Bacterial antibiotic resistance: the most critical pathogens

G Mancuso, A Midiri, E Gerace, C Biondo - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics have made it possible to treat bacterial infections such as meningitis and
bacteraemia that, prior to their introduction, were untreatable and consequently fatal …

Mechanisms of action of carbapenem resistance

C Aurilio, P Sansone, M Barbarisi, V Pota, LG Giaccari… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem antibiotics are the most effective antimicrobials for the treatment of infections
caused by the most resistant bacteria. They belong to the category of β-lactams that include …

Review on the antibacterial mechanism of plant‐derived compounds against multidrug‐resistant bacteria (MDR)

N Jubair, M Rajagopal, S Chinnappan… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial resistance has progressed rapidly and is becoming the leading cause of death
globally. The spread of antibiotic‐resistant microorganisms has been a significant threat to …

Silver and gold nanoparticles for antimicrobial purposes against multi-drug resistance bacteria

N Rabiee, S Ahmadi, O Akhavan, R Luque - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several pieces of research have been done on transition metal nanoparticles and their
nanocomplexes as research on their physical and chemical properties and their relationship …

Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic antimicrobial peptides: Characteristics, design, and potential as alternative molecules to overcome microbial resistance

PG Lima, JTA Oliveira, JL Amaral, CDT Freitas… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the dramatic emergence of antimicrobial resistance has received attention from
World Health Organization. Synthetic antimicrobial peptides (SAMPs) are considered new …

Evaluation of antibiotic resistance mechanisms in gram-negative bacteria

A Gauba, KM Rahman - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections are exponentially increasing, posing
one of the most urgent global healthcare and economic threats. Due to the lack of new …

Portrait of a killer: Uncovering resistance mechanisms and global spread of Acinetobacter baumannii

AK Cain, M Hamidian - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern in the field of medicine as it renders
bacterial infections difficult to treat and often more severe. Acinetobacter baumannii is a …

Antibiotic adjuvants: Synergistic tool to combat multi-drug resistant pathogens

V Kumar, N Yasmeen, A Pandey… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens poses a significant challenge to the field of
infectious disease treatment. To overcome this problem, novel strategies are being explored …

Mechanisms Protecting Acinetobacter baumannii against Multiple Stresses Triggered by the Host Immune Response, Antibiotics and Outside-Host Environment

S Monem, B Furmanek-Blaszk, A Łupkowska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is considered one of the most persistent pathogens responsible for
nosocomial infections. Due to the emergence of multidrug resistant strains, as well as high …