Fighting antibiotic resistance in hospital-acquired infections: current state and emerging technologies in disease prevention, diagnostics and therapy

E Avershina, V Shapovalova, G Shipulin - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Rising antibiotic resistance is a global threat that is projected to cause more deaths than all
cancers combined by 2050. In this review, we set to summarize the current state of antibiotic …

Clinical Diagnostics of Bacterial Infections and Their Resistance to Antibiotics—Current State and Whole Genome Sequencing Implementation Perspectives

E Avershina, A Khezri, R Ahmad - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), defined as the ability of microorganisms to withstand
antimicrobial treatment, is responsible for millions of deaths annually. The rapid spread of …

Hybrid Assembly Provides Improved Resolution of Plasmids, Antimicrobial Resistance Genes, and Virulence Factors in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae …

A Khezri, E Avershina, R Ahmad - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Emerging new sequencing technologies have provided researchers with a unique
opportunity to study factors related to microbial pathogenicity, such as antimicrobial …

A Practical Approach for Predicting Antimicrobial Phenotype Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Through Machine Learning Analysis of Genome Data

S Wang, C Zhao, Y Yin, F Chen, H Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the reduction in sequencing price and acceleration of sequencing speed, it is
particularly important to directly link the genotype and phenotype of bacteria. Here, we firstly …

[HTML][HTML] Meat safety legislation and its opportunities and hurdles for innovative approaches: A review

GE Nagel-Alne, E Murphy, B McCauslin, SJ Hauge… - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Albert Einstein has been quoted “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we
used when we created them”. Innovations are necessary to meet future challenges …

A 6-Year Update on the Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Africa: A Systematic Review

OU Lawal, O Ayobami, A Abouelfetouh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of
hospital-associated (HA) and community-associated (CA) infections globally. The multi-drug …

Highly sensitive quantitative phase microscopy and deep learning aided with whole genome sequencing for rapid detection of infection and antimicrobial resistance

A Ahmad, R Hettiarachchi, A Khezri… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Current state-of-the-art infection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) diagnostics are based
on culture-based methods with a detection time of 48–96 h. Therefore, it is essential to …

Genomic features associated with the degree of phenotypic resistance to carbapenems in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

ZP Bulman, F Krapp, NB Pincus, E Wenzler… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains cause severe infections that are
difficult to treat. The production of carbapenemases such as the K. pneumoniae …

Ultrafast and cost-effective pathogen identification and resistance gene detection in a clinical setting using nanopore flongle sequencing

E Avershina, SA Frye, J Ali, AM Taxt… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rapid bacterial identification and antimicrobial resistance gene (ARG) detection are crucial
for fast optimization of antibiotic treatment, especially for septic patients where each hour of …

A culture-, amplification-independent, and rapid method for identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistance profile in bovine mastitis milk

A Ahmadi, A Khezri, H Nørstebø, R Ahmad - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Rapid and accurate diagnosis of causative pathogens in mastitis would
minimize the imprudent use of antibiotics and, therefore, reduce the spread of antimicrobial …