Therapeutic approaches for combating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Vijeta Jangra; Namita Sharma; Anil Kumar Chhillar

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2022.104950

Therapeutic approaches for combating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

Microbes Infect. 2022 Jun;24(4):104950. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2022.104950. Epub 2022 Feb 6.

Authors

Vijeta Jangra¹, Namita Sharma¹, Anil Kumar Chhillar²

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Biotechnology, MDU, Rohtak, 124001, India.
² Centre for Biotechnology, MDU, Rohtak, 124001, India. Electronic address: anil.chhillar@gmail.com.

PMID: 35139390
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2022.104950

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for acute hospital-acquired infections. This review described various therapeutic approaches to treat infections caused by P. aeruginosa, including conventional therapy, novel antibiotic treatments and treatments other than antibiotics. Most of the developments are still in research that will provide novel treatment options in future.

Keywords: Novel antibiotics; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Resistance mechanisms; Therapeutic treatments.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Pseudomonas Infections* / drug therapy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents