August 8, 2016 - For the first time in Brazil, a particular antibiotic resistance mechanism conferring resistance to the important antibiotic, colistin, has been detected in a human. It was in a strain of Escherichia coli ...
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Escherichia coli K1 (E. coli K1) continues to be a major threat to the health of young infants. Affecting the central nervous system, it causes neonatal meningitis by multiplying in immune cells, such as macrophages, and ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Disarming the superbugs resistant to antibiotics is the Holy Grail in the global fight against a pandemic predicted to kill more people than all cancers combined in the next few decades.
Aug 3, 2016
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Plasmids are pieces of independent DNA that often carry multiple antibiotic resistance genes. Plasmids can jump from one bacterium to another, spreading that resistance. A team of French investigators now shows that bacteria ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Professor Alexander Oleskin from the Lomonosov Moscow State University and colleagues have published a study in Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease devoted to the review of gaseous neurotransmitters of microbial origin ...
Jul 27, 2016
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In a warning that's sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, federal regulators said this week that people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses ...
Jun 30, 2016
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A second US patient has been infected with a superbug that is highly resistant to last-resort antibiotics, scientists said Monday.
Jun 28, 2016
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For many people, the sound of burgers sizzling on the grill is enough to make their mouths water. Grilling burgers is a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends, whether it's at a summer party in the backyard ...
Jun 7, 2016
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That hamburger you dutifully grilled to the temperature recommended by government health agencies may not be as safe to eat as you think.
Jun 6, 2016
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US authorities said Tuesday they are establishing a network of labs that can respond quickly to antibiotic-resistant "superbugs," following America's first human case of a dangerous strain of E. coli.
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