Antibiotic Resistance: Mechanisms and New Antimicrobial Approaches discusses up-to-date knowledge in mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and all recent advances in fighting microbial resistance such as the applications of nanotechnology, plant products, bacteriophages, marine products, algae, insect-derived products, and other alternative methods that can be applied to fight bacterial infections. Understanding fundamental mechanisms of antibiotic resistance is a key step in the discovery of effective methods to cope with resistance. This book also discusses methods used to fight antibiotic-resistant infection based on a deep understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of the resistance.

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Hospital Strategies to Curb Antibiotic Resistance / L. Hsieh and A. Amin -- Mechanisms of Antibacterial Resistance: Shedding Some Light on These Obscure Processes? / K. de Sousa Oliveira, L.A. de Lima, N.B. Cobacho, S.C. Dias and O.L. Franco -- Signaling Pathways Sustaining Antibiotic Resistance: Lessons From Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus auareus / P.F. Seke Etet, A.H. Nwabo Kamdje, L. Vecchio, M. Farahna, and M.F. Mahomoodally -- Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance Among Enteric Pathogens: a Global Concern / M. Ballal -- Carbapenem-Resistant, Gram-Negative Bacilli: The State of the Art / D.H.Halat, D.K. Sarkis and C.A. Moubareck -- Antibiotic Resistance: Can Nanoparticles Tackle the Problem? / M. Rai, K. Kon, A. Gade, A. Ingle, D. Nagaonkar, P. Paralikar and S.S. da Silva -- Nanoarchitectonics Used in Antiinfective Therapy / V. Grumezescu, A.M. Holban, I. Barbu, R.C. Popescu, A.E. Oprea, V. Lazar, A.M. Grumezescu and M.C.Chifiriuc -- Nanobiocomposites of Metals as Antimicrobial Agents / I.A. Shurygina, M.G. Shurygin and B.G. Sukhov -- Can Nitric Oxide Overcome Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics? / A.B. Seabra, M.T. Pelegrino and P.S. Haddad -- Controlling Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance Using Plant-Derived Antimicrobials / A. Upadhyay, D.P. Karumathil, I. Upadhyaya, V. Bhattaram and K. Venkitanarayanan -- Essential Oils: A Natural Alternative to Combat Antibiotics Resistance / M.L. Chávez-González, R. Rodríguez-Herrera and C.N. Aguilar -- Sensitivity of ESBL-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria to Essential Oils, Plant Extracts, and Their Isolated Compounds / Gy. Horváth, T. Bencsik, K. Ács and B. Kocsis -- Antimicrobial and Antibiotic Potentiating Activity of Essential Oils From Tropical Medicinal Herbs and Spices / Z. Aumeeruddy-Elalfi, A. Gurib-Fakim and M.F. Mahomoodally -- Antimicrobial Natural Products Against Bacterial Biofilms / V.G. Beoletto, M. de las Mercedes Oliva, J.M. Marioli, M.E. Carezzano and M.S. Demo -- The Potential Use of Bacteriophage Therapy as a Treatment Option in a Post-antibiotic Era / R.R. Bragg, C.E. Boucher, W.A. van der Westhuizen, J.-Y. Lee, E. Coetsee, C. Theron and L. Meyburgh -- Bacteriocins and Its Use for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Control / G.M. Preciado, M.M. Michel, S.L. Villarreal-Morales, A.C. Flores-Gallegos, J. Aguirre-Joya, J. Morlett-Chávez, C.N. Aguilar and R. Rodríguez-Herrera -- Marine Natural Products in Fighting Microbial Infections / G.D. Mogosanu, A.M. Grumezescu, L.E. Bejenaru and C. Bejenaru -- Algae as a Novel Source of Antimicrobial Compounds: Current and Future Perspectives / A. Parsaeimehr and G.A. Lutzu.