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Beta-lactam antibiotics. Î²-Lactam antibiotics are the most widely used class of drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections and have been prescribed for over 70 years (Crowder, Spencer, & Vila, 2006; Daumann, Schenk, & Gahan, 2014; Page & Badarau, 2008; Phelan et al., 2014). From: Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, 2014
Many of the illnesses caused by these bacteria could be treated with beta-lactams for several decades. The increasing use of carbapenems for the treatment of diseases caused by Enterobacteriaceae expressing extended spectrum beta-lactamases, however, lead to the selection and spread of carbapenemase-producing pathogens.or the treatment of severe diseases caused by carbapenemase-producing bacteria, fosfomycin, gentamicin and tigecycline, polymyxins such as polymyxin B or colistin as well as carbapenems, are frequently applied.