E. coli: strains of superbugs persist in the gut of healthy women
A recent study of 1,000 women showed that 9% of them carried multidrug-resistant strains of E. coli in their intestines ...
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How our toothpaste makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics
A new study points to the responsibility of triclosan, an antibacterial agent very present in our hygiene products, in the ...
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Superbugs: more than 30,000 deaths in Europe due to “short-termist” health policies
The refrain comes up every year: resistance to antibiotics is increasing everywhere and soon we will no longer be able ...
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AIDS: first transmission of a multi-resistant strain of HIV in France
© Getty Images/iStockphotoThe human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is responsible for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Present in about 38 million people ...
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Multi-resistant bacteria: a second case in the United States
© fotoliaA few weeks ago, the American authorities had reported the first case of infection of a patient by a ...
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Tuberculosis: nearly 2 million deaths in 2015
The global tuberculosis epidemic remains difficult to control. To successfully eradicate it by 2030, WHO calls on all countries to ...
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Tuberculosis: WHO recommends rapid diagnostic test
To end the tuberculosis epidemic, WHO recommends the use of a shorter and cheaper treatment regimen.The World Health Organization (WHO) ...
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: 98% left behind
Doctors Without Borders warns of the difficulties of access to effective drugs against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Only 2% of patients benefit ...
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Tuberculosis: the origins of multi-resistant strains
An international consortium of researchers has traced the history of the Beijing lineage of tuberculosis. The evolution towards multi-resistant forms ...
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Half of travelers to tropical areas bring back resistant bacteria
Half of travelers returning from the tropics have acquired an infection with multi-resistant enterobacteria, according to a study conducted in