Drug repurposing approaches towards defeating multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens: Novel polymyxin/non-antibiotic combinations

A Koh Jing Jie, M Hussein, GG Rao, J Li, T Velkov - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative pathogens remain an unmet public health threat.
In recent times, increased rates of resistance have been reported not only to commonly used …

Clinical translation of polymyxin-based combination therapy: Facts, challenges and future opportunities

X Zhang, F Guo, H Shao, X Zheng - Journal of Infection, 2017 - Elsevier
The emergence and spread of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria has led to a
resurgence in the clinical use of polymyxin antibiotics. However, the prevalence of …

Polymyxin combination therapy for multidrug-resistant, extensively-drug resistant, and difficult-to-treat drug-resistant gram-negative infections: is it superior to …

A Ardebili, A Izanloo, M Rastegar - Expert Review of Anti-infective …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The increasing prevalence of infections with multidrug-resistant (MDR),
extensively-drug resistant (XDR) or difficult-to-treat drug resistant (DTR) Gram-negative …

Novel polymyxin combination with antineoplastic mitotane improved the bacterial killing against polymyxin-resistant multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens

TB Tran, J Wang, Y Doi, T Velkov, PJ Bergen… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Due to limited new antibiotics, polymyxins are increasingly used to treat multidrug-resistant
(MDR) Gram-negative bacteria, in particular carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter …

Polymyxins, the last-resort antibiotics: Mode of action, resistance emergence, and potential solutions

SS Mohapatra, SK Dwibedy, I Padhy - Journal of Biosciences, 2021 - Springer
Infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens are a leading cause of
mortality and morbidity across the world. Indiscriminate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics …

Resurgence of polymyxin B for MDR/XDR gram‐negative infections: an overview of current evidence

SK Garg, O Singh, D Juneja, N Tyagi… - … care research and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Polymyxin B has resurged in recent years as a last resort therapy for Gram‐negative
multidrug‐resistant (MDR) and extremely drug resistant (XDR) infections. Understanding …

Polymyxin B for the treatment of multidrug-resistant pathogens: a critical review

AP Zavascki, LZ Goldani, J Li… - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Polymyxins have re-emerged in clinical practice owing to the dry antibiotic development
pipeline and worldwide increasing prevalence of nosocomial infections caused by multidrug …

Antibiotic–non-antibiotic combinations for combating extremely drug-resistant Gram-negative 'superbugs'

EK Schneider, F Reyes-Ortega, T Velkov… - Essays in …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance of Gram-negative pathogens has become a
worldwide crisis. The status quo for combating resistance is to employ synergistic …

Shifting gears: the future of polymyxin antibiotics

JR Lenhard, ZP Bulman, BT Tsuji, KS Kaye - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
The manuscripts contained in this special edition of Antibiotics represent a current review of
the polymyxins as well as highlights from the 3rd International Polymyxin Conference, which …

Antibacterial mechanisms of polymyxin and bacterial resistance

Z Yu, W Qin, J Lin, S Fang, J Qiu - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Multidrug resistance in pathogens is an increasingly significant threat for human health.
Indeed, some strains are resistant to almost all currently available antibiotics, leaving very …