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US study finds shifting resistance patterns in Staph aureus
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 22 hours agoAn analysis of Staphylococcus aureus samples from US outpatient settings reveals a shift in ...
Will we really die from minor scratches in the future? Q&A with antibiotic resistance expert
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoThe Conversation spoke to James P. O'Gara, a professor of microbiology, about the problem of...
Antibiotic Delays in ED Triple Sepsis Deaths in Children
Medscape· 3 days agoDelays in antibiotic administration increased the mortality risk by threefold in children with...
A simple change to save thousands of patients with sepsis
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoA clinical trial and systematic review have shown that intravenously administering commonly used...
Antibiotics wreak havoc on the gut. Can we kill the bad bugs and spare the good ones?
The Sacramento Bee· 2 days agoInside every human is a thriving zoo of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microscopic organisms col...
Randomized trial, meta-analysis shed new light on optimal antibiotic strategy for sepsis
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 7 days agoThe authors of the studies say the findings should provide enough evidence for clinicians to make...
UK’s new Netflix-style funding model for antibiotics goes live
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoThis has seen R&D funds for such projects fall short: in 2020, the pharmaceutical industry raised...
Emergency department data show shift in antibiotics used for pediatric UTIs
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 6 days agoAn analysis of ED visits for pediatric UTIs from 2011 to 2020 found increasing use of...
AI face-off: nerds vs. evangelists
Politico· 2 days agoSend tips securely through SecureDrop, Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp. A promising experimental antibiotic that could treat gonorrhea is headed to the Food...
£8m Longitude Prize won for tackling superbug rise
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIt has been awarded for a test that rapidly detects whether an infection is caused by bacteria and identifies the right antibiotics to treat it. The test...