Publications

In vitro activity of isavuconazole versus opportunistic filamentous fungal pathogens from the SENTRY Antifungal Surveillance Program, 2017-2018. by Messer SA, Carvalhaes CG, Castanheira M and Pfaller MA published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis., 2020; 97 (1): 115007

Surveillance of omadacycline activity tested against clinical isolates from the United States and Europe: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2016-2018. by Pfaller MA, Huband MD, Shortridge D and Flamm RK published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy., 2020: 64 (5); e02488

First report of bla _VIM-4– and mcr-9-coharboring Enterobacter species isolated from a pediatric patient. by Chavda KD, Westblade LF, Satlin MJ, Hemmert AC, Castanheira M, Jenkins SG, Chen L and Kreiswirth BN published in mSphere. 2019; 4 (5): e00629

Meropenem-vaborbactam activity against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales isolates collected in U.S. hospitals during 2016 to 2018. by Castanheira M, Doyle TB, Kantro V, Mendes RE and Shortridge D published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2020; 64 (2): 01951

Correlation between broth microdilution and disk diffusion results when testing ceftazidime-avibactam against a challenge collection of Enterobacterales: Results from a multi-laboratory study. by Sader HS, Rhomberg PR, Chandrasekaran S, Trejo M, Fedler KA, Boyken LD and Diekema DJ published in J. Clin. Microbiol., 2020; 58 (4): e01757

Antimicrobial activity of telavancin tested in vitro against a global collection of gram-positive pathogens, including multidrug-resistant isolates (2015-2017). by Duncan LR, Sader HS, Huband MD, Flamm RK and Mendes RE published in Microb. Drug Resist.: in press, 2020.

Antimicrobial activity of cefoperazone-sulbactam tested against gram-negative organisms from Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. by Sader HS, Carvalhaes CG, Streit JM, Castanheira M and Flamm RK published in Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020; 91: 32-37

Activity of meropenem-vaborbactam against bacterial isolates causing pneumonia in hospitalized patients from U.S. hospitals during 2014 to 2018. by Carvalhaes CG, Shortridge D, Sader HS and Castanheira M. published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2020; 64 (3):e02177

Activity of a Long-Acting Echinocandin, Rezafungin, and Comparator Antifungal Agents Tested against Contemporary Invasive Fungal Isolates: SENTRY Program 2016-2018. by Pfaller MA, Carvalhaes C, Messer SA, Rhomberg PR and Castanheira M published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother.: in press 2020.

Evaluation of antimicrobial effects of a new polymyxin molecule (SPR741) when tested in combination with a series of beta-Lactam agents against a challenge set of Gram-negative pathogens. by Mendes RE, Rhomberg PR, Lister T, Cotroneo N, Rubio A and Flamm RK published in Microb. Drug Resist.: in press, 2020

Comparison of ceftazidime-avibactam and ceftolozane-tazobactam in vitro activities when tested against gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients hospitalized with pneumonia in United States medical centers (2017-2018). by Sader HS, Flamm RK, Carvalhaes CG and Castanheira M published in Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2019; 96: 114833

Analysis of global antifungal surveillance results reveals predominance of Erg11 Y132F alteration among azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis and country-specific isolate dissemination. by Castanheira M, Deshpande LM, Messer SA, Rhomberg PR and Pfaller MA published in Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents., 2020: 55 (1); 105799

In vitro activity of minocycline against U.S. isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii-Acinetobacter calcoaceticus species complex, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Burkholderia cepacia complex: Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2014 to 2018. by Flamm RK, Shortridge D, Castanheira M, Sader HS and Pfaller MA. published in Antimicrob. Agents. Chemother. 63 (11): e01154, 2019.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America’s 10 x ’20 Initiative (10 new systemic antibacterial agents US Food and Drug Administration approved by 2020): Is 20 x ’20 a possibility? by Talbot GH, Jezek A, Murray BE, Jones RN, Ebright RH, Nau GJ, Rodvold KA, Newland JG, Boucher HW and Infectious Diseases Society of A. published in Clin. Infect. Dis. 2019; 69 (1): 1-11

Antimicrobial activity of dalbavancin tested against Gram-positive organisms isolated from patients with infective endocarditis in US and European medical centres. by Sader HS, Mendes RE, Pfaller MA and Flamm RK. published in J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2019; 74 (5): 1306-1310

Antimicrobial activity of ceftolozane-tazobactam tested against contemporary (2015-2017) P. aeruginosa isolates from a global surveillance program. by Shortridge D, Pfaller MA, Streit JM and Flamm RK published in J. Glob. Antimicrob. Resist.: in press, 2019.

Resistance to Oral Antibiotics among Urinary Tract Infection Isolates of Escherichia coli from the United States and Europe in 2017. Lead author: IA Critchley, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #1465

In Vitro Activity of Lefamulin Against Bacterial Pathogens Causing Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia: SENTRY Surveillance 2017-2018 Results from the United States. Lead author: S Paukner, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster # 703

Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment Analyses to Support Lefamulin Dose Justification and Susceptibility Breakpoint Determinations for Patients With Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia. Lead author: SM Bhavnani, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster #19

Lefamulin Activity against Gram-Positive Pathogens Collected in the 2017 Global SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. Lead author: S Paukner, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster # T-74

In Vitro Activity of the β-lactamase Inhibitor QPX7728 In Combination with Several β-lactams against Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PSA). Lead author: M Castanheira, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #681

Antimicrobial Activity of the Novel β-Lactam Enhancer Combination Cefepime-Zidebactam (WCK 5222) Tested against Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated in United States Medical Centers from Patients with Bloodstream Infections. Lead author: M Castanheira, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington DC, USA
Poster #1598

