"beta-Lactams" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Four-membered cyclic AMIDES, best known for the PENICILLINS based on a bicyclo-thiazolidine, as well as the CEPHALOSPORINS based on a bicyclo-thiazine, and including monocyclic MONOBACTAMS. The BETA-LACTAMASES hydrolyze the beta lactam ring, accounting for BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE of infective bacteria.
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D047090
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099 D02.886.108 D03.633.100.300
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Lactams" by people in Profiles.
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Copy number flexibility facilitates heteroresistance to increasing antibiotic pressure and threatens the beta-lactam pipeline. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01; 16(1):5721.
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Suggested Dosing of Select Beta-lactam Agents for the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections in Children. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Feb 06; 14(2).
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Allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics in children: predictors for a positive oral challenge test. Arch Dis Child. 2024 Dec 13; 110(1):31-37.
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Exploiting the Carboxylate-Binding Pocket of ?-Lactamase Enzymes Using a Focused DNA-Encoded Chemical Library. J Med Chem. 2024 01 11; 67(1):620-642.
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Development of a prediction model for the acquisition of extended spectrum beta-lactam-resistant organisms in U.S. international travellers. J Travel Med. 2023 10 31; 30(6).
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Genetic determinants underlying the progressive phenotype of ?-lactam/?-lactamase inhibitor resistance in Escherichia coli. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Dec 12; 11(6):e0222123.
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Mutagenesis and structural analysis reveal the CTX-M ?-lactamase active site is optimized for cephalosporin catalysis and drug resistance. J Biol Chem. 2023 05; 299(5):104630.
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Enterococci. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 09 21; 60(9):e0084321.
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New ?-Lactam-?-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020 12 16; 34(1).
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Prolonged Versus Intermittent Infusion of ?-Lactam Antibiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression of Bacterial Killing in Preclinical Infection Models. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2020 10; 59(10):1237-1250.