Epidemiology and treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

JP Horcajada, M Montero, A Oliver, L Sorlí… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the worldwide spread of the so-called high-risk clones of multidrug-resistant
or extensively drug-resistant (MDR/XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become a public …

The challenge of efflux-mediated antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

XZ Li, P Plésiat, H Nikaido - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global emergence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria is a growing threat to
antibiotic therapy. The chromosomally encoded drug efflux mechanisms that are ubiquitous …

The increasing threat of Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk clones

A Oliver, X Mulet, C López-Causapé, C Juan - Drug Resistance Updates, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of chronic and hospital-acquired infections produced by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Role of efflux pumps in the antibiotic resistance of bacteria embedded in a biofilm

SM Soto - Virulence, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms are complex microbial associations anchored to abiotic or biotic surfaces,
embedded in extracellular matrix produced by the biofilms themselves where they interact …

Efflux-mediated drug resistance in bacteria: an update

XZ Li, H Nikaido - Drugs, 2009 - Springer
Drug efflux pumps play a key role in drug resistance and also serve other functions in
bacteria. There has been a growing list of multidrug and drug-specific efflux pumps …

Intrinsic, adaptive and acquired antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

M Arzanlou, WC Chai, H Venter - Essays in biochemistry, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for a large proportion of antimicrobial-resistant
infections in humans and animals. Among this class of bacteria are also some of the most …

Mutations in β-lactamase AmpC increase resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates to antipseudomonal cephalosporins

M Berrazeg, K Jeannot… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mutation-dependent overproduction of intrinsic β-lactamase AmpC is considered the main
cause of resistance of clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antipseudomonal …

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa opportunistic pathogen and human infections

S De Bentzmann, P Plésiat - Environmental microbiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram‐negative environmental species and an opportunistic
microorganism, establishes itself in vulnerable patients, such as those with cystic fibrosis or …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ceftolozane-tazobactam resistance development requires multiple mutations leading to overexpression and structural modification of AmpC

G Cabot, S Bruchmann, X Mulet… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
We compared the dynamics and mechanisms of resistance development to ceftazidime,
meropenem, ciprofloxacin, and ceftolozane-tazobactam in wild-type (PAO1) and mutator …

Host and Pathogen Biomarkers for Severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections

C Juan, C Peña, A Oliver - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is among the leading causes of severe nosocomial infections,
particularly affecting critically ill and immunocompromised patients. Here we review the …