Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat. Here’s how resistant genes sneak into human guts via wastewater, food and other routes.
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Most antibiotics work by killing bacteria. But this also helps them to become resistant. If we render bacteria harmless to us, rather than kill them, it’s a win-win.
When humans eat fish, mussels and other foods containing antibiotics, the residual antibiotics may cause bacterial pathogens to become resistant.
Prescription opiods, stimulants such as those used to treat ADHD and the ingredients found in sexual dysfunction drugs like Viagra are some of the drugs that are being marketed to US consumers.
Scientists discover why antibiotics make life-threatening fungal infections such as invasive candidiasis more probable.
Nearly three-quarters of all patients in the study were taking at least one antibiotic. This is high and could indicate overuse.
Our gut microbiome is connected to almost every aspect of our health – including brain health.
Albert Alexander was the first known person treated with penicillin. While his ultimately fatal case is well known in medical histories, the cause of his illness has been misattributed for decades.
Canada lags behind other developed countries in access to newer antimicrobials. Here’s why that matters, and what can be done about it.
The production and release of synthetic chemicals worldwide is destabilising the Earth system.
Latest numbers show antimicrobial resistant infections contributed to 4.95 millions deaths globally in 2019.
The rule that antibiotics don’t work against viruses isn’t always true.
The quest to find treatment for COVID-19, and the uncertainty surrounding the clinical outcome, necessitates the use of antibiotics in the treatment package.
If no action is taken to address antibiotic resistance, infections from multidrug-resistant bacteria could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050.
Discovery of a new antibiotic compound from a Nigerian environment is good news for researchers in this field.
Antibiotics can destroy the good bacteria in your gut. But some foods can help get it back to normal.
With nurse prescribing expanding globally, it’s important they are properly guided and supported when it comes to antibiotics and managing patient expectations.
The presence of multi drug-resistant bacteria in goats and sheep in southwest Nigeria may be due to regular use of antibiotics and unhygienic practices by farmers.
The Gambia’s success in eliminating trachoma means that resources previously allocated to combating the disease can now be reallocated to other public health conditions
Observing the progression of an infection in real-time allows us to better understand how antibiotic resistance develops.
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Aston University
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University
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Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
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Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow in Microbiology, University of Glasgow
