Current update on intrinsic and acquired colistin resistance mechanisms in bacteria

FA Gogry, MT Siddiqui, I Sultan, QMR Haq - Frontiers in medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Colistin regained global interest as a consequence of the rising prevalence of multidrug-
resistant Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae. In parallel, colistin-resistant bacteria emerged …

Treatment of infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-, AmpC-, and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

J Rodríguez-Baño, B Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Therapy of invasive infections due to multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-E) is
challenging, and some of the few active drugs are not available in many countries. For …

RESTORE-IMI 1: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial comparing efficacy and safety of imipenem/relebactam vs colistin plus imipenem in patients with …

J Motsch, C Murta de Oliveira, V Stus… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The β-lactamase inhibitor relebactam can restore imipenem activity against
imipenem-nonsusceptible gram-negative pathogens. We evaluated imipenem/relebactam …

Polymyxins: antibacterial activity, susceptibility testing, and resistance mechanisms encoded by plasmids or chromosomes

L Poirel, A Jayol, P Nordmann - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Polymyxins are well-established antibiotics that have recently regained significant interest
as a consequence of the increasing incidence of infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram …

Molecular mechanisms related to colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae

Z Aghapour, P Gholizadeh, K Ganbarov… - Infection and drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Colistin is an effective antibiotic for treatment of most multidrug-resistant Gram-negative
bacteria. It is used currently as a last-line drug for infections due to severe Gram-negative …

Prospects for antibacterial discovery and development

TM Privalsky, AM Soohoo, J Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The rising prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is an urgent health crisis that can only
be countered through renewed investment in the discovery and development of antibiotics …

Colistin, mechanisms and prevalence of resistance

AZ Bialvaei, H Samadi Kafil - Current medical research and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Infections caused by multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, particularly
Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae, that …

Natural flavonoids disrupt bacterial iron homeostasis to potentiate colistin efficacy

Z Zhong, S Zhou, Y Liang, Y Wei, Y Li, T Long, Q He… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
In the face of the alarming rise in global antimicrobial resistance, only a handful of novel
antibiotics have been developed in recent decades, necessitating innovations in therapeutic …

The mgrB gene as a key target for acquired resistance to colistin in Klebsiella pneumoniae

L Poirel, A Jayol, S Bontron, MV Villegas… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Alterations in the PhoPQ two-component regulatory system may be associated
with colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae. MgrB is a small transmembrane protein …

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of In Vitro Synergy of Polymyxins and Carbapenems

O Zusman, T Avni, L Leibovici, A Adler… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Our objective was to examine the evidence of in vitro synergy of polymyxin-carbapenem
combination therapy against Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). A systematic review and meta …