β-Lactam Antibiotics Renaissance

Since the 1940s β-lactam antibiotics have been used to treat bacterial infections. However, emergence and dissemination of β-lactam resistance has reached the point where many marketed β-lactams no longer are clinically effective. The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria and the pro...

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Main Authors: Wenling Qin, Mauro Panunzio, Stefano Biondi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/3/2/193