Asifa Sarfraz, Sayyada Qurrat-Ul-Ain Fatima, Muhammad Shehroz, Iqra Ahmad, Aqal Zaman, Umar Nishan, Muhammad Tayyab, Sheheryar, Arlindo Alencar Moura, Riaz Ullah, Essam A Ali, Mohibullah Shah
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is a gram-negative bacterium that can be fatal if not treated properly. Three types of plague are currently known: bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague, among which the fatality rate of septicemic and pneumonic plague is very high. Bubonic plague can be treated, but only if antibiotics are used at the initial stage of the infection. But unfortunately, Y. pestis has also shown resistance to certain antibiotics such as kanamycin, minocycline, tetracycline, streptomycin, sulfonamides, spectinomycin, and chloramphenicol...
March 30, 2024: International Immunopharmacology