Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point – but new drugs could help defeat superbugs
If no action is taken to address antibiotic resistance, infections from multidrug-resistant bacteria could cause 10 million deaths each year ...
Tag: antibiotic resistance
Trained bacteriophages could help us with our drug resistance issues
If you can't beat them -- hire mercenaries.
Silver nanoparticles change shape and get ‘consumed’ when destroying bacteria
We're getting new insight into how this metal acts against pathogens.
Gut bacteria resistance to antibiotics doubles in the last 20 years
Bacteria that cause ulcers and gastric cancer are becoming increasingly resistant to our antibiotics.
Global antibiotic resistance in food animals has become a major issue
Reducing antibiotic usage in animals should be a priority, new research concludes.
Irish dirt might cure the world of (most) multi-drug-resistant bacteria
Dirt me uuuuupppp.
Probiotics and breastfeeding help fight antibiotic resistance in children, study suggests
Results are promising, but keep in mind that the benefits of probiotics are oversold and exaggerated.
World-first case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, identified in the UK
The man's partner tested negative for infection, and authorities traced the man's sexual partners to ensure that the strain didn't ...
British surfers are more prone to be antibiotic resistant bacteria carriers
A new study shows that surfers are three times more likely to harbor very resistant types of E. coli.
Patient saved from antibiotic-resistant infection with novel bacteriophage treatment
A dramatic case with a happy ending. Antibiotic resistance is growing and threatens to kill 50 million people by 2050.