The emergence of infectious diseases promises to be one of the leading mortality factors in
the healthcare sector. Although several drugs are available on the market, newly found …

Antibiotics are the 'wonder drugs' to combat microbes. For decades, multiple varieties of
antibiotics have not only been used for therapeutic purposes but practiced prophylactically …

Acute diarrheal infections are a common health problem globally and among both
individuals in the United States and traveling to developing world countries. Multiple …

Background: Travelers' diarrhea causes significant morbidity including some sequelae, lost
travel time and opportunity cost to both travelers and countries receiving travelers. Effective …

Infection with Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis
worldwide; it occurs more frequently than do infections caused by Salmonella species …

Evasion of clinical interventions by Streptococcus pneumoniae occurs through selection of
non-susceptible genomic variants. We report whole-genome sequencing of 3,085 …

Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are recognized as the most common
causative agents of bacterial gastroenteritis in the world. Humans most often become …

In developing countries, acquired bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is common in
isolates from healthy persons and from persons with community-acquired infections …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Sulfonamides have a glorious history. In 1935, they were the first class of true antimicrobial
agents with life-saving potency. Today, 66 years later, increased bacterial resistance to …