Antimicrobial resistance—the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them—is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Growing resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial treatments is a serious global healthcare challenge. A new study in Antibiotics demonstrates a method for tracking the spread of genes for antimicrobial resistance ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Worldwide, more pathogens are becoming resistant to today's antibiotics. As antibiotics lose their efficacy, infections that were once easy to treat can give rise to fatal illnesses.
Nov 15, 2022
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In a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, it was found that infant formula is associated with roughly 70% higher occurrence of genes associated with antibiotic resistance in the gut of newborns, more than the ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs"—which the World Health Organization calls one of the top global threats to public health—usually conjure images of hospital settings.
Jul 11, 2021
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The dangerous mcr-1 gene, which provides resistance to the last-resort antibiotic colistin, has been found in four healthy humans and two pet dogs. In two cases, both dog and owner were harbouring the gene, according to new ...
Jul 11, 2021
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Travelers abroad may pick up bacteria and other vectors containing genes conferring antimicrobial resistance which remain in the gut when returning to their home country, according to a study published in Genome Medicine.
Jun 7, 2021
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A probiotic drink could become a promising new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistant bacteria, after a team of scientists at the University of Birmingham engineered and patented a key genetic element that can ...
Jan 15, 2020
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The decreased efficacy of antibiotics is a global problem and hinders the therapeutic outcome of previously treatable bacterial infections. In Europe, an estimated 33,000 people die due to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Today, many disease-causing bacteria acquire resistance genes, which make antibiotic treatment ineffective. One gene especially—CTX-M-15, encoding an extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)—can lead to resistance in E. ...
Feb 21, 2019
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