Antibiotic resistance breakers: current approaches and future directions

M Laws, A Shaaban, KM Rahman - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Infections of antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose an ever-increasing threat to mankind. The
investigation of novel approaches for tackling the antimicrobial resistance crisis must be part …

Imipenem–relebactam and meropenem–vaborbactam: two novel carbapenem-β-lactamase inhibitor combinations

GG Zhanel, CK Lawrence, H Adam, F Schweizer… - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Relebactam (formerly known as MK-7655) is a non-β-lactam, bicyclic diazabicyclooctane, β-
lactamase inhibitor that is structurally related to avibactam, differing by the addition of a …

Antibiotic resistance—the need for global solutions

R Laxminarayan, A Duse, C Wattal… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
The causes of antibiotic resistance are complex and include human behaviour at many
levels of society; the consequences affect everybody in the world. Similarities with climate …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics in the clinical pipeline at the end of 2015

MS Butler, MAT Blaskovich, MA Cooper - The Journal of antibiotics, 2017 - nature.com
There is growing global recognition that the continued emergence of multidrug-resistant
bacteria poses a serious threat to human health. Action plans released by the World Health …

Antibiotic adjuvants: rescuing antibiotics from resistance

GD Wright - Trends in microbiology, 2016 - cell.com
Rooted in the mechanism of action of antibiotics and subject to bacterial evolution, antibiotic
resistance is difficult and perhaps impossible to overcome. Nevertheless, strategies can be …

Targeting metalloenzymes for therapeutic intervention

AY Chen, RN Adamek, BL Dick, CV Credille… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metalloenzymes are central to a wide range of essential biological activities, including
nucleic acid modification, protein degradation, and many others. The role of metalloenzymes …

Aspergillomarasmine A overcomes metallo-β-lactamase antibiotic resistance

AM King, SA Reid-Yu, W Wang, DT King, G De Pascale… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The emergence and spread of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens is a global
public health problem. The acquisition of metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) such as NDM-1 is a …

An update on the management of urinary tract infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance

MS Bader, M Loeb, AA Brooks - Postgraduate medicine, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are a
growing concern due to limited therapeutic options. Gram-negative bacteria, specifically …

Antibiotic adjuvants: diverse strategies for controlling drug‐resistant pathogens

EE Gill, OL Franco… - Chemical biology & drug …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The growing number of bacterial pathogens that are resistant to numerous antibiotics is a
cause for concern around the globe. There have been no new broad‐spectrum antibiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics in the clinical pipeline in 2013

MS Butler, MA Blaskovich, MA Cooper - The Journal of antibiotics, 2013 - nature.com
The continued emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria is a major public health concern.
The identification and development of new antibiotics, especially those with new modes of …