All Antimicrobial Resistance articles – Page 14
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NewsNew biologic effective against major infection in early tests
Researchers have shown in early tests that a bioengineered drug candidate can counter infection with Staphylococcus aureus – a bacterial species widely resistant to antibiotics and a major cause of death in hospitalized patients.
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NewsBacteria’s antibiotic-evading super polymers do best in harsh conditions of the gut
New research has shown that gut bacteria’s extracellular appendages known as F-pili are stronger in the turbulent conditions of the gut, helping the bacteria transfer resistance genes to each other more efficiently and to clump into ‘biofilms’ – protective bacterial consortia – that help them fend off antibiotics.
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News‘Antibiotic culture’ permeates US hospital ICUs, study finds
A new study reveals that there continues to be an ’antibiotic culture’ in US hospitals, meaning that the preference for antibiotics is related to their perceived role as ’magic bullets’.
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News New cell-killing toxin discovered in an environmental pathogen
An international research team has discovered how a bacterial toxin, known as Ssp, is capable of entering and killing a wide range of living cells, including human cells.
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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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NewsWomen, city dwellers and those on higher incomes found to have more antibiotic resistance genes
A genetic study analysing the microbiome of a large nationally representative sample of the Finnish population finds that geographic, demographic, diet, and lifestyle factors are driving the spread of antibiotic resistance in the general population.
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NewsStudy suggests antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are being passed between dogs and cats and their owners
Evidence that multidrug-resistant bacteria are being passed between pet cats and dogs and their owners will be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark (15-18 April).
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NewsInternational consensus highlights importance of molecular testing for AMR in TB management
A multidisciplinary group of tuberculosis experts from the TBnet and RESIST-TB networks have reached a consensus on key issues related to the molecular prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic sensitivity or resistance and its clinical implications.
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NewsHigh-level discussion urges political action for AMR research
Government leaders, policymakers and scientists from across the globe have united to address the need for strong partnerships between policy and research in developing solutions for one of the greatest health threats facing our world today, AMR.
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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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NewsScientists use non-virulent strain to expose weaknesses in drug-resistant TB
Researchers have discovered new ways to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB), opening the door to new approaches for tackling the disease that kills about 4,000 people a day.
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NewsBacterial signalling across biofilm affected by surface structure
Researchers who examined how different structures affect biofilm growth and quoring signalling by the bacteria in the presence of antibiotics found structure does have an effect on QS in some strains of the bacteria.
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NewsNew shape-shifting antibiotics could fight deadly infections
Scientists have created a new weapon against these drug-resistant superbugs—an antibiotic that can shape-shift by rearranging its atoms.
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News‘Hangry’ bacteria pump out toxins, unlike their identical but well-fed colleagues
New study shows that genetically identical cells within a bacterial community have different functions, with some members behaving more docile and others producing the very toxins that make us ill.
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NewsFirst steps driving antibiotic resistance uncovered in new study
Researchers have revealed the crucial and surprising first steps that promote resistance to ciprofloxacin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics.
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NewsToddler diagnosed with rare Mycobacterium marinum infection following iguana bite
A 3-year-old girl was infected with an unusual Mycobacterium marinum infection, that developed following an iguana bite, report the doctors who treated her at this year’s ECCMID in April.
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NewsStudy finds evidence of resistance to COVID-19 drugs
Resistance to Paxlovid is already evident among viral SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating globally, indicating that this stand-alone drug known as a protease inhibitor could soon become less effective in treating COVID-19 infections, a new study suggests.
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NewsHuman body is breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance genes, new research suggests
The community of microbes living in and on our bodies may be acting as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance, according to new research from the Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute in Norwich.
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CareersDoing something scary every week
Professor James Ebdon’s experience of pitching bacteriophages to the Commons Science and Technology Committee.
