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Study finds Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effectiv
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The study discovered that one antibiotic in particular, ceftriaxone, was likely to be helpful in treating only one out of every three instances of infant sepsis or meningitis. Ceftriaxone is also frequently used in Australia to treat a variety of paediatric diseases, including pneumonia and
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Bacterial cord-like aggregates produce TB infections: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers described the biophysical principles by which these cords grow, illustrating how several generations of dividing bacteria bind together to build these structures that enable antibiotic resistance in a publication published in the journal Cell.
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Cord-like aggregates of bacteria cause tuberculosis infections: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), a deadly respiratory illness, was discovered to be capable of forming snake-like cords approximately 80 years ago. Researchers reveal the biophysical principles by which these cords form in a paper published on October 20 in the journal Cell, demonstrating
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Premature babies in neonatal care units are susceptible to fatal illnesses
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Premature babies in neonatal care units are very sensitive and susceptible to potentially fatal illnesses. To help keep these babies safe, the danger of infection must be kept as low as possible. A particular problem is late-onset sepsis which starts from three days after birth, when bacter
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Antibiotics can help some microorganisms survive longer: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered that some antibiotics have an unexpected effect on particular germs: the drugs occasionally aid microorganisms by extending their lives.
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Antimicrobial resistance high in India, doctors should prescribe antibioti
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The study released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has found abuse of antibodies, antivirals or antifungals has increased drug resistance in the country.
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Antibiotics can prolong the survival of some bacteria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists have discovered an unexpected impact of some antibiotics on some bacteria, the medications occasionally help bacteria by extending their life. Since it has long been known that antibiotics either kill bacteria or stop them from multiplying, they are frequently used as a general t
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Odisha Govt on alert mode after Scrub Typhus kills 5 people
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Odisha Government has asked district health authorities to increase the surveillance for seasonal upsurge of Scrub Typhus and Leptospirosis in the state. The steps have come in view of the five deaths reported recently from Bargarh District, according to an official statement from Odisha
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Study finds connection between gut microbiome, eczema in infancy
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Significant links between the gut microbiome and infant eczema have recently been found, laying the framework for future eczema prevention and therapy through gut microbiota management.
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Researchers reveal link between gut microbiome, eczema in infancy
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent study has discovered significant connections between the gut microbiome and eczema in infancy, laying the groundwork for the prospective prevention and treatment of eczema by gut microbiota regulation.
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Study sheds light on antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Bacteria utilise a number of strategies to combat the treatments meant to kill them. One of the most prevalent of these weapons is ribosome-modifying enzymes. These enzymes are becoming increasingly common, appearing in clinical samples from bacteria with varying drug resistances all over th
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Researchers find new way to diagnose lung infections
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In order to expedite treatment for critically ill patients, a study headed by Nalinikanth Kotagiri of the University of Cincinnati seeks to create a new imaging technique that can recognize specific types of lung infections in real time.
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