Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics represent one of the most successful forms of therapy in medicine. But the efficiency of antibiotics is compromised by the growing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Antibiotic resistance, which is implicated in elevated morbidity and mortality rates as well as in the increased tr...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Tolmasky, Jun Lin, Marilyn C. Roberts, Kunihiko Nishino, Lixin Zhang, Rustam I. Aminov
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author Marcelo Tolmasky
Jun Lin
Marilyn C. Roberts
Kunihiko Nishino
Lixin Zhang
Rustam I. Aminov
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Lixin Zhang
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description Antibiotics represent one of the most successful forms of therapy in medicine. But the efficiency of antibiotics is compromised by the growing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Antibiotic resistance, which is implicated in elevated morbidity and mortality rates as well as in the increased treatment costs, is considered to be one of the major global public health threats (www.who.int/drugresistance/en/) and the magnitude of the problem recently prompted a number of international and national bodies to take actions to protect the public (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/docs/road-map-amr_en.pdf: http://www.who.int/drugresistance/amr_global_action_plan/en/; http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/carb_national_strategy.pdf). Understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria successfully defend themselves against the antibiotic assault represent the main theme of this eBook published as a Research Topic in Frontiers in Microbiology, section of Antimicrobials, Resistance, and Chemotherapy. The articles in the eBook update the reader on various aspects and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. A better understanding of these mechanisms should facilitate the development of means to potentiate the efficacy and increase the lifespan of antibiotics while minimizing the emergence of antibiotic resistance among pathogens.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-529432024-04-05T17:30:58Z Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance Marcelo Tolmasky Jun Lin Marilyn C. Roberts Kunihiko Nishino Lixin Zhang Rustam I. Aminov QR1-502 Q1-390 Metagenomics Antibiotic resistance mechanisms combination therapy antibiotics antibiotic resistance reservoirs thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSG Microbiology (non-medical) Antibiotics represent one of the most successful forms of therapy in medicine. But the efficiency of antibiotics is compromised by the growing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Antibiotic resistance, which is implicated in elevated morbidity and mortality rates as well as in the increased treatment costs, is considered to be one of the major global public health threats (www.who.int/drugresistance/en/) and the magnitude of the problem recently prompted a number of international and national bodies to take actions to protect the public (http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/docs/road-map-amr_en.pdf: http://www.who.int/drugresistance/amr_global_action_plan/en/; http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/carb_national_strategy.pdf). Understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria successfully defend themselves against the antibiotic assault represent the main theme of this eBook published as a Research Topic in Frontiers in Microbiology, section of Antimicrobials, Resistance, and Chemotherapy. The articles in the eBook update the reader on various aspects and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. A better understanding of these mechanisms should facilitate the development of means to potentiate the efficacy and increase the lifespan of antibiotics while minimizing the emergence of antibiotic resistance among pathogens. 2021-02-11T19:01:11Z 2021-02-11T19:01:11Z 2015-12-10 11:59:06 2015 book 17822 16648714 9782889195268 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/52943 eng Frontiers Research Topics image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Mechanisms_of_antibiotic_resistance/547#nogo http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/942/mechanisms-of-antibiotic-resistance Frontiers Media SA 10.3389/978-2-88919-526-8 10.3389/978-2-88919-526-8 bf5ce210-e72e-4860-ba9b-c305640ff3ae 9782889195268 224 open access
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