Pseudomonas aeruginosa: arsenal of resistance mechanisms, decades of changing resistance profiles, and future antimicrobial therapies. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious public health issues facing humans since the discovery of antimicrobial agents. The frequent, prolonged, and uncontrolled use of antimicrobial agents are major factors in the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial strains, including multidrug-resistant variants. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections. The abundant data on the increased resistance to antipseudomonal agents support the need for global action. There is a paucity of new classes of antibiotics active against P. aeruginosa. Here, we discuss recent antibacterial resistance profiles and mechanisms of resistance by P. aeruginosa. We also review future potential methods for controlling antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as phage therapy, nanotechnology and antipseudomonal vaccines.

publication date

  • October 6, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84945316857

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2217/fmb.15.48

PubMed ID

  • 26439366

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 10