All Antibiotics articles – Page 5
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NewsRestricting antibiotics for livestock could curtail spread of AMR infections in people
A California policy restricting antibiotic use in animals raised for food is associated with a reduction in one type of antibiotic-resistant infection in people in the state, according to a new study.
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NewsDose of antibiotic during labour can cut sepsis risk in developing countries
New findings suggest that a single dose of azithromycin given to women planning a vaginal delivery significantly reduces the risk of maternal death or sepsis.
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NewsNew antibiotic lunaemycin extracted from moonmilk deposits in caves
Scientists investigating moon milk - a mineral deposit found in caves and used for its curative properties - has led to the discovery of a cryptic compound active against bacteria that are multi-resistant to antibiotics.
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NewsCommon eye infection antibiotic tablet may clear up treatment-resistant sex bug
An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections may prove an effective medicine for a sexually transmitted bug that has become resistant to usual recommended treatment.
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NewsSugar cane pathogen delivers promising new antibiotic candidate
A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades.
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NewsMembrane electrical potential influences antibiotic tolerance in bacteria
The electrical potential across the bacterial cell envelope indicates when bacteria no longer operate as individual cells but as a collective, according to researchers at the University of Cologne’s Institute for Biological Physics.
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NewsScientists discover potential new method to treat superbug infections
Researchers at the University of Galway outline how the building blocks of DNA can boost penicillin-type antibiotics in the fight against MRSA.
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NewsAntibiotic resistance centre to expand to 150 researchers
The Center for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe) in Gothenburg is to expand, incorporating a broader base of partners and funders from January 1 2023, including Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Region Västra Götaland.
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NewsResearchers patent synthetic arsenic-based antibiotic originating in soil bacteria
Florida International University researchers have moved a step closer to producing synthetic arsenic-based drugs in their quest to solve an urgent worldwide health problem ―the growing number of infections that have become antibiotic-resistant.
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NewsBacterial speed of growth and metabolism can offer answers to inoculum effect
Scientists have discovered that interactions between how fast bacteria grow and the amount of energy or metabolism bacteria have can explain the inoculum effect for multiple antibiotics and bacteria species.
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NewsLasso peptide points the way to new antibiotics for untreatable infections
Princeton Engineering researchers have isolated a compound that kills bacteria that can cause incurable infections.
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NewsScientists show how livestock systems act as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the University of Liverpool, the University of Edinburgh and elsewhere have traced how livestock systems act as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria and AMR genetic determinants that may infect or colonize people. Source: Leo Li Cattle in Kenya ...
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NewsUK PM insists penicillin isn’t running out, despite pharmacists’ warnings
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has denied claims that Strep A antibiotics are running out, despite warnings from pharmacists.
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NewsAntibiotics could be given to children at UK schools affected by Strep A: government
Antibiotics could be given to children at schools affected by Strep A to stop the spread of the infection, schools minister Nick Gibb has suggested.
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NewsScientists develop new faster technique to build rare antifungal molecule
Researchers have developed a pioneering technique to make certain complex molecules, which are widely used by pharmaceuticals for antibiotics and anti-fungal medicines.
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NewsFull ICUS and abuse of meds sparked post-pandemic outbreak of drug-resistant fungus in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil have reported the largest outbreak to date of COVID-associated candidemia caused by the same drug-resistant strain of Candida parapsilosis, a fungus that invades the bloodstream and can lead to death.
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NewsCOVID-19 infection disrupts gut microbes, especially with antibiotics
Acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment, researchers have found.
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NewsNew evidence that drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung
A new study from the Department of Biology, University of Oxford, has found the first direct evidence of antibiotic resistant bacteria migrating from a patient’s gut microbiome to the lungs.
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NewsTeen acne treatment can have knock-on impact on gut microbiome and maturing skeleton
Long-term use of systemic antibiotics to treat adolescent acne can perturb the gut microbiome, leading to altered profiles of circulating bile acids that reduce osteoblast function and bone mass accrual, researchers show.
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FeaturesUnder the microscope: the ESKAPE pathogens
Learn about the multi-drug resistant pathogens on the World Health Organization’s list of ‘Priority Pathogens’
