Structure, genetics and worldwide spread of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM): a threat to public health

AU Khan, L Maryam, R Zarrilli - BMC microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Background The emergence of carbapenemase producing bacteria, especially New Delhi
metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) and its variants, worldwide, has raised amajor public health …

Nanoparticles as novel emerging therapeutic antibacterial agents in the antibiotics resistant era

F Fatima, S Siddiqui, WA Khan - Biological Trace Element Research, 2021 - Springer
Microorganisms are highly resistant to the antibiotics that are commonly used and thus are
becoming serious public health problem. There is an urgent need for new approaches to …

IGNITE4: results of a phase 3, randomized, multicenter, prospective trial of eravacycline vs meropenem in the treatment of complicated intraabdominal infections

JS Solomkin, J Gardovskis, K Lawrence… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Increasing antimicrobial resistance among pathogens that cause complicated
intraabdominal infections (cIAIs) supports the development of new antimicrobials …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related diseases

RK Lane, T Hilsabeck, SL Rea - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aging process is accompanied by the onset of disease and a general decline in
wellness. Insights into the aging process have revealed a number of cellular hallmarks of …

Dissecting colistin resistance mechanisms in extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

V Trebosc, S Gartenmann, M Tötzl, V Lucchini… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nosocomial infections with Acinetobacter baumannii are a global problem in intensive care
units with high mortality rates. Increasing resistance to first-and second-line antibiotics has …

Leaves and Fruits Preparations of Pistacia lentiscus L.: A Review on the Ethnopharmacological Uses and Implications in Inflammation and Infection

E Milia, SM Bullitta, G Mastandrea, B Szotáková… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is an increasing interest in revisiting plants for drug discovery, proving scientifically
their role as remedies. The aim of this review was to give an overview of the …

Preventive and therapeutic strategies in critically ill patients with highly resistant bacteria

M Bassetti, JJ De Waele, P Eggimann… - Intensive care …, 2015 - Springer
The antibiotic pipeline continues to diminish and the majority of the public remains unaware
of this critical situation. The cause of the decline of antibiotic development is multifactorial …

Breaking down the cell wall: Still an attractive antibacterial strategy

J Zhou, Y Cai, Y Liu, H An, K Deng, MA Ashraf… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Since the advent of penicillin, humans have known about and explored the phenomenon of
bacterial inhibition via antibiotics. However, with changes in the global environment and the …

An overview of antimicrobial resistance in Saudi Arabia (2013–2023) and the need for national surveillance

AK Thabit, AY Alabbasi, FS Alnezary, IA Almasoudi - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a well-recognized global threat. The World Health
Organization (WHO) issued a report ranking the critical types of bacterial resistance that …

Metrics for quantifying antibiotic use in the hospital setting: results from a systematic review and international multidisciplinary consensus procedure

M Stanić Benić, R Milanič, AA Monnier… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Quantifying antibiotic use is an essential element of antibiotic stewardship since
it allows comparison between different settings and time windows, and measurement of the …