Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Antibiotics in the clinical pipeline in October 2019

MS Butler, DL Paterson - The Journal of antibiotics, 2020 - nature.com
The development of new and effective antibacterial drugs to treat multi-drug resistant (MDR)
bacteria, especially Gram-negative (G− ve) pathogens, is acknowledged as one of the …

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 …

Considerations and caveats in combating ESKAPE pathogens against nosocomial infections

YX Ma, CY Wang, YY Li, J Li, QQ Wan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

Chemical basis of combination therapy to combat antibiotic resistance

Z Si, K Pethe, MB Chan-Park - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
The antimicrobial resistance crisis is a global health issue requiring discovery and
development of novel therapeutics. However, conventional screening of natural products or …

New carbapenemase inhibitors: clearing the way for the β-lactams

JC Vázquez-Ucha, J Arca-Suárez, G Bou… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem resistance is a major global health problem that seriously compromises the
treatment of infections caused by nosocomial pathogens. Resistance to carbapenems …

Call for next-generation drugs that remove the uptake barrier to combat antibiotic resistance

B Peng, H Li, X Peng - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Existing antibacterial agents can be categorized into two generations, but bacterial
insensitivity towards both of these classes poses a serious public health challenge …

Old and new beta-lactamase inhibitors: molecular structure, mechanism of action, and clinical use

D Carcione, C Siracusa, A Sulejmani, V Leoni, J Intra - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The β-lactams have a central place in the antibacterial armamentarium, but the increasing
resistance to these drugs, especially among Gram-negative bacteria, is becoming one of the …

The Challenge of overcoming antibiotic resistance in carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria:“Attack on Titan”

G Mancuso, S De Gaetano, A Midiri, S Zummo… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global burden of bacterial resistance remains one of the most serious public health
concerns. Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in critically ill patients …

Metallo-ß-lactamases: a review

P Behzadi, HA García-Perdomo, TM Karpiński… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial pathogens including Enterobacteriaceae family members bear different antibiotic
resistance genes comprising Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamases (ESBLs) and Metallo-ß …