Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance is the capacity of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, to survive exposure to antimicrobial agents that would otherwise inhibit or kill them, rendering standard therapies ineffective. In bacteria it arises through mechanisms such as enzymatic drug inactivation,…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 34× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2691-8862 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Antimicrobial resistance is the capacity of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, to survive exposure to antimicrobial agents that would otherwise inhibit or kill them, rendering standard therapies ineffective. In bacteria it arises through mechanisms such as enzymatic drug inactivation, target-site modification, reduced permeability, and active efflux, and spreads both clonally and by horizontal transfer of resistance genes on plasmids and other mobile elements; selection pressure from antimicrobial overuse and misuse in human medicine, agriculture, and veterinary practice accelerates its emergence. The consequences include treatment failure, prolonged illness, and increased mortality, with carbapenem-resistant and multidrug-resistant organisms posing particular threats. Containment depends on surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention, and rational prescribing. The peer-reviewed research gathered here in the journal's infectious-disease corpus reflects these themes, including situational analyses of resistance, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Gram-negative pathogens, fecal shedding and biofilm formation by Salmonella Typhi from cases and carriers, genotypic diversity of typhoidal Salmonella, prescriber knowledge and antimicrobial stewardship, self-medication and drug-storage practices, antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infection, and the interplay between malaria and the spread of antibiotic resistance. Together they situate antimicrobial resistance as a defining challenge in the treatment of infectious disease.

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.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Antimicrobial Resistance, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Current Viruses and Treatment Methodologies (ISSN 2691-8862).

Journal editorial board
Dr. Anantha Harijith · United States

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