2015
The contribution of extended-spectrum &bgr;-lactamases to multidrug-resistant infections in children
Murray TS, Peaper DR. The contribution of extended-spectrum &bgr;-lactamases to multidrug-resistant infections in children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2015, 27: 124-131. PMID: 25565574, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBeta-Lactam ResistanceBeta-LactamasesChildChild, PreschoolCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCross InfectionDrug Resistance, MultipleEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfantKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrevalenceConceptsMultidrug-resistant infectionsGram-negative rodsProlonged fecal carriageAntibiotic prescribing practicesPrevious antibiotic useExtended-spectrum β-lactamasesCommon risk factorsThird-generation cephalosporinsDiagnostic toolAppropriate therapyChallenging infectionsPrescribing practicesNeonatal ICULaboratory criteriaNew diagnostic toolsRisk factorsAntibiotic useFecal carriageCommunity transmissionClinical implicationsInfectionCephalosporin resistanceKlebsiella pneumoniaeReporting criteriaΒ-lactamases
2009
Pseudomonas aeruginosa OspR is an oxidative stress sensing regulator that affects pigment production, antibiotic resistance and dissemination during infection
Lan L, Murray TS, Kazmierczak BI, He C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa OspR is an oxidative stress sensing regulator that affects pigment production, antibiotic resistance and dissemination during infection. Molecular Microbiology 2009, 75: 76-91. PMID: 19943895, PMCID: PMC2881571, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06955.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBeta-Lactam ResistanceBeta-LactamsFemaleGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGlutathione PeroxidaseHydrogen PeroxideMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOxidative StressPigments, BiologicalPneumoniaPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsQuorum SensingRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalTyrosineVirulenceConceptsOxidative stress sensingCys-24Stress sensingPigment productionNull mutant strainOxidative stressSerine substitution mutantsGlobal regulatorPromoter DNASubstitution mutantsAdditional genesInside hostsQuorum sensingCys residuesMutant strainConstitutive expressionMultiple pathwaysRegulatory effectsBeta-lactam resistanceGenesSignificant inductionRegulatorTyrosine metabolismOSPRP. aeruginosa