The spread of carbapenem-and polymyxin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae poses a significant
threat to public health, challenging clinicians worldwide with limited therapeutic options. This …

The interplay between antibiotic resistance and bacterial fitness/virulence has attracted the
interest of researchers for decades because of its therapeutic implications, since it is …

Introduction Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major agent of healthcare-associated infections and
a cause of some community-acquired infections, including severe bacteremic infections …

Conventional disinfection processes, such as chlorination and UV radiation, are ineffective
in controling antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially disinfection residual Enterobacteriaceae …

Vibrio cholerae (VC) is the causative agent of the severe dehydrating diarrheal disease
cholera. The primary treatment for cholera is oral rehydration therapy (ORT). However, in …

Introduction Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen, which can acquire new
resistance genes. Infections by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) in cancer …

Cointegrate/hybrid plasmids combine the genetic elements of two or more plasmids and
generally carry abundant antimicrobial resistance determinants. Hence, the spread of …

Carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains are widely distributed and spreading
rapidly, creating significant challenges for clinical therapeutics. NDM-5, a novel mutant of …

Purpose In this study, we aimed to assess the geographic distribution and molecular
characteristics of β-lactamases among Enterobacterales isolates causing intra-abdominal …

Current disinfection processes pose an emerging environmental risk due to the ineffective
removal of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially disinfection residual bacteria (DRB) …