Animal models are essential in understanding of the mechanisms of sepsis moreover the development and the assessment of emerging therapies. In clinically relevant porcine model, however, a significant ...
The resistance to carbapenems is usually mediated by enzymes hydrolyzing β-lactam ring. Recently, an alternative way of the modification of the antibiotic, a β-lactone formation by OXA-48-like enzymes, in some carbapenems ...
In the last decade, the use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time Time-of-Flight mass spectrometry ( MALDI-TOF MS) revolutionary changed clinical microbiology. The technology allowed significant shortening ...
Carbapenemases are versatile β-lactamases capable of hydrolyzing carbapenem antibiotics. They are classified into Ambler classes A, B, and D. Class A carbapenemases, such as Klebsiella pneumoniaecarbapenemase (KPC) ...
Background:Overuse of carbapenems has been associated with an increasing prevalence of resistance, particularly among the Enterobacterales, Pseudomonasspp., and Acinetobacter spp. Resistance is mediated by the ...
Carbapenems are currently last-resort antibiotics for the therapy of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, the resistence to those drugs represents a significant threat of current ...