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antibiotic resistant MRSA

Antibiotic-resistant MRSA can be transmitted from pigs to humans

Research from the University of Cambridge has discovered an antibiotic-resistant MRSA strain that can be transmitted from infected pigs to humans. The University of Cambridge...
typhoid fever

Typhoid fever bacteria increasingly resistant to antibiotics

Stanford University-led research has identified that bacteria causing typhoid fever are becoming progressively resistant to the antibiotics used to combat the infection. The novel research...
Combatting antimicrobial resistance with automated and rapid diagnostics

Combatting antimicrobial resistance with automated and fast PCR testing

Dr Beryl Oppenheim, Senior Director, Medical Affairs at Cepheid, an industry-leading company in molecular diagnostics, provides insights into how their cutting-edge technology can alleviate...
wound care

Colzyx: Redefining our approach to wound care

With products capable of harnessing the body’s own innate abilities to promote wound healing and concurrently fight infection, Colzyx is redefining our approach to...
lysin

Scientists discover new lysin that can eradicate multidrug-resistant bacteria

An international team of researchers have identified an exciting new phage lysin that has demonstrated effectiveness at killing multidrug-resistant bacteria, a potentially groundbreaking step...
the spread of AMR

Sanitation’s role in reducing the spread of AMR

Professor David Graham of Newcastle University explains the vital role of sanitation in reducing the spread of AMR. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is mainly caused by...
Further developing infection prevention awareness

Further developing infection prevention awareness

Infection prevention specialist firm GAMA aims to encourage awareness by integrating the public need for infection prevention. In the face of the rollercoaster that was...
Killing microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light

Killing microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light

A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light – without side effects. Dr Sven Einfeldt...
New antibiotic on the horizon to combat drug resistance

New antibiotic on the horizon to combat drug resistance

Today, more and more bacterial pathogens of infectious diseases are becoming resistant to customary antibiotics. A new discovery, from an international team of researchers, with...
Crohn's disease: how associated bacteria develop drug resistance

Crohn’s disease: how associated bacteria develop drug resistance

Many patients with Crohn's disease develop resistance to treatments. Researchers have looked at how Chron’s disease-related bacteria can form drug resistance. They found that bacteria associated...
Electrochemical therapy: the 'shocking' new way to treat infections

Electrochemical therapy: the ‘shocking’ new way to treat infections

New research from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering, USA, introduces revolutionary electrochemical therapy designed to treat infections. Titanium has multiple properties that...
EU awards 18 million euros for research into new antibiotics

EU awards 18 million euros for research into new antibiotics

An international consortium of research groups is aiming to develop novel new antibiotics to fight against the tuberculosis bacteria and two other deadly bacteria. Set...
Staphylococcus aureus infection and its resistance to antibiotics

Staphylococcus aureus infection and its resistance to antibiotics

According to researchers, individuals who have acquired staphylococcus aureus infection are developing resistance to antibiotic treatment. Staphylococcus aureus infection is a form of bacterial infection....
Is there a cocaine cure on the horizon

Is there a cocaine cure on the horizon?

A stem cell implant has been developed by gene therapists that could assist in overcoming addiction and avert overdoses. Could this be the new...
Can viral infections be prevented

Can viral infections be prevented?

Researchers have developed low-cost, ‘cell-friendly’ nanogels that can effectively thwart viral infections. An international research group including scientists from Freie Universität, Germany, has introduced an...
20% of antibiotics prescriptions are inappropriate

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...

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