Evolution and dissemination of beta-lactamases accelerated by generations of beta-lactam antibiotics

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Medeiros, AA
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10.1093/clinids/24.Supplement_1.S19
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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beta-Lactamases are the principal mechanism of bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. In recent years the number and variety of new beta-lactamases detected has risen at an alarming rate, apparently in response to the clinical use of novel classes of beta-lactam antibiotics. This paper reviews the structure and evolution of beta-lactamases in an attempt to understand the pressures that have contributed to their emergence.
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