β-lactam antibiotics: An overview from a medicinal chemistry perspective

LM Lima, BNM da Silva, G Barbosa… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Lactam antibiotics are one of the most relevant drug classes of antibacterial
agents worldwide. The discovery and the market of first β-lactam antibiotic (Penicillin G) is a …

Metallo-β-lactamases in the age of multidrug resistance: from structure and mechanism to evolution, dissemination, and inhibitor design

G Bahr, LJ Gonzalez, AJ Vila - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major problems in current practical medicine. The
spread of genes coding for resistance determinants among bacteria challenges the use of …

It's Not Easy Being Green: A Narrative Review on the Microbiology, Virulence and Therapeutic Prospects of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

P Behzadi, Z Baráth, M Gajdács - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most frequent cause of infection among non-fermenting
Gram-negative bacteria, predominantly affecting immunocompromised patients, but its …

Antibiotic discovery: where have we come from, where do we go?

B Ribeiro da Cunha, LP Fonseca, CRC Calado - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Given the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, alongside the alarmingly low rate of newly
approved antibiotics for clinical usage, we are on the verge of not having effective treatments …

Plasmid evolution in carbapenemase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae: a review

K Kopotsa, J Osei Sekyere… - Annals of the New York …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been listed by the WHO as high‐
priority pathogens owing to their high association with mortalities and morbidities …

New carbapenemase inhibitors: clearing the way for the β-lactams

JC Vázquez-Ucha, J Arca-Suárez, G Bou… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem resistance is a major global health problem that seriously compromises the
treatment of infections caused by nosocomial pathogens. Resistance to carbapenems …

A review on bacterial resistance to carbapenems: epidemiology, detection and treatment options

AA Elshamy, KM Aboshanab - Future science OA, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Carbapenems are a class of antimicrobial agents reserved for infections caused by
multidrug-resistant microorganisms. The emergence of carbapenem resistance has become …

Drugs that changed society: History and current status of the early antibiotics: Salvarsan, sulfonamides, and β-lactams

SB Christensen - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The appearance of antibiotic drugs revolutionized the possibilities for treatment of diseases
with high mortality such as pneumonia, sepsis, plaque, diphtheria, tetanus, typhoid fever …

The role of gram-negative bacteria in urinary tract infections: current concepts and therapeutic options

P Behzadi, E Urbán, M Matuz, R Benkő… - Advances in Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are some of the most common infections in human medicine
worldwide, recognized as an important public health concern to healthcare systems around …

β-lactam antibiotics and β-lactamase enzymes inhibitors, part 2: our limited resources

S Alfei, AM Schito - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
β-lactam antibiotics (BLAs) are crucial molecules among antibacterial drugs, but the
increasing emergence of resistance to them, developed by bacteria producing β-lactamase …