Antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: mechanistic and evolutionary perspectives

SM Gygli, S Borrell, A Trauner… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are threatening progress in
containing the global tuberculosis epidemic. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is intrinsically …

Deciphering drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using whole-genome sequencing: progress, promise, and challenges

KA Cohen, AL Manson, CA Desjardins, T Abeel… - Genome medicine, 2019 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global infectious threat that is intensified by an increasing incidence of
highly drug-resistant disease. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) studies of Mycobacterium …

The evolution of antibiotic resistance is associated with collateral drug phenotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

NJE Waller, CY Cheung, GM Cook… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The increasing incidence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has diminished
the efficacy of almost all available antibiotics, complicating efforts to combat the spread of …

Drug-resistant tuberculosis 2020: where we stand

A Iacobino, L Fattorini, F Giannoni - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This comprehensive overview of drug-resistant tuberculosis will be
useful for researchers to expand their knowledge beyond mechanisms other than …

Early bactericidal activity of meropenem plus clavulanate (with or without rifampin) for tuberculosis: The COMRADE randomized, phase 2A clinical trial

V De Jager, N Gupte, S Nunes, GL Barnes… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Carbapenems are recommended for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Optimal dosing remains uncertain. Objectives: To evaluate the 14-day bactericidal activity of …

Cryo-EM structures and regulation of arabinofuranosyltransferase AftD from mycobacteria

YZ Tan, L Zhang, J Rodrigues, RB Zheng… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis, a disease that kills over 1 million people
each year. Its cell envelope is a common antibiotic target and has a unique structure due, in …

β-Lactams as promising anticancer agents: Molecular hybrids, structure activity relationships and potential targets

DJ Fu, YF Zhang, AQ Chang, J Li - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Lactam, commonly referred as azetidin-2-one, is a multifunctional building block
for synthesizing β-amino ketones, γ-amino alcohols, and other compounds. Besides its well …

Ethambutol and meropenem/clavulanate synergy promotes enhanced extracellular and intracellular killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

F Olivença, D Pires, C Silveiro, B Gama… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Increasing evidence supports the repositioning of beta-lactams for tuberculosis (TB) therapy,
but further research on their interaction with conventional anti-TB agents is still warranted …

CRISPRi-mediated characterization of novel anti-tuberculosis targets: Mycobacterial peptidoglycan modifications promote beta-lactam resistance and intracellular …

C Silveiro, M Marques, F Olivença, D Pires… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The lack of effective therapeutics against emerging multi-drug resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) prompts the identification of novel anti-tuberculosis …

Evaluation of Carbapenems for Treatment of Multi- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

SP van Rijn, MA Zuur, R Anthony… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Multi-and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) has become an increasing
threat not only in countries where the TB burden is high but also in affluent regions, due to …