Antibiotic resistance in Mexico: a brief overview of the current status and its causes

C Amabile-Cuevas - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010 - jidc.org
As in many other developing countries, conditions that may foster antibiotic resistance in
Mexico differ from developed countries, and so resistance prevalence. Fecal pollution and …

Efficacy and quality of antibacterial generic products approved for human use: a systematic review

P Tattevin, AC Crémieux, C Rabaud… - Clinical infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Concerns have recently emerged about the efficacy and the quality of
antibacterial generic products approved for use in humans. Methods. We searched Medline …

Antipseudomonal activity of piperacillin/tazobactam: more than a decade of experience from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997–2007)

RN Jones, MG Stilwell, PR Rhomberg… - … and infectious disease, 2009 - Elsevier
We evaluated the susceptibility rates for piperacillin/tazobactam tested against
Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Europe (EU), Latin …

Determination of therapeutic equivalence of generic products of gentamicin in the neutropenic mouse thigh infection model

AF Zuluaga, M Agudelo, JJ Cardeño, CA Rodriguez… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Drug regulatory agencies (DRA) support prescription of generic products of
intravenous antibiotics assuming therapeutic equivalence from pharmaceutical equivalence …

Antibiotic resistance: from Darwin to Lederberg to Keynes

CF Amabile-Cuevas - Microbial Drug Resistance, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria reflects both, a gradual,
completely Darwinian evolution, which mostly yields slight decreases in antibiotic …

Impact on bacterial resistance of therapeutically nonequivalent generics: The case of piperacillin-tazobactam

CA Rodriguez, M Agudelo, YA Aguilar, AF Zuluaga… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Previous studies have demonstrated that pharmaceutical equivalence and pharmacokinetic
equivalence of generic antibiotics are necessary but not sufficient conditions to guarantee …

Detection of the antimicrobial resistance genes blaTEM-1, cfxA, tetQ, tetM, tetW and ermC in endodontic infections of a Mexican population

RA Domínguez-Pérez, R De la Torre-Luna… - Journal of global …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of genes encoding resistance
to three groups of antimicrobial agents in root canal samples from primary infection or post …

Comparative in vitrostudy of the antimicrobial activities of different commercial antibiotic products for intravenous administration

E Silva, JA Díaz, MJ Arias, AP Hernández… - BMC Clinical …, 2010 - Springer
Background The antimicrobial resistance is a global problem, probably due to the
indiscriminate and irrational use of antibiotics, prescriptions for incorrect medicines or …

Should we have concerns with generic versus brand antimicrobial drugs? A review of issues

MA Veronin - Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To explore the issues involving generic versus brand antimicrobial drug products
and provide an overview of assessments of equivalence and their potential relevance to …

Bioequivalence and in vitro antimicrobial activity between generic and brand-name levofloxacin

HY Sun, HW Liao, MH Sheng, HM Tai, CH Kuo… - … and Infectious Disease, 2016 - Elsevier
Generic agents play a crucial role in reducing the cost of medical care in many countries.
However, the therapeutic equivalence remains a great concern. Our study aims to assess …