Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Gram-negative pathogens are a major
cause of resistance to expanded-spectrum β-lactam antibiotics. Since their discovery in the …

Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the major concerns in clinical
settings impelling a great challenge to antimicrobial therapy for patients with infections …

Multidrug resistance is quite common among non-fermenting Gram-negative rods, in
particular among clinically relevant species including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and …

The spread of carbapenemase producers in Enterobacteriaceae has now been identified
worldwide. Three main carbapenemases have been reported; they belong to three classes …

Production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) is the principal mechanism of
resistance to oxyimino-cephalosporins evolved by members of the family …

Many clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause infections that are difficult to
eradicate due to their resistance to a wide variety of antibiotics. Key genetic determinants of …

Hospital wastewater contains a variety of human antibiotics and pathogens, which makes
the treatment of hospital wastewater essential. However, there is a lack of research on these …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp., and Acinetobacter spp.
infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality, especially due to the emergence and …

Microbial drug-resistance demands immediate implementation of novel therapeutic
strategies. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) combines the administration of a …

Increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Acinetobacter baumannii strains in the nosocomial setting in Latin America represents an …