Bacterial infections are a major threat to human health, exacerbated by increasing antibiotic
resistance. These infections can result in tremendous morbidity and mortality, emphasizing …

Most antibiotic resistance mechanisms are associated with a fitness cost that is typically
observed as a reduced bacterial growth rate. The magnitude of this cost is the main …

Antimicrobial resistance is increasing; however, antimicrobial drug development is slowing.
Now more than ever before, antimicrobial stewardship is of the utmost importance as a way …

Infectious diseases account for nearly one fifth of the worldwide death toll every year. The
continuous increase of drug‐resistant pathogens is a big challenge for treatment of …

Unfortunately for mankind, it is very likely that the antibiotic resistance problem we have
generated during the last 60 years due to the extensive use and misuse of antibiotics is here …

Antibiotics have dramatically changed the prognoses of patients with severe infectious
diseases over the past 50 years. However, the emergence and dissemination of resistant …

An increasing variety of indicators of antimicrobial usage has become available in human
and veterinary medicine, with no consensus on the most appropriate indicators to be used …

Background The Cleaning and Disinfecting in Healthcare Working Group of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Occupational Research Agenda, is a …

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing clinical problem and public health threat.
Antibiotic use is a known risk factor for the emergence of antibiotic resistance, but …

Background Multiple drug resistance (MDR) in staphylococci, including resistance to the
semi‐synthetic penicillinase‐resistant penicillins such as meticillin, is a problem of global …