'Golden Era of Antibiotics' - Coming to an end !!!

Autor: V Vinodhini, T S Subashini, K S Sridevi Sangeetha, R Shivakumar, Nafeesa Iqbal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 140-144 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-5243
2772-5251
Popis: Resistance to antibiotics is increasing at an alarming rate. This is due to superbugs, producing heterogenous groups of enzymes, β-lactamases which inactivate β-lactam antibiotics and others as well. The β-lactamase Carbapenemase, has become a threat to the Carbapenems, which were the last resort β-lactam antibiotics. This article is a highlight on β- lactamases, specially Carbapenemases which includes New Delhi Metallo- β-lactamase - NDM-1.
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