Cholera: a strain very resistant to antibiotics at the origin of the epidemic in Mayotte
Researchers from the Pasteur Institute have demonstrated the spread, from Yemen to Mayotte, of a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the ...
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Antibiotic resistance: the right actions to fight against
While antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, authorities have published recommendations to raise awareness of the proper ...
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Antibiotic resistance: what if, thanks to AI, bacteria-killing viruses were the solution?
French researchers have developed artificial intelligence capable of determining which bacteriophages – “bacteria-killing” viruses – are the most effective in ...
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Antibiotic resistance: how “phages” saved the Geneva patient
Until November 24, a global awareness week is dedicated to antimicrobial resistance. While this antibiotic resistance constitutes a real public ...
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Nanoplastics may reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
Scientists have observed the effects of nanoplastic particles present in the body on the effectiveness of antibiotics and the risk ...
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Antibiotic resistance could cause more than 39 million deaths by 2050
Based on recent modeling, researchers have revealed that deaths due to antibiotic resistance will gradually increase over the coming decades. ...
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Nosocomial infections: the new secret weapons
These infections, often linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, can have serious consequences for patients, ranging from additional complications to increased mortality. ...
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Antibiotic resistance: a scourge that threatens hospitals
More and more bacteria are developing defense mechanisms that allow them to resist antibiotic treatments, transforming once benign infections into ...
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New drug could be effective against flesh-eating bacteria
Scientists have developed a drug that could help fight antibiotic-resistant infections and flesh-eating bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have developed a ...
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Superbug: Increased risk of infection for families of hospitalized patients
Family members of patients recently discharged from hospital may be at higher risk of developing antibiotic-resistant infections. THE ESSENTIAL Family ...
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Antibiotic resistance kills 1.27 million people worldwide every year
Infants, the elderly and people with serious illnesses are most at risk from bacterial resistance to antibiotics. THE ESSENTIAL 1.27 ...
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Antibiotic resistance: here are the bacteria that threaten humans, according to the WHO
The WHO has published a new list of drug-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Cat, dog: they can transmit super-bacteria to their master
According to a new European study, pets play a role in the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Ear infections: this AI could reduce the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics
Researchers have developed a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to more accurately diagnose ear infections, which could help reduce ...
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A skin bacteria could help us fight antibiotic resistance
A substance, produced by a very common skin bacteria, could help develop treatments against antibiotic-resistant infections. THE ESSENTIAL Infections with ...
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Antibiotic resistance could be favored by vitamin deficiencies
According to a new study, deficiencies in micronutrients such as vitamin A or B12 lead to changes in the intestinal ...
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an antibiotic proves effective
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a very difficult disease to treat due to antibiotic resistance, but new treatments could help fight this ...
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Antibiotics: the French still consume far too many
In 2022, Public Health France observed an increase in antibiotic prescriptions in France. THE ESSENTIAL In 2022, antibiotic prescriptions increased ...
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Superbacteria: discovery of genes responsible for antibiotic resistance
Australian scientists have identified specific genes responsible for antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, a very common bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Antibiotic resistance: a patient cured by bacteria-killing viruses
A 41-year-old patient with a recurrent antibiotic-resistant lung infection was cured with phage therapy, a treatment using viruses that prey ...
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Sepsis: the increase in newborn deaths linked to antibiotic resistance
A new study explains the deaths of newborns with sepsis: commonly used antibiotics are no longer effective against this bacterial ...
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An old antibiotic effective against resistant bacteria
Nourseothricin, an antibiotic discovered 80 years ago and forgotten, could provide a new answer to multi-resistant bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers ...
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Shigellosis: how to protect yourself from this highly contagious and antibiotic-resistant disease
Hygiene measures can help protect against shigellosis, which is caused by the Shigella bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL Shigellosis is a highly ...
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Your pet can pass on antibiotic-resistant bacteria to you
According to a new study, dogs and cats can pass on multidrug-resistant “superbugs” to their owners...and vice versa! THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Antibiotic resistance: a new spray created to fight infections
An anti-bacterial coating in the form of a spray could be an effective solution against antibiotic resistance, the cause of ...
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Bacteria could save us from resistant lung infections
A genetically modified bacterium has demonstrated its ability to eliminate a pathogenic bacterium responsible for respiratory infections, “Pseudomonas aeruginosa”, often ...
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Antibiotic residues in water are a threat to human health
Antibiotic residues in sewage and sewage treatment plants in parts of Asia could contribute to antibiotic resistance and threaten human ...
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Bacteria are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, says WHO
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), presented on December 9, 2022, highlights an increase in antibiotic resistance ...
Read moreAntibiotics: essential oils to fight resistance
It is on the path of a thwarted journey that Adnane Remmal may have made a major medical discovery. This ...
Read moreAntibiotic resistance: 25,000 deaths per year in the EU
It's not a red alert yet, but the distress signals are already flashing. Resistance to antimicrobial antibiotics (AMR) “poses a ...
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