title: 44th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: an update on new antibiotics, novel non-antibacterial treatment modalities and critical issues in antibiotic resistance.
abstract: The recent 44th annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy provided a snapshot of the antibiotics most advanced in clinical development. New antibiotic discovery programs and novel efforts in the field of non-antibiotic treatment modalities were also presented. Some of the most pressing issues in antibiotic resistance were discussed at this meeting.
authors.affiliation: Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 75 Kneeland Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. malekshun@paratekpharm.com
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Alekshun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004219:District of Columbia; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000502:physiology; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015507:Drugs, Investigational