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Microbial resistance is promoted by global travellers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs might be coming to a community near you carried like stowaways in the guts of international travelle
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Global travellers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): Carried like stowaways in the guts of international travellers, new and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs may be coming to a community near you, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Study maps full evolutionary journey of hospital superbug
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge[UK], March 9 (ANI): Researchers during a new study discovered that antibiotic treatment and modern hospitals alone don't create the antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that are seen today. Instead, it was the selection pressure prior to the widespread use of antibiotics that i
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Over 50 per cent Indians concerned the next pandemic could come from farm
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): On the occasion of World Food Day, International animal welfare organisation, World Animal Protection has released a report, which finds that superbugs are emerging on farms from antibiotic overuse, and those antibiotic resistant bacteria are
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Why is there no staph vaccine?
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): Staph bacteria are mostly feared for drug-resistant strains, which are becoming a serious threat to public health because they are the leading cause of potentially dangerous skin diseases. Attempts to establish a Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistan
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Deadly 'superbugs' destroyed by molecular drills: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): Molecular drills have gained the ability to target and destroy deadly bacteria that have evolved resistance to nearly all antibiotics. In some cases, the drills make the antibiotics effective once again.
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Harsh Vardhan, Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurate exhibition 'Superbugs: The E
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel jointly inaugurated the exhibition 'Superbugs: The End of Antibiotics?' at National Science Centre here on Friday.
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Do plants really transmit superbugs to people?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): Antibiotic-resistance infections are a big challenge to public health, food safety, and economy.
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This molecule can combat antibiotic resistant superbugs
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 3 (ANI): A specific molecule produced by the body can fight against superbugs - a common term used today to describe strains of bacteria that are resistant to the majority of antibiotics- a new study has found.
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Scientists discover new compound that kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new compound that visualises and kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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Penicillin allergy could cause 'superbug' infection
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Penicillin allergies can increase the risk of drug resistant 'superbug' infections, according to a study.
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Platypus milk: A life saviour!
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 15 (ANI): Platypus milk has emerged as an unlikely hero in saving lives, a new study has revealed.
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