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Antibiotics- Access or excess? Reviewing alternative targets for antibacterial activity

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Author Details : Sharan Shyam*, Prafull Mohan, Sharmila Sinha

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2023

Article Page : 1-9

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcaap.2023.001

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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a condition in which microorganisms no longer respond to medications that were previously effective against them. This makes infections more difficult to cure, necessitating greater doses, and leads to increase morbidity and mortality. Antimicrobial therapy failure is frequently caused by the spread of resistant infections, which eventually replace susceptible pathogens. Antibiotics are a type of medicine employed for a limited time and for specific indications. As a result, there isn't much incentive to research and development of newer antibiotics. The temporal utility of antibiotics keeps decreasing as we use them. Hence it is a continuous ordeal, and we need new agents to fight the war against infection. This article attempts to summarize the newer anti-bacterials and some alternative approaches.
 

Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, Antibacterial agents, Antibiotic stewardship, AMR, AWaRe categories

How to cite : Shyam S, Mohan P, Sinha S, Antibiotics- Access or excess? Reviewing alternative targets for antibacterial activity. IP Int J Compr Adv Pharmacol 2023;8(1):1-9

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