ReviewCureus2017
A Review on Antibiotic Resistance: Alarm Bells are Ringing.
Review in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 307 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
307 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Chinese herbal compound for multidrug-resistant or extensively drug-resistant bacterial pneumonia: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis with association rule mining to identify core herb combinations.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effect of therapeutic drug monitoring on patient health outcomes during treatment with penicillins.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2022Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of traditional and smart antibacterial textiles for wearable technology; a comprehensive review.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Characterization of a Novel Quorum QuencherPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing bacterial isolates from intensive care unit environment in two hospitals of Ethiopia.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Cooperative membrane association as a mechanistic origin of synergistic antimicrobial peptide activity.RSC chemical biology · 2026Review
- Detection ofVeterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Efficient Elimination of Microbial Infections in Wounds Using Plasma-Activated Water Hydrogel.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
- Potential of phage therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot infections.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
- Clinical impact of a multidisciplinary remote-based hybrid antibiotic stewardship program in critically ill patients during COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: a prospective pilot implementation study.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Physiological characterization of anaerobic cometabolic transformation of sulfamethoxazole by Nitratidesulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Engineered Bacteriophages: A Next-Generation Platform for Precision Antimicrobials and Therapeutics.Viruses · 2026Review
- Repurposing Drugs as Bacteroides fragilis BFT-3 Inhibitors in the Animal Infection Model Galleria mellonella.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Article
- Bis-1,2,4-triazole derivatives as potential antioxidants for pneumonia therapy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Molecular characterization ofPeerJ · 2026Article
- Unlocking the potential ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Trends and risk factors of multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired infections in a Tunisian university hospital: repeated point prevalence surveys, 2023-2025.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Maple Syrup and Bacillus velezensis based Supplement: in Vivo Study of the Impact on Growth Performance, Microbiota Composition, and Metabolic Activity in Weaned Piglets.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of current practice of antimicrobial use and clinical outcome in the management of pneumonia among pediatric patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective observational study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Antibacterial Potential of Nanocrystalline Zinc-Cobalt Ferrite.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
247 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors.
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Abstract
Antibiotics are the 'wonder drugs' to combat microbes. For decades, multiple varieties of antibiotics have not only been used for therapeutic purposes but practiced prophylactically across other industries such as agriculture and animal husbandry. Uncertainty has arisen, as microbes have become resistant to common antibiotics while the host remains unaware that antibiotic resistance has emerged. The aim of this review is to explore the origin, development, and the current state of antibiotic resistance, regulation, and challenges by examining available literature. We found that antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate. A growing list of infections i.e., pneumonia, tuberculosis, and gonorrhea are becoming harder and at times impossible to treat while antibiotics are becoming less effective. Antibiotic-resistant infections correlate with the level of antibiotic consumption. Non-judicial use of antibiotics is mostly responsible for making the microbes resistant. The antibiotic treatment repertoire for existing or emerging hard-to-treat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections is limited, resulting in high morbidity and mortality report. This review article reiterates the optimal use of antimicrobial medicines in human and animal health to reduce antibiotic resistance. Evidence from the literature suggests that the knowledge regarding antibiotic resistance in the population is still scarce. Therefore, the need of educating patients and the public is essential to fight against the antimicrobial resistance battle.
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