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Study: Awareness campaigns are not sufficient to tackle superbug crisis in developing countries

In a landmark study of health behaviors in developing countries, Global Sustainable Development research at the University of Warwick has found that awareness campaigns alone are not enough to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and, in fact, could risk making the superbug crisis worse.

26 Feb 2019

Bringing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) to the Community

An interview with Dr. Ester Segal, discussing the development of a 2D silicon microarray that supports the growth of bacteria and fungi for rapid AST.

From Pittcon 13 Feb 2019

Preventing infections could help combat antimicrobial resistance

Preventing infections will help us get antimicrobial resistance under control, according to a new plan from the UK Government.

13 Feb 2019

Scientists develop machine-learning approach to identify source of Salmonella

A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety in Griffin has developed a machine-learning approach that could lead to quicker identification of the animal source of certain Salmonella outbreaks.

12 Feb 2019

Sinks next to toilets in hospital may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase

Sinks situated next to patient toilets in hospital rooms may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase, increasing the risk of dangerous germ transmission, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

4 Feb 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and foodborne diseases pay no heed to national frontiers

The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development to the tune of seven million euros will run for five years and will be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.

31 Jan 2019

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

Antibiotic-Resistant Genes that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last 'pristine' places on earth, a new study has shown.

28 Jan 2019

UK launches plans to help combat antimicrobial resistance by 2040

The UK government has launched a 5-year action plan outlining how the nation intends to contribute to the containment and control of antimicrobial resistance by the year 2040.

25 Jan 2019

FDA authorizes marketing of new test to aid in the diagnosis of M. gen. infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of a new test to aid in the diagnosis of a sexually-transmitted infection called Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen.).

23 Jan 2019

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Hologic, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for its Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, the first and only FDA-cleared test to detect this under-recognized but increasingly common sexually transmitted infection (STI).

23 Jan 2019

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

A new study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy suggests that providing more information about how doctors prescribe drugs could reduce problems associated with overprescription.

23 Jan 2019

New bacteria discovered in the blood of human patients

Two new species of bacteria have been found in the blood of patients in China.

10 Jan 2019

National Biofilms Innovation Centre award grant to Neem Biotech for novel anti-biofilm drug development

Neem Biotech, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre and Sheffield Collaboratorium for Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilms Awarded NBIC Grant to Advance Development of Neem’s First-in-Class Treatments for Wound Infections.

From Neem Biotech 17 Dec 2018

Study shows septin proteins detect and kill gut pathogen, Shigella

Using state-of-the art technologies to image human cells and study infection at the level of a single bacterial cell, the research team, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that septins take Shigella prisoner.

13 Dec 2018

New collaborative partnership in quest of novel antibiotics

The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, Eisai Co., Ltd. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited have signed an agreement for GARDP to access and screen components of Eisai and Takeda's chemical libraries.

12 Dec 2018

Consumption of antibiotics for children varies widely from country to country, finds study

Researchers analyzing the sales of oral antibiotics for children in 70 high- and middle-income countries found that consumption varies widely from country to country with little correlation between countries' wealth and the types of antibiotics.

4 Dec 2018

New study launched in Burkina Faso to test typhoid conjugate vaccine

A new study has been launched in Burkina Faso for Bharat Biotech's typhoid conjugate vaccine. It is the second clinical study underway in Africa for the vaccine and the first in West Africa.

4 Dec 2018

New strategy to hinder emergence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens

With many disease-causing bacteria ratcheting up their shields against current drugs, new tactics are vital to protect people from treatment-resistant infections.

17 Nov 2018

Study: Vegetables and salad may include bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics

Salad is popular with people who want to maintain a balanced and healthy diet. Salad varieties are often offered for sale ready-cut and film-packaged. It is known that these types of fresh produce may be contaminated with bacteria that are relevant from the point of view of hygiene.

16 Nov 2018

TGen North collaborates with NARBHA Institute to advance human health

TGen North, the Pathogen and Microbiome Division of the Translational Genomics Research Institute, has partnered with the non-profit NARBHA Institute to advance human health through the new TGen One Health Collaborative, an initiative that recognizes the interdependence of people, animals and plants in both the human-built and natural environments.

15 Nov 2018

Antimicrobial Resistance News and Research

Study: Awareness campaigns are not sufficient to tackle superbug crisis in developing countries

Bringing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) to the Community

Preventing infections could help combat antimicrobial resistance

Scientists develop machine-learning approach to identify source of Salmonella

Sinks next to toilets in hospital may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase

Antimicrobial resistance and foodborne diseases pay no heed to national frontiers

'Antibiotic-Resistant Genes' found in one of the last pristine places on earth

UK launches plans to help combat antimicrobial resistance by 2040

FDA authorizes marketing of new test to aid in the diagnosis of M. gen. infections

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

New bacteria discovered in the blood of human patients

National Biofilms Innovation Centre award grant to Neem Biotech for novel anti-biofilm drug development

Study shows septin proteins detect and kill gut pathogen, Shigella

New collaborative partnership in quest of novel antibiotics

Consumption of antibiotics for children varies widely from country to country, finds study

New study launched in Burkina Faso to test typhoid conjugate vaccine

New strategy to hinder emergence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens

Study: Vegetables and salad may include bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics

TGen North collaborates with NARBHA Institute to advance human health

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