Since the first usage of antimicrobials, the burden of resistance among bacteria has
progressively increased and has accelerated within the last 10 years. Antibiotic resistance …

The increase in microorganisms that have developed resistance to currently available
antimicrobial agents has become a major cause for concern worldwide. These organisms …

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance is a well-recognized global threat; thus, the
development of strong infection control policies coupled with antimicrobial stewardship …

The continued evolution of antimicrobial resistance in the hospital and more recently in the
community threatens to seriously compromise our ability to treat serious infections. The …

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance has become a global problem. Many pathogens are
becoming multidrug-resistant with the attendant increased risk of failure of standard …

Antibiotic resistance has become a major clinical and public health problem within the
lifetime of most people living today. Confronted by increasing amounts of antibiotics over the …

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Increasing antimicrobial resistance among respiratory pathogens has the potential to reduce
the efficacy of standard dosage regimens for many oral drugs. The goal of antimicrobial …

Antibiotic resistance is now a linked global problem. Dispersion of successful clones of
multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria is common, often via the movement of people. Local …

Antibiotics are arguably the most successful form of chemotherapy developed in the 20th
century and perhaps over the entire history of medicine. Since their discovery and their …