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Genetic Diversity of norA, Coding for a Main Efflux Pump of Staphylococcus aureus

  • Authors: Costa SS, Sobkowiak B, Parreira R, Edgeworth JD, Viveiros M, Clark TG, Couto I
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Frontiers in Genetics
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30687388

NorA is the best studied efflux system of Staphylococcus aureus and therefore frequently used as a model for investigating efflux-mediated resistance in this pathogen. NorA activity is associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones, several antiseptics and disinfectants and several reports have pointed out the role of efflux systems, including NorA, as a first-line response to antimicrobials in S. aureus. […]
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First report on antimicrobial resistance and molecular characterisation of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi isolated from human specimens in Luanda, Angola

  • Authors: Francisco M, Costa SS, Belas A, Ramos J, Couto I, Pomba C, Viveiros M
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29432938

OBJECTIVES: Typhoid fever is a common infection in Africa and, despite scarce surveillance reports, its incidence is commonly considered high by the Angolan health system. Drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi has emerged, making antimicrobial susceptibility testing essential to provide clinical guidance. This is the first report analysing the antimicrobial resistance patterns and population structure of […]
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Synopsys of the 3rd National Congress of Tropical Medicine and 1st Lusophone Congress of Vector-Borne Diseases

  • Authors: Campino L, Costa SS, Lobo ML, Pinto Junior VL, Salgueiro P, Tavanez JP
  • Publication Year: 2015
  • Journal: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
  • Link: http://ihmtweb.ihmt.unl.pt/PublicacoesFB/Anais/Anais2015/index.html#47/z

Currently, Tropical Medicine emerged as both an important medical specialty and scientific discipline assuming a preponderant global dimension. Until a few years ago, several tropical pathologies, which were exclusively associated with tropical regions, have been gradually expanding to other geographic areas previously considered free of these infections. Vector-borne diseases are included among this group of […]
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Impact of efflux in the development of multidrug resistance phenotypes in Staphylococcus aureus Clinical microbiology and vaccines

  • Authors: Costa SS, Couto I, Melo-Cristino J, Rosato AE, Viveiros M
  • Publication Year: 2015
  • Journal: BMC Microbiology
  • Link: https://bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12866-015-0572-8%20

Efflux has been recognized as a resistance mechanism to antimicrobials in Staphylococcus aureus; however its role on the development of clinically relevant resistance is still poorly characterized. This study aimed to examine the impact of efflux on development of resistance to fluoroquinolones and other antimicrobials in S. aureusstrains representing relevant phenotypes in terms of antibiotic susceptibility and […]
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Mode of action of the 2-phenylquinoline efflux inhibitor PQQ4R against Escherichia coli

  • Authors: Cannalire R, Costa SS, Couto I, Fernandes L, Machado D, Manfroni G, Sabatini S, Tabarrini O, Viveiros M
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Journal: PeerJ
  • Link: https://peerj.com/articles/3168/%20

Efflux pump inhibitors are of great interest since their use as adjuvants of bacterial chemotherapy can increase the intracellular concentrations of the antibiotics and assist in the battle against the rising of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In this work, we have described the mode of action of the 2-phenylquinoline efflux inhibitor (4-(2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethoxy)-2-(4-propoxyphenyl) quinolone – PQQ4R), against Escherichia coli, by studding […]
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