Author:
Cisek Agata A,Rzewuska Magdalena,Witkowski Lucjan,Binek Marian
Abstract
Rhodococcus equi is an important etiologic agent of respiratory- and non-respiratory tract infections, diseases of animals and humans. Therapy includes the use of various group of chemotherapeutic agents, however resistance acquirement is quite common. To date there is no preferred treatment protocol for infections caused by isolates resistant to macrolides and rifampicin. The resistance acquirement is a result of many molecular mechanisms, some of which include alterations in the cell envelope composition and structure, activity of the efflux pumps, enzymatic destruction or inactivation of antibiotics, and changes in the target site. This paper contains an overview of antimicrobial susceptibility of R. equi, and explains the possible molecular mechanisms responsible for antimicrobial resistance in this particular microorganism.
Publisher
Polskie Towarzystwo Biochemiczne (Polish Biochemical Society)
Subject
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Cited by
18 articles.
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