Work

Macrolide Resistance Conferred by Base Substitutions in 23S rRNA

Year: 2001

Type: review

Abstract: Resistance to all major groups of antibiotics has arisen hand in hand with their extensive use in medicine and animal husbandry, and macrolide antibiotics are no exception.The therapeutic utility of macrolides has been severely compromised by the emergence of drug resistance in many pathogenic bacteria.

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

DOI: 10.1128/aac.45.1.1-12.2001

Authors: Birte Vester, Stephen Douthwaite

Institutions: University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Microbiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Sundhed og Sygdom, Det Frie Forskningsråd, Franklin and Marshall College, Medical Research Council