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The Virtuous Side of Viruses Antibiotics

The Virtuous Side of Viruses

As drug-resistant superbugs spread, researchers are turning to microbes that kill bacteria Credit: Fatinha Ramos This year the world awakened to the fact that the most powerful and sophisticated species on earth is tragically vulnerable to the tiniest and most basic of creatures. Infectious disease specialists have been warning about…
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June 22, 2020
Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital stays for IV drug users with infections Antibiotics

Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital stays for IV drug users with infections

People who inject illicit drugs can develop potentially deadly infections of the heart, blood, joints and soft tissues. Typically, such infections require weeks of hospitalization to treat effectively. But a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that drug users who, while in…
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June 17, 2020
Vaccination combats antimicrobial resistance Antibiotics

Vaccination combats antimicrobial resistance

Nature 581, 94–99 (2020)Childhood vaccination can reduce the amount of infections treated with antibiotics and, hence, the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance.Infection with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria poses a worldwide threat, and the greatest morbidity is for those in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore, it is known that consumption of antibiotics contributes to…
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June 11, 2020
Human MAIT cell cytolytic effector proteins synergize to overcome carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli Antibiotics

Human MAIT cell cytolytic effector proteins synergize to overcome carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Caroline Boulouis , Wan Rong Sia , Muhammad Yaaseen Gulam, Jocelyn Qi Min Teo, Yi Tian Png, Thanh Kha Phan, Jeffrey Y. W. Mak, David P. Fairlie, Ivan K. H. Poon, Tse Hsien Koh, Peter Bergman, Chwee Ming Lim, Lin-Fa Wang, Andrea Lay…
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June 8, 2020