Antibiotic Resistance

  • Rapid Test for Pathogens is Developed
    MANHATTAN, KAN. -- Dangerous disease often spreads faster than it takes to diagnose it in the lab. To remedy that, researchers at Kansas State University have developed a test to bring that time from days down to hours.Sanjeev Narayanan, assistant professor, and Greg ...More
    August 21, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Strategies to Control TB Outdated and Inadequate, Study Asserts
    The standard regimens to treat tuberculosis (TB) are inadequate in countries with high rates of multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB. In countries with high rates of MDR-TB, patients are nearly twice as likely to fail their initial treatment than those in countries with low rates, ...More
    August 1, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Polluted Canal May Be Source of New Antibiotics
    New York City College of Technology biology professors Nasreen and Niloufar Haque have announced preliminary findings of their research on the "white stuff" in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal.“What we suspected turned out to be true,” Nasreen confirmed. “The ...More
    July 30, 2008
    Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
  • Potential New Drug Target to Fight Tuberculosis Identified
    NEW YORK -- With antibiotic resistance on the rise, tuberculosis is emerging as a bigger global health threat than ever before. But now, innovative research at WeillCornellMedicalCollege suggests that Mycobacterium tuberculosis has an as yet unsuspected weakness -- one that ...More
    July 29, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Analyze How New Anti-MRSA Antibiotics Function
    A new paper by Shahriar Mobashery, a professor of life sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and researchers in his lab provides important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major ...More
    July 29, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Public Health Experts Discuss Current Infectious Disease Threats
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Updates on the impact of climate changes on insect-borne diseases, the control of MRSA infections, and the importance of childhood immunizations were presented today at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.  The news ...More
    July 9, 2008
    Posted in News
  • New Antibiotic Beats Superbugs at Their Own Game
    Strains of bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin grow easily in its presence (top), but are completely eliminated (bottom) when exposed to Ceftobiprole.    The problem with antibiotics is that, eventually, bacteria outsmart them and become ...More
    July 7, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Vaginal Microbicides May Prevent More Infections in Men than Women
    Vaginal microbicides currently in clinical trials may be the only weapon that will protect women against infection from HIV. Yet, under likely circumstances, these microbicides may be of more benefit to men than women, according to a new UCLA AIDS Institute study. The ...More
    July 7, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube Dramatically Reduces Resistant Infections
    A silver-coated endotracheal tube may reduce infections with highly resistant bacteria over traditional tubes by nearly half, according to the results of a large randomized trial to be presented at the American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference in ...More
    May 19, 2008
    Posted in News
  • American Society for Microbiology Supports ‘One Health’ Initiative
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has endorsed the One Health Initiative, which recognizes the inter-relationships among human, animal, and environmental health and seeks to enhance communication, cooperation, and collaboration in ...More
    May 15, 2008
    Posted in News
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