Health Kenyan hospital visits linked to increased exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria James Pereira Jul 9, 2023 Kenyan patients who spend more than three days in the nation's hospitals are more likely to harbor a form of bacteria… Read More...
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Health Restricting antibiotics for livestock could limit spread of antibiotic-resistant infections in… James Pereira Feb 24, 2023 A California policy restricting antibiotic use in animals raised for food is associated with a reduction in one type of… Read More...
Health Silver nanoparticles show promise in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria James Pereira Feb 1, 2023 In a new study, scientists with the University of Florida found that a combination of silver nanoparticles and… Read More...
Health Pulmobiotics Highlights Nature Biotechnology Publication of Preclinical Data Demonstrating Clearance… James Pereira Jan 19, 2023 -- First ‘living medicine’ to treat antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in the lung, a leading cause… Read More...
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Health Hydrogel injections treat antibiotic-resistant infections after hip, knee replacements: Technique… James Pereira Jan 11, 2023 Total hip and knee replacements are challenging enough for patients. When an infection occurs in the aftermath, the… Read More...
Health Daylong wastewater samples yield surprises: Method to find antibiotic-resistant genes shows limits… James Pereira Dec 20, 2022 Testing the contents of a simple sample of wastewater can reveal a lot about what it carries, but fails to tell the… Read More...
Health Antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious James Pereira Nov 17, 2022 Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal… Read More...
Health A new weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria James Pereira Nov 5, 2022 The over-use of antibiotics has pushed bacteria to develop resistance mechanisms to this type of treatment. This… Read More...