Colistin and its role in the Era of antibiotic resistance: an extended review (2000–2019)

MAEG El-Sayed Ahmed, LL Zhong… - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing antibiotic resistance in multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-
GNB) presents significant health problems worldwide, since the vital available and effective …

Colistin update on its mechanism of action and resistance, present and future challenges

FF Andrade, D Silva, A Rodrigues, C Pina-Vaz - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colistin has been extensively used since the middle of the last century in animals,
particularly in swine, for the control of enteric infections. Colistin is presently considered the …

The global distribution and spread of the mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1

R Wang, L Van Dorp, LP Shaw, P Bradley… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Colistin represents one of the few available drugs for treating infections caused by
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. As such, the recent plasmid-mediated spread of …

Development of a Novel mcr-6 to mcr-9 Multiplex PCR and Assessment of mcr-1 to mcr-9 Occurrence in Colistin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Isolates From …

M Borowiak, B Baumann, J Fischer, K Thomas… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The polymyxin antibiotic colistin has been used in decades for treatment and prevention of
infectious diseases in livestock. Nowadays, it is even considered as last-line treatment …

Cargo Genes of Tn7-Like Transposons Comprise an Enormous Diversity of Defense Systems, Mobile Genetic Elements, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes

S Benler, G Faure, H Altae-Tran, S Shmakov, F Zhang… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Transposition is a major mechanism of horizontal gene mobility in prokaryotes. However,
exploration of the genes mobilized by transposons (cargo) is hampered by the difficulty in …

Mechanism of action, resistance, synergism, and clinical implications of azithromycin

M Heidary, A Ebrahimi Samangani… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Azithromycin (AZM), sold under the name Zithromax, is classified as a
macrolide. It has many benefits due to its immunomodulatory, anti‐inflammatory, and …

Radiation synthesis of pH-sensitive 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate/polyethylene oxide/ZnS nanocomposite hydrogel membrane for wound dressing application

MM Ghobashy, AM Elbarbary, DE Hegazy… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The popularity of hydrogel membrane as wound dressing lies in its elastic physical
properties and the ability to encapsulate drug particles with improved properties to meet the …

Decoding the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of microbiota using pan-body pan-disease microbiomics

GP Schmartz, J Rehner, MP Gund, V Keller… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human microbiome emerges as a promising reservoir for diagnostic markers and
therapeutics. Since host-associated microbiomes at various body sites differ and diseases …

Bloodstream Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales: Risk Factors for Mortality, Antimicrobial Therapy and Treatment Outcomes from a …

C Zhou, L Jin, Q Wang, X Wang, F Chen… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bloodstream infections (CRE BSIs) have a
high mortality. However, an optimal antimicrobial treatment has not been determined. This …

Challenges of colistin use in ICU and therapeutic drug monitoring: A literature review

J Rychlíčková, V Kubíčková, P Suk, K Urbánek - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emerging resistance of Gram-negative bacteria is a growing problem worldwide.
Together with the financial cost, limited efficacy, and local unavailability of newer antibiotics …