorphonuclear neutrophils activity

Antibiotics - Milestone achieved in development of peptide deformylase inhibitors

Antifungal Therapy - Assay for itraconazole drug monitoring developed

Antimicrobial Peptides - Human intestinal mucosa is rich in antibacterial, antifungal peptides

Bacterial Growth - Catecholamines enhance growth of E. coli but not some other bacteria

Biostatistics - Subgroup analysis can be planned for with a useful method in clinical trials

Botulism - Joint venture wins $11M award to expedite production of botulinum vaccine

Candida Albicans - Level of disease activity, oral or vaginal location induce different enzymes

Cell Transport - Transport by multidrug resistance-associated protein 3 investigated

Co-stimulatory Molecules - ICOS may be involved in Peyer patch expansion and IgA, IgG production

Collaborations - Chemistry deal signed for development of small-molecule compounds

Cytomegalovirus - Atherosclerosis patients have CMV infection in vessel walls

Drug Development - Fosmidomycin disrupts plasmodial DOXP pathway

Drug Development - Novel carbapenem has improved anti-MRSA activity

Enterococcus Faecalis - The serotype 2 polysaccharide of E. faecalis is made during log phase

Epilepsy - Antiepileptic drugs can alter and be altered by other drugs

Finance - Funding will help company prepare for NDA filing for SnET2

Gynecology -  Staphylococcus levels on tampons may be higher than previously reported

Hepatitis C Therapy - Antivirals prevent lymphoproliferative disease in chronic hepatitis C patients

Hepatology -  Aeromonas infection of the hepatobiliary system reported

Human Parechovirus - HPEV-1 has different replication complex than other picornaviruses

Infectious Disease Therapy - Mechanisms of atovaquone-induced cytochrome bc1 complex inhibition characterized

Malaria Therapy -  P. falciparum plasmepsin inhibitors show promise

Malaria Therapy - Antimalarial imidazo[2,1-a]isoindole derivatives have potent activity

Malaria Therapy - Artemisinins target plasmodial SERCA protein

Malaria Therapy - Efflux pump mediates P. falciparum resistance to chloroquine

Malaria Therapy - Quinoline-based inhibitors of plasmodial PfA-M1 developed

Mycobacterium Marinum - Fish tanks can be a source of M. marinum skin infection

Personnel - Dr. Louis W. Sullivan and Marc L. Preminger elected to biopharma company board

Pneumonia - Levofloxacin-resistant pneumococci appear easily, persist after initial therapy

Pneumonia Diagnostics - Urinary antigen test detects S. pneumoniae after antibiotic treatment started

Proteomics - Protein from Streptomyces cacaoi is penicillin-binding

Rickettsia - LepB gene for signal peptidase is similar in R. rickettsii, R. typhi

Septicemia - Sepsis is best treated when bacterial-host molecular interactions are considered

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Gemifloxacin is active against Neisseria gonorrhoeae with gyrA mutation

Streptococcal Infections - Toxic shock syndrome may be treatable with IVIG therapy

Urinary Tract Infection - Early completion of patient recruitment in phase II clinical trial of doripenem

Urinary Tract Infections - Ciprofloxacin GR is as effective as Cipro

Ventilator-associated Pneumonia - FDA grants fast track designation for Iseganan

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