All Acinetobacter baumannii articles – Page 2
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NewsNovel triple antibiotic combination offers breakthrough in combatting antibiotic resistance
A new study unveils a promising triple combination of antibiotics that significantly expands our arsenal against drug-resistant bacteria.
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NewsAncient remedy is reworked to create medicinal cocktail targeting drug-resistant bacteria
A mediaeval remedy used to cure a “lump in the eye” - interpreted as a sign of bacterial infection - more than 1,000 years ago has been reworked into a pharmaceutical product with potent antibiofilm activity, delegates will hear at the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium.
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NewsPathogens found on floors, ceilings and door handles of hospital toilets, study finds
Pathogenic bacteria and fungi, including multi-drug resistant ’superbugs’ have been found on the floors, ceilings, door handles and other surfaces of hospital toilets in the UK, with patient toilets the worst affected, a new study has found.
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NewsResearchers invent artificial intelligence model to design new superbug-fighting antibiotics
Researchers have invented a new generative artificial intelligence model which can design billions of new antibiotic molecules that are inexpensive and easy to build in the laboratory.
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NewsStudy probes what makes a pathogen antibiotic-resistant
Researchers describe how two notable pathogens—Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii—employ distinctly different tools to fend off antibiotic attack.
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NewsSilver nanoparticles guarantee antimicrobial safe-tea
Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) have demonstrated green tea-silver nanoparticles as a powerful tool against pathogens such as bacteria and yeast.
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NewsSlumbering Acinetobacter baumannii infections can flare up again and again
Researchers have discovered a permanent, sleep-like state in dangerous bacteria.
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NewsNatural compound found in plants inhibits deadly fungi
A new study finds that a natural compound found in many plants inhibits the growth of drug-resistant Candida fungi — including its most virulent species, Candida auris, an emerging global health threat.
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NewsAMR poses threat in all 35 countries in the Americas
569,000 deaths were linked to bacterial antimicrobial resistance in all 35 countries of the WHO Region of the Americas, according to a new study.
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NewsHigh diversity of cell appendages found in hospital superbug
Bioinformaticians have detected an unexpectedly wide diversity of certain cell appendages in hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii that are associated with pathogenicity.
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NewsGlobal overview of antibiotic resistance determinants yields surprising findings
Scientists have developed a statistical model of the main determinants behind worldwide antibiotic resistance dynamics based on a large-scale spatial-temporal analysis.
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NewsAI-found drug may combat drug-resistant infections
Scietntists used a machine-learning algorithm to identify a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.
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NewsAI deployed to find promising antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to discover a new antibiotic which could be used to fight a deadly, drug-resistant pathogen that strikes vulnerable hospital patients.
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NewsNew treatment for multidrug-resistant bacteria blocks toxins involved in infection
A new type of drug could provide a way to treat multidrug-resistant bacteria - rather than targeting the bacteria directly, the drug blocks key toxins involved in the infection process.
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NewsWARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: War in Ukraine fuelling rise in injuries infected with multi-drug resistant bacteria
New research being presented at this year’s ECCMID highlights the devastating impact of war injuries with complex bone and soft-tissue multidrug-resistant infections suffered by 13 civilians and one soldier during the war in Ukraine, who were transferred to Germany for specialist treatment.
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NewsGold-based antibiotics shine through in battle against multi-drug resistant superbugs
Several gold-based compounds with the potential to treat multidrug-resistant ’superbugs’ have been identified in new research being presented at this year’s ECCMID.
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NewsWHO warns of dearth of new antibiotics, especially those targeting drug-resistant pathogens
A review from WHO on the number of new antibiotics currently in the pipeline shows that just 12 new antibiotics have entered the market in the five years from 2017-21.
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NewsLAMP assay for WHO priority pathogen cuts time and is more sensitive
A new LAMP assay technique cuts the time it takes to detect the WHO priority pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii and is also more sensitive than conventional methods.
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NewsVillainous pairing makes superbugs more deadly and drug-resistant
Some of the world’s most deadly and drug-resistant pathogens work collaboratively to become more powerful and infectious, a new study has found.
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