'Golden Era of Antibiotics' - Coming to an end !!!
Autor: | V Vinodhini, T S Subashini, K S Sridevi Sangeetha, R Shivakumar, Nafeesa Iqbal |
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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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