All Medical Microbiology articles – Page 21
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CareersVIDEO: Jonathan Van-Tam fields questions from early career scientists at Applied Microbiology International Awards 2022
Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam delivered fascinating insights during a Q&A session with early career scientists at the Applied Microbiology International Awards 2022.
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NewsNew evidence that drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung
A new study from the Department of Biology, University of Oxford, has found the first direct evidence of antibiotic resistant bacteria migrating from a patient’s gut microbiome to the lungs.
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NewsAston University and Partnership Medical fight antimicrobial resistance with world-first automated endoscope cleaner
Aston University and Partnership Medical (PML) have completed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), resulting in the development of a revolutionary automated system for the high-level cleaning of endoscopes.
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NewsGene-delivering viruses cross into brain in step toward gene therapy for neurological diseases
A family of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) has been developed that are capable of delivering gene therapies to the brain, a particularly challenging target tissue.
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CareersA day in the life of a medical microbiologist
Insights into the working life from the forefront of tackling AMR.
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NewsControlling gut flora can reduce mortality in critically ill patients on life support
Preventing severe lung infections in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients by applying topical antibiotics to the upper digestive tract results in a clinically meaningful improvement in survival, new research shows.
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FeaturesThe usually sterile womb
Culture-independent next-generation sequencing technologies have given us a far deeper understanding of the microbiome composition of various important health-related niches.