Antimicrobial resistance rates and surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa: where are we now?

S Kariuki, K Kering, C Wairimu, R Onsare… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Although antimicrobials have traditionally been used to treat infections and
improve health outcomes, resistance to commonly used antimicrobials has posed a major …

The intriguing carbapenemases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: current status, genetic profile, and global epidemiology

DH Halat, CA Moubareck - The Yale Journal of Biology and …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Worldwide, Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains a leading nosocomial pathogen that is
difficult to treat and constitutes a challenging menace to healthcare systems. P. aeruginosa …

[HTML][HTML] Are virulence and antibiotic resistance genes linked? A comprehensive analysis of bacterial chromosomes and plasmids

H Darmancier, CPF Domingues, JS Rebelo, A Amaro… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although pathogenic bacteria are the targets of antibiotics, these drugs also affect hundreds
of commensal or mutualistic species. Moreover, the use of antibiotics is not only restricted to …

[HTML][HTML] Methylene Blue–Mediated Antimicrobial​ Photodynamic Therapy Against Clinical Isolates of Extensively Drug Resistant​ Gram-Negative Bacteria Causing …

C Songsantiphap, J Vanichanan… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background/Purpose Some multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria as a global threat
have been recently prioritized for research and development of new treatments. We studied …

[HTML][HTML] Endemic High-Risk Clone ST277 Is Related to the Spread of SPM-1-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period in …

PAS Dos Santos, YC Rodrigues, DJ Marcon… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a high-priority bacterial agent that causes healthcare-acquired
infections (HAIs), which often leads to serious infections and poor prognosis in vulnerable …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Resistance, Genetic Lineages, and Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Human Infections: An Emerging One Health …

A Silva, V Silva, M López, B Rojo-Bezares, JA Carvalho… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a leading nosocomial pathogen and has great versatility
due to a complex interplay between antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors. PA has …

[HTML][HTML] Abundant diversity of accessory genetic elements and associated antimicrobial resistance genes in pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a single Chinese …

X Mu, X Li, Z Yin, Y Jing, F Chen, H Gao… - Annals of Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Pseudomonas aeruginosa has intrinsic antibiotic resistance and the strong ability
to acquire additional resistance genes. However, a limited number of investigations provide …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from colony image data

JB Rattray, RJ Lowhorn, R Walden… - PLoS Computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
When grown on agar surfaces, microbes can produce distinct multicellular spatial structures
called colonies, which contain characteristic sizes, shapes, edges, textures, and degrees of …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-Drug Resistance in Bacterial Genomes—A Comprehensive Bioinformatic Analysis

CPF Domingues, JS Rebelo, F Dionisio… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is presently one of the greatest threats to public health. The
excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics imposes a continuous selective pressure that …

[HTML][HTML] Spread of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST274 Clone in Different Niches: Resistome, Virulome, and Phylogenetic Relationship

G Chichón, M López, M de Toro, L Ruiz-Roldán… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ST274 is an international epidemic high-risk clone, mostly
associated with hospital settings and appears to colonize cystic fibrosis (CF) patients …