Polymeric approach to combat drug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Open Access
- 25 January 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Materials Science
- Vol. 56 (12), 7265-7285
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-05776-7
Abstract
The current global death rate has threatened humans due to increase in deadly unknown infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms. On the contrary, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is also increasing which is leading to elevated lethality rate worldwide. Development of drug-resistant bacteria has become one of the daunting global challenges due to failure in approaching to combat against them. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of those drug-resistant bacteria which has led to increase in global mortality rate causing various lethal infections. Polymer synthesis can be one of the significant approaches to combat MRSA by fabricating polymeric coatings to prevent the spread of infections. This review provides last decade information in the development of various polymers against MRSA. GraphicalKeywords
Funding Information
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
This publication has 145 references indexed in Scilit:
- Predicting biomaterial property-dendritic cell phenotype relationships from the multivariate analysis of responses to polymethacrylatesBiomaterials, 2012
- The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial PathogensInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2011
- The skin microbiomeNature Reviews Microbiology, 2011
- Contact‐Killing Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules Based on Chitosan DerivativesAdvanced Functional Materials, 2010
- A review of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for primary care physiciansJournal of Family and Community Medicine, 2010
- Stereogradient Polymers Formed by Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization of Bulky Methacrylate MonomersAngewandte Chemie, 2009
- Bad Bugs, No Drugs: No ESKAPE! An Update from the Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaClinical Infectious Diseases, 2009
- Synthetic Mimic of Antimicrobial Peptide with Nonmembrane-Disrupting Antibacterial PropertiesBiomacromolecules, 2008
- Mussel-Inspired Surface Chemistry for Multifunctional CoatingsScience, 2007
- Biofilm Formation byStreptococcus pneumoniae: Role of Choline, Extracellular DNA, and Capsular Polysaccharide in Microbial AccretionJournal of Bacteriology, 2006