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Antimicrobial Drugs: Possibilities from Medicinal Plants Part A—Antibacterials and Antivirals
In recent years, the number of microbial infectious diseases has increased considerably. The proliferation of novel viruses and the information of...
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Antimicrobial Drugs: Possibilities from Medicinal Plants Part B—Antifungals
Natural products, especially plant-derived ones, are the source of diverse chemical structures with potential bioactive molecules. The fast-growing...
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A Critical Review of Short Antimicrobial Peptides from Scorpion Venoms, Their Physicochemical Attributes, and Potential for the Development of New Drugs
Scorpion venoms have proven to be excellent sources of antimicrobial agents. However, although many of them have been functionally characterized,...
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Factors influencing usage of antimicrobial drugs among pastoralists in Kenya
Agricultural use of antimicrobials in food animal production may contribute to the global emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However,...
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Antimicrobial Peptide Nanomaterials
Antimicrobial peptides exist throughout nature and are produced by multicellular organisms as a defence mechanism against pathogenic microbes....
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Antimicrobial Resistance and the Role of Herbal Medicine: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Prospects
The use of herbal medicine for antimicrobial treatment has a rich history that spans cultures and civilizations worldwide. This chapter focuses on...
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Antimicrobial Resistance and the Role of Herbal Medicine: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Prospects
The use of herbal medicine for antimicrobial treatment has a rich history that spans cultures and civilizations worldwide. This chapter focuses on...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in Africa
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most serious public health threats, posing severe challenges to successfully preventing and...
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Non-traditional Approaches to Combat Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
This book provides a detailed overview of the progress and challenges of non-traditional approaches for tackling antimicrobial resistance. The first...
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme: Why Is It Needed?
Antibiotics have transformed medical practice by making previously lethal infections treatable and allowing for subsequent medical advancements such...
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Antimicrobial Use in Animal Food Production
The use of antibiotics in human medicine is being monitored in most developed countries, antimicrobial use in livestock and food productionFood...
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Bacteria exposed to antiviral drugs develop antibiotic cross-resistance and unique resistance profiles
Antiviral drugs are used globally as treatment and prophylaxis for long-term and acute viral infections. Even though antivirals also have been shown...
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Properties and Mechanism of Antimicrobial Agents from Plant-Derived Essential Oils
Herbal and alternative medicines are popular among the general population worldwide. A great number of modern drugs are still derived from herbs. In...
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Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products: Approaches and Challenges
Natural products derived from plants play an important role in the development of antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobials are of interest both in the...
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Antimicrobial Peptides: Potential Alternative to Antibiotics and Overcoming Limitations for Future Therapeutic Applications
Among all health-related issues, the rising concerns about drug resistance led to the look for alternative pharmaceutical drugs that are effective...
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Decoding antimicrobial resistance: unraveling molecular mechanisms and targeted strategies
Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant global health threat, necessitating innovative approaches for combatting it. This review explores...
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Identification of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Drug Targets in Antibiotic-Resistant Clostridioides difficile Clinical Isolates
Antimicrobial drug resistance has made the treatment of microbial infections quite challenging. A Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming, and...
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Modified HT-SPOTi: An Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing to Evaluate Formulated Therapeutic Combinations Against Bacterial Growth and Viability
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious threat to global health, potentially causing 10 million deaths per year globally by 2050. To tackle...
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Antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of some analgesic or anti‐inflammatory drugs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, high temperature and fever, and prevent blood clots....
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Use of Whole Genome Sequencing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: From Sequence Data to Resistance Profiles
Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates has been shown to provide accurate predictions for resistance and...