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| Title |
A new strategy to fight antimicrobial resistance: the revival of old antibiotics
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00551 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nadim Cassir, Jean-Marc Rolain, Philippe Brouqui |
| Abstract |
The increasing prevalence of hospital and community-acquired infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens is limiting the options for effective antibiotic therapy. Moreover, this alarming spread of antimicrobial resistance has not been paralleled by the development of novel antimicrobials. Resistance to the scarce new antibiotics is also emerging. In this context, the rational use of older antibiotics could represent an alternative to the treatment of MDR bacterial pathogens. It would help to optimize the armamentarium of antibiotics in the way to preserve new antibiotics and avoid the prescription of molecules known to favor the spread of resistance (i.e., quinolones). Furthermore, in a global economical perspective, this could represent a useful public health orientation knowing that several of these cheapest "forgotten" antibiotics are not available in many countries. We will review here the successful treatment of MDR bacterial infections with the use of old antibiotics and discuss their place in current practice. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 25 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 12% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| Chile | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| South Africa | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 13 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 56% |
| Scientists | 7 | 28% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 474 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | <1% |
| India | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 457 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 92 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 69 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 60 | 13% |
| Researcher | 45 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 31 | 7% |
| Other | 85 | 18% |
| Unknown | 92 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 72 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 71 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 71 | 15% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 39 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 35 | 7% |
| Other | 74 | 16% |
| Unknown | 112 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 121. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 December 2023.
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#343,670
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#192
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#3,372
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#2
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