Antimicrobial Drug Discovery: Emerging Strategies

Título:
Antimicrobial Drug Discovery: Emerging Strategies
Autor:
George Tegos; Eleftherios Mylonakis
Materia:
Human & Food Science
Editor:
Cabi Publishing
Descripción:
Drug resistance is increasing among a variety of human pathogenic microorganisms such as <i>Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumaniii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Enterobacter</i> spp. (currently dubbed the 'ESKAPE' pathogens), and has emerged as one of the most important clinical challenges of this century. Increased general awareness and fear of these pathogens means there is a growing demand for research to tackle the threat of multidrug resistance. Documenting the latest research in the field, this book discusses current and promising activities to discover new antimicrobials in five key areas: molecular genetics and systems microbiology; synthetic, computational chemistry and chemoinformatics; High Throughput Screening (HTS); non-vertebrate model hosts; and light- and nano-based technologies.
Identificadores:
E-ISBN: 9781780640310 ISBN: 9781845939434
Colección:
CABI