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Antibiotic resistance and extended spectrum beta-lactamases: Types, epidemiology and treatment.

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The carbapenems are widely regarded as the drugs of choice for the treatment of severe infections caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, although comparative clinical trials are scarce and the feasible modification of guidelines for community-onset bacteremia associated with different infections are prescribed.
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This article is published in Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences.The article was published on 2015-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 534 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Antibiotic resistance & Antimicrobial.

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Persistence and reversal of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance

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Multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria: the role of high-risk clones in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance

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Increasing prevalence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Europe.

TL;DR: The emergence of epidemic clones harbouring several beta-lactamases simultaneously (ESBLs, metallo-beta-lacticamases or cephamycinases) and of new mechanisms of resistance to fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides warrants future surveillance studies.
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What types of antibiotic resistance are there?

The paper discusses the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) as a significant resistance mechanism.