Romney M Humphries

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Successful treatment of pan-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia and bacteraemia with a combination of high-dose tigecycline and colistin
    Romney M Humphries
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    J Med Microbiol 59:1383-6. 2010
  2. ncbi New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: case report and laboratory detection strategies
    A Brian Mochon
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Brentwood Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1732, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 49:1667-70. 2011
  3. ncbi Genotypic and phenotypic evaluation of the evolution of high-level daptomycin nonsusceptibility in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 56:6051-3. 2012
  4. ncbi Performance of Clostridium difficile toxin enzyme immunoassay and nucleic acid amplification tests stratified by patient disease severity
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 51:869-73. 2013
  5. ncbi In vitro susceptibility testing of fluoroquinolone activity against Salmonella: recent changes to CLSI standards
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles California, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:1107-13. 2012
  6. ncbi Enteric fever in a 6-year-old traveler caused by Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A: laboratory detection strategies and treatment options
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Brentwood Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 49:452-4. 2011
  7. ncbi Aerococcus urinae and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1732, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3934-5. 2011
  8. ncbi Ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy
    Carmen L Giltner
    David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 51:1324-6. 2013

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Successful treatment of pan-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia and bacteraemia with a combination of high-dose tigecycline and colistin
    Romney M Humphries
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    J Med Microbiol 59:1383-6. 2010
    ..Despite a poor prognosis, the patient recovered, but remains colonized with the pan-resistant isolate...
  2. ncbi New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: case report and laboratory detection strategies
    A Brian Mochon
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Brentwood Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1732, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 49:1667-70. 2011
    ..We describe strategies for the detection of this novel resistance mechanism encountered in an isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae...
  3. ncbi Genotypic and phenotypic evaluation of the evolution of high-level daptomycin nonsusceptibility in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 56:6051-3. 2012
    ..Membrane studies revealed a higher net surface charge among the daptomycin-nonsusceptible isolates and increased septum formation in the isolate with a daptomycin MIC of 192 μg/ml...
  4. ncbi Performance of Clostridium difficile toxin enzyme immunoassay and nucleic acid amplification tests stratified by patient disease severity
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 51:869-73. 2013
    ..The presence of stool toxin measured by EIA does not correlate with disease severity...
  5. ncbi In vitro susceptibility testing of fluoroquinolone activity against Salmonella: recent changes to CLSI standards
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles California, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 55:1107-13. 2012
    ....
  6. ncbi Enteric fever in a 6-year-old traveler caused by Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A: laboratory detection strategies and treatment options
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Brentwood Annex, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 49:452-4. 2011
    ..Mixed infections are infrequently reported, potentially because detection of two different Salmonella serotypes in blood cultures is technically challenging. We suggest laboratory strategies to aid in the recognition of mixed infections...
  7. ncbi Aerococcus urinae and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
    Romney M Humphries
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1732, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 49:3934-5. 2011
    ..Twenty-seven clinical isolates of A. urinae tested susceptible to SXT in cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth (CAMHB) plus lysed horse blood and resistant in CAMHB plus lysed sheep blood...
  8. ncbi Ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy
    Carmen L Giltner
    David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Clin Microbiol 51:1324-6. 2013
    ..These data suggest that ciprofloxacin monotherapy as a prophylaxis regimen prior to leech therapy may not be effective in preventing infection...