All Antimicrobial Resistance articles – Page 12
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NewsGlobal antibiotic consumption has increased by more than 21 percent since 2016
An analysis of antibiotic sales data from 67 countries from 2016-2023 shows a decrease in consumption in high-income countries countered by an increase in middle-income countries.
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NewsScientists uncover structure of hemezoin crystals crafted by malaria parasite
A new study reveals in unprecedented detail the structure of crystals that the malaria parasite builds in order to survive. The new findings could lead to improved antimalarial medications.
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NewsReducing antimicrobial resistance: accelerated efforts are needed to meet the EU targets
Marking European Antibiotic Awareness Day on 18 November and the start of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, ECDC presents new data on antimicrobial consumption and resistance.
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NewsNanoplastics can impair the effect of antibiotics
Researchers investigating how some of the most common nanoplastics interact with tetracycline found significant accumulation of the antibiotics on the surfaces of the nanoplastic particles.
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NewsAntibacterial material restores the efficacy of antibiotics against resistant bacteria
Research shows that resistant bacteria can regain susceptibility to antibiotics when the treatment is combined with a material equipped with antibacterial peptides.
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NewsStudy uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria treatment in African children with severe malaria
Researchers have uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives — the primary treatment for malaria — in young children with severe, or ’complicated’ malaria.
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NewsPromise in fighting drug-resistant pathogens innovative study shows
A new study has developed an innovative approach to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria by tagging them with a chimeric agent that activates the immune system towards them.
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CareersHow the PATH-SAFE programme has driven forward our understanding of AMR in UK animals
Tamsin Dewé, Anju Kirby and Rachel Baird explain how the UK’s PATH-SAFE programme has filled evidence gaps relating to AMR in animals and furthered our understanding of AMR transmission pathways within agri-food systems.
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NewsResearchers uncover Achilles heel of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Scietnists have found that antibiotic resistance comes at a cost. While antibiotic resistance provides some advantages for the bacteria to survive, the team discovered that it’s also linked with a physiological limitation that hinders potential dominance.
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NewsStudy provides first evidence of African children with severe malaria experiencing partial resistance to world’s most powerful malaria drug
A new study from Uganda provides the first evidence to date that resistance to a lifesaving malaria drug may be emerging in the group of patients that accounts for most of the world’s malaria deaths: young African children suffering from serious infections.
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NewsResearchers reveal why a key tuberculosis drug works against resistant strains
Research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works against multidrug-resistant strains, potentially inspiring improved treatments and drug development strategies.
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NewsStudy identifies ‘Achilles heel’ of drug-resistant pathogens
A study has found a highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, using a genetic platform to identify biological pathways in a drug-resistant strain of the bacterium that are highly sensitive to inhibition.
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NewsMultidrug-resistant bacterium posing a global public health threat is detected in Northeast Brazil
A strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae that is resistant to all available antibitoics has been detected in Brazil after previously being detected in the United States.
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NewsWinners of Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 announced
The winners of the Applied Microbiology International Horizon Awards 2024 have been announced.
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NewsScientists using nanotechnology to combat antibiotic-resistant infections
Researchers are working to potentially reduce the growing rate of antibiotic-resistant infections in open bone fractures by employing nanotechnology to bolster a centuries-old treatment.
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NewsBreaking down bacterial barriers using bovine gut enzyme
A team of scientists has devised a way to break down biofilms which limit the entry of drugs and help bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, using an enzyme from the cow’s digestive tract.
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NewsFaster measurement of response to antibiotic treatment in sepsis patients using Dimeric HNL
The biomarker human neutrophil lipocalin HNL, which was previously shown to be a useful indicator of bacterial infections, may also in the form of Dimeric HNL be used to effectively monitor the success of antibiotic treatment in sepsis.
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NewsResearch shows new method to safely remove dangerous heart infections without surgery
Doctors used a new catheter-based approach to draw out resistant pockets of infection that settle in the heart, known as right-sided infective endocarditis, without surgery.
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NewsSewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance
A study is using sewage surveillance as a vital strategy in the fight against diseases that spread through the water such as legionella and shigella.
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NewsExperts call for global action on photodisinfection technology that could prevent thousands of AMR-related deaths
Experts on photodynamic therapy (also known as photodisinfection), have called for greater international recognition of this technology that could replace failing antibiotics and antifungals.