Understanding What Is the Most Common Mechanism of Aminoglycoside Resistance?
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The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a critical global public health threat, leading to an estimated 1.27 million deaths directly attributable to drug-resistant pathogens in 2019. For the aminoglycoside class of antibiotics, a key factor undermining their effectiveness is bacterial resistance, with the most common mechanism of aminoglycoside resistance being their inactivation by enzymatic modification.
