A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

They recommend testing of only one fluoroquinolone drug with known activity against M. tuberculosis, but of all three injectable SLDs. The rationale is that crossresistance among the ...

The antibiotics market generated sales of US$42 billion in 2009 globally, representing 46% of sales of anti-infective agents (which also include antiviral drugs and vaccines) and 5% of the global ...