Antimicrobial Resistance Related News
UCLA discovers 8,000 surprisingly effective combinations of antibiotics
Biologists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have uncovered thousands of four- and five-drug combinations of antibiotics that are surprisingly effective.
The discovery...
Positive progress in antimicrobial resistance prevention across the globe
Countries are making substantial progress in tackling the ever growing issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), however, serious gaps still remain and require urgent action,...
World Vaccine Congress Europe 2018
The World Vaccine Congress Europe is the place to be for the latest news and developments in vaccine research – from antimicrobial resistance to...
Medicines for Europe: better access, better health
Medicines for Europe president Marc-Alexander Mahl outlines the challenges facing the generic, biosimilar and value-added medicines industry and its role in achieving sustainable healthcare.
Medicines...
Antibiotic treatment should stop to avoid resistance “tipping point”
New research from the University of Exeter, UK, shows that if antibiotic treatment continues to be used, patients will pass the “tipping point” of...
Having a penicillin allergy increases risk of superbug infections
Patients with a recorded penicillin allergy on their medical records are at risk of develop drug-resistant superbug infections such as MRSA, a new study...
£12m grants issued to help tackle antimicrobial resistance on global scale
Four UK-based universities have been awarded multimillion pound grants to conduct research into the biological, cultural, social and economic drivers behind the development of...
Could natural defence mechanisms be key to tackling antibiotic resistance?
A discovery of natural peptides that fight bacteria have been identified by the Technical University of Denmark, which could be vital in the battle...
Probiotics, breastfeeding could reduce antibiotic resistance in children
Combining probiotics and breastfeeding can help to reduce potential antibiotic resistance in children, according to new research at the 51st ESPHGHAN Annual Meeting.
Infants who...
ECDC highlights future threat of drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Following three cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe and Australia, there is concern that the growing threat of drug resistance could lead to untreatable...
Small amounts of antibiotics can cause antibiotic resistance
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, has found that even low concentrations of antibiotics can cause high antibiotic resistance to develop in bacteria.
Antibiotic resistance...
Animal health for the benefit of all
Roxane Feller, the secretary general of AnimalhealthEurope, provides an overview of the important role of the animal health industry in animal welfare, food safety,...
UK man diagnosed with antibiotic-resistant super-gonorrhoea infection
A UK man has been diagnosed with the worst-ever case of an antibiotic-resistant super-gonorrhoea infection, which cannot be cured with first choice treatments.
The unidentified...
Synthetic molecule kills five types of deadly drug-resistant superbugs
The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, and IBM Research have developed a synthetic...
20% of antibiotics prescriptions are inappropriate
As antibiotic resistance continues to be more prevalent, new research published by Public Health England has revealed that at least 20% of all antibiotics...
Moving AMR policy into action
The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) was founded in 1971, and facilitates the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial...
A new family of antibiotics found in dirt samples
Scientists at Rockefeller University, US, have discovered a new family of antibiotics in samples of soil which could prove significant in the battle against...
Antimicrobial resistance: older compounds to tackle a modern issue
Scientists at the University of Leeds, UK, are looking at previously discarded chemical compounds to see if there is anything that could help develop...
Antibiotic resistance at higher levels worldwide
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) first surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a variety of serious bacterial infections across...
Surfers at greater risk of having antibiotic-resistant bacteria
New research conducted by the University of Exeter, UK, has uncovered that regular surfers are three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant E. coli...
