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ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2025

Unlocking Enhanced Efficacy of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Patrick Ofori Tawiah, Sadia Sultana, Jan-Ulrik Dahl

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Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Patrick Ofori TawiahSchool of Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.
Sadia SultanaSchool of Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.
Jan-Ulrik DahlSchool of Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8597-7416

Funding

Redox-regulation in Gram-negative BacteriaR15AI164585 · NIAID · ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DAHL, JAN-ULRIK · 2021 to 2021
$444k
Elucidating bacterial responses to the novel antimicrobial AGXXR03AI174033 · NIAID · ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DAHL, JAN-ULRIK · 2023 to 2024
$148k
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 1R03AI174033-01A1NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI174033NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI164585
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious diseases continue to be a global health burden. Among the major human pathogens is the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is particularly due to its wide range of drug resistance mechanisms. Aminoglycosides, which have long been used in treating pseudomonal infections, are increasingly undermined by resistance. This opinion article discusses the use and challenges of aminoglycosides against P. aeruginosa and highlights recent strategies that enhance aminoglycoside efficacy. These include combinational therapies, metabolic stimulants/adjuvants, silver, and more recently developed derivatives such as AGXX, many of which have been reported to potentiate the cytotoxic effects of aminoglycosides and re-sensitise aminoglycoside-resistant strains. While these findings pave the way for future therapies, the clinical relevance of many in vitro studies remains to be investigated.

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AminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsDrug Resistance, BacterialDrug SynergismHumansAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsadjuvantsaminoglycosidesantibioticsmetalsPseudomonas aeruginosa

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PMID40448301
PMCPMC12124998

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