Publications

Recent Resistance Surveillance Results from 12 Medical Centres Across China (2011), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 9th annual International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR), March 12 – 15, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Clinical Isolates Recovered from Hospitalized Patients in China, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 9th annual International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR), March 12 – 15, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Emerging Markets Resistance Surveillance Programme Report for 12 Asia-Pacific Nations (2011), Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 9th annual International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR), March 12 – 15, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Telavancin In Vitro Activity Against a Contemporary(2011–2012) Collection of Gram-positive Pathogens, Lead author: Mendes RE, presented at 9th annual International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR), March 12 – 15, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Echinocandin and triazole antifungal susceptibility profiles of opportunistic yeast and mould clinical isolates (2010-2011); Application of new CLSI clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoff values to characterize geographic and temporal trends of antifungal resistance. by Pfaller MA, Messer SA, Woosley LN, Jones RN and Castanheira M published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (8): 2571-2581

Multicenter study of isavuconazole MIC distributions and epidemiological cutoff values for Aspergillus spp. for the CLSI M38-A2 broth microdilution method. by Espinel-Ingroff A, Chowdhary A, Gonzalez GM, Lass-Florl C, Martin-Mazuelos E, Meis J, Pelaez T, Pfaller MA and Turnidge J published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (8): 3823-3828

Streptococcus sanguinis displaying a cross resistance phenotype to several ribosomal RNA targeting agents. by Mendes RE, Deshpande LM, Kim J, Myers DS, Ross JE and Jones RN published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (8): 2728-2731

Commentary: revised susceptibility breakpoints: fear, loathing and good science. by Dudley MN, Ambrose PG and Jones RN published in Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 2013; 32 (9): 970-971

Relationship between ceftolozane/tazobactam exposure and drug-resistance amplification in a hollow-fiber infection model. by VanScoy B, Mendes RE, Castanheira M, McCauley J, Bhavnani SM, Forrest A, Jones RN, Okusanya OO, Friedrich L, Steenbergen J and Ambrose PG published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (9): 4134-4138

Polymyxins: Wisdom doesn’t always come with age. by Kassamali Z, Rotschafer JC, Jones RN, Prince RA and Danziger LH published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2013; 57 (6): 877-883

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae testing susceptible to cefepime by reference methods. by Picao RC, Jones RN, Mendes RE and Castanheira M published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (7): 2388-2390

Antimicrobial activity of the pleuromutilin antibiotic BC-3781 against bacterial pathogens isolated in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program in 2010. by Paukner S, Sader HS, Ivezic-Schoenfeld Z and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (9): 4489-4495

Rapid expansion of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in two Texas hospitals due to clonal spread of ST258 and ST307 lineages by Castanheira M, Farrell SE, Wanger A, Rolston KV, Jones RN and Mendes RE published in Microb. Drug Res. 2013; 19 (4): 295-297

In vitro activity of isavuconazole and comparator antifungal agents tested against a global collection of opportunistic yeasts and molds. by Pfaller MA, Messer SA, Rhomberg PR, Jones RN and Castanheira M published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (8): 2608-2616

An international activity and spectrum analysis of linezolid: ZAAPS program results for 2011. by Flamm RK, Mendes RE, Ross JE, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (2): 206-213

Rifaximin in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: is there a high risk for development of antimicrobial resistance? by Farrell DJ published in J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 2013; 47 (3): 205-211

Dissemination of a pSCFS3-like cfr-carrying plasmid in Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates recovered from hospitals in Ohio. by Mendes RE, Deshpande LM, Bonilla HF, Schwarz S, Huband MD, Jones RN and Quinn JP published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (7): 2923-2928

Rapid detection of antibiotic-resistant organism carriage for infection prevention. by Diekema DJ and Pfaller MA published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2013; 56 (11): 1614-1620

Trends in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-positive K. pneumoniae in US hospitals: Report from the 2007-2009 SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. by Kaiser RM, Castanheira M, Jones RN, Tenover F and Lynfield R published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (3): 356-360

Comprehensive update of dalbavancin activity when tested against uncommonly isolated streptococci, Corynebacterium spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Micrococcus spp. (1,357 strains). by Jones RN and Stilwell MG published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (2): 239-240

Comparative potencies of contemporary generic vancomycin lot: In-vitro assay results from nine products and a reference reagent-grade sample. by Jones RN, Watters AA, Flamm RK and Sader HS published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (2): 237-238

Isolation of genetically unrelated blaNDM-1-positive Providencia rettgeri strains in Israel. by Gefen-Halevi S, Hindiyeh MY, Ben-David D, Smollan G, Gal-Mor O, Azar R, Castanheira M, Belausov N, Rahav G, Tal I, Mendelson E and Keller N published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (5): 1642-1643

Prevalence of ß-lactamase encoding genes among Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia isolates collected in 26 USA hospitals: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2010). by Castanheira M, Farrell SE, Deshpande LM, Mendes RE and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (7): 3012-3020

10 x ’20 Progress–Development of new drugs active against Gram-negative bacilli: An update from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. by Boucher HW, Talbot GH, Benjamin DK, Jr, Bradley J, Guidos RJ, Jones RN, Murray BE, Bonomo RA and Gilbert D for the Infectious Diseases Society of America published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2013; 56 (12): 1685-1694

Pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics of tazobactam in combination with ceftolozane in an in vitro infection model. by VanScoy B, Mendes RE, Nicasio AM, Castanheira M, Bulik CC, Okusanya OO, Bhavnani SM, Forrest A, Jones RN, Friedrich LV, Steenbergen JN and Ambrose PG. published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (6): 2809-2814

