Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL): challenges and opportunities

A Husna, MM Rahman, ATM Badruzzaman, MH Sikder… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rise of antimicrobial resistance, particularly from extended-spectrum β-lactamase
producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E), poses a significant global health challenge as it …

Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with Special Reference to Carbapenemases: A Systematic Review

N Gupta, K Angadi, S Jadhav - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Carbapenemases are β-lactamase enzymes that hydrolyze a variety of β-lactams including
carbapenem and belong to different Ambler classes (A, B, D). These enzymes can be …

[HTML][HTML] Ultraviolet C light with wavelength of 222 nm inactivates a wide spectrum of microbial pathogens

K Narita, K Asano, K Naito, H Ohashi, M Sasaki… - Journal of Hospital …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Ultraviolet C (UVC) light has been used to inactivate several pathogens. Unlike
conventional 254-nm UVC, 222-nm UVC is harmless to mammalian cells. Aim To investigate …

Risk of Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant Escherichia coli from Commercial Broiler and Free-Range Retail Chicken in India

A Hussain, S Shaik, A Ranjan, N Nandanwar… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli infections are a growing public health concern. This
study analyzed the possibility of contamination of commercial poultry meat (broiler and free …

Genomic insights into virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and adaptation acumen of Escherichia coli isolated from an urban environment

P Saini, V Bandsode, A Singh, SK Mendem, T Semmler… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Populations of common commensal bacteria such as Escherichia coli undergo genetic
changes by the acquisition of certain virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) encoding …

ESBL-plasmid carriage in E. coli enhances in vitro bacterial competition fitness and serum resistance in some strains of pandemic sequence types without overall …

A Ranjan, J Scholz, T Semmler, LH Wieler, C Ewers… - Gut pathogens, 2018 - Springer
Background Extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL)-producing extraintestinal
pathogenic Escherichia coli infections are of global interest because of their clinical and …

Acquisition and loss of CTX-M-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli in the fecal microbiome of travelers to South Asia

ER Bevan, A McNally, CM Thomas, LJV Piddock… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over 80% of travelers from the United Kingdom to the Indian subcontinent acquire CTX-M-
producing Escherichia coli (CTX-M-EC), but the mechanism of CTX-M-EC acquisition is …

Genomic and Functional Characterization of Poultry Escherichia coli From India Revealed Diverse Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Lineages With …

A Hussain, S Shaik, A Ranjan, A Suresh… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) form the most important resistance determinants
prevalent worldwide. Data on ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from poultry and livestock …

Characterization of a NDM-1- Encoding Plasmid pHFK418-NDM From a Clinical Proteus mirabilis Isolate Harboring Two Novel Transposons, Tn6624 and Tn6625

D Dong, M Li, Z Liu, J Feng, N Jia, H Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Acquisition of the bla NDM–1 gene by Proteus mirabilis is a concern because it already has
intrinsic resistance to polymyxin E and tigecycline antibiotics. Here, we describe a P. mirabili …

Escherichia coli Isolated from Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Clonal Diversity, Resistance Profile, Virulence Potential, and Genome Adaptation

A Lienard, M Hosny, J Jneid, S Schuldiner, N Cellier… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the clonal diversity, the resistance profile and the virulence potential of
Escherichia coli strains isolated from diabetic foot infection (DFI) and diabetic foot …