Origin of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, and their impacts on drug development: A narrative review

G Muteeb, MT Rehman, M Shahwan, M Aatif - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives since their discovery in the
early 20th century. However, the origin of antibiotics is now overshadowed by the alarming …

The Major Facilitator Superfamily and Antimicrobial Resistance Efflux Pumps of the ESKAPEE Pathogen Staphylococcus aureus

J Stephen, F Salam, M Lekshmi, SH Kumar, MF Varela - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ESKAPEE bacterial pathogen Staphylococcus aureus has posed a serious public
health concern for centuries. Throughout its evolutionary course, S. aureus has developed …

[HTML][HTML] An Overview of Stimuli-Responsive Intelligent Antibacterial Nanomaterials

J Zhang, W Tang, X Zhang, Z Song, T Tong - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drug-resistant bacteria and infectious diseases associated with biofilms pose a significant
global health threat. The integration and advancement of nanotechnology in antibacterial …

The Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance in cystic fibrosis

A Vitiello, F Blasi, M Sabbatucci, A Zovi, F Miele… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The phenomenon of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health challenge, with
prospects indicating its potential to become the leading cause of death worldwide in the …

Monooxygenases and antibiotic resistance: a focus on carbapenems

D Minerdi, D Loqui, P Sabbatini - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans,
animals, and plants. Antibiotic resistance is a naturally occurring phenomenon that has …

Novel Antibacterial Materials and Coatings—A Perspective by the Editors

H Haidari, K Vasilev - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fight between humans and bacteria has escalated to a new level. The past several
decades witnessed an alarming increase in the occurrence of bacterial infections on a …

State-of-the-Art Functional Biomaterials in China

Y Qiao, H Cao - Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, rapid advancements in multidisciplinary fields (materials, biology, chemical
physics, etc.) as well as emerging techniques in biomedical sciences and materials …

Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Multiple Morphologies of Gold/Platinum Doped Bismuth Oxide Nanostructures

C Ianăși, NS Nemeş, B Pascu, R Lazău… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bismuth oxides were synthesized from bismuth carbonate using the sol-gel method. Studies
have described the formation of Bi2O3, as a precursor of HNO3 dissolution, and …