Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—the ability of microorganisms to adapt and survive under
diverse chemical selection pressures—is influenced by complex interactions between …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections, especially
among women and older adults, leading to a significant global healthcare cost burden …

Since the introduction of antibiotics as therapeutic agents, many bacterial pathogens have
developed resistance to antibiotics. Mobile resistance genes, acquired through horizontal …

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major threats to the health and welfare of both humans
and animals. The shortage of new antimicrobial agents has led to the re‐evaluation of old …

Acinetobacter baumannii, an important pathogen known for its widespread antibiotic
resistance, has been the focus of extensive research within its genus, primarily involving …

Aim: ESBL-producing and bacterial biofilms-forming Escherichia coli are associated with
antimicrobial treatment failure. This study aimed to investigate the phenotypic resistance …

Antimicrobial resistance is well-known to be a global health and development threat. Due to
the decrease of effective antimicrobials, re-evaluation in clinical practice of old antibiotics, as …

Objectives To evaluate the occurrence of plasmid-mediated fos genes among fosfomycin-
resistant Escherichia coli isolates collected from patients in Lisbon, Portugal, and …

Colistin is considered as a last resort agent for treatment of severe infections caused by
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). Recently, plasmid-mediated colistin …

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa presents a serious threat to public
health due to its widespread resistance to numerous antibiotics. P. aeruginosa commonly …