Increasing echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata: Clinical failure correlates with presence of FKS mutations and elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations. by Alexander BD, Johnson MD, Pfeiffer CD, Jimenez-Ortigosa C, Catania J, Booker R, Castanheira M, Messer SA, Perlin DS and Pfaller MA published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2013; 56 (12): 1724-1732

An evaluation of vancomycin susceptibility testing for methicillin-resistant S. aureus: A comparison of Etest and three automated testing methods. by Rybak MJ, Vidaillac C, Sader H, Rhomberg P, Salimnia H, Briski L, Wanger A and Jones R published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (7): 2077-2081

Potency and spectrum of activity of AN3365, a novel boron-containing protein synthesis inhibitor, tested against clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli. by Mendes RE, Alley MR, Sader HS, Biedenbach DJ and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (6): 2849-2857

Antimicrobial activity of ceftaroline tested against staphylococci with reduced susceptibility to linezolid, daptomycin or vancomycin from USA hospitals (2008–2011). by Sader HS, Flamm RK and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (7): 3178-3181

Linezolid surveillance results for the United States: LEADER Surveillance Program 2011. by Flamm RK, Mendes RE, Ross JE, Sader HS and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (2): 1077-1081

Antimicrobial activity of daptomycin tested against Gram-positive pathogens collected in Europe, Latin America, and selected countries in the Asia-Pacific Region (2011). by Sader HS, Flamm RK and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (4): 417-422

Educational antimicrobial susceptibility testing as a critical component of microbiology laboratory proficiency programs: American Proficiency Institute (API) results for 2007-2011. by Jones RN, Glick T, Sader HS, Flamm RK, Ross JE, Rhomberg PR and Edson DC published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (4): 357-360

Contemporary potencies of minocycline and tetracycline HCL tested against gram-positive pathogens: SENTRY Program results using CLSI and EUCAST breakpoint criteria. by Jones RN, Wilson ML, Weinstein MP, Stilwell MG and Mendes RE published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (4): 402-405

Contemporary tetracycline susceptibility testing: Doxycycline MIC methods and interpretive criteria (CLSI and EUCAST) performance when testing gram-positive pathogens. by Jones RN, Stilwell MG, Wilson ML and Mendes RE published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (1): 69-72

More potency assay results for generic non-USA lots of piperacillin/tazobactam and initial reports for generic meropenem compounds marketed in the USA. by Jones RN, Sader HS, Flamm RK and Watters AA published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (1): 110-112

Activities of carbapenem and comparator agents against contemporary U.S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the CAPITAL surveillance program. by Morrow BJ, Pillar CM, Deane J, Sahm D, Lynch AS, Flamm RK, Peterson J and Davies TA. published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (4): 412-416

The genetic environment of the cfr gene and the presence of other mechanisms account for the very high linezolid resistance of the Staphylococcus epidermidisisolate 426-3147L. by LaMarre J, Mendes RE, Szal T, Schwarz S, Jones RN and Mankin AS published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (3): 1173-1179

Background and rationale for revised Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) interpretive criteria (breakpoints) for Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: I. Cephalosporins and Aztreonam. by Dudley MN, Ambrose PG, Bhavnani SM, Craig WA, Ferraro MJ and Jones RN published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2013; 56 (9): 1301-1309

Update on antimicrobial susceptibility trends among Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States: Report of ceftaroline activity from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1998-2011). by Jones RN, Sader HS, Mendes RE and Flamm RK published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (1): 107-109

Antimicrobial activity of the novel polymyxin derivative NAB739 tested against Gram-negative pathogens. by Vaara M, Sader HS, Rhomberg PR, Jones RN and Vaara T published in J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2013; 68 (3): 636-639

Candida guilliermondii and other species of Candida misidentified as Candida famata: Assessment by Vitek2, ITS sequence analysis and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in two global surveillance programs. by Castanheira M, Woosley LN, Diekema DJ, Jones RN and Pfaller MA published in J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013; 51 (1): 117-124

Update on the prevalence and genetic characterization of NDM-1-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Indian hospitals during 2010. by Castanheira M, Deshpande LM, Farrell SE, Shetye S, Shah N and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (2): 210-213

Activity of MK-3118, a new oral glucan synthase inhibitor tested against Candida spp. by two international methods (CLSI and EUCAST). by Pfaller MA, Messer SA, Motyl MR, Jones RN and Castanheira M published in J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2013; 68 (4): 858-863

In vitro activity of a new oral glucan synthase inhibitor (MK-3118) tested against Aspergillus spp. by CLSI and EUCAST broth microdilution methods. by Pfaller MA, Messer SA, Motyl MR, Jones RN and Castanheira M published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (2): 1065-1068

Determination of disk diffusion and MIC quality control guidelines for GSK2251052: A novel boron antibacterial. by Ross JE, Scangarella-Oman NE and Jones RN published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (4): 437-439

Update of dalbavancin spectrum and potency in the USA; Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2011). by Jones RN, Sader HS and Flamm RK published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (3): 304-307

Surveillance of dalbavancin potency and spectrum in the United States (2012). by Jones RN, Flamm RK and Sader HS published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 76 (1): 122-123

Interim susceptibility testing for ceftaroline, a new MRSA-active cephalosporin: Selecting potent surrogate ß-lactam markers to predict ceftaroline activity against clinically-indicated species. by Jones RN, Flamm RK, Sader HS and Stilwell MG published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (1): 89-93

Antimicrobial activity of ceftaroline-avibactam tested against recent clinical isolates from USA medical centers (2010-2011). by Sader HS, Flamm RK and Jones RN published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2013; 57 (4): 1982-1988

Spectrum and potency of ceftaroline tested against leading pathogens causing community-acquired respiratory tract infections in Europe (2010). by Farrell DJ, Flamm RK, Jones RN and Sader HS published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2013; 75 (1): 86-88