Antimicrobial resistant gene profile found in poultry from Kerala, Telangana: study
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Indian scientists report antimicrobial resistance gene profiles in poultry, highlighting urgent need for intervention to prevent spread.
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AI can help tackle urinary tract infections and antimicrobial resistance
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
New research from the Centres for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network (CAMO-Net) at the University of Liverpool has shown that using artificial intelligence (AI) can improve how we treat urinary tract infections (UTIs), and help to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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More antibiotics, less cure
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Hospitals are seeing increasing instances of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), declared by the UN as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. On the occasion of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, observed from November 18-24, Afshan Yasmeen looks at the prevalence of AMR and plans to tackle it
Microplastics could be fueling antibiotic resistance
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
MARCH 11, 2025
Researchers were shocked to see that bacteria's antimicrobial resistance is strengthened when exposed to plastic particles and point to a potential outsized impact on refugees.
Global analysis of antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter
News Medical Health Sciences
MARCH 25, 2025
The distribution and drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in global Campylobacter strains remain largely unknown. Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. The zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter is a major foodborne bacterial species worldwide.
AI technology supports global efforts against antimicrobial resistance
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 8, 2025
AMR is when microorganisms that cause infections, such as bacteria and viruses, change over time and no longer respond to antibiotic medicines.
Immunisation coverage and antibiotic use: is India missing an opportunity?
The Hindu
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
Studies now indicate that unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children are vulnerable to preventable illnesses and have to seek medical care, which in many cases leads to an unnecessary abuse of antibiotics, fueling the epidemic of antimicrobial resistance
AI provides same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance in ICUs
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance for patients in intensive care – critical to preventing life-threatening sepsis.
New research identifies metabolic targets to combat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 17, 2025
Targeting unique metabolic pathways in pathogens offers a novel approach to precision antibiotics, addressing the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug
The Hindu
OCTOBER 16, 2024
If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only
Trace metals induce microbial risk and antimicrobial resistance in biofilm in drinking water
NPJ Clean Water
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
npj Clean Water, Published online: 03 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41545-025-00436-8 Trace metals induce microbial risk and antimicrobial resistance in biofilm in drinking water
Antimicrobial resistant enteric bacteria are widely distributed among environmental water sources in Dhaka, Bangladesh
NPJ Clean Water
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
npj Clean Water, Published online: 26 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41545-025-00447-5 Antimicrobial resistant enteric bacteria are widely distributed among environmental water sources in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Engineering viruses to kill deadly pathogens
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 31, 2024
Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing global crisis. Researchers are exploring phages, viruses that infect bacteria, as a possible solution. In the new study, researchers successfully modified DNA from four types of phages to kill a deadly pathogen.
What Are Biofilms? How Do They Cause Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
Gideon
AUGUST 22, 2023
Apart from the toll on the nation’s health, this type of resistance can get expensive. How Do They Cause Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)? Learn more on our blog: [link] The post What Are Biofilms? appeared first on GIDEON.
Urban density and HIV prevalence linked to rising antibiotic resistance in gonorrhea
News Medical Health Sciences
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Researchers identify key geographic and health factors that may predict the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea in the United States.
What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
Gideon
JULY 19, 2022
AMR stands for “antimicrobial resistance”. What do we know about AMR and why is it so important in this day and age?
Early Career Researcher: from Salmon to Seal Scat
Frontiers
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Lauren Arkoosh is currently a PhD Student at Abertay University in Scotland, focusing on seals as a sentinel species to monitor antimicrobial resistance genes in the waters surrounding the UK. We are using seals to map antimicrobial resistance genes in UK waters. Author: Thimedi Hetti. What is your background? “I
Superbug killer: New synthetic molecule highly effective against drug-resistant bacteria
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
A new antibiotic overcomes antimicrobial resistance mechanisms that have rendered many modern drugs ineffective and are driving a global public health crisis.
Harnessing AI to generate patterns of antibiotic resistance in real time
The Hindu
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A new AI-driven tool, AMRSense, developed by a team of researchers, has been deployed to use routine data that is generated in hospitals to generate accurate and early insights on antimicrobial resistance at the global level, national level and hospital level
Innovation, as a solution to the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance
The Hindu
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Innovation plays a central role in tackling this global challenge, not only through new devices but also by developing new approaches to influence behaviour and improve systems
Identifying genetic resistance factors and antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in MRSA strains
News Medical Health Sciences
MARCH 18, 2025
With the rising prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (S.) aureus (MRSA), a multi drug resistant strain, treatment has become a challenge.
Genomic surveillance could revolutionize the fight against antimicrobial resistance
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance proved vital in helping understand the evolution and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Designer phages: World Economic Forum emerging technologies report
Frontiers
JUNE 26, 2023
Sangryol Ryu, section chief editor at Frontiers in Microbiology , one of the journals supporting the Forum’s project, said: “The threat from antimicrobial resistant pathogenic bacteria is increasing and the COVID-19 pandemic worsened this situation as antibiotics were widely used to treat covid patients.
Short-course antibiotics can be a game-changer in tackling ventilator-associated pneumonia
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 21, 2025
Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis.
Global analysis highlights antibiotic consumption trends and AMR threat
News Medical Health Sciences
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
A new study highlights recent, but fluctuating, growth in global human antibiotic consumption, one of the main drivers of growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
University of Exeter launches new round of funding for fungal AMR solutions
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 8, 2025
A University of Exeter funding scheme designed to combat the global challenge of fungal antimicrobial resistance (fAMR) has announced a new call for applications.
