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Hospital superbugs now in nursing homes and the community
Hospital superbugs that can break down antibiotics are so widespread throughout Europe that doctors increasingly have to use the few remaining drugs that they reserve for emergencies. view more (2007-11-28)
Single dose of antibiotics before surgery sufficient to help prevent infection
A single dose of antibiotics prior to surgery appears to prevent infections occurring at the surgical site as effectively as a 24-hour dosing regimen, and with reduced antibiotic costs. view more (2006-11-21)
Advances in C. difficile research
New research into the toxins, virulence, spread and prevention of the superbug Clostridium difficile is reported in the June special issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. These findings will play a crucial role in providing us with ammunition in the fight against a sometimes deadly pathogen. view more (2008-06-02)
Disinfectants can make bacteria resistant to treatment
Chemicals used in the environment to kill bacteria could be making them stronger, according to a paper published in the October issue of the journal Microbiology. Low levels of these chemicals, called biocides, can make the potentially lethal bacterium Staphylococcus aureus remove toxic chemicals from the cell even more efficiently, potentially... view more... (2008-10-06)
Widespread uncontrolled use of antibiotics to prevent anthrax will lead to resistance
Giving antibiotics to large numbers of potentially exposed individuals to prevent anthrax will lead to resistance, according to researchers from Liverpool in this week's BMJ. As such, it is essential that they are used carefully and according to national guidelines. Although generally safe, the antimicrobial drug ciprofloxacin, which has been... view more... (2001-10-31)
Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Technical University of Denmark along with other collaborators in Denmark and the US found that the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa can 'switch on' production of molecules that kill white blood cells - preventing the bacteria being eliminated by the body's immune system. view more (2009-11-02)
Despite vaccine, public should not get complacent about pneumococcal disease
Although the childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been a boon in reducing the incidence invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), the public and the medical community must not get complacent, as non-vaccine strains, some resistant to antibiotics, are on the rise, say scientists at a meeting today in Boston. view more (2008-06-03)
Aerosolized nanoparticles show promise for delivering antibiotic treatment
Aerosol delivery of antibiotics via nanoparticles may provide a means to improve drug delivery and increase patient compliance, thus reducing the severity of individual illnesses, the spread of epidemics, and possibly even retarding antibiotic resistance. view more (2009-05-20)
Researchers use dirt to stay one step ahead of antibiotic resistance
Dirt may be a key to how bacteria that infect humans develop a resistance to antibiotic drugs. view more (2006-01-20)
UCF technique promises to aid doctor's ability to identify, treat bacterial infections
A new technique developed by a University of Central Florida chemist will help physicians more quickly identify the bacterial infections patients have so they can be treated in hours instead of days. view more (2008-02-20)
Researchers analyze how new anti-MRSA abtibiotics function
A new paper by Shahriar Mobashery, Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and researchers in his lab provides important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRSA. view more (2008-07-29)
Nanotechnology boosts war on superbugs
This week Nature Nanotechnology journal (October 12th) reveals how scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of the few antibiotics that can be used to combat increasingly resistant infections such as MRSA. view more (2008-10-13)
Bacterial 'battle for survival' leads to new antibiotic
MIT biologists have provoked soil-dwelling bacteria into producing a new type of antibiotic by pitting them against another strain of bacteria in a battle for survival. view more (2008-02-27)
Manure Management Reduces Levels of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Antibiotic resistance is a growing human health concern. Researchers around the globe have found antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals to be present in surface waters and sediments, municipal wastewater, animal manure lagoons, and underlying groundwater. view more (2007-11-29)
Lords Renew Alarm Call Over Superbugs
Government action to resist the rise of “superbugs” is too slow, says the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee in a report published 29 March. The report follows up the Committee’s report of April 1998, Resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. That report sounded the alarm about the rise of bacteria... view more... (2001-03-28)
Minnesota and Michigan reseachers discover new insights for antibiotic drug development
University of Minnesota and University of Michigan researchers have discovered a new method of developing antibiotics, an important step in fighting the growing number of drug-resistant infections. view more (2006-09-12)
New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices. view more (2009-10-23)
Bee sting antibiotics could beat superbugs
Bee stings may provide a solution to overcome the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria according to new research presented today (Monday, 06 September 2004) by Belfast scientists at the Society for General Microbiology's 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin. view more (2004-08-23)
Mortality rate is twice as high in patients with pneumonia caused by highly resistant bacteria
Patients suffering from hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria that is highly resistant to virtually all antibiotics are twice as likely to die as patients infected with other, less resistant bacteria. view more (2006-08-01)
An alternative therapy against brucellosis
Concepción Lecároz, a researcher from the University of Navarra, has developed a new therapy against brucellosis. view more (2006-01-18)
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