Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen responsible for a variety
of community and hospital infections. Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant K …

Carbapenem resistance in gram-negative bacteria has caused a global epidemic that
continues to grow. Although carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae have received …

Mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes represent an emerging challenge. Here we describe
a novel mcr gene, mcr-10, on an IncFIA plasmid of an Enterobacter roggenkampii clinical …

Carbapenem antibiotics are the most effective antimicrobials for the treatment of infections
caused by the most resistant bacteria. They belong to the category of β-lactams that include …

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is a metallo-β-lactamase able to hydrolyze almost all
β-lactams. Twenty-four NDM variants have been identified in> 60 species of 11 bacterial …

Given recent media attention, it would be easy to assume that antimicrobial resistance is a
new problem; however, antimicrobial resistance has existed well before antimicrobials were …

Antimicrobial resistance extracts high morbidity, mortality and economic costs yearly by
rendering bacteria immune to antibiotics. Identifying and understanding antimicrobial …

Carbapenem resistance is a major and an on-going public health problem globally. It occurs
mainly among Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are global health
challenges. The burden of antibiotic resistance in HAIs is still unclear in low-and lower …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a global threat
because of high levels of resistance to many antibiotics, particularly those considered to be …