Should we develop screens for multi-drug antibiotic tolerance?

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016 Jul;14(7):613-6. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1194754. Epub 2016 Jun 8.

Authors

Bram Van den Bergh¹, Joran Elie Michiels¹, Maarten Fauvart², Jan Michiels¹

Affiliations

¹ a Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, Department of Molecular and Microbial Systems , KU Leuven, University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.
² b Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies Unit, Department of Life Science Technologies , IMEC , Leuven , Belgium.

PMID: 27227426
DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1194754

No abstract available

Keywords: Tolerance; antibiotic crisis; antibiotic resistance; bacterial persistence; multi-drug tolerance; persisters.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Drug Tolerance*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents