All Antimicrobial Resistance articles – Page 11
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NewsIgnore antifungal resistance in fungal disease at your peril, warn top scientists
Without immediate action, humanity will potentially face further escalation in resistance to fungal disease, a renowned group of scientists from the across world has warned.
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NewsResearchers uncover new infection-fighting molecules through ‘molecular de-extinction’
A new study has uncovered sequences for ancient antimicrobial agents in the genomic data of extinct species, offering new hope for the development of antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral treatments.
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NewsMicroorganisms can travel long distances in the troposphere
Air samples taken at altitudes up to 3,000 metres over Japan unveil the presence of a wide array of microbes, some of which are potentially pathogenic to humans, transported thousands of kilometers by aerosols originating in northeast China.
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NewsResearchers identify new tools for anti-Acinetobacter drug development and AMR preparedness
Researchers have engineered a library of strains that can be used to develop new antibacterial compounds to help address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria.
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NewsTiny heroes and innovative technology can fight back against antibiotic-resistant biofilms
Researchers show that antibiotic-infused silver nanoparticles can effectively break down biofilms and also unveil a new sensing method to assess antimicrobial activity.
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NewsNew research illuminates the impact of surface properties on bacteria movement
A new study reveals the key role surface properties play in either enabling or preventing twitching motility, the process by which bacteria move across surfaces, allowing them to rapidly colonize new surfaces including those of tissues and medical implants.
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NewsNew guideline for Helicobacter pylori includes change to primary treatment recommendation
New guidelines on the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection warn against prescribing PPI triple therapy, instead advising practitioners to use bismuth quadruple therapy or one of the other suggested treatment options.
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NewsFirst narrow-spectrum antibiotic successfully eliminates Fusobacterium nucleatum in breakthrough study
Scientists found that FP 100 (Hygromycin A), a first-in-class, small molecule, narrow-spectrum antibiotic, successfully eradicates Fusobacterium nucleatum without harming the oral or gut microbiomes.
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NewsResearcher explores wastewater’s role in antimicrobial resistance
An Oregon State University researcher will receive $2.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to explore what happens to antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their genes after they reach wastewater systems throughout the United States.
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NewsNew global guidance aims to curb antibiotic pollution from manufacturing
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever guidance on antibiotic pollution from manufacturing, focusing on wastewater and solid waste management.
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NewsWaging war on ‘superbugs’ in aged care
A new study explores the link between the widespread use of antibiotics in residential aged care and the resulting antibiotic resistant bacteria in the gut that can be passed on to other residents
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News Scientists discover superbug’s rapid path to antibiotic resistance
Researchers have discovered how a hospital superbug Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) can rapidly evolve resistance to vancomycin. In less than two months the bacteria could develop resistance to 32 times the initial antibiotic concentration.
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NewsPromising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
A new study demonstrates that prospecting novel habitats like the Arctic Sea can yield novel antivirulence drugs that are less likely to select for resistance.
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NewsBacteria able to overcome cost of vancomycin resistance in lab setting
Staphylococcus aureus has the potential to develop durable vancomycin resistance, according to a new study.
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NewsWhat enables herpes simplex virus to become impervious to drugs?
Research pinpoints the key to the cold sore virus’s ability to evade treatment, offering broader clues on antiviral drug resistance.
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NewsDisease X is a threat to free societies - so pandemic preparedness is vital this time round
The Covid-19 pandemic uncovered fracture lines in society that have the potential to destabilize free societies by internal and external groups using misinformation on social media, a new review warns.
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NewsResearchers granted $5m to study antibiotic-resistant wound infections in Ukraine
A new project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense partners emergency medicine faculty with research clinicians in Ukraine to launch a research platform for studying war-related wound infections and inform future clinical trials.
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NewsResistance found in parasite infecting cutaneous leishmaniasis patient
Researchers who analyzed samples from a 46-year-old patient in Brazil found an amphotericin B-resistant strain of the parasite Leishmania amazonensis circulating for the first time in the country.
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NewsCould manure and compost act like probiotics, reducing antibiotic resistance in urban soils?
Urban soils often contain chemical contaminants or trace amounts of antibiotics, along with higher levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. New research suggests that boosting urban soil health with compost and treated manure may reduce the amount of ’bad’ bacteria.
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NewsEfflux pumps conferring antibiotic resistance found in archaea for the first time
Scientists have discovered antibiotic resistance mechanisms called efflux pumps in archaea for the first time.