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International Conference on Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic R
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], December 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): In the framework of the project PREVENT IT: Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance, Chitkara University hosted a two day international conference 'One World, One Health' at the University Premises.
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Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in childr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in both water and child stool samples.
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Scientists find out how organic compound affects drug-resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists suggested how an organic molecule affects bacteria that are resistant to drugs and have found that it can suppress and destroy a pathogen that can cause significant disease or, in some circumstances, death.
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Scientists test 'smart' red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The platform, described in a new paper in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases, could help to address the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis, say the scientists. They modified and then tested red blood cells as a carrier for one of the world's only remaining resistance-proof antibiotics: Po
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Researchers find effects of organic compound on drug resistance bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recently, researchers have found that the germ and several other clinically significant bacteria, including as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, were susceptible to the bacterial killing action of hydroquinine, an organic chemical found in the bark of some t
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New medicine discovered to be beneficial for treating complicated urinary
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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New drug found effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation, than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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Testing for antibiotic resistance no longer constrained by time
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ikoma [Japan], October 21 (ANI): The process of figuring out a bacterial infection's drug susceptibility profile takes a long time. Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology and their cooperating partners have just published reports on a technology that could potentially
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Researchers develop novel antibiotic cement to treat bone infections
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population, unfortunately, generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments, a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling inspiration, as c
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Researchers suggest metals may help to fight fungal infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): More than one billion people get a fungal infection each year. Although most people are not affected by these infections, over 1.5 million people die as a result of them each year. While more and more fungal strains are being discovered that are resist
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Scientists determine structure of key player in antibiotic resistance
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighbouring bacteria an
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Study reveals new molecule that inhibits drug-resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Urinary tract infections are frequent, but treatment is becoming more challenging as the bacteria that cause them to become resistant to several drugs. In lab trials and in mice with pneumonia and urinary tract infections, researchers discovered a novel chem
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