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The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings
MSF report on treating AMR in people caught in challenging humanitarian settings
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The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings
MSF report on treating AMR in people caught in challenging humanitarian settings
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Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Gaining Resistance to Antibiotics, Scientists Warn
Despite having plagued humans for millennia, typhoid fever is rarely considered a threat in developed countries today.
www.theguardian.com
‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake
Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics
www.theguardian.com
Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024
Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last year
www.independent.co.uk
Warning issued as cases of drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ continue to rise
It's likely many people are unrecognized carriers of the drug-resistant bacteria, which could lead to community spread
www.theguardian.com
citizenportal.ai
PACCARB opens meeting to explore microbiome approaches for combating antimicrobial resistance
At its 28th meeting, the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria focused on how microbiome science can inform AMR prevention and treatment, featuring a One Health patient case and an HHS Microbiome Subcommittee report outlining ten research priorities.
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University of Michigan researcher: microbiome is both driver and therapeutic opportunity in AMR
Dr. Vincent Young told PACCARB that the microbiome can harbor resistance genes and also be leveraged to prevent or treat infections; he highlighted environmental signaling, historical microbial sources of antibiotics, and fecal-derived therapies for C. difficile and other applications.
healthcaretoday.com
Comment: Novel ways to deliver antibiotics
Lara Zibners, paediatrician, educator, author and founder, explains why she is LEAPing for joy at Wellcome Leap’s $50 million bet on rethinking antibiotics.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Artificial Intelligence‐Guided Phenotypic Drug Repurposing Against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>
Integrated artificial intelligence (AI) ensembles identify highly potent repurposed drugs against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Prospective virtual screening of 6747 drugs uncovers nine active candidates...
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Fungal Disease Awareness Week
Join CDC each September for Fungal Disease Awareness Week (FDAW). <em>Think fungus</em> to save lives.
phys.org
As antibiotic resistance grows, researchers turn to copper to fight infections
When bacteria invade the urinary tract, the body has its own arsenal for fighting back. Among those weapons is an unlikely tool: copper. Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine…
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Dogs and cats carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria also found in people, study finds
Dogs and cats may carry strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, a potentially serious bacterium that can cause infections and is also found in humans, according to new research from Bournemouth University…
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