Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

Antibiotic resistance is a worsening global crisis, and livestock production plays a key role. Indiscriminate antibiotic use ...

Investigators examined whether early systemic antibiotic prophylaxis reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence in mechanically ventilated adults with acute brain injury.

The National Action Plan 2.0 will remain in effect till 2029 and work on creating awareness. It also involves strengthening ...

Pneumonia, a largely preventable disease, caused more than two million deaths in 2021, according to the Global Burden of Disease report. Evidence-based guidance on its diagnosis and management is, ...

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Tiny viruses that only infect and kill bacteria can help treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus, results from a mid-stage trial suggest.

While on her daily walk, a woman from Texas got bitten in the hand by a street cat—what followed was 48 hours of pain. “A street cat bit my hand. Went to the ER, got a tetanus shot and antibiotics. It ...

GENEVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections are resistant to antibiotic treatments, the World Health Organization said on Monday, calling for the medicines to be ...

Researchers have revealed how polymyxins, crucial last-resort antibiotics, break down bacterial armor by forcing cells to overproduce and shed it. Astonishingly, the drugs only kill bacteria when they ...

Abstract: The incidence of multi-drug resistant bacterial species is rapidly increasing. To avoid antibiotic misuse and further exacerbation of this health crisis, clinicians should obtain a swift and ...

This important study examines the evolution of virulence and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus under multiple selection pressures. The evidence presented is convincing, with rigorous data ...

The research team led by Professor Qu investigated the intrahost evolution of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) ST11 by collecting a series of K. pneumoniae strains isolated from a ...