Colistin and its role in the Era of antibiotic resistance: an extended review (2000–2019)

MAEG El-Sayed Ahmed, LL Zhong… - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing antibiotic resistance in multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-
GNB) presents significant health problems worldwide, since the vital available and effective …

Carbapenemases: Transforming Acinetobacter baumannii into a Yet More Dangerous Menace

MS Ramirez, RA Bonomo, ME Tolmasky - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of serious nosocomial infections. Although
community-acquired infections are observed, the vast majority occur in people with …

Treatment options for K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii co-resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, polymyxins and tigecycline: an approach …

S Karakonstantis, EI Kritsotakis, A Gikas - Infection, 2020 - Springer
The management of carbapenem-resistant infections is often based on polymyxins,
tigecycline, aminoglycosides and their combinations. However, in a recent systematic …

Current and future perspectives in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections

M Bassetti, J Garau - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Microbial resistance is a serious threat to human health worldwide. Among the World Health
Organisation's list of priority resistant bacteria, three are listed as critical—the highest level of …

Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children

K Chiotos, M Hayes, JS Gerber… - Journal of the Pediatric …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Infections due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are increasingly
prevalent in children and are associated with poor clinical outcomes. Optimal treatment …

A molecular overview of the polymyxin-LPS interaction in the context of its mode of action and resistance development

I Padhy, SK Dwibedy, SS Mohapatra - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rising incidences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the diminishing options of
novel antimicrobial agents, it is paramount to decipher the molecular mechanisms of action …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug resistance (MDR) and collateral sensitivity in bacteria, with special attention to genetic and evolutionary aspects and to the perspectives of …

A Fodor, BA Abate, P Deák, L Fodor, E Gyenge… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic poly-resistance (multidrug-, extreme-, and pan-drug resistance) is controlled by
adaptive evolution. Darwinian and Lamarckian interpretations of resistance evolution are …

How to manage KPC infections

M Bassetti, M Peghin - Therapeutic advances in infectious …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae represent an increasing global threat
worldwide and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae …

Colistin heteroresistance in Acinetobacter spp.: systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and discussion of the mechanisms and potential therapeutic …

S Karakonstantis, I Saridakis - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: Colistin is one of the few remaining options for carbapenem-resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii); however, emergence of resistance from …

Treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative skin and soft tissue infections

JF Jabbour, SL Sharara, SS Kanj - Current opinion in infectious …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
MDR-GNB play a major role in SSTIs in patients with underlying immunodeficiency, as well
as burn or trauma-related injuries. With the alarming global rise in MDR-GNB resistance …