New insights into antibiotic resistance
Treatment of severe infections caused by pathogenic bacteria relies on ‘last resort’ antibiotics, but rising resistance by ‘superbugs’ to most ...
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Can we prevent antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotics have saved countless lives since they were introduced in the 1940s, curing infections and making procedures like chemotherapy and ...
Repurposed antibiotic may be an effective therapeutic in COVID-19 infected mice
Repurposed drugs may have a speedier path to clinical use because they have already been shown to be safe in ...
Antibiotic use associated with inflammatory bowel disease in older adults
Bethesda, MD (May 13, 2022) — The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were ...
Outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Australia fell by up to 38% during COVID-19 pandemic
**Note: this is a press release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 ...
Alarmingly high rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing to older and Black patients, finds US study
**Note: this is a press release from the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 ...
From rare soil microbe, a new antibiotic candidate
Demand for new kinds of antibiotics is surging, as drug-resistant and emerging infections are becoming an increasingly serious global health ...
Antibiotic and antiretroviral drug effects on breast milk are explored for mothers living with HIV
Infants carry a vast assemblage of bacteria, viruses and fungi in their guts. Combined, these microbes make up a complex ...
How a narrow-spectrum antibiotic takes aim at C. Diff
Most antibiotics are double-edged swords. Besides killing the pathogen they are prescribed for, they also decimate beneficial bacteria and change ...
Women who report significant antibiotic use in midlife are more likely to experience cognitive decline in later life, perhaps through gut microbiome changes, in study of almost 15,000 U.S. nurses
Women who report significant antibiotic use in midlife are more likely to experience cognitive decline in later life, perhaps through ...
Higher dose antibiotic shown safe in TB patients likely more effective in treating deadliest form of TB
A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center-led study in animals suggests that high doses of a widely used antibiotic called rifampin may ...
Patient safety program reduces unnecessary antibiotic use in long-term care facilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Credit: Public domain images FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In early 2021, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and NORC ...
Antibiotic doesn’t prevent future wheezing in babies hospitalized with RSV
The antibiotic azithromycin has anti-inflammatory properties that can be beneficial in some chronic lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. With ...
New machine learning approach can predict and minimize risk of treatment-induced antibiotic resistance
A machine learning model built with data from thousands of patients with wound infections and urinary tract infections identified the ...
Chemical synthesis yields potential antibiotic
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Chemists at MIT have developed a novel way to synthesize himastatin, a natural compound that has shown ...
How superbugs uses mirror images to create antibiotic resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat ...
Antibiotic used on food crops affects bumblebee behavior, lab study finds
An antibiotic sprayed on orchard crops to combat bacterial diseases slows the cognition of bumblebees and reduces their foraging efficiency, ...
Simplified antibiotic may set the stage for antitumor treatments
Garden soil houses a variety of bacteria and their natural byproducts — including one that may help halt tumor growth. ...
TTUHSC scientist seeking solution to antibiotic resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 2.8 million Americans experience antibiotic-resistant infections each year; more ...
Halting antibiotic resistance is a little less futile
HOUSTON – (Jan. 18, 2022) – A new experimental platform developed at Rice University promises to speed up the discovery ...
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