Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the capacity of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites—to survive exposure to drugs that previously inhibited or killed them, rendering standard therapies ineffective. Resistance arises through mutation and horizontal gene transfer, and is propagated by selective pre…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 34× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the capacity of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites—to survive exposure to drugs that previously inhibited or killed them, rendering standard therapies ineffective. Resistance arises through mutation and horizontal gene transfer, and is propagated by selective pressure from antimicrobial use in human medicine, agriculture, and veterinary practice. Bacterial mechanisms include enzymatic drug inactivation, such as carbapenemase production in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli; target modification; efflux pumps; and biofilm formation that shields organisms, as seen with Salmonella Typhi on gallstones. AMR drives prolonged illness, treatment failure, and mortality, and its containment depends on surveillance of susceptibility patterns, antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, and rational prescribing. Drivers include self-medication, inappropriate prescribing for viral and respiratory infections, and antibiotic exposure linked to other infections. Research relevant to this area examines situational analyses of resistance, antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and practice among prescribers, carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella, fecal shedding and biofilm formation by Salmonella Typhi, susceptibility testing of bacterial isolates, antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection, and self-medication practices. This peer-reviewed literature reflects the microbiological mechanisms, epidemiology, and stewardship responses central to confronting antimicrobial resistance as a global public-health threat.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 34 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Journal editorial board
Antonella Muscella · Italy Carole Ramsey · Australia

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