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Jose M. Munita
Researcher at Universidad del Desarrollo
Publications - 102
Citations - 4630
Jose M. Munita is an academic researcher from Universidad del Desarrollo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 75 publications receiving 3190 citations. Previous affiliations of Jose M. Munita include Clínica Alemana & University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
Jose M. Munita,Cesar A. Arias +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter will describe in detail the major mechanisms of antibiotic resistance encountered in clinical practice, providing specific examples in relevant bacterial pathogens.
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Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in enterococci.
TL;DR: A thorough understanding of the mechanisms underlying antibiotic resistance in enterococci is the first step for devising strategies to control the spread of these organisms and potentially establish novel therapeutic approaches.
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Evaluation of a novel antigen-based rapid detection test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory samples.
Lorena Porte,Paulette Legarraga,Valeska Vollrath,Ximena Aguilera,Jose M. Munita,Rafael Araos,Gabriel Pizarro,Pablo Vial,Mirentxu Iruretagoyena,Sabine Dittrich,Thomas Weitzel +10 more
TL;DR: The evaluated novel rapid antigen detection test for SARS-CoV-2 showed a high sensitivity and specificity in samples mainly obtained during the first week of symptoms and with high viral loads, despite the use of a non-validated sample material.
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Mechanisms of drug resistance: daptomycin resistance
TL;DR: The most recent findings related to the molecular mechanisms of resistance to DAP in relevant Gram‐positive pathogens are examined and the clinical implications for therapy against these important bacteria are discussed.
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Transferable Vancomycin Resistance in a Community-Associated MRSA Lineage
Flavia Rossi,Lorena Diaz,Lorena Diaz,Aye Wollam,Diana Panesso,Diana Panesso,Yanjiao Zhou,Sandra Rincon,Apurva Narechania,Galen Xing,Thais Sabato Romano Di Gioia,Andre Mario Doi,Truc T. Tran,Jinnethe Reyes,Jinnethe Reyes,Jose M. Munita,Jose M. Munita,Lina P Carvajal,Alejandra Hernandez-Roldan,Denise Brandão,Inneke M. van der Heijden,Barbara E. Murray,Paul J. Planet,George M. Weinstock,Cesar A. Arias +24 more
TL;DR: The case of a patient from Brazil with a bloodstream infection caused by a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that was susceptible to vancomycin but that acquired the vanA gene cluster during antibiotic therapy and became resistant to vanComycin is reported.