[HTML][HTML] A parallel and silent emerging pandemic: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) amid COVID-19 pandemic

S Rehman - Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
World is in the middle of the pandemic (COVID-19), caused by SARS-COV-2 virus, which is
a significant global health crisis after Spanish influenza in the beginning of 20th century …

Different drugs for bad bugs: antivirulence strategies in the age of antibiotic resistance

SW Dickey, GYC Cheung, M Otto - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2017 - nature.com
The rapid evolution and dissemination of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens
are outpacing the development of new antibiotics, but antivirulence agents provide an …

The rise and spread of mcr plasmid-mediated polymyxin resistance

SC Nang, J Li, T Velkov - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Polymyxins are important lipopeptide antibiotics that serve as the last-line defense against
multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections. Worryingly, the clinical utility …

Resistance to polymyxins in Gram-negative organisms

K Jeannot, A Bolard, P Plesiat - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2017 - Elsevier
Polymyxins have recently been re-introduced into the therapeutic arsenal to combat
infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, the emergence …

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 …

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak: global implications for antimicrobial resistance

AK Murray - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We are in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the most significant
global health event since Spanish influenza in the early 20 th century. Increasingly …

Colistin Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: Laboratory Detection and Impact on Mortality

LJ Rojas, M Salim, E Cober, SS Richter… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Polymyxins including colistin are an important “last-line” treatment for infections
caused by carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp). Increasing use of colistin …

Colistin- and Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Harboring mcr-1 and blaNDM-5, Causing a Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient from the United …

JR Mediavilla, A Patrawalla, L Chen, KD Chavda… - MBio, 2016 - journals.asm.org
Colistin is increasingly used as an antibiotic of last resort for the treatment of carbapenem-
resistant Gram-negative infections. The plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was …

How should we respond to the emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance in humans and animals?

JA Al-Tawfiq, R Laxminarayan… - International Journal of …, 2017 - ijidonline.com
Objective The widespread use of antibiotics in humans and animals has contributed to
growing rates of antibiotic resistance. Previously treatable bacterial infections now require …

Post-Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic antimicrobial resistance

L Boccabella, EG Palma, L Abenavoli, GGM Scarlata… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background and aim: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a chronic issue of our Westernized
society, mainly because of the uncontrolled and improper use of antimicrobials. The …