Epidemiology of β-lactamase-producing pathogens

K Bush, PA Bradford - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY β-Lactam antibiotics have been widely used as therapeutic agents for the past
70 years, resulting in emergence of an abundance of β-lactam-inactivating β-lactamases …

Past and present perspectives on β-lactamases

K Bush - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT β-Lactamases, the major resistance determinant for β-lactam antibiotics in Gram-
negative bacteria, are ancient enzymes whose origins can be traced back millions of years …

Colonization, Infection, and the Accessory Genome of Klebsiella pneumoniae

RM Martin, MA Bachman - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen that has a large accessory genome of
plasmids and chromosomal gene loci. This accessory genome divides K. pneumoniae …

Interplay between β-lactamases and new β-lactamase inhibitors

K Bush, PA Bradford - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in Gram-negative bacteria is commonly associated with
production of β-lactamases, including extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and …

Klebsiella pneumoniae: a major worldwide source and shuttle for antibiotic resistance

S Navon-Venezia, K Kondratyeva… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen affecting
humans and a major source for hospital infections associated with high morbidity and …

The growing genetic and functional diversity of extended spectrum beta‐lactamases

S ur Rahman, T Ali, I Ali, NA Khan… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The β‐lactams—a large class of diverse compounds—due to their excellent safety profile
and broad antimicrobial spectrum are considered to be the most widely used therapeutic …

Carbapenems: past, present, and future

KM Papp-Wallace, A Endimiani… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this review, we summarize the current “state of the art” of carbapenem antibiotics and their
role in our antimicrobial armamentarium. Among the β-lactams currently available …

Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: here is the storm!

P Nordmann, L Dortet, L Poirel - Trends in molecular medicine, 2012 - cell.com
The current worldwide emergence of resistance to the powerful antibiotic carbapenem in
Enterobacteriaceae constitutes an important growing public health threat. Sporadic …

Overcoming the rising incidence and evolving mechanisms of antibiotic resistance by novel drug delivery approaches–an overview

CKC Lai, RWY Ng, SSY Leung, M Hui, M Ip - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance is a normal evolutionary process for microorganisms. Antibiotics
exerted accelerated selective pressure that hasten bacterial resistance through mutation …

Updated functional classification of β-lactamases

K Bush, GA Jacoby - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Two classification schemes for β-lactamases are currently in use. The molecular
classification is based on the amino acid sequence and divides β-lactamases into class A …