The Demand for New Antibiotics: Antimicrobial Peptides, Nanoparticles, and Combinatorial Therapies as Future Strategies in Antibacterial Agent Design

The inappropriate use of antibiotics and an inadequate control of infections have led to the emergence of resistant strains which represent a major threat to public health and the global economy. Therefore, research and development of a new generation of antimicrobials to mitigate the spread of anti...

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Main Authors: Angel León-Buitimea, Cesar R. Garza-Cárdenas, Javier A. Garza-Cervantes, Jordy A. Lerma-Escalera, Jose R. Morones-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
MDR
XDR
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01669/full