Antibiotic-resistant enterococci: the mechanisms and dynamics of drug introduction and resistance
| Autor: | Michael S. Gilmore, Brett D. Shepard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Disease reservoir medicine.drug_class media_common.quotation_subject Immunology Antibiotics Drug resistance Biology Microbiology Antibiotic resistance Drug Resistance Multiple Bacterial medicine Prevalence Animals Humans Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Antibacterial agent media_common Disease Reservoirs Antimicrobial biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases Enterococcus |
| Zdroj: | Microbes and infection. 4(2) |
| ISSN: | 1286-4579 |
| Popis: | Enterococci possess a vast array of mechanisms to resist the lethal effects of most antimicrobial drugs currently approved for therapeutic use in humans, thus presenting a considerable therapeutic challenge. This review summarizes current concepts regarding the mechanisms of resistance, as well as the emergence, proliferation, and epidemiology of resistant enterococci. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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