Current and emerging topical antibacterials and antiseptics: agents, action, and resistance patterns

DA Williamson, GP Carter… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial skin infections represent some of the most common infectious diseases globally.
Prevention and treatment of skin infections can involve application of a topical antimicrobial …

A new strategy to fight antimicrobial resistance: the revival of old antibiotics

N Cassir, JM Rolain, P Brouqui - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The increasing prevalence of hospital and community-acquired infections caused by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens is limiting the options for effective antibiotic …

Alterations of human skin microbiome and expansion of antimicrobial resistance after systemic antibiotics

JH Jo, CP Harkins, NH Schwardt, JA Portillo… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Although systemic antibiotics are critical in controlling infections and reducing morbidity and
mortality, overuse of antibiotics is presumed to contribute to negative repercussions such as …

Staphylococcal diversity in atopic dermatitis from an individual to a global scale

SS Kashaf, CP Harkins, C Deming, P Joglekar… - Cell host & …, 2023 - cell.com
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial, chronic relapsing disease associated with genetic
and environmental factors. Among skin microbes, Staphylococcus aureus and …

Genomic insights into the emergence and spread of international clones of healthcare-, community-and livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus …

AM Bal, GW Coombs, MTG Holden, JA Lindsay… - Journal of Global …, 2016 - Elsevier
The evolution of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from meticillin-
susceptible S. aureus has been a result of the accumulation of genetic elements under …

Impact of antibiotics as waste, physical, chemical, and enzymatical degradation: use of laccases

MPC Mora-Gamboa, SM Rincón-Gamboa… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The first traces of Tetracycline (TE) were detected in human skeletons from Sudan and
Egypt, finding that it may be related to the diet of the time, the use of some dyes, and the use …

[HTML][HTML] Skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus

P Del Giudice - Acta dermato-venereologica, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen involved in skin infections worldwide,
regardless of the patient's age, the climate or geographical area. The main skin clinical …

Antibacterials dispensed in the community comprise 85%‐95% of total human antibacterial consumption

E Duffy, S Ritchie, S Metcalfe… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective Interventions intended to slow the emergence and spread of
antibacterial resistance through enhanced antimicrobial stewardship will be more effective if …

Fusidic acid: a bacterial elongation factor inhibitor for the oral treatment of acute and chronic staphylococcal infections

P Fernandes - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2016 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Fusidic acid is an oral antistaphylococcal antibiotic that has been used in Europe for more
than 40 years to treat skin infections as well as chronic bone and joint infections. It is a …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial overuse and misuse in the community in Greece and link to antimicrobial resistance using methicillin-resistant S. aureus as an example

S Karakonstantis, D Kalemaki - Journal of infection and public health, 2019 - Elsevier
Both antimicrobial consumption and antimicrobial resistance are very high in Greece,
ranking among the highest of Europe. The link between antimicrobial consumption and …