Biological effects of quinolones: a family of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents

AR Millanao, AY Mora, NA Villagra, SA Bucarey… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Broad antibacterial spectrum, high oral bioavailability and excellent tissue penetration
combined with safety and few, yet rare, unwanted effects, have made the quinolones class of …

Les misérables: a Parallel Between Antimicrobial Resistance and COVID-19 in Underdeveloped and Developing Countries

G Pérez Jorge, IC Rodrigues dos Santos Goes… - Current infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has been responsible for more than
6.3 million deaths worldwide. During the pandemic, the indiscriminate use of antibiotics has …

Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli strains isolated from household dogs in Chile

N Galarce, G Arriagada, F Sánchez… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to animal and public health
worldwide; consequently, several AMR surveillances programs have been implemented …

Broiler Farms and Carcasses Are an Important Reservoir of Multi-Drug Resistant Escherichia coli in Ecuador

D Ortega-Paredes, SA De Janon… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health threat for public and animal health in the
twenty-first century. In Ecuador, antibiotics have been used by the poultry industry for …

Hypoxia triggers the proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes in a marine aquaculture system

Y Deng, J Jiang, Y Huang, C Cheng, Z Lin, G Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transmission of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) affects the safety of aquaculture
animals. Dissolved oxygen (DO) can affect the transmission of ARGs, but its mechanism of …

Comparative Evaluation of qnrA, qnrB, and qnrS Genes in Enterobacteriaceae Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Cases, in Swine Units and a Hospital from Western …

AO Doma, R Popescu, M Mitulețu, D Muntean, J Dégi… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Excessive use of antimicrobials and inadequate infection control practices has turned
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) into a global, public health peril. We studied the expression …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of antibiotic resistance in chicken meat labelled as antibiotic-free: A focus on Escherichia coli and horizontally transmissible antibiotic resistance …

N Rawat, B Sabu, A Bandyopadhyay, R Rajagopal - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
This study has addressed the escalating concern of antibiotic resistance (AR) linked to the
use of antibiotics in food-producing animals, particularly in low-and middle-income countries …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of qnrVC variants in Vibrio spp. isolated from food samples in South China

Y Xu, Z Zheng, L Ye, EW Chan, S Chen - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Phenotypic resistance to fluoroquinolones due to mutational changes in the gyrA and parC
genes is common among clinical Vibrio strains; the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance …

Resistencia antibiótica de Escherichia coli y Staphylococcus saprophyticus en la infección urinaria de un hospital público

J Raraz-Vidal, H Allpas-Gomez… - Boletín de Malariología y …, 2021 - 201.249.62.222
Métodos: Estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo de corte transversal. Se realizóen el servicio de
Medicina Interna del Hospital Municipal los Olivos (HMLO). Participantes: historia clínica de …

Deciphering spread of quinolone resistance in mariculture ponds: Cross-species and cross-environment transmission of resistome

LX He, LY He, YJ Tang, LK Qiao, MC Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2025 - Elsevier
Mariculture is known to harbor antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which can be released
into marine ecosystems via oceanic farming ponds, posing a public health concern. In this …