Integrative review finds fitness consequences of ESBL and AmpC resistance plasmids in E. coli are assay-dependent
Why Resistance Spreads So Fast
This integrative review synthesizes 40 studies on fitness consequences of plasmid-mediated ESBL and AmpC resistance in E. coli across human,…
Tiny DNA USB drives let gut bacteria swap antibiotic resistance genes, causing infections to spread faster than ever before.
Retrospective cohort study links prior antibiotic exposure and Gram-negative infections to high MDR rates in adult patients with chronic liver disease.
High antibiotic resistance found in infections among chronic liver disease patients in India
This retrospective observational cohort study evaluated 317 adult patients with chronic liver disease and culture-positive bacterial infecti…
In India, nearly 80% of E. coli and K. pneumoniae infections in chronic liver disease patients are resistant to multiple antibiotics.