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Antibiotics

Known as: Antimicrobial, Antibiotic Agents, Antibiotic Drugs 
Substances naturally produced by microorganisms or their derivatives that selectively target microorganisms not humans. Antibiotics kill or inhibit… 
National Institutes of Health

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AmantadineAntibiotics, AminoglycosideAntibiotics, AntifungalAntibiotics, Antineoplastic
Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntibiotic Resistance, MicrobialAntineoplastic Agents

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Anti-Infective Agents

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Action and resistance mechanisms of antibiotics: A guide for clinicians
Infections account for a major cause of death throughout the developing world. This is mainly due to the emergence of newer… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Antibiotics and Bacterial Resistance in the 21st Century
Dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been observed with increasing frequency over the past several decades. In this… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Fate and distribution of pharmaceuticals in wastewater and sewage sludge of the conventional activated sludge (CAS) and advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Aminoglycoside antibiotics induce bacterial biofilm formation
Biofilms are adherent aggregates of bacterial cells that form on biotic and abiotic surfaces, including human tissues. Biofilms… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Antibiotic production by bacterial biocontrol agents
Interest in biological control of plant pathogens has been stimulated in recent years by trends in agriculture towards greater… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
WHY AND HOW ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED IN SWINE PRODUCTION
Antibiotics were discovered over 50 years ago and have since been widely used in the livestock and poultry industries. They… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Medical Consequences of Antibiotic Use in Agriculture
Besides hospitals animal husbandry represents a large reservoir of transferable antibiotic resistance genes. Via food products… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Detection of glycopeptide resistance genotypes and identification to the species level of clinically relevant enterococci by PCR
Review
1994
Review
1994
Resistance to antibiotics mediated by target alterations.
The development of resistance to antibiotics by reductions in the affinities of their enzymatic targets occurs most rapidly for… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
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The African National Congress’s (ANC) triumph over apartheid in 1994 resulted in the radical transformation of South Africa’s… 
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