Antibiotic-resistant ESKAPE pathogens and COVID-19: the pandemic beyond the pandemic

A Catalano, D Iacopetta, J Ceramella, M Pellegrino… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibacterial resistance is a renewed public health plague in modern times, and the COVID-
19 pandemic has rekindled this problem. Changes in antibiotic prescribing behavior …

Organic diffusive gradients in thin films (o-DGT) for determining environmental behaviors of antibiotics: a review

Y Liang, H Li, S Li, S Chen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are recognized as effective medicine that has been extensively used in human
and veterinary. Since the rate of releasing into the environment is stronger than the rate of …

Meropenem/vaborbactam: β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination, the future in eradicating multidrug resistance

A Duda-Madej, S Viscardi, E Topola - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the fact that there is a steadily increasing trend in the area of antimicrobial resistance
in microorganisms, there is a need to look for new treatment alternatives. One of them is the …

Bacterial coinfection and antibiotic resistance in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RC Yusof, MN Norhayati, YM Azman - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background There were a few studies on bacterial coinfection in hospitalized COVID-19
patients worldwide. This systematic review aimed to provide the pooled prevalence of …

Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship: Before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

O Khaznadar, F Khaznadar, A Petrovic, L Kuna… - Microbiology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ongoing phenomenon. It is a significant public health
issue that has existed long before the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It …

Antimicrobial Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

E Serretiello, R Manente, F Dell'Annunziata, V Folliero… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a major Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen causing
several serious acute and chronic infections in the nosocomial and community settings. PA …

Trends in antibiotic resistance of nosocomial and community-acquired infections in Italy

P Cerini, FR Meduri, F Tomassetti, I Polidori… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization has recently identified three categories of pathogens,
namely: critical, high, and medium priority, according to the need for new antibiotics. Critical …

Colistin-and Amikacin-loaded lipid-based drug delivery systems for resistant gram-negative lung and wound bacterial infections

C Vairo, MV Vidal, RM Hernandez, M Igartua… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue, which needs to be tackled without
further delay. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified three gram-negative …

The Clash of the Titans: COVID-19, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and First mcr-1-Mediated Colistin Resistance in Humans in Romania

IL Miftode, D Leca, RS Miftode, F Roşu, C Plesca… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Antibiotic resistance and coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) represent a
dual challenge in daily clinical practice, inducing a high burden on public health systems …

A retrospective assessment of sputum samples and antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19 patients

TG Cut, A Mavrea, AA Cumpanas, D Novacescu… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Data on bacterial or fungal pathogens and their impact on the mortality rates of Western
Romanian COVID-19 patients are scarce. As a result, the purpose of this research was to …