A C Gales

Summary

Affiliation: University of Iowa
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Identification of Candida dubliniensis based on temperature and utilization of xylose and alpha-methyl-D-glucoside as determined with the API 20C AUX and vitek YBC systems
    A C Gales
    Departments of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 37:3804-8. 1999
  2. ncbi Occurrence of single-point gyrA mutations among ciprofloxacin-susceptible Escherichia coli isolates causing urinary tract infections in Latin America
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 36:61-4. 2000
  3. ncbi Survey of bloodstream infections due to gram-negative bacilli: frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates collected in the United States, Canada, and Latin America for the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997
    D J Diekema
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 29:595-607. 1999
  4. ncbi Activity and spectrum of 22 antimicrobial agents tested against urinary tract infection pathogens in hospitalized patients in Latin America: report from the second year of the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program (1998)
    A C Gales
    Medical Microbiology Division, 251 MRC, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 45:295-303. 2000
  5. ncbi Two-year assessment of the pathogen frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns among organisms isolated from skin and soft tissue infections in Latin American hospitals: results from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program, 1997-98. SENTRY Stud
    A C Gales
    Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 4:75-84. 2000
  6. ncbi Frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns for pathogens isolated from latin american patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia: results from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program (1998)
    M T Lewis
    Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 37:63-74. 2000
  7. ncbi Antimicrobial activity and spectrum of the new glycylcycline, GAR-936 tested against 1,203 recent clinical bacterial isolates
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 36:19-36. 2000
  8. ncbi Carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens isolates producing Bush group 2f beta-lactamase (SME-1) in the United States: results from the MYSTIC Programme
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 39:125-7. 2001
  9. ncbi Emerging importance of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as pathogens in seriously ill patients: geographic patterns, epidemiological features, and trends in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997-1999
    A C Gales
    University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clin Infect Dis 32:S104-13. 2001
  10. ncbi Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates: occurrence rates, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and molecular typing in the global SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997-1999
    A C Gales
    University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clin Infect Dis 32:S146-55. 2001

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Identification of Candida dubliniensis based on temperature and utilization of xylose and alpha-methyl-D-glucoside as determined with the API 20C AUX and vitek YBC systems
    A C Gales
    Departments of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 37:3804-8. 1999
    ..dubliniensis. A negative MDG test result with either system would also be helpful but may misclassify C. albicans as C. dubliniensis, especially when the API 20C AUX system is used...
  2. ncbi Occurrence of single-point gyrA mutations among ciprofloxacin-susceptible Escherichia coli isolates causing urinary tract infections in Latin America
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 36:61-4. 2000
    ....
  3. ncbi Survey of bloodstream infections due to gram-negative bacilli: frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates collected in the United States, Canada, and Latin America for the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997
    D J Diekema
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 29:595-607. 1999
    ..coli and Klebsiella species from Latin America. Further investigation of the reasons for regional differences in resistance patterns is needed, as is ongoing surveillance to detect resistance trends and to guide antimicrobial use...
  4. ncbi Activity and spectrum of 22 antimicrobial agents tested against urinary tract infection pathogens in hospitalized patients in Latin America: report from the second year of the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program (1998)
    A C Gales
    Medical Microbiology Division, 251 MRC, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    J Antimicrob Chemother 45:295-303. 2000
    ..The results presented in this report confirm that bacterial resistance continues to be a great problem in Latin American medical institutions...
  5. ncbi Two-year assessment of the pathogen frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns among organisms isolated from skin and soft tissue infections in Latin American hospitals: results from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program, 1997-98. SENTRY Stud
    A C Gales
    Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    Int J Infect Dis 4:75-84. 2000
    ..The dissemination of multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MDR-MRSA) among the Latin American countries also was studied...
  6. ncbi Frequency of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns for pathogens isolated from latin american patients with a diagnosis of pneumonia: results from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program (1998)
    M T Lewis
    Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 37:63-74. 2000
    ..aureus, and the epidemic dissemination of multiply-resistant strains in several medical centers. International surveillance programs (SENTRY) should assist in the control of escalating antimicrobial resistance in this geographic area...
  7. ncbi Antimicrobial activity and spectrum of the new glycylcycline, GAR-936 tested against 1,203 recent clinical bacterial isolates
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 36:19-36. 2000
    ....
  8. ncbi Carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens isolates producing Bush group 2f beta-lactamase (SME-1) in the United States: results from the MYSTIC Programme
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 39:125-7. 2001
    ..marcescens and Enterobacter cloacae...
  9. ncbi Emerging importance of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as pathogens in seriously ill patients: geographic patterns, epidemiological features, and trends in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997-1999
    A C Gales
    University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clin Infect Dis 32:S104-13. 2001
    ..maltophilia isolates observed in this study emphasize the importance of local surveillance in determining the most adequate therapy for acinetobacter and S. maltophilia infections and the possible clonal, epidemic nature of occurrence...
  10. ncbi Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates: occurrence rates, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and molecular typing in the global SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997-1999
    A C Gales
    University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clin Infect Dis 32:S146-55. 2001
    ..Isolates showing unique ribogroups were found in Europe, Latin America, and the United States, but clonal spread was documented in several medical centers...
  11. ncbi Contemporary assessment of antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods for polymyxin B and colistin: review of available interpretative criteria and quality control guidelines
    A C Gales
    Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 39:183-90. 2001
    ..Clinical laboratories should exclusively use MIC methods to assist the therapeutic application of colistin or polymyxin B until disk diffusion test modifications are sanctioned and published by the NCCLS...
  12. ncbi GAR-936 (9-t-butylglycylamido-minocycline) susceptibility test development for streptococci, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: preliminary guidelines and interpretive criteria
    L M Deshpande
    Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
    Int J Antimicrob Agents 18:29-35. 2001
    ..Clinical trial results should be correlated with these preliminary in vitro results to confirm and/or adjust these susceptibility interpretive criteria for GAR-936 when testing fastidious streptococci, H. influenzae and N. gonorrhoeae...