Carbapenem resistance genes and biofilm-virulence uncoupling in Acinetobacter baumannii
A landmark study of 200 clinical isolates from Haryana, India, reveals that blaOXA-23 is the dominant genetic driver of carbapenem ...
Tag: colistin
Drug-Resistant Superbugs Surge in Somali ICUs, First Long-Term Study Reveals
A five-year study of 758 bacterial isolates from a Mogadishu tertiary hospital documents multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae climbing from 15% in 2021 ...
Old Antibiotics Fight Back as ICU Bloodstream Infections Turn Resistant
A single-center ICU study found that 85.4 percent of Gram-negative bloodstream isolates were carbapenem-resistant, with amikacin and colistin retaining only ...
Surgeons Beat a Drug-Resistant Hip Infection With Staged Surgery and Antibiotics Delivered Straight Into the Joint
A Slovenian team cured a severe multidrug-resistant hip infection using staged revision surgery, antibiotic-loaded spacers, and antibiotics infused directly into ...
Hospital Drains in Iraq Harbor Drug-Resistant, Toxin-Armed Pseudomonas aeruginosa
A study of 155 hospital wastewater samples in Babylon, Iraq, recovered multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates carrying widespread virulence genes, highlighting ...
Antibiotic Overuse Exposed on Nigeria’s Fish-Chicken Farms Where Waste Feeds the Pond
A survey of integrated fish-chicken farms in southwestern Nigeria reveals heavy use of critically important antibiotics, poor biosecurity, and a ...
Colistin Alone Matches Antibiotic Combos for Deadly Infections in Children, Study Finds
A 14-year Thai study of 218 children found that colistin-based combination therapy improved bacterial clearance but did not reduce mortality, ...
Last-Resort Antibiotic Resistance Genes Are Spreading Through Brazil’s Coastal Waters
Researchers found mobile colistin resistance genes in bacteria from water, plastic litter, and marine sponges across Brazilian coastal sites, including ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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