Resistance to B-Lactam antibiotics in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

• In: C8 - The need for new antibiotics combating resistant bacteria on Thursday, 2 September 2010, 9:00-12:00
• At: Lisbon (Portugal) (2010)
• Type: Presentation
• By: MOBASHERY, Shahriar (University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America)
• Abstract:

  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a global scourge, infections by which afflicates 100000 individuals annually in the US alone, a fifth of which lead to mortality. Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in these organisms is overencompassing, including penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, among others. The bacterium has

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