Comparison of cefepime-zidebactam (WCK 5222), ceftazidime-avibactam, and ceftolozane-tazobactam tested against Gram-negative organisms causing pneumonia in United States hospitals in 2018. Lead author: HS Sader, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #2214

Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia in US Medical Centers During 2018. Lead Author: HS Sader, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #2217

Comparative Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Bloodstream Infections and Pneumonia When Tested against Tazobactam Combinations. Lead author: CG Carvalhaes, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #2192

Activity of a Long-Acting Echinocandin, Rezafungin, and Comparator Antifungal Agents Tested against Contemporary Invasive Fungal Isolates: SENTRY 2018. Lead author: MA Pfaller, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster # 2115

Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Activity against Difficult-to-Treat Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals. Lead author: D Shortridge, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #1589

Minocycline Activity against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Patients in US Hospitals. Lead author: D Shortridge, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #1584

Comparison of Ceftazidime-Avibactam, Ceftolozane-Tazobactam, Piperacillin-Tazobactam, and Meropenem Activities when Tested against Gram-Negative Organisms Isolated from Complicated Urinary Tract Infections. Lead author: HS Sader, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster # 1436

Eight Years of Sustained Potency and Activity of Oritavancin against Gram-Positive Isolates Causing Bacteremia and Endocarditis in the USA, Including Enterococcal Infections Requiring an Optimized Dosing Strategy for Daptomycin. Lead author: CG Carvalhaes, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington DC, USA
Poster #1583

Antimicrobial Activity of Novel β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations Tested against Organisms Causing Complicated Urinary Tract Infections in United States Medical Centers. Lead author: HS Sader, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #1445

Delafloxacin Activity against Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis from US Medical Centers (2014-2018). Lead author: D Shortridge, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #1582

Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Comparator Agents Tested against Gram-Negative Organisms Isolated from Patients with Bloodstream Infections in United States Medical Centers (2017-2018). Lead author: CG Carvalhaes, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, D. C., USA
Poster #129

Activity of a Novel Polymyxin Analog, QPX9003, Tested against Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens, Including Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter, Enterobacterales, and Pseudomonas. Lead author: M Castanheira, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #690

Comparison of MIC Results for Gepotidacin by Agar Dilution and Broth Microdilution Methods. Lead author: SJ Ryan Arends, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #701

β-Lactam Resistance Mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Analyzed Using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Transcriptome Analysis and Their Impact in Resistance to New β-Lactam/β-Lactamase Inhibitors. Lead author: M Castanheira, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington DC, USA
Poster #600

Epidemiologic Analysis of a Worldwide Collection of Escherichia coli ST131 Using the 1928D Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals Country Specific and Globally Disseminated Clades. Lead author: LM Deshpande, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington DC, USA
Poster #239

In vitro Activity of Omadacycline against Recent (2018) Bacterial Pathogens Obtained from the United States and Europe from Skin and Skin Structure, Respiratory, and Urinary Tract Infections. Lead author: MD Huband, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #665

Activity of Novel β-Lactamase Inhibitor QPX7728 Combined with β-Lactam Agents When Tested against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Isolates. Lead author: M Castanheira, presented at ID Week 2019, October 2-6, Washington, DC, USA
Poster #677

Ceftobiprole Activity against Pathogens Causing Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections in the United States from 2016 through 2018. Lead author: LR Duncan, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster# T-67

Cefepime-Zidebactam (WCK 5222) Activity against Clinical Isolates of Non-Fermentative Gram-Negative Bacilli Collected Worldwide in 2018. Lead author: HS Sader, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster 69

Antimicrobial Activity of Cefepime-Zidebactam (WCK 5222) against Clinical Isolates of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Collected Worldwide in 2018. Lead author: HS Sader, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster 70

In vitro Activity of the Orally Bioavailable Ceftibuten/VNRX-7145 Combination against a Challenge Set of Enterobacteriaceae Pathogens Carrying Molecluarly Characterized β-Lactamase Genes. Lead author: RE Mendes, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster #73

In Vitro Activity of KHP-3757 and Comparators against Recent and Molecularly Characterized Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from a Global Surveillance Program. Lead author: MD Huband, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster

Omadacycline Is Not a Substrate for Clinically Relevant β-Lactamase Enzymes. Lead author: RE Mendes, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster # W-62

Activity of KBP-7072 against Recent and Molecularly Characterized Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates. Lead author: MD Huband, presented at ASM/ESCMID 2019, September 3-6, Boston, MA, USA
Poster # W-69

Regional analysis of telavancin and comparator antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus collected in the United States from 2014 through 2016. by Duncan LR, Smith CJ, Flamm RK and Mendes RE. published in J. Glob. Antimicrob. Resist.: in press, 2019.

Frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections in United States medical centers (2015-2017). by Sader HS, Castanheira M, Streit JM and Flamm RK. published in Diag. Microbio. Infect. Dis.: in press, 2019.

The microbiology of bloodstream infection: 20-year trends from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program. by Diekema DJ, Hsueh PR, Mendes RE, Pfaller MA, Rolston KV, Sader HS and Jones RN. published in Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2019; 63 (7): e00355

Evaluation of the synergy of ceftazidime-avibactam in combination with meropenem, amikacin, aztreonam, colistin and fosfomycin against well characterized multi-drug resistant K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa. by Mikhail S, Singh NB, Kebriaei R, Rice SA, Stamper KC, Castanheira M and Rybak MJ. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2019; 63 (8): e00779