Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotic drugs that would normally inhibit or kill them, arising through genetic mutation or the acquisition of resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer. It is a major global public-health threat because it renders standard treatments ine…
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotic drugs that would normally inhibit or kill them, arising through genetic mutation or the acquisition of resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer. It is a major global public-health threat because it renders standard treatments ineffective, prolongs illness, raises treatment costs, and increases mortality from common infections. Resistance is driven and accelerated by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in human medicine, agriculture, and animal husbandry, and it spreads among bacterial populations and across clinical, community, and environmental settings. Research in this journal characterizes resistance mechanisms and surveillance, including carbapenem resistance and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in Klebsiella pneumoniae, molecular detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes in urinary tract infections, and antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation in Salmonella Typhi from typhoid cases and carriers. Further studies address antibiotic resistance in elderly patients, antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and prescribing practices among clinicians, resistant urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, and the interplay between malaria control and the emergence of resistance. Central concerns across the field include rational prescribing, stewardship programs, accurate diagnostics, infection prevention, and the search for alternative antimicrobial agents to preserve the effectiveness of existing drugs.
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