SPREAD OF BACTERIAL RESISTANCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.1       Introduction

1.2       Bacteria

1.3       Bacterial Resistance

1.3.1    General Resistance Mechanisms

1.4       Causes of Bacteria Resistance

1.4.1    Natural Occurrence

CHAPTER TWO

2.1       Genetics of Antibiotic Resistance

2.2       The Rise of Resistance

2.3       Worldwide Spread of Bacteria Resistance

CHAPTER THREE

3.1       Bacterial Drug and Multidrug Resistance Mechanisms

3.1.1    Drug Inactivation Mechanisms

3.1.2    Ribosome protection

3.1.3    Biofilm Formation

3.1.4    Target Modification

CHAPTER FOUR

Control and Prevention of the Spread of Bacterial Resistance

4.1       Decreasing Antibiotic Use

4.2       Phage Therapy

4.3       World Health Organization recommendations

Conclusion

References