Updates on the global dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli: An emerging threat to public health

S Zhang, M Abbas, MU Rehman, M Wang, R Jia… - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Colistin drug resistance is an emerging public health threat worldwide. The adaptability,
existence and spread of colistin drug resistance in multiple reservoirs and ecological …

Neonatal Sepsis: The Impact of Carbapenem-Resistant and Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

S Mukherjee, S Mitra, S Dutta, S Basu - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
The convergence of a vulnerable population and a notorious pathogen is devastating, as
seen in the case of sepsis occurring during the first 28 days of life (neonatal period). Sepsis …

Colistin kills bacteria by targeting lipopolysaccharide in the cytoplasmic membrane

A Sabnis, KLH Hagart, A Klöckner, M Becce, LE Evans… - elife, 2021‏ - elifesciences.org
Colistin is an antibiotic of last resort, but has poor efficacy and resistance is a growing
problem. Whilst it is well established that colistin disrupts the bacterial outer membrane (OM) …

Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates

PCM Williams, SA Qazi, R Agarwal… - Bulletin of the World …, 2022‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infections remain a leading cause of death in neonates. The sparse antibiotic development
pipeline and challenges in conducting neonatal research have resulted in few effective …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistance in paediatric febrile urinary tract infections

S Esposito, G Biasucci, A Pasini, B Predieri… - Journal of global …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) is currently considered the most frequent cause of serious
bacterial illness in children in the first 2 years of life. UTI in paediatrics can irreversibly …

Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in children

D Aguilera-Alonso, L Escosa-García… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020‏ - journals.asm.org
Carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) are a major global public health threat.
Enterobacterales hydrolyze almost all β-lactams through carbapenemase production …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical use of intravenous polymyxin B for the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections: An evaluation of the current …

ME Falagas, M Kyriakidou, GL Voulgaris… - Journal of global …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Introduction The epidemic dimensions of emergence of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative
bacterial infections have led to the revival of old antibiotics, including polymyxins. Methods …

New antimicrobials for the treatment of neonatal sepsis caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria: a systematic review

C Poggi, C Dani - Antibiotics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Background: Infections by multi-drug-resistant (MDR) organisms are sharply increasing in
newborns worldwide. In low and middle-income countries, a disproportionate amount of …

Assessment of mortality-related risk factors and effective antimicrobial regimens for treatment of bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant …

L Chen, X Han, YL Li, M Li - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2021‏ - journals.asm.org
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) attributable to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE-
BSIs) are dangerous and a major cause of mortality in clinical settings. This study was …