Top 21 Frontiers ebook releases from 2021
Frontiers
DECEMBER 9, 2021
Solomon PDF The Aging Immune System and Health Edited by Valquiria Bueno; Rafael Solana; Annemieke Boots PDF Coral Reefs in the Anthropocene Edited by Michael Sweet; Dominic A Andradi-Brown; Christian Robert Voolstra; Catherine Ellen Ivy Head; David Curnick; Thomas K Frazer; Anastazia T.
Seeing inside a dying brain: Here are five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss
Frontiers
JUNE 5, 2023
The increasing occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in these pathogens is a public health challenge. Monitoring resistances of these bacteria is key in controlling the annually more than 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses such as diarrhea and typhoid fever.
Disperazol Pharma joins the AMR Industry Alliance to combat antimicrobial resistance
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 29, 2025
Disperazol Pharma, a leading biotechnology firm that develops compounds that dismantle biofilms of critical Gramnegative pathogens, today announced that it has joined the AMR Industry Alliance. AMR is currently responsible for an estimated 1.27
Welcome to our New ProMED-EAFR Moderators
20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
JANUARY 25, 2021
His research area mainly focuses on the theme of animal infectious diseases particularly zoonoses and antimicrobial resistant. Dr. Mohamed also has experience in Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Development, Laboratory Biosafety/ Biosecurity, One Health Initiative and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
Epidemiologist, CDC NCHHSTP
The Cofounder
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Epidemiologist will support efforts to strengthen and coordinate surveillance and preparedness activities in response to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AR) in sexually…
Testing the Waters: Ethiopia Pilots a Wastewater Surveillance Program
APHL
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The detection of emerging priority pathogens, including antimicrobial resistance markers in the community wastewater system, will help the national disease surveillance system to identify hotspots and reinforce preparedness for further public health interventions.”
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 30, 2019
University of Minnesota CIDRAP
AUGUST 30, 2019
Aug 29 Lancet Infect Dis study Data show vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium rising in Germany Data from the German Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System show a 43% increase in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) in German hospitals, according to a new study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.
How the science of snakebites is taking on superbugs
UK Health Security
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Patients in British hospitals with serious, antibiotic-resistant gut infections have little in common with snakebite victims overseas. But when scientists made an unlikely connection in 2018, it led to trials for a potential new treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections.
A Day in the Life of ISID Emerging Leader Tatiana Pinto
20th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
JANUARY 29, 2021
Tatiana Pinto has a PhD in Microbiology and is currently an Assistant Professor in Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil.
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Apr 02, 2020
University of Minnesota CIDRAP
APRIL 2, 2020
The review of five electronic databases found 13 studies published that met the criteria for inclusion. Seven were conducted in South Africa, three in Kenya, and one each in Sudan, Tanzania, and Egypt.
How Kenya Built a Wastewater-based Surveillance System: 6 Questions Answered
APHL
JANUARY 7, 2025
The MoH has already developed a fecal and wastewater surveillance protocol, expanding its scope to include viruses, bacteria and the detection of circulating antimicrobial-resistant genes. This pilot study showcased the effectiveness and feasibility of wastewater genomic surveillance for monitoring pathogens like SARS-CoV-2 in Kenya.
‘We cannot change the human body, but we can change the environment’
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Barbara: One of the biggest success stories is public awareness of antimicrobial resistance. Bacteria and other microbes naturally evolve adaptations to get around chemicals that kill them, effectively creating drug-resistant variants. I consider this as one of the most important moments of my professional life.
Top Foods to Keep in Your Pantry During the Cold and Flu Season
Mercola
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Honey could help efforts to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance, but further high-quality, placebo-controlled trials are needed." "Honey was superior to usual care for the improvement of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. It provides a widely available and cheap alternative to antibiotics. They concluded.
Pet dogs often overlooked as spreader of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 9, 2025
Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella is a serious public health concern that has increased in recent years as the bacteria have developed ways to survive drugs. According to the U.S.
Double Trouble: When Co-Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Collide, Challenges Ensue
APHL
MARCH 28, 2025
This is known as co-infection, and while not all co-infections are cause for alarm, some can create serious public health challengesespecially when antimicrobial resistance (AR) enters the equation. Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health threat. Or norovirus and RSV.
The National Collection of Type Cultures: where 100-year-old samples help solve today’s problems
UK Health Security
MARCH 11, 2025
From identifying emerging pathogens to tackling antimicrobial resistance, read on to find out how these century-old samples are helping us to safeguard health today and to strengthen our defences against future threats. Others may be used in years to come in ways in which we can only imagine today.
The Great Handwashing Debate
Exploring Health
MARCH 25, 2025
Antibiotic resistance occurs when germs develop the ability to survive in the presence of antibiotics that were once able to kill them. million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year in the U.S., This poses a significant threat to human health. resulting in over 35,000 deaths, according to the CDC.
All You Need to Know About Cholera
Gideon
MAY 28, 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends reserving antibiotics as a treatment for severe cases only, as antibiotic use has no proven effect on controlling the spread of the disease and may contribute to antimicrobial resistance (15). Most people who recover from V. cholerae infection incur long-lasting immunity (16).
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