Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Human trials target superbugs
The first human trials of a new approach to fight superbugs by starving them of iron are underway in South Australia.
Mar 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MRSA survival chances predicted by DNA sequencing the superbug
Sequencing the DNA of the MRSA superbug can accurately identify patients most at risk of death and could help medics develop new treatments as we move towards personalised medicine, say scientists publishing in the journal ...
Aug 7, 2017
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Key to 'superbug' antibiotic resistance discovered
An international study led by Monash University has discovered the molecular mechanism by which the potentially deadly superbug 'Golden Staph' evades antibiotic treatment, providing the first important clues on how to counter ...
May 16, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coordinated response could reduce spread of emerging superbug in health facilities
A simulation of how the so-called "superbug" carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) might spread among health care facilities found that coordinated efforts prevented more than 75 percent of the often-severe infections ...
Apr 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deadliest superbugs are not the most toxic, new study shows
Infamous bacteria such as MRSA are considered "superbugs" because not only can they kill us using a wide range of virulence mechanisms, but they can also resist the effects of antibiotics. However, some superbugs reside on ...
Sep 10, 2015
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The answer to tackling superbugs could be more superbugs
Hard-to-kill bacteria or "superbugs" have become a major problem for hospitals. Between 5% and 12% of hospital patients in the EU are thought to acquire an infection during their stay, with many caused by bacteria such as ...
May 11, 2015
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'Superbug' infections hit another Los Angeles hospital
A second Los Angeles hospital is reporting that patients have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" linked to a type of widely used medical scope.
Mar 4, 2015
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Medications
We need new antibiotics to beat superbugs, but why are they so hard to find?
We've heard a lot lately about superbugs – bacteria that are resistant to current antibiotics. But as the threat of superbugs continues to rise, the number of new treatments available has flatlined. This has placed us dangerously ...
Jan 14, 2015
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Medical research
Hospital superbugs breakthrough: Antibacterial gel kills them using natural proteins
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have made a breakthrough in the fight against the most resistant hospital superbugs.
Aug 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens and poultry
(Medical Xpress)—With recent headlines about dangerous "superbugs," an outbreak of Salmonella from chicken parts on the West Coast and the announcement by a national restaurant chain that it plans to serve only "antibiotic-free" ...
Jun 18, 2014
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