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Blocking key mineral uptake could prevent gonorrhea infection

A team of researchers may have found a way to block gonorrhea infection by blocking bacterial pathogen from using zinc, an essential mineral found in many food sources.

6 Aug 2019

Antibiotic-resistant strains of K. pneumoniae spread through hospitals in Europe

New research has found that antibiotic-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, an opportunistic pathogen that can cause respiratory and bloodstream infections in humans, are spreading through hospitals in Europe.

29 Jul 2019

McMaster researchers develop new gel composed of bacteria-killing viruses

McMaster researchers have developed a novel new gel made entirely from bacteria-killing viruses.

25 Jul 2019

‘Disease and bacteria know no borders’: Global health leaders must do more to prevent the spread of infectious disease

Professor Dame Sally Davies, the UK's Chief Medical Officer is warning that the world must do more to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

22 Jul 2019

FDA approves antibacterial drug to treat complicated urinary tract infections, intra-abdominal infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Recarbrio (imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam), an antibacterial drug product to treat adults with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI) and complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI).

17 Jul 2019

New methods to recognize antimicrobial resistant bacteria and how they work

The struggle against antimicrobial resistant bacteria is the main topic in the latest issue of the science magazine BfR2GO.

17 Jul 2019

Finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for patients with COPD

A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a new study by researchers from Cardiff University, University of Oxford and King's College London.

11 Jul 2019

Two New Resistance-Proof Antibiotics Have Been Created

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern. Two new resistance-proof antibiotics have been created at the Inserm and Université de Rennes 1.

11 Jul 2019

Australian seagulls carry superbugs

In a surprising observation, a team of Australian scientists found that one in five silver gulls in Australia harbored antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which could cause a wave of serious human infections. This comes against a background of increasing alarm over the emergence of antibiotic resistance in many common bacterial species.

11 Jul 2019

Making Bacterial Infections a Thing of the Past for Chronic Respiratory Conditions

In this interview, Prof. Elborn and Dr. Dixon discuss the issues involving chronic lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis and bacterial respiratory infections.

From Neem Biotech 25 Jun 2019

Research project aims to develop 'personalized health' approach to prevent antimicrobial resistance

The University of Liverpool and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have been awarded £3.54m for a research project that aims to develop a 'personalized health' approach to prevent and treat antimicrobial resistance.

25 Jun 2019

Scientists develop new, rapid test to diagnose bacterial lower respiratory tract infections

Scientists at the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia have developed a new, rapid way of diagnosing bacterial lower respiratory tract infections in hours rather than days, that could improve patient care and slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

24 Jun 2019

Highlights and key takeaways from the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)

Missed out on the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)? Read our round-up of the key takeaways, areas of discussion, speakers and more.

19 Jun 2019

New measure identifies patterns of pediatric antibiotic use around the world

A new measure has identified for the first time whether the most suitable antibiotics are being used to treat newborns and children in hospital on a national basis.

16 Jun 2019

Study: Government policy interventions to fight antimicrobial resistance have not been rigorously evaluated

Governments have a wide variety of policy options at their disposal to respond to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, but many of these approaches have not been rigorously evaluated, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Susan Rogers Van Katwyk of the University of Ottawa, Canada, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 12 Jun 2019

Scorpion venom contains compounds that could help fight Staph and tuberculosis bacteria

Researchers at Stanford University and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) have found that a scorpion found in Eastern Mexico has a venom that could have antibacterial properties.

10 Jun 2019

Drugs designed with advanced computing technologies could help tackle hospital superbugs

Hospital superbugs such as MRSA or E.coli could soon be under attack from a new generation of drugs designed with the help of advanced computing technologies from STFC and IBM Research.

6 Jun 2019

Research provides new options for treatment of multi-drug resistant infections

A new study, published in 'Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy' conducted by a University of Liverpool led research consortium, has helped develop a new treatment option for some multi-drug resistant infections.

30 May 2019

Manuka honey could be useful in treating cystic fibrosis lung infection

Researchers at the Swansea University have shown that Manuka honey could be useful in treatment of deadly lung infections caused by antimicrobial resistant respiratory bacteria in cystic fibrosis (CF). The study titled, “Anti-pseudomonad Activity of Manuka Honey and Antibiotics in a Specialized ex vivo Model Simulating Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers of Microbiology.

30 May 2019

Scientists discover new compound that visualizes and kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs

A new compound which visualizes and kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

28 May 2019

Antimicrobial Resistance News and Research

Blocking key mineral uptake could prevent gonorrhea infection

Antibiotic-resistant strains of K. pneumoniae spread through hospitals in Europe

McMaster researchers develop new gel composed of bacteria-killing viruses

‘Disease and bacteria know no borders’: Global health leaders must do more to prevent the spread of infectious disease

FDA approves antibacterial drug to treat complicated urinary tract infections, intra-abdominal infections

New methods to recognize antimicrobial resistant bacteria and how they work

Finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for patients with COPD

Two New Resistance-Proof Antibiotics Have Been Created

Australian seagulls carry superbugs

Making Bacterial Infections a Thing of the Past for Chronic Respiratory Conditions

Research project aims to develop 'personalized health' approach to prevent antimicrobial resistance

Scientists develop new, rapid test to diagnose bacterial lower respiratory tract infections

Highlights and key takeaways from the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)

New measure identifies patterns of pediatric antibiotic use around the world

Study: Government policy interventions to fight antimicrobial resistance have not been rigorously evaluated

Scorpion venom contains compounds that could help fight Staph and tuberculosis bacteria

Drugs designed with advanced computing technologies could help tackle hospital superbugs

Research provides new options for treatment of multi-drug resistant infections

Manuka honey could be useful in treating cystic fibrosis lung infection

Scientists discover new compound that visualizes and kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs

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