The potential impact of coinfection on antimicrobial chemotherapy and drug resistance. Issue 9 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Birger, Ruthie B.; Kouyos, Roger D.; Cohen, Ted; Griffiths, Emily C.; Huijben, Silvie; Mina, Michael; Volkova, Victoriya; Grenfell, Bryan; Metcalf, C. Jessica E.
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 23:Issue 9(2015)
• Page Start: 537
• Page End: 544
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.05.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Resistance to antimicrobial chemotherapy is a growing global problem.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Coinfection with multiple pathogens among humans and animals is very common.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The role of coinfection in the dynamics of drug resistance is largely understudied.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">We review how coinfection can impact resistance, and we identify future research goals.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>