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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

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

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

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

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

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

Healthcare industry of the future: What to expect in the next 50 years

Developments in technology are moving forward rapidly and over the next 50 years, healthcare across the globe will change, including an increased use of AI and robotics.

4 Jul 2023

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

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid, which makes up part of the protective intestinal mucus layer, fuels disease-causing bacteria in the gut.

3 Jul 2023

Lactobacillus vaginal suppositories may help prevent recurrent cystitis in postmenopausal women

Recurrent cystitis (RC) is a frequent infection of the urinary tract and bladder, which is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women.

3 Jul 2023

High-res insights into key bacterial enzyme could lead to development of new antibiotics

A team of scientists from around the globe, including those from Trinity College Dublin, has gained high-res structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it and thus suppress disease-causing bacteria.

30 Jun 2023

SickKids researchers discover new way to attack treatment-resistant TB infections

In the face of growing antibiotic resistance among bacterial infections, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have delved into the molecular science behind treatment-resistant tuberculosis.

28 Jun 2023

New drug could slow down antibiotic resistance

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was responsible for nearly 1.3 million deaths in 2019.

23 Jun 2023

The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Promising Broad Host-Range CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery Tool for AMR Plasmid Removal

Study removes AMR plasmids using a mobile, broad-host-range CRISPR-Cas9 delivery tool.

21 Jun 2023

Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 showcased the progress and possibilities of phage therapy in future

The 6th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 that was held on June 1-2 in Paris, and gathered more than 150 attendees from 30+ different countries. Targeting Phage Therapy 2023 included more than 71 presentations between major talks, short orals, and posters.

20 Jun 2023

Trends in the prevalence of hospital-associated infections caused by high-priority pathogens

Researchers explored the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant hospital-associated infections worldwide.

19 Jun 2023

Bio-TUNE project aims to develop materials with high antibacterial potential and efficient tissue integration

The UPC's Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Group (BBT) leads the international project Bio-TUNE, which aims to develop multifunctional materials with high antibacterial potential and efficient tissue integration.

15 Jun 2023

Retooling the cell's polypeptide manufacturing plants to generate polymer chains

Synthetic biologists have become increasingly creative in engineering yeast or bacteria to churn out useful chemicals -; from fuels to fabrics and drugs -; beyond the normal repertoire of microbes.

13 Jun 2023

Study reveals alarming pediatric antibiotic prescribing practices in Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia

In a recent article published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers performed a prospective, longitudinal study to estimate the proportion of outpatient consultations resulting in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in young children in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), Madagascar, Senegal, and Cambodia.

13 Jun 2023

Oliver Dowden: New Biothreats Radar will be key to the UK’s fight against future biological threats

A new Biothreats Radar capable of scanning biological risks that pose a threat to the public will be key to the UK's fight and preparation for future pandemics, the Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has announced today (Monday 12 June).

12 Jun 2023

Global study provides high-quality data to improve treatment of newborn babies with sepsis

A global observational study, which involved more than 3,200 newborn babies suffering from sepsis in 19 hospitals in 11 countries, has shown that many newborns are dying because the antibiotics used to treat sepsis are losing their effectiveness.

8 Jun 2023