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Pioneering oral fungal infection treatment shows promise in preclinical trials
A novel oral amphotericin B (MAT2203) developed for treatment of invasive mucormycosis (IM) and other deadly invasive fungal infections, has demonstrated encouraging results in a series of preclinical studies.
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Thyme essential oil inhibits staph biofilm formation
Thyme essential oil shows efficacy in inhibiting the biofilm formation of Staphylococcus aureus at a concentration of 0.03% (v/v), a new study being presented at Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium has revealed.
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Pathogens found on floors, ceilings and door handles of hospital toilets, study finds
Pathogenic bacteria and fungi, including multi-drug resistant ’superbugs’ have been found on the floors, ceilings, door handles and other surfaces of hospital toilets in the UK, with patient toilets the worst affected, a new study has found.
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Competing bacteria yield possible alternative to antibiotics
Scientists have discovered a new so-called lantibiotic, namely epilancin A37. It is produced by staphylococci that colonize the skin and acts specifically against their main competitors there, the corynebacteria.
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Tropical red seaweed protects Ostrea edulis larvae against pathogen
A new study finds that extracts of tropical red seaweed Acanthophora spicifera are a natural alternative for pathogen control management in O. edulis cultures.
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Antimicrobial resistance prevalence varies by age and sex in bloodstream infections in European hospitals
New research shows that levels of resistance to antimicrobials (AMR) varies with age and sex, with age in particular showing substantial variation both between and within countries.
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Scientists reveal interaction mechanism between intestinal microbial environment and tumor immune microenvironment
Scientists have unveiled the mechanism of tumor immune evasion mediated by the microorganism C. scindens in colorectal cancer. Additionally, they developed a phage-based intervention method.
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Scientists ID transcripts involved in antibiotic resistance mechanism of two critical superbugs
A new study uncovers a drug resistance gene’s divergent evolution, which could open new vistas for MDR prognosis and can be informative in antimicrobial therapeutics research.
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Antimicrobial resistance crisis: “Antibiotics are not magic bullets”
A pivotal event hosted at the House of Lords on April 29 focused on combating the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Study finds resistance to critically important antibiotics in uncooked meat sold for human and animal consumption
New research has found substantial levels of resistance to critically important antibiotics in meat sold for human and animal consumption.
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Study details a common bacterial defense against viral infection
One of the many secrets to bacteria’s success is their ability to defend themselves from viruses, called phages, that infect bacteria and use their cellular machinery to make copies of themselves. Source: Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy Bacillus cereus, SEM image Technological advances have enabled recent ...
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Experts developing immune-enhancing therapies to target tuberculosis
Experts are working on novel immune-enhancing therapies called host-directed therapies to use the body’s own immune system to target tuberculosis, with hopes that they could tackle even the drug-resistant forms of the disease.
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Treatment for deadly superbug C. diff may be weakening
The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research.
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Cocktails of antibiotics, probiotics and prebiotics hold promise in treating a common form of irritable bowel syndrome
Personalised “cocktails” of antibiotics, probiotics and prebiotics hold great promise in the treatment of a common form of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a new study suggests.
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Experts developing way to harness Nobel Prize winning CRISPR technology to deal with antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Scientists show how the latest CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology can be used to help modify and attack AMR bacteria.
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CRISPR is promising to tackle antimicrobial resistance - but remember bacteria can fight back
Experts are looking to use the Nobel winning technology to target resistance genes and make bacteria sensitive to first line antibiotics again; but the bacteria have ways to fight back.
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Antimicrobial-resistant hospital infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, major US study finds
Despite progress in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the USA since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital-acquired AMR infections remain well above pre-pandemic levels, according to a major new study examining AMR before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic in 120 US hospitals. Source: NIAID Colorized scanning ...
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Antibiotic use in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 appears to have no beneficial effect on clinical outcomes
An analysis of more than 1,300 German adults hospitalised with moderate COVID-19 finds treatment with antibiotics was associated with five times greater likelihood of COVID-19 deterioration compared to patients not given antibiotics.
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Wastewater plant yields giant viruses that infect deadly parasite
Researchers have discovered giant viruses that infect the single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri which ranks among the deadliest human parasites.
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Experts call for global genetic warning system to combat the next pandemic and antimicrobial resistance
Clinical and public health microbiologists have called for investment in technology, capacity, expertise, and collaboration to put genomic surveillance of pathogens at the forefront of future pandemic preparedness.