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Two views in today’s Medical Journal of Australia deal with attitudes to risk and economics, but with the added gravitas of a life-or-death outcome added to the consideration. The articles discuss the…
An educational initiative has improved hand hygiene practices among health care workers and reduced rates of antibiotic-resistant…
A common hospital bacterium can mutate into a superbug that causes potentially life-threatening diarrhoea, a Monash University-led…
The widespread use of nano-silver particles in household items such as toothbrushes, socks and shoe inserts is contributing to the growth of superbugs, according to a Friends of the Earth report released…
We know, because it’s big news, that drug-resistant infections are on the rise globally. But could Australian mammals hold the key to a fightback? Our current crop of antibiotics is in danger of becoming…
Recent outbreaks of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (e-coli) in Germany and reports about the emergence of “new superbug” Salmonella Kentucky have re-focused public attention on food-borne diseases…
Doctors can now more confidently administer a drug that protects against bacterial superbugs thanks to the development of…
The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs” is a critical global health issue. Paradoxically, while there is a compelling need for new antibiotics, their development has slowed…
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, Avondale College of Higher Education
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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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 Ecosystems Engineering, Newcastle University
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Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
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University of Sydney
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