| Literature DB >> 28087253 |
Sheo B Singh1, Katherine Young2, Lynn L Silver3.
Abstract
An ideal antibiotic is an antibacterial agent that kills or inhibits the growth of all harmful bacteria in a host, regardless of site of infection without affecting beneficial gut microbes (gut flora) or causing undue toxicity to the host. Sadly, no such antibiotics exist. What exist are many effective Gram-positive antibacterial agents as well as broad-spectrum agents that provide treatment of certain Gram-negative bacteria but not holistic treatment of all bacteria. However effectiveness of all antibacterial agents is being rapidly eroded due to resistance. This viewpoint provides an overview of today's antibiotics, challenges and potential path forward of discovery and development of new (ideal) antibiotics.Entities:
Keywords: Antibacterials; Antibiotics; Discovery challenges; ESKAPE; Path-forward of discovery
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28087253 DOI： 10.1016/j.bcp.2017.01.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Pharmacol ISSN： 0006-2952 Impact factor: 5.858