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What is the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among individuals with and without health risk factors?

Researchers assessed carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) epidemiology across eight US metropolitan areas between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2015.

3 Aug 2022

New bacteria-killing copper coating could reduce infections from high-touch surfaces

A new copper coating that kills bacteria quicker and in greater amounts than current formulations could soon be available for hospitals and other high-traffic facilities.

28 Jul 2022

Study opens up new possible treatment methods for patients with urinary tract infections

Patients who have indwelling urinary catheters often suffer from urinary tract infections, which can be difficult to treat.

22 Jul 2022

Study reveals link between feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.

21 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

The appropriate use of existing antibiotics and the development of new antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections can slow the emergence, spread, and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, antibiotic research and development (R&D) has not responded to the urgent need for new antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

COVID-19 pandemic pushes back years of progress made in fighting antimicrobial resistance

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed back years of progress made in combating antimicrobial resistance (AR) in the United States.

14 Jul 2022

Researchers unravel mechanism that underlies failure of staph vaccine trials

For the most part, the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is common and harmless, posing no threat to humans with whom they coexist.

7 Jul 2022

New study discloses the reason behind the disappearance of highly infectious cholera variant

A new study reveals why a highly infectious variant of the cholera bug, which caused large disease outbreaks in the early 1990s, did not cause the eighth cholera pandemic as feared – but instead unexpectedly disappeared.

5 Jul 2022

Stopping a pervasive bacterium that makes millions sick each year

As we head outdoors this summer, scientists are working to clip the long, flexible appendages that enable the common bacterium Campylobacter jejuni to make its way from undercooked poultry and natural waterways into our intestinal tract where it makes millions of us sick each year.

1 Jul 2022

Review sheds light on the emergence and detection of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols

Bioaerosols, or airborne biological particles containing viruses, fungal spores, bacteria, and pollen, play a key role in public health. Antibiotic resistance (AR), caused by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), could potentially cause global public health crises owing to horizontal gene transfer between same or similar bacterial bioaerosols.

30 Jun 2022

Drug-resistant typhoid needs to be treated as a global problem

The bacteria that causes typhoid fever is becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics used to treat the disease, with resistant strains spreading to hundreds of countries in the past three decades, new analysis shows.

29 Jun 2022

Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA on pigs is capable of rapidly adapting to human hosts

A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA – methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – has emerged in livestock in the last 50 years, probably due to widespread antibiotic use in pig farming.

28 Jun 2022

Bacteria causing typhoid fever are highly developing antibiotic resistance

Bacteria causing Typhoid fever are becoming increasingly resistant to some of the most important antibiotics for human health, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. The largest genome analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) also reveals that resistant strains - almost all originating in South Asia - have spread to other countries nearly 200 times since 1990.

22 Jun 2022

Antibiotic Resistance News and Research

What is the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales among individuals with and without health risk factors?

New bacteria-killing copper coating could reduce infections from high-touch surfaces

Study opens up new possible treatment methods for patients with urinary tract infections

Study reveals link between feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

COVID-19 pandemic pushes back years of progress made in fighting antimicrobial resistance

Researchers unravel mechanism that underlies failure of staph vaccine trials

New study discloses the reason behind the disappearance of highly infectious cholera variant

Stopping a pervasive bacterium that makes millions sick each year

Review sheds light on the emergence and detection of antibiotic resistance in bioaerosols

Drug-resistant typhoid needs to be treated as a global problem

Highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA on pigs is capable of rapidly adapting to human hosts

Bacteria causing typhoid fever are highly developing antibiotic resistance

New component of cell death process could play key role in infection-fighting strategy

MIT researchers design new sensor to distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Using a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections

Study reveals how common drug-resistant superbug responds to ‘last resort’ antibiotic

Study demonstrates how some fast-growing bacteria can evade antibiotic treatment

Study offers clues about the shift of harmless environmental bacterium to a dreaded pathogen

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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