All Antimicrobial Resistance articles – Page 39
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NewsMicroplastics changing gut microbiomes of wild seabirds
An international team of scientists has found evidence that microplastics in the digestive tract of seabirds altered the microbiome of the gut – increasing the presence of pathogens and antibiotic-resistant microbes, while decreasing the beneficial bacteria found in the intestines.
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NewsAnti-microbial nanonets ease inflammation during sepsis
Pharmaceutical scientists have developed multi-functional synthetic peptide nanonets for relieving inflammation caused by bacterial infection. This is achieved by concurrent trapping of bacterial endotoxins and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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NewsUnusual cellular metabolism in fungi linked to AMR
Scientists have discovered that aberrant cellular metabolism in Candida fungi is linked to drug resistance, potentially opening up new possible pathways to antimetabolite therapies.
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NewsNeglected 80yo antibiotic tackles AMR bacteria
An old antibiotic may provide much-needed protection against multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, according to a new study.
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NewsPeptide combats multidrug-resistant bacteria in less than one hour
A synthetic peptide inspired by molecules secreted by the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum has presented promising antibacterial results within one hour in laboratory trials.
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NewsTracking AMR in E. coli isolated from swine reveals worrying trends
Scientists have carried out the first surveillance study in the US that looks at antimicrobial resistance in E. coli from swine at slaughter.
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NewsResistant Candida auris on rise in Germany, setting off alarm signals
The number of cases of Candida auris has increased in Germany in recent years, adding to outbreaks worldwide, a new study has revealed.
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NewsBacteria evolve antibiotic resistance quickly by rejigging pumps
Bacteria can rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics by adapting special pumps to flush them out of their cells, according to new research from the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia.
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NewsEye drops cause infection long before CDC warning
A patient was diagnosed with a dangerous Pseudomonas aeruginosa eye infection caused by contaminated eye drops, months before the CDC issued warnings against using the product.
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NewsTobacco plant engineered to act as drug factory
Researchers have engineered a close relative of tobacco, Nicotiana benthamiana, to churn out peptides with antibiotic activity against some of the nastiest pathogens known to medicine.
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NewsWarning as entire ICU contaminated with superbug
Researchers have called for urgent measures to protect hospitals after an entire ICU was contaminated with an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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NewsConcerns raised over popular Covid disinfectants
The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, scientists warn.
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NewsAntibiotics should be halted upon incision closure
New guidelines: antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient’s incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site infections.
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NewsRare yeast pathogen causing neonatal outbreaks
Scientists studying the stubborn and dangerous rare yeast pathogen behind two outbreaks in a neonatal intensive care unit in Delhi, India, have found that while infected patients can be treated with antifungal medications, the yeast is remarkably resistant to the strong disinfectant bleach commonly used to sanitize hospital rooms.
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NewsAntibiotic resistance genes can be carried by clouds
A research team from Université Laval and Université Clermont Auvergne has shown that anbiotic resistance genes can be transported by clouds.
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NewsPhage delivers double whammy against biofilms
A novel bacteriophage isolated from sewage water not only kills its target bacteria in the Klebsiella oxytoca complex but was unexpectedly found to be capable of disrupting biofilms produced by these bacteria.
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NewsFast and easy method detects antibiotic resistance
Scientists have developed a technique that obtains an antibiogram within 2-4 hours instead of the current 24 hours for the most common germs and one month for tuberculosis.
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NewsAntimicrobial use in agriculture can breed bacteria resistant to first-line human defences
A new study has shown that overuse of antimicrobials in livestock production can drive the evolution of bacteria more resistant to the first line of the human immune response.
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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.