TY - JOUR T1 - Antibiotics and bacterial mechanisms of resistance JF - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science JO - Clin Lab Sci DO - 10.29074/ascls.118.000448 SP - ascls.118.000448 AU - Lucas T. Schulz AU - Ronald E. Kendall Y1 - 2018/01/01 UR - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/06/04/ascls.118.000448.abstract N2 - Infections resistant to many or all antimicrobials are occurring globally, nationally, and locally. Resistance is mediated through common, and often communicable, mechanisms and has eliminated many antibiotics from the treatment armamentarium. New antimicrobial agents have been developed to address new resistance mechanisms. Effectively combating antimicrobial resistance requires that we recognize its complex and extensive impact, encourage and legislate for new antimicrobial development, and establish treatment strategies for infections caused by antimicrobial resistant pathogens. ER -