In the past years infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria have
dramatically increased in all parts of the world. This consensus paper is based on …

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges in the health system nowadays,
representing a serious problem for public health. Initially, antibiotic-resistant strains were …

Antibiotics have revolutionized the treatment of infectious diseases. But their use and misuse
have resulted in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. This is now a …

One of the major breakthroughs in the history of medicine is undoubtedly the discovery of
antibiotics. Their use in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine has resulted in healthier …

Background: A global problem of multi-drug resistance (MDR) among bacteria is the cause
of hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. In response to the significant increase of …

Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis that threatens our ability to
successfully treat bacterial infections (1, 2). Microbiologists and infectious disease …

Antibiotics are among the most important discoveries of the 20th century, having saved
millions of lives from infectious diseases. Microbes have developed acquired antimicrobial …

Increased antimicrobial resistance in bacteria that are important pathogens of humans, and
spread of resistance from the closed environment of hospitals into open communities are …

The selective pressure generated by the use of antibiotics in clinical, veterinary, husbandry
and agricultural practices is considered the major factor responsible for the emergence and …

The lack of new antibiotic classes calls for a cautious use of existing agents. Yet, every 10
min, almost two tons of antibiotics are used around the world, all too often without any …