Global trade and mobility of people has increased rapidly over the last 20 years. This has
had profound consequences for the evolution and the movement of antibiotic resistance …

Since antibiotics were first used, each new introduced class has been followed by a global
wave of emergent resistance, largely originating in Europe and North America where they …

Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is increasing. Complex resistant mechanisms
have resulted in a wide spectrum of species and strains with multidrug-resistant patterns. In …

A case report of a multidrug-resistant (MDR) infection with a strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae
carrying a novel metallo-b-lactamase (MBL), the New Delhi MBL (NDM-1), appears in this …

The rapid and global spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms in recent years has been
unprecedented. Although resistant gram-positive infections have been concerning to …

Although much of today's media focuses on multidrug‐resistant gram‐positive bacteria such
as methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus …

The rapidity with which new types of antibiotic resistance can disseminate globally following
their initial emergence or recognition is exemplified by the novel carbapenemase New Delhi …

In the 1980s, Gram-negative pathogens appeared to have been beaten by oxyimino-
cephalosporins, carbapenems, and fluoroquinolones. Yet these pathogens have fought …

Infectious diseases due to Gram-negative bacteria are a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Antimicrobial agents represent one major therapeutic tools implicated to …

Introduction: Bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae are important pathogens in
nosocomial and community settings. Over the past two decades, antimicrobial resistance …