Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ▲ Antimicrobials, Vaccines, Interventions

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 34  Number 5  February 5-12, 2015

Antimicrobials, Vaccines, Interventions

Novel gentamicin resistance genes in Campylobacter isolated from humans and retail meats in the USA 
Zhao S, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Feb 1. pii: dkv001. [Epub ahead of print]

Persistence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA following treatment for pharyngeal and rectal gonorrhea is influenced by antibiotic susceptibility and reinfection
Bissessor M, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2015; 60(4):  557-563.

Comment:
Persistent gonococcal DNA: Artifact or real? further insights into the biology of a remarkable pathogen.
Zenilman JM. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 15;60(4):564-5.

Evolution of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii revealed through whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomic analysis
Li H, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(2): 1168-1176.

Genomic insights into intrinsic and acquired drug resistance mechanisms in Achromobacter xylosoxidans
Hu Y, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(2): 1152-1161.

Evolution and transmission patterns of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in China 
Wang F, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(2): 818-825.

Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults in Zhejiang, China 
Zhou Z, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(2): 1048-1051.

Comprehensive sieve analysis of breakthrough HIV-1 sequences in the RV144 vaccine efficacy trial 
Edlefsen PT, et al. PLoS Comput Biol. 2015 Feb 3;11(2):e1003973.

Molecular mechanisms of fluconazole resistance in Candida parapsilosis isolates from a U.S. surveillance system
Grossman NT, et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59(2): 1030-1037.

Population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in sleeping sickness patients with treatment failures in the focus of Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pyana PP, et al. Infect Genet Evol 2015; 30: 128–133.