Metals to combat antimicrobial resistance

A Frei, AD Verderosa, AG Elliott, J Zuegg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Bacteria, similar to most organisms, have a love–hate relationship with metals: a specific
metal may be essential for survival yet toxic in certain forms and concentrations. Metal ions …

The past, present, and future of antibiotics

MA Cook, GD Wright - Science Translational Medicine, 2022 - science.org
Antibiotics have transformed modern medicine. They are essential for treating infectious
diseases and enable vital therapies and procedures. However, despite this success, their …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis

T Mestrovic, GR Aguilar, LR Swetschinski… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents one of the most crucial threats to
public health and modern health care. Previous studies have identified challenges with …

[PDF][PDF] Phage therapy: From biological mechanisms to future directions

SA Strathdee, GF Hatfull, VK Mutalik, RT Schooley - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Increasing antimicrobial resistance rates have revitalized bacteriophage (phage) research,
the natural predators of bacteria discovered over 100 years ago. In order to use phages …

Infectious Diseases Society of America 2023 guidance on the treatment of antimicrobial resistant gram-negative infections

PD Tamma, SL Aitken, RA Bonomo… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The Infectious Diseases Society of America is committed to providing
up-to-date guidance on the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant infections. This guidance …

Antibiotic resistance: The challenges and some emerging strategies for tackling a global menace

D Chinemerem Nwobodo, MC Ugwu… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Antibiotic resistance is currently the most serious global threat to the effective
treatment of bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance has been established to adversely …

Piezocatalytic medicine: an emerging frontier using piezoelectric materials for biomedical applications

S Chen, P Zhu, L Mao, W Wu, H Lin, D Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging piezocatalysts have demonstrated their remarkable application potential in
diverse medical fields. In addition to their ultrahigh catalytic activities, their inherent and …

Antibacterial nanomaterials: Mechanisms, impacts on antimicrobial resistance and design principles

M Xie, M Gao, Y Yun, M Malmsten… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to the environment and health.
AMR rapidly invalidates conventional antibiotics, and antimicrobial nanomaterials have …

Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

KS Ikuta, LR Swetschinski, GR Aguilar, F Sharara… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Reducing the burden of death due to infection is an urgent global public health
priority. Previous studies have estimated the number of deaths associated with drug …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides for combating drug-resistant bacterial infections

J Xuan, W Feng, J Wang, R Wang, B Zhang, L Bo… - Drug Resistance …, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of drug resistance due to long-term use of antibiotics has been a concern for
years. As this problem grows worse, infections caused by multiple bacteria are expanding …