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

New study finds community acquired drug-resistant UTIs to be more deadly

A new study led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has found the spread of drug-resistant bacteria in the community is increasing the risk of death for common infections such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), which affect around one in two women and one in 20 men in their lifetime.

6 Apr 2022

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

A new preprint describes the importance of recognizing this complication, reporting a case of MIS-C without a prior history of this infection.

4 Apr 2022

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis

4 Apr 2022

Research provides a roadmap for new therapies to treat chorioamnionitis

One of the serious complications that can occur during late pregnancy happens when the amniotic sac (also called the bag of waters) breaks too early, which can allow bacterial infections to cause dangerous tissue inflammation around the placenta.

30 Mar 2022

Researchers create method to track SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding in vivo

Researchers developed a method for tracking the binding of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 in vivo using genetically engineered extracellular vesicles that can migrate to ACE2 expressing cells.

30 Mar 2022

New test predicts sepsis well before blood clotting and organ failure

In a potential paradigm change for sepsis diagnostics, a new test predicted sepsis soon after infection in mice - well before blood clotting and organ failure - enabling early antibiotic treatment and markedly increased survival.

29 Mar 2022

Shorter course of antibiotics associated with fewer antibiotic resistance genes

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide that threatens the efficacy of available treatments and can lead to extended hospital stays and increased mortality.

24 Mar 2022

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

For World Tuberculosis Day 2022, News Medical spoke to Dr. Maxine Caws to raise awareness of this infectious disease.

24 Mar 2022

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Charlie O'Neill received part of her husband's liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ.

22 Mar 2022

Using CRISPR/Cas to develop biosafety materials

Researchers discuss the use of the highly efficient CRISPR/Cas technologies to identify viral genome sequences for biosafety purposes.

21 Mar 2022

Study explores decline in tuberculosis cases during COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Researchers analyzed a pharmacy dataset to evaluate the 20% decrease in tuberculosis cases reported in 2020 by the US National Tuberculosis Surveillance System.

21 Mar 2022

Higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate infection in a polymicrobial environment

A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present.

19 Mar 2022

Antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19

Researchers discuss the impact of this extensive use of antibiotics on the rise of antimicrobial resistance.

16 Mar 2022

Novel targets to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study identified additional targets on SARS-CoV-2 proteins to prevent the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

16 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection model generated from human tonsil epithelial organoids

Researchers evaluate the feasibility of tonsil epithelial cell-derived organoids as an ex vivo model for studying SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Mar 2022

Bacteria change their morphology when acquiring drug resistance, study reveals

If you've been hitting the gym and getting results, you know it's time to strut your stuff; and it turns out bacteria feel the same way.

15 Mar 2022

High doses of antibiotic may safely and effectively treat TB meningitis

A Johns Hopkins Children's Center-led study in animals suggests that high doses of a widely used antibiotic called rifampin may safely treat and reduce the duration of treatment for the deadliest form of tuberculosis that affects the brain, potentially improving survival rates for patients and decreasing the likelihood of lasting adverse effects of the disease.

15 Mar 2022