Carbapenem resistance: a review

FS Codjoe, ES Donkor - Medical Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem resistance is a major and an on-going public health problem globally. It occurs
mainly among Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas …

Molecular diversity of extended-spectrum β-lactamases and carbapenemases, and antimicrobial resistance

T Sawa, K Kooguchi, K Moriyama - Journal of intensive care, 2020 - Springer
Along with the recent spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, outbreaks of extended-spectrum
β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase-producing bacteria present a serious challenge to …

Epidemiology and mechanisms of resistance of extensively drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria

EM Eichenberger, JT Thaden - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance has increased markedly in gram-negative bacteria over the last two
decades, and in many cases has been associated with increased mortality and healthcare …

Genetic diversity, mobilisation and spread of the yersiniabactin-encoding mobile element ICEKp in Klebsiella pneumoniae populations

MMC Lam, RR Wick, KL Wyres… - Microbial …, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that frequently transfer within and between bacterial
species play a critical role in bacterial evolution, and often carry key accessory genes that …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Antimicrobial resistance in bovine mastitis pathogens: A review of genetic determinants and prevalence of resistance in European countries

A Naranjo-Lucena, R Slowey - Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing problem worldwide, both for human and
animal health. In the animal health sector actions have been taken as concerns grow …

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in an era of antibiotic resistance: common resistant bacteria and wider considerations for practice

BD Menz, E Charani, DL Gordon… - Infection and Drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a global crisis to
healthcare, with longstanding antimicrobial agents becoming less effective at treating and …

Molecular epidemiology of colonizing and infecting isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae

RM Martin, J Cao, S Brisse, V Passet, W Wu, L Zhao… - MSphere, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae is among the most common causes of hospital-acquired infections
and has emerged as an urgent threat to public health due to carbapenem antimicrobial …

Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales—From ESBLs to Carbapenemases

J Noster, P Thelen, A Hamprecht - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales (MDRE) are an emerging threat to global health,
leading to rising health care costs, morbidity and mortality. Multidrug-resistance is commonly …

Treatment Options for Colistin Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Present and Future

N Petrosillo, F Taglietti, G Granata - Journal of clinical medicine, 2019 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae represents an increasing threat to human
health, causing difficult-to-treat infections with a high mortality rate. Since colistin is one of …

Antibiogram and genetic characterization of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative pathogens incriminated in healthcare-associated infections

RR Makharita, I El-Kholy, HF Hetta… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Carbapenems are considered the most efficient antibiotic used in the treatment of
nosocomial infections. Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative rods are becoming a serious …