Synthetic antimicrobial polymers in combination therapy: tackling antibiotic resistance

R Namivandi-Zangeneh, EHH Wong… - ACS Infectious …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance is a critical global healthcare issue that urgently needs new effective
solutions. While small molecule antibiotics have been safeguarding us for nearly a century …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance to ceftazidime/avibactam in infections and colonisations by KPC-producing Enterobacterales: a systematic review of observational clinical studies

S Di Bella, DR Giacobbe, AE Maraolo, V Viaggi… - Journal of Global …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Ceftazidime/avibactam (CAZ-AVI), approved in 2015, is an important first-line
option for KPC-producing Enterobacterales (KPC-E). Although still uncommon, resistance to …

Synergy between conventional antibiotics and anti-biofilm peptides in a murine, sub-cutaneous abscess model caused by recalcitrant ESKAPE pathogens

D Pletzer, SC Mansour, REW Hancock - PLoS pathogens, 2018 - journals.plos.org
With the antibiotic development pipeline running dry, many fear that we might soon run out
of treatment options. High-density infections are particularly difficult to treat due to their …

The challenge of overcoming antibiotic resistance: an adjuvant approach?

RJ Melander, C Melander - ACS infectious diseases, 2017 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest current threats to human health, and without
significant action we face the chilling prospect of a world without effective antibiotics …

Alternating antibiotic treatments constrain evolutionary paths to multidrug resistance

S Kim, TD Lieberman… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Alternating antibiotic therapy, in which pairs of drugs are cycled during treatment, has been
suggested as a means to inhibit the evolution of de novo resistance while avoiding the …

Monotherapy versus combination therapy for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A Schmid, A Wolfensberger, J Nemeth, PW Schreiber… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Infections caused by carbapenemase-producing, multidrug-resistant (MDR), or extensively
drug-resistant (XDR) Gram-negative bacteria constitute a major therapeutic challenge …

Combination effects of antimicrobial peptides

G Yu, DY Baeder, RR Regoes… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ancient and conserved across the tree of life. Their
efficacy over evolutionary time has been largely attributed to their mechanisms of killing. Yet …

Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the …

WJ Heinz, D Buchheidt, M Christopeit… - Annals of …, 2017 - Springer
Fever may be the only clinical symptom at the onset of infection in neutropenic cancer
patients undergoing myelosuppressive chemotherapy. A prompt and evidence-based …

[HTML][HTML] CaCO3 crystals as versatile carriers for controlled delivery of antimicrobials

AM Ferreira, AS Vikulina, D Volodkin - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
CaCO 3 crystals have been known for a long time as naturally derived and simply fabricated
nano (micro)-sized materials able to effectively host and release various molecules. This …

The association between biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance with possible ingenious bio-remedial approaches

Y Dutt, R Dhiman, T Singh, A Vibhuti, A Gupta… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofilm has garnered a lot of interest due to concerns in various sectors such as public
health, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry. Biofilm-producing bacteria show a …