In the fight against antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) superbugs, an important weapon may just be hiding in some polluted stream, in some remote village that lacks adequate sewage infrastructure, or in a ...

The antibiotic resistance battle has been going on for years, and unfortunately, bacteria, especially multidrug-resistant organisms, continue to make a formidable enemy. In addition, the scope of the ...

A new drug that could help combat one of the world's most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria is now entering its final stage of human trials. This potential breakthrough could help in the global fight ...

A new class of antibiotics has demonstrated fast-acting, potent activity against two of the WHO’s priority pathogens. Researchers from the University of Liverpool (UK) have developed NovItex, a new ...

Kerala has released comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs for Antibiotic Smart Hospitals and Antibiotic Literate Panchayats, marking a major step in strengthening the fight against ...

The new research will include initiatives geared toward developing infection prevention techniques by using microorganisms present in the human body, or microbiome, to predict and assess the ...

Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that ...

“The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops. Then there is the danger that the ignorant man may easily underdose himself and by exposing his microbes to non-lethal ...

Dr Abdul Ghafur, coordinator of the Chennai Declaration and Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, has ...

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in collaboration with national stakeholders, has convened a high-level workshop ...

Antibiotic resistance was leveraged to the national stage this year, as President Barack Obama’s administration sought $1.2 billion in funding to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the president’s ...