Antibiotics

IMAGE: Surface architecture of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa colony grown for three days on semi-solid medium (stereomicroscope, artificial color). view more  Credit: © UNIGE Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium present in many ecological niches, such as plant roots, stagnant water or even the pipes of our homes. Naturally very versatile,…

SummaryAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the silent pandemic. It has been steadily increasing over many years and threatens to halt the practice of modern medicine. By 2050, the annual number of worldwide deaths due to AMR will be ∼10 million, with an estimated economic impact of 100 trillion USD (1). The…

Turning down tolerancePersister cells, which are found in abundance in biofilms, adopt a quiescent state and survive antimicrobial treatments, seeding disease recurrence and incubating new resistance mutations. Building on work implicating the reactive small-molecule hydrogen sulfide in bacterial defense against antibiotics, Shatalin et al. conducted a structure-based screen for inhibitors…

IMAGE: Dr Bart Eijkelkamp, left, and researchers Felice Adams and Maoge Zang at the Bacterial Host Adaptation Research Laboratory at Flinders University, South Australia view more  Credit: Flinders University For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between the role of regular fish oil to break down the ability…

Antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics, are essential to treating many human and animal infections and diseases. Their overuse and misuse, however, has led to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), meaning that a drug, such as an antibiotic, might no longer be effective in treating the infection. Without urgent action,…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR World 7 Jun, 2021 07:43 AM2 minutes to read Cases of meningococcal were recorded in Sydney. Photo / Supplied via news.com.au A Sydney school has been offered antibiotics as a preventive measure following an outbreak of meningococcal disease late last month. NSW…

IMAGE: Imre Noth, MD, the chief of UVA Health's Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, says the large study of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis will still benefit efforts to battle the... view more  Credit: UVA Health Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new…

Overuse of antibiotics and superbugs could be worsening the Covid-19 pandemic in India, according to an ICMR study across 10 hospitals, including two (Sion and Hinduja) in Mumbai. The study showed that more than half of the Covid-19 patients who get a secondary bacterial or fungal infection die. A secondary…

According to researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, the antibiotics used to treat common bacterial infections, like pneumonia and sinusitis, may also be used to treat human diseases, like cancer. Theoretically, at least. As outlined in a new Nature Communications study, the UIC College of Pharmacy team has shown…

Indian researchers say they have isolated two new species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the scat, or fecal matter, of a vine snake, a mildly venomous reptile found throughout South and Southeast Asia, according to a March 14 article in the scientific journal Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. The new species are resistant…