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Scientists explore bacterial immunity to better understand infectious disease

Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often causing death.

8 Jan 2019

Study shows link between antibiotic resistance in the environment and fecal pollution

Increased levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment may have different causes. It could be a consequence of on-site selection from antibiotic residues in the environment, hence promoting the evolution of new forms of resistance.

8 Jan 2019

Irish soil contains bacterial strains effective against antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Researchers analyzing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is effective against four of the top six superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, including MRSA.

27 Dec 2018

Study shows high rates of antibiotic overuse in patients undergoing common urological procedures

A new study suggests that antibiotics are being overused in up to 60 percent of patients undergoing common urological procedures.

21 Dec 2018

Meningococcal bacteria with antibiotic resistance are at risk of increasing worldwide

In a new report published in Expert Review of Vaccines, the Global Meningococcal Initiative- a leading group of scientists, doctors and public health officials - warns that the incidence of meningococcal meningitis strains with resistance to traditional antibiotics is at risk of increasing worldwide.

19 Dec 2018

Increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. linked with occasional use

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. appears more closely linked with their occasional use by many people than by their repeated use among smaller numbers of people, according to a large new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

18 Dec 2018

Immune cells explode themselves to inform about the danger of invading bacteria

Our immune systems are working overtime this time of year. Knowing that a bunch of dedicated immune cells are willing to explode themselves to inform other cells about the danger may offer a bit of consolation.

17 Dec 2018

Recurrence of urinary tract infection may depend on bacterial strain, study shows

Genetically diverse bacterial strains that cause urinary tract infections differ in their ability to trigger protective immune responses in mice, potentially explaining why these infections frequently recur in many patients, according to a study published December 13 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Thomas Hannan and Scott Hultgren of Washington University School of Medicine, and colleagues.

14 Dec 2018

Salk professor receives $1.8 million from NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health

Associate Professor Janelle Ayres has been awarded $1.8 million over two years by the NOMIS Foundation to study health as an active process in which microbes--including the trillions of microorganisms that call the human body home--initiate interactions that promote the health of the host.

13 Dec 2018

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria could soon be targeted with Alzheimer's drug

Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria could soon be targeted with a drug initially developed to treat Alzheimer's disease.

12 Dec 2018

Microbiological analysis of bacteria that cause food poisoning could save lives

Researchers have made an important discovery that could help save patients with bacterial infections, particularly those suffering from food poisoning.

12 Dec 2018

DNA analysis finds that stethoscopes used in the ICU are teeming with bacteria

Researchers have found that stethoscopes carried by healthcare practitioners in an intensive care (ICU) setting are loaded with a wide range of bacteria.

12 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

Study could lead to a potential new way of treating sepsis

Australian emergency doctors are at the forefront of a large clinical study to assess how clinicians are treating sepsis.

11 Dec 2018

Sacrificial immune cells alert body to infection

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which immune cells burst to alert the body to infection with Yersinia pestis.

11 Dec 2018

Boosting our defenses to fight Klebsiella infections

Although a relatively common infection, some bacteria that causes pneumonia can be particularly deadly. As a case in point, take Klebsiella pneumoniae, which has been included on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) list of infections that desperately need new treatments.

6 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

Study identifies more than 6,000 antibiotic resistance genes found in gut bacteria

A study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has used an innovative approach to identify thousands of antibiotic resistance genes found in bacteria that inhabit the human gut.

3 Dec 2018

Microbiologists uncover how antibiotics help spread resistance

Bacteria can become insensitive to antibiotics by picking up resistance genes from the environment. Unfortunately for patients, the stress response induced by antibiotics activates competence, the ability of cells to take up and integrate foreign DNA, in microorganisms.

27 Nov 2018

Researchers assess trends in efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for surgical procedures

Antibiotic prophylaxis regimens are becoming less effective at preventing surgical site infections following colorectal surgery, researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy and Princeton University determined through a systematic review of available literature.

27 Nov 2018

Antibiotic Resistance News and Research

Scientists explore bacterial immunity to better understand infectious disease

Study shows link between antibiotic resistance in the environment and fecal pollution

Irish soil contains bacterial strains effective against antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Study shows high rates of antibiotic overuse in patients undergoing common urological procedures

Meningococcal bacteria with antibiotic resistance are at risk of increasing worldwide

Increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. linked with occasional use

Immune cells explode themselves to inform about the danger of invading bacteria

Recurrence of urinary tract infection may depend on bacterial strain, study shows

Salk professor receives $1.8 million from NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria could soon be targeted with Alzheimer's drug

Microbiological analysis of bacteria that cause food poisoning could save lives

DNA analysis finds that stethoscopes used in the ICU are teeming with bacteria

New collaborative partnership in quest of novel antibiotics

Study could lead to a potential new way of treating sepsis

Sacrificial immune cells alert body to infection

Boosting our defenses to fight Klebsiella infections

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

Study identifies more than 6,000 antibiotic resistance genes found in gut bacteria

Microbiologists uncover how antibiotics help spread resistance

Researchers assess trends in efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for surgical procedures

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