All Antimicrobial Resistance articles – Page 4
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NewsNew insights could help phages defeat antibiotic resistant bacteria
Researchers have worked out how bacteria defend themselves against viruses called phages and the new insights could be key to tackling antibiotic resistance. The new research is the first to describe how a bacterial defence mechanism against phages, called Kiwa, works.
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NewsRepurposing an abandoned drug may help treat a neglected parasitic infection
Researchers have mapped the human metabolic pathways that Cryptosporidium, an intestinal parasite, requires to survive. Shutting down these pathways may offer a new way to treat patients while avoiding the development of drug resistance.
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NewsStudy of water bodies frequented by wild birds reveals presence of antimicrobial resistance genes in nine in 10 samples
The first UK study to monitor antimicrobial resistance and influenza viruses in water bodies has revealed that 92% of samples contained genes for resistance to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort.
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NewsInappropriate prescriptions for antibiotics, glucocorticoids and opioids common at urgent cares
Urgent care visits commonly result in inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, glucocorticoids or opioids, researchers have warned.
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NewsBacteria from cows show promising results in treating MRSA infections
Cows carry a bacterium, Staphylococcus simulans, that could become an effective weapon against increased antibiotic resistance. Signaling molecules from this bacterium can treat infections caused by MRSA bacteria as effectively as antibiotics.
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NewsModel can calculate the often hidden costs of fungicide resistance
An international research team has developed a mathematical model that can be used to calculate the economic and often hidden costs of fungicide resistance. They used a model that can be used to calculate the spread of fungal diseases in several fields.
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NewsIn hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis, shorter, gentler therapy shows unequal benefit
A first-ever clinical trial exclusively conducted among people with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis known as pre-extensively drug-resistant TB shows many patients benefit from shorter, simpler regimens.
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NewsHidden bacterial redundancy could be antibiotic game-changer
Staphylococcus aureus possesses a surprising level of metabolic redundancy, allowing it to survive even when key enzymes are knocked out, a new study finds. However, when two specific enzymes are removed, staph doesn’t infect its host as readily.
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NewsPenicillin allergy testing needed to fight antibiotic resistance
Removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels on GP records could combat antibiotic resistance and save lives, an NIHR-funded clinical trial has found.
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NewsHow superfungus Candida auris rebuilds its cell walls to withstand antifungal treatment
A groundbreaking study has revealed how the multidrug-resistant superfungus Candida auris uniquely reconstructs its cell wall to survive antifungal treatments.
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NewsAntibiotic resistance predicts higher mortality risk in 17-year follow-up
A population-based study finds that in addition to antibiotic use, diet, sex, living environment, income level and certain gut bacteria are associated with a higher burden of resistance.
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NewsScientists uncover quality and antibiotic resistance risks in livestock probiotics in China
Researchers analyzed 95 non-duplicate commercial probiotic products for livestock from across China, revealing significant issues in labeling accuracy, strain composition, and the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).
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NewsClove oil offers promise as antimicrobial alternative that could target healthcare-associated infections in low-income countries
A research study presented at MLS Future Forum 2025 has revealed that clove essential oil could offer potential as a sustainable alternative to conventional antimicrobials. While clove oil showed antibacterial and antifungal effects, turpentine oil had little antimicrobial activity.
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NewsResearchers develop mRNA-based vaccine against a deadly plague-causing bacterium
Researchers have used the platform developed for COVID-19 vaccines to create the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against the deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium behind pneumonic plague.
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NewsSubstances isolated from marine sponges show potential for treating malária
In pre-clinical tests, compounds called batzelladins were found to be effective even against strains of Plasmodium that are resistant to conventional antimalarial drugs.
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NewsChameleon plant polysccharide targets acute pneumonia with H1N1 and MRSA coinfection
A new study discusses how an anti-complement homogeneous polysaccharide from Houttuynia cordata ameliorates acute pneumonia with H1N1 and MRSA coinfection through rectifying Treg/Th17 imbalance in the gut–lung axis and NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
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NewsThirty years of research shows increased resistance in fungi
Fungi are increasingly resistant to antifungals, and the variation in resistance has significantly increased, reveals an analysis of more than 12,000 lung samples collected over thirty years in Dutch hospitals.
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NewsNew breakthrough uncovers how to kill ‘zombie’ TB cells resistant to antibiotics
Researchers exposed a library of over 500,000 genetically modified tuberculosis bacteria to two commonly used antibiotics. By analysing the survivors, they pinpointed genes whose disruption significantly reduced the number of surviving persisters.
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NewsMultiresistant intestinal bacteria: Displacement through food competition
Researchers made use of food competition to figure out how potentially dangerous multi-resistant bacteria could be effectively removed from the gut before reaching the bloodstream and causing serious problems.
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NewsScientists target ‘molecular machine’ in the war against antimicrobial resistance
The ‘molecular machine’ flagellum is essential for bacteria to cause infection, allowing bacteria to ‘swim’ around the bloodstream until finding something to infect. But it could also be a target for antibiotics.