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ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2015

Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance.

Jessica M A Blair, Mark A Webber, Alison J Baylay, David O Ogbolu, Laura J V Piddock

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Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1,548 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1,548citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
56.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,548 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 3,878 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica M A Blair1] Antimicrobials Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. [2].
Mark A Webber1] Antimicrobials Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. [2].
Alison J BaylayAntimicrobials Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
David O OgboluAntimicrobials Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Laura J V PiddockAntimicrobials Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
University of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilDepartment of HealthMedical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are difficult or impossible to treat are becoming increasingly common and are causing a global health crisis. Antibiotic resistance is encoded by several genes, many of which can transfer between bacteria. New resistance mechanisms are constantly being described, and new genes and vectors of transmission are identified on a regular basis. This article reviews recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms by which bacteria are either intrinsically resistant or acquire resistance to antibiotics, including the prevention of access to drug targets, changes in the structure and protection of antibiotic targets and the direct modification or inactivation of antibiotics.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaDrug Resistance, BacterialSignal TransductionAnti-Bacterial Agents

Identifiers

PMID25435309
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