https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium sequence type 796 - rapid international dissemination of a new epidemic clone https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47420 Thu 19 Jan 2023 12:56:37 AEDT ]]> Evaluation of robenidine analog NCL195 as a novel broad-spectrum antibacterial agent https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31422 E)-4-methylbenzylidene)hydrazinyl)pyrimidin-2-amine; NCL195) displays potent bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus by disrupting the cell membrane potential. NCL195 was less cytotoxic to mammalian cell lines than the parent compound, showed low metabolic degradation rates by human and mouse liver microsomes, and exhibited high plasma concentration and low plasma clearance rates in mice. NCL195 was bactericidal against Acinetobacter spp and Neisseria meningitidis and also demonstrated potent activity against A. baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp. in the presence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and polymyxin B. These findings demonstrate that NCL195 represents a new chemical lead for further medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical development to enhance potency, solubility and selectivity against serious bacterial pathogens.]]> Thu 09 Dec 2021 11:03:31 AEDT ]]> A multi-site, international laboratory study to assess the performance of penicillin susceptibility testing of Staphylococcus aureus https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50732 Thu 03 Aug 2023 13:38:51 AEST ]]>