ReviewThe Lancet. Infectious diseases2022
The urgent need for metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors: an unattended global threat.
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- Prevalence and clonal diversity of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal infections: A systematic review of 128 articles across 30 countries.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Dose selection for aztreonam-avibactam, including adjustments for renal impairment, for Phase IIa and Phase III evaluation.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2024Trial
- Klebsiella pneumoniae from community-acquired infections and an urban river share antimicrobial resistance profiles and high-risk lineages but differ in virulence.Archives of microbiology · 2026Article
- The global epidemiology and treatment of metallo-β-lactamase-producing gram-negative pathogens.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Chelate-conjugated β-lactams resensitize metallo-β-lactamase IMP-1-producing gram-negative bacteria against carbapenem antibiotics.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Lanthipeptides fromMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Covalent inhibition of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases NDM-1 and NDM-5 by 3-bromopyruvate.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Article
- Treatment Options for Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-ProducingInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Predatory myxobacteria lay at the cross-roads of metallo-β-lactamase evolution.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Functional dynamics of water in New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase catalysis.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026Article
- Targeting the outer membrane porin OprF restores carbapenem efficacy during experimental sepsis caused by NDM-1-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- resaCPE: a rapid, low-cost colorimetric assay for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- Targeting carbapenem-resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: in vitro evaluation of cefepime/zidebactam, aztreonam/avibactam, imipenem/relebactam, and meropenem/vaborbactam.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Biochemical and structural analyses of metallo-β-lactamase VIM-28: impact of substitutions at residues 224 and 228 on substrate profile, stability, and zinc affinity.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Structural perspectives on clinical β-lactamase inhibitors: From mechanism to resistance.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2026Review
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- Activity of novel antibiotics against dual metallo-Beta-lactamase producingJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Article
- Zinc starvation uncovers bacterial host-specific proteases that shape NDM adaptability inmBio · 2026Article
- Activity of aztreonam-avibactam, cefiderocol, and cefepime-taniborbactam against a global collection of genetically characterized metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2026Article
- Culture media affects accuracy of prediction of metallo-β-lactamases mediated resistance to imipenem.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
Due to their superior tolerability and efficacy, β-lactams are the most potent and prescribed class of antibiotics in the clinic. The emergence of resistance to those antibiotics, mainly due to the production of bacterial enzymes called β-lactamases, has been partially solved by the introduction of β-lactamase inhibitors, which restore the activity of otherwise obsolete molecules. This solution is limited because currently available β-lactamase inhibitors only work against serine β-lactamases, whereas metallo-β-lactamases continue to spread, evolve, and confer resistance to all β-lactams, including carbapenems. Furthermore, the increased use of antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial pneumonia in severely sick patients with COVID-19 might exacerbate the problem of antimicrobial resistance. In this Personal View, we summarise the main advances accomplished in this area of research, emphasise the main challenges that need to be solved, and the importance of research on inhibitors for metallo-B-lactamases amidst the current pandemic.
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