Meyler's side effects of antimicrobial drugs
"Antibacterial agents act against bacterial infection either by killing the bacterium or by arresting its growth. They do this by targeting bacterial DNA and its associated processes, attacking bacterial metabolic processes including protein synthesis, or interfering with bacter…
Novel antimicrobial agents and strategies
Novel antimicrobial agents and strategies
Novel Antimicrobial Agents and Strategies
Antimicrobial stewardship
"Antimicrobial drugs developed in the twentieth century revolutionized the ability of doctors to manage life-threatening infectious diseases. Although a few useful drugs, notably quinine for malaria, were already known, it was Paul Ehrlich's quest for derivatives of dyes and ars…
Between 1935 and 1944 the field of microbiology, and by implication medicine as a whole, underwent dramatic advancement. The discovery of the extraordinary antibacterial properties of sulphonamides, penicillin, and streptomycin triggered a frantic hunt for more antimicrobial dru…