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Using peracetic acid in biofilm management

Using peracetic acid in biofilm management

In response to increasing links between outbreaks and contaminated drains, GAMA Healthcare explores emerging evidence which supports the use of peracetic acid in the...
Hidden gram-negative bacteria pose a serious threat to hospital patients

Hidden gram-negative bacteria pose a serious threat to hospital patients

Carriers of gram-negative bacteria have a 14% chance of developing an antibiotic-resistant infection within 30 days of hospitalisation, according to a study from Amsterdam...
An antibiotic used to treat eye infections could cure Mycoplasma genitalium

An antibiotic used to treat eye infections could cure Mycoplasma genitalium

An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections could be used as a treatment for the sexually transmitted disease Mycoplasma genitalium, according...
Improving access to antimicrobial diagnostics

Improving access to antimicrobial diagnostics

We discuss access and barriers to antimicrobial diagnostics with researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural...
Perseverant bacteria are weakening antibiotic treatment

Perseverant bacteria are weakening antibiotic treatment

Bacterial perseverance is a new phenomenon that could help explain how bacteria are able to adapt to survive antibiotic treatment.  A team of researchers from...
WHO warns that bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat

WHO warns that bacterial infections are becoming harder to treat

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that resistance to antibiotics is on the rise, making the treatment of bacterial infections more difficult. According to...
Klebsiella infections are more prevalent in hospitals than in nature

Klebsiella infections are more prevalent in hospitals than in nature

According to the University of Oslo, people are more likely to contract Klebsiella in hospitals than from farm animals or water.   Some variants of Klebsiella...
Re-examining the safety of fluoroquinolones

Re-examining the safety of fluoroquinolones

A review into the use of fluoroquinolones has found discrepancies in the safety data issued by regulatory bodies. Fluoroquinolones are commonly prescribed family of antibiotics....
The organic compound capable of killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The organic compound capable of killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa 

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, often found in hospital patients, is a harmful bacterium that causes infections in the blood, lungs, and other body parts after surgery. Researchers...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 23

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 23

Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 23, which features fascinating expert insights in the fields of infection control, future pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance, women’s health,...
Access to antibiotics without a prescription is damaging healthcare

Access to antibiotics without a prescription is damaging healthcare 

Research from the University of Gothenburg has suggested many people in Sweden are obtaining antibiotics without a prescription, causing serious issues for the Swedish...
Diagnostics and antimicrobial therapyAMR

Diagnostics and antimicrobial therapy

Lorna Rothery spoke to Professor Till Bachmann, an expert in molecular diagnostics and Chair of the JPIAMR’s SAB, about how diagnostics can inform optimal...
Breaking the silence on resistance to antibiotics

Breaking the silence on resistance to antibiotics

Though often referred to as the silent pandemic, the global consequences of antimicrobial resistance, including resistance to antibiotics, are becoming starkly apparent. Lorna Rothery...
Metal-based antibiotics could be used to treat fungal infections

Metal-based antibiotics could be used as a fungal infection treatment

Researchers from the University of Bern have been developing new, metal-based drugs to treat fungal infections.   Over one billion people contract fungal infections each year....
The best approach to selecting disinfectant wipes

The best approach to selecting disinfectant wipes

GAMA Healthcare Ltd explores antimicrobial performance in the lab and on the ward, and what to look for when selecting disinfectant wipes. When it comes...
Fighting forward: how to keep antibiotics working with CRP point-of-care testing

Fighting forward: how to keep antibiotics working with CRP point-of-care testing

Abbott explores how antibiotic use can be reduced in primary care settings and reviews the role of CRP point-of-care testing, its use in different...
Health Europa Quarterly

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 22

Welcome to Health Europa Quarterly Issue 22, which features fascinating expert insights in the fields of public health, Alzheimer's disease, antimicrobial resistance, women’s health, nutrition,...
antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria increased by feeding dogs raw meat

A research team at the University of Bristol has discovered that feeding dogs raw meat may increase the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Evidence from two...
drug-resistant infections

WHO: Vaccines key to combatting drug-resistant infections crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that increasing vaccine development and access will be a crucial weapon in the fight against drug-resistant infections. Antimicrobial...
Implementing an antibiotic subscription model into the UK healthcare system

Extending the UK’s leadership with an antibiotic subscription model to tackle AMR

Following the UK’s top ranking in the recent AMR Preparedness Index, Michael Hodin and Peter Jackson discuss the country’s novel antibiotic subscription model and...

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