Origin and Proliferation of Multiple-Drug Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens
Chang HH, Cohen T, Grad YH, Hanage WP, O'Brien TF, Lipsitch M. Origin and Proliferation of Multiple-Drug Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens. Microbiology And Molecular Biology Reviews 2015, 79: 101-116. PMID: 25652543, PMCID: PMC4402963, DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00039-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR infectionsPublic health threatMultiple drug resistanceHigh prevalenceMore effective interventionsDifferent underlying mechanismsMultidrug resistanceEffective interventionsHealth threatUnderlying mechanismInfectionBacterial pathogensMDRCommon mechanismDifferent pathogensProliferationPathogensPrevalenceHypothetical mechanism