Epidemiology of β-lactamase-producing pathogens

K Bush, PA Bradford - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY β-Lactam antibiotics have been widely used as therapeutic agents for the past
70 years, resulting in emergence of an abundance of β-lactam-inactivating β-lactamases …

Critical analysis of antibacterial agents in clinical development

U Theuretzbacher, K Bush, S Harbarth… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The antibacterial agents currently in clinical development are predominantly derivatives of
well-established antibiotic classes and were selected to address the class-specific …

IS26 Is Responsible for the Evolution and Transmission of blaNDM-Harboring Plasmids in Escherichia coli of Poultry Origin in China

QY Zhao, JH Zhu, RM Cai, XR Zheng, LJ Zhang… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are some of the most important pathogens
responsible for nosocomial infections, which can be challenging to treat. The bla NDM …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug-resistant organisms in patients from Ukraine in the Netherlands, March to August 2022

RD Zwittink, CCH Wielders, DW Notermans… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Since March 2022, there has been an emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)
in the Netherlands in patients originating from Ukraine (58 patients, 75 isolates). For about …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance profiles and diversity of β-lactamases in Escherichia coli strains isolated from city-scale sewage surveillance in Bergen, Norway mimic clinical …

DH Grevskott, FZ Ghavidel, CS Svanevik… - … and environmental safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine antibiotic resistance profiles and diversity of β-
lactamases in Escherichia coli present within the population and the potential spread of …

Genetic characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli from China, 2015–2017

F Li, K Ye, X Li, L Ye, L Guo, L Wang, J Yang - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Background The molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli
(CREco) remain unclear. Methods We conducted a multi-center bacterial resistance …

[HTML][HTML] Global genotype distribution of human clinical isolates of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae; A systematic review

M Safavi, N Bostanshirin, B Hajikhani… - Journal of Global …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Aim The global rise of antimicrobial resistance among bacterial
strains is a rapidly growing challenge and is becoming a major public health concern. This …

Global distribution and genomic characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli among humans, 2005–2023

Y Li, X Sun, N Dong, Z Wang, R Li - Drug Resistance Updates, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (CREC) has become a major public health problem
worldwide. To date, there is a limited understanding of the global distribution of CREC. In …

Dissemination of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in the community of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

A Habib, S Lo, K Villageois-Tran, M Petitjean… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Carbapenems are considered last-line beta-lactams for the treatment of infections caused by
multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, their activity is compromised by the …

State of the management of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms

A Yassin, M Huralska, JM Pogue, D Dixit… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In the past decade, the prevalence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative (MDR-GN) bacterial
infections has increased significantly, leading to higher rates of morbidity and mortality …