Polymeric approach to combat drug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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...

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Published in:Journal of materials science 2021, Vol.56 (12), p.7265-7285
Main Authors: Kanth, Shreya, Nagaraja, Akshatha, Puttaiahgowda, Yashoda Malgar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemical synthesis
Chemistry and Materials Science
Classical Mechanics
Coatings
Crystallography and Scattering Methods
Disease transmission
Drug resistance
Drug resistance in microorganisms
Health aspects
Infection
Lethality
Materials Science
Methicillin
Microorganisms
Mortality
Polymer coatings
Polymer Sciences
Polymers
Review
Solid Mechanics
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus infections
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Summary: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. Graphical abstract
ISSN:0022-2461
1573-4803
DOI:10.1007/s10853-021-05776-7