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Environment could be important battle ground in the global fight against antibiotic resistance

The environment could be as important a battle ground as the clinic in the global fight against the spread of antibiotic resistance, new research has shown.

24 Jul 2018

UConn microbiologists find evidence for antibiotic resistance in leech's gut

Plastic surgery patients were getting infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria, and no one knew why. UConn microbiologists found the answer in a leech's gut. Their research, published today in mBio, provides proof that tiny levels of antibiotics found in the environment can encourage bacterial resistance.

24 Jul 2018

Study reveals fresh insights into how new disease-causing strains of bacteria emerge

Scientists have shed light on how a major cause of human and animal disease can jump between species, by studying its genes.

23 Jul 2018

New research project investigates alternative treatments for eye infections

Fight for Sight has announced funding for an innovative research project that will investigate whether compounds used to treat snake venom and bee stings could provide an alternative to antibiotics in treating eye infection.

20 Jul 2018

QUT researcher highlights growing impact of non-prescription antibiotics supply in pharmacies

With increased use of antibiotics worldwide linked to growing antibiotic resistance, a world-first study co-authored by a QUT researcher has highlighted the growing impact of non-prescription supply of antibiotics in community pharmacies, and the urgent need for better enforcement of laws.

20 Jul 2018

Research project investigates snake venom treatment as antibiotic alternative for eye infections

An innovative University of Liverpool research project that will investigate whether compounds used to treat snake venom and bee stings could provide an alternative to antibiotics in treating eye infection has been awarded £170,000 by the charity Fight for Sight.

19 Jul 2018

Researchers develop machine learning method to predict unknown gene functions of microbes

An international team led by computational biologist Fran Supek at IRB Barcelona develop a machine learning method to predict unknown gene functions of microbes.

17 Jul 2018

Novel delivery system for bacteriophages could offer new way to battle lung infections

A new delivery system for bacteriophages-;viruses that selectively attack harmful bacteria-;could help give doctors a new way to battle lung infections that threaten older patients and people with cystic fibrosis.

17 Jul 2018

Study compares outpatient antibiotic prescribing with traditional medical, retail clinic settings

Outpatient antibiotic prescribing varied among traditional medical and retail clinic settings and during visits with respiratory diagnoses where antibiotics were inappropriate, patterns that suggest differences in patient mix and antibiotic overuse.

17 Jul 2018

Streck ARM-D Kits detect more antibiotic resistance than comparable tests

Streck, Inc., received great interest in Streck ARM-D Kits after its poster presentation on improved methodology for detection of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria at ECCMID 2018 in Madrid.

12 Jul 2018

UH engineers to explore whether nanoparticles can lower antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most serious threats to public health, forcing the use of medications that are more toxic, more expensive and not always effective. There are several causes, including over-prescription of antibiotics in both humans and in livestock.

11 Jul 2018

Reducing length of antibiotic course decreases risk of drug resistance

Treatments using antibiotics should stop as soon as possible to prevent patients passing the "tipping point" of becoming resistant to their effects, new research has shown.

10 Jul 2018

Drug combinations alter effectiveness of antibiotics

The effectiveness of antibiotics can be altered by combining them with each other, non-antibiotic drugs or even with food additives.

4 Jul 2018

New clues may lead to rapid detection of sepsis

Sepsis is an infection that kills as many Americans each year as stroke and Alzheimer's combined-about 250,000-but very little has changed in the treatment of this age-old scourge.

3 Jul 2018

Research consortium wins £2.9 million to help tackle antibacterial resistance in Thailand

Antimicrobial resistance and specifically antibacterial resistance is a growing threat to human health and economic development across the globe. In Thailand, ABR was estimated to cause 38,000 deaths. The predicted economic loss on the country was 1.2 billion USD in 2010

22 Jun 2018

LSTM led consortium receives grant to investigate how human behavior impacts AMR

An LSTM led consortium called DRUM has been awarded £3 million to investigate the way in which human behaviour drives the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance

22 Jun 2018

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

When Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with end-stage metastatic melanoma in 2015, he began taking a drug developed in part using 3D molecular data.

21 Jun 2018

New methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify potential antibiotics

In the July 2018 issue of SLAS Discovery, a review article summarizes new methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify new compounds as potential antibiotics.

21 Jun 2018

Common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could contribute to antibiotic resistance

A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research.

19 Jun 2018

Novel compound as effective as FDA-approved antibiotics for treating deadly infections

Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections while also appearing to be less susceptible to bacterial resistance.

18 Jun 2018

Antibiotic Resistance News and Research

Environment could be important battle ground in the global fight against antibiotic resistance

UConn microbiologists find evidence for antibiotic resistance in leech's gut

Study reveals fresh insights into how new disease-causing strains of bacteria emerge

New research project investigates alternative treatments for eye infections

QUT researcher highlights growing impact of non-prescription antibiotics supply in pharmacies

Research project investigates snake venom treatment as antibiotic alternative for eye infections

Researchers develop machine learning method to predict unknown gene functions of microbes

Novel delivery system for bacteriophages could offer new way to battle lung infections

Study compares outpatient antibiotic prescribing with traditional medical, retail clinic settings

Streck ARM-D Kits detect more antibiotic resistance than comparable tests

UH engineers to explore whether nanoparticles can lower antibiotic resistance

Reducing length of antibiotic course decreases risk of drug resistance

Drug combinations alter effectiveness of antibiotics

New clues may lead to rapid detection of sepsis

Research consortium wins £2.9 million to help tackle antibacterial resistance in Thailand

LSTM led consortium receives grant to investigate how human behavior impacts AMR

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

New methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify potential antibiotics

Common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could contribute to antibiotic resistance

Novel compound as effective as FDA-approved antibiotics for treating deadly infections

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