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Antibiotics are drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.

PALACE study: Direct oral challenge can safely remove penicillin allergy label

Penicillin allergy affects more than 25 million people in the United States (up to 1 in 10 Americans) and has been shown to lead to particularly poor health outcomes in pregnant women and surgical patients. It is also a public health threat, leading to antibiotic resistance and infections in hospitalized patients that can be life threatening.

17 Jul 2023

Machine learning's potential for rapid LRTI diagnosis

A team of researchers evaluated the use of prediction models in LRTI diagnosis.

17 Jul 2023

Researcher receives $2.7 million grant to study lingering Lyme disease symptoms

An estimated 1,200 Americans, on average, are diagnosed with Lyme disease each day. Some of those patients continue to experience negative effects, even after treatment.

14 Jul 2023

The hidden factors of resistance: how pathogen diversity drives antibiotic response

Researchers aimed to understand the role of within-host microbial diversity on antimicrobial resistance.

14 Jul 2023

Detection of antibiotic resistance genes in clinical samples through bioinformatic approaches

Study explored the utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing alignment methods to identify bacterial populations with antibiotic resistance.

13 Jul 2023

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are intermediary companies that negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

13 Jul 2023

Ancient remedy oxymel shows potential for modern wound care

The mixture of honey and vinegar, also known as oxymel, has been used as a medical treatment throughout history and now scientists have established that this combination could have modern applications in the treatment of wounds.

12 Jul 2023

Study provides a transformational new insight into emergence of antimicrobial resistance

A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections.

12 Jul 2023

Researchers find new way to target leprosy infection

Leprosy has existed since at least Biblical times, yet scientists still don't know exactly how Mycobacterium leprae causes the disease's symptoms.

12 Jul 2023

SOUND-control: A COST Action advancing cattle disease control in Europe

Europe has faced its fair share of animal health crises, like the outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease, Avian influenza in the Netherlands (2003), and African swine fever. But what about the diseases present in many countries that don't grab the headlines?

12 Jul 2023

Does previous antibiotic treatment affect COVID-19 severity?

Researchers determine whether frequent antibiotic use increased the risk of adverse outcomes, including death, following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

12 Jul 2023

Trends in antibiotic usage among inpatients in South America during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted antibiotic use in healthcare facilities throughout South America.

12 Jul 2023

The antibacterial properties of eucalyptus oil against two main oral disease pathogens

Researchers tested the efficacy of Eucalyptus oil again two bacteria responsible for dental caries.

11 Jul 2023

Viruses and bacteria frequently interact in man-made environments, study shows

Viruses in man-made environments cause public health concerns, but they are generally less studied than bacteria. A recent study led by environmental scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) provided the first evidence of frequent interactions between viruses and bacteria in man-made environments.

7 Jul 2023

Hospitalized Kenyan patients more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Kenyan patients who spend more than three days in the nation's hospitals are more likely to harbor a form of bacteria resistant to one of the most widely used antibiotic classes, according to a recent study led by Washington State University.

5 Jul 2023

The relationship between the burden of antibiotic resistance in humans and community access to drinking water and sanitation

Researchers determined the link between improved access to sanitation and better water quality and the human intestines' antibiotic resistance gene frequency.

5 Jul 2023

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PALACE study: Direct oral challenge can safely remove penicillin allergy label

Machine learning's potential for rapid LRTI diagnosis

Researcher receives $2.7 million grant to study lingering Lyme disease symptoms

The hidden factors of resistance: how pathogen diversity drives antibiotic response

Detection of antibiotic resistance genes in clinical samples through bioinformatic approaches

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Ancient remedy oxymel shows potential for modern wound care

Study provides a transformational new insight into emergence of antimicrobial resistance

Researchers find new way to target leprosy infection

SOUND-control: A COST Action advancing cattle disease control in Europe

Does previous antibiotic treatment affect COVID-19 severity?

Trends in antibiotic usage among inpatients in South America during COVID-19 pandemic

The antibacterial properties of eucalyptus oil against two main oral disease pathogens

Viruses and bacteria frequently interact in man-made environments, study shows

Hospitalized Kenyan patients more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

The relationship between the burden of antibiotic resistance in humans and community access to drinking water and sanitation

Harnessing the power of AI: deep-learning model forecasts 30-day mortality in pneumonia cases

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Sugar sialic acid fuels disease-causing bacteria in the gut, study shows

Lactobacillus vaginal suppositories may help prevent recurrent cystitis in postmenopausal women

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