Origin of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, and their impacts on drug development: A narrative review

G Muteeb, MT Rehman, M Shahwan, M Aatif - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives since their discovery in the
early 20th century. However, the origin of antibiotics is now overshadowed by the alarming …

Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing countries

B Godman, A Egwuenu, M Haque, OO Malande… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …

[HTML][HTML] Language as a problem

F Cummins - Language Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The term “language” is used for at least three distinct purposes. The first supports inquiry into
coded message exchange. This has occupied most of the debate within the discipline of …

The case against antibiotics and for anti-virulence therapeutics

JA Hotinger, ST Morris, AE May - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although antibiotics have been indispensable in the advancement of modern medicine,
there are downsides to their use. Growing resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics is …

Health status of Afghan refugees in Europe: policy and practice implications for an optimised healthcare

M Matsangos, L Ziaka, AK Exadaktylos… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Four decades of civil war, violence, and destabilisation have forced millions of Afghans to
flee their homes and to move to other countries worldwide. This increasing phenomenon …

Soft governance against superbugs: How effective is the international regime on antimicrobial resistance?

M Heinzel, M Koenig-Archibugi - The Review of International …, 2024 - Springer
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the declining effectiveness of antibiotic medicines due to
misuse are among the biggest threats to global health and a major challenge for global …

The contribution of human conflict to the development of antimicrobial resistance

SJC Pallett, SE Boyd, MK O'Shea, J Martin… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Human conflict, such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, is an important driver of
antimicrobial resistance. Here, we describe the challenges when addressing this problem …

Antimicrobial resistance prevalence in bloodstream infection in 29 European countries by age and sex: An observational study

NR Waterlow, BS Cooper, JV Robotham… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Antibiotic usage, contact with high transmission healthcare settings as well as
changes in immune system function all vary by a patient's age and sex. Yet, most analyses …

Antibiotic resistance in low-and middle-income countries: current practices and its global implications

AZ Al Meslamani - Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antibiotic consumption rates are high in both high and low-income countries,
but addressing antibiotic practices in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is crucial to …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the recent advances in antimicrobial resistance

M Oliveira, W Antunes, S Mota… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), frequently considered a major global public health threat,
requires a comprehensive understanding of its emergence, mechanisms, advances, and …