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University of Florida study looks at new ways to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews UF medicinal chemists report promising results from a study focused on new ways to of treating several types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, advances that may help...

Bacteriophages and ‘The Perfect Predator’

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Pan-resistant superbugs, world travel, a love story and the use of a virus to treat a life-threatening infection–and its all absolutely true. The makings of a great book. On this week’s program,...

Europe: Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections linked to 33,000 deaths annually

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A study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, estimates that about 33,000 people die each year as a direct consequence of an infection due to bacteria resistant to antibiotics and that the burden...

Breast­feed­ing benefits: Pro­tecting in­fants from an­ti­bi­otic-res­ist­ant bac­teria

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A new study shows that babies that are breastfed for at least six months have less antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their gut compared with infants breastfed for a shorter time. In addition, antibiotic...

Antibiotics: Grouping 4 or 5 existing medications could help slow antibiotic-resistant bacteria–UCLA researchers

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Scientists have traditionally believed that combining more than two drugs to fight harmful bacteria would yield diminishing returns. The prevailing theory is that that the incremental benefits of combining...

Caltech test identifies antibiotic-resistant bacteria in as little as 30 minutes

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The discovery of antibiotics in the early part of the 20th century changed modern medicine. Simple infections that previously killed people became easy to treat. Antibiotics’ ability to stave off...

MRSA, CRE, other ‘superbugs’ account for good portion of healthcare-associated infections

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America is doing a better job of preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), but more work is needed – especially in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and...

Brazil: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase prompts closing of hospital ICU

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A presence of a highly antibiotic resistant microorganism in patients in a Brazilian intensive care unit has prompted the isolation of 30 beds, according to Brazil media (computer translated). The Hospital...

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Multidrug resistant typhoid concern in Asia and Africa

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There is an urgent need to develop global surveillance against the threat to public health caused by antimicrobial resistant pathogens, which can cause serious and untreatable infections in humans. Typhoid...

University of Liverpool researchers find liposomes can neutralize bacterial toxins

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PRESS RELEASE Researchers at the University of Liverpool have demonstrated a new treatment against antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. Published in Nature Biotechnology, the study showed that...