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Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic resistance is the capacity of bacteria to survive exposure to antimicrobial agents that would normally inhibit or kill them, arising through genetic mutation and the acquisition of resistance genes by horizontal transfer. Mechanisms include enzymatic inactivation of the drug, such as production of beta-la…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 52× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2640-690X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Antibiotic resistance is the capacity of bacteria to survive exposure to antimicrobial agents that would normally inhibit or kill them, arising through genetic mutation and the acquisition of resistance genes by horizontal transfer. Mechanisms include enzymatic inactivation of the drug, such as production of beta-lactamases and extended-spectrum and carbapenem-hydrolysing enzymes, alteration or protection of the antibiotic target, reduced permeability, and active efflux. Resistance is selected and amplified by the use and misuse of antibiotics in human medicine, agriculture, and animal husbandry, and its spread is a major threat to the treatment of common infections in primary and Family Medicine, prolonging illness and limiting therapeutic options. Containment depends on prudent prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship, susceptibility-guided therapy, infection prevention and control, and surveillance of resistant organisms. Research relevant to this area examines antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infection, resistance in elderly patients, carbapenem resistance and susceptibility patterns in Klebsiella pneumoniae, ESBL detection in urinary tract infection, antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and practice among prescribers, biofilm formation and resistance in Salmonella, and the broader emergence and spread of resistant pathogens. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to Family Medicine, including the mechanisms, epidemiology, stewardship, and clinical management of antibiotic resistance and resistant infections.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Antibiotic Resistance in the Elderly

Dabota Buowari YvonneCorresponding author
University of port Harcourt teaching hospital, rivers state, nigeria
Exact topic Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 14 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1396
2019

Surgical Site Infections: A Still Ongoing Challenge

A. S. Sardenberg RodrigoCorresponding author
Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Paulistano, Americas Serviços Médicos São Paulo, Brazil
Exact topic International Journal of Infection Prevention Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2690-4837.ijip-18-2515
2018

Ni Hao from the New Editor of the IJANR

Ur Rehman Nasar MujeebCorresponding author
Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Wuhan
Exact topic International Journal of Antibiotic Research

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 52 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Antibiotic Resistance, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Family Medicine (ISSN 2640-690X).

Journal editorial board
Dr. John P. Bartkowski · United States Dr. Angela Pia Cazzolla · Italy Dr. Ian James Martins · Australia

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