Novel β-lactamase inhibitors: a therapeutic hope against the scourge of multidrug resistance
The increasing incidence and prevalence of multidrug resistance (MDR) among contemporary Gram-negative bacteria represents a significant threat to human health. Since their discovery, β-lactam antibiotics are a major component of the armamentarium against these serious pathogens. Unfortunately, a wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00392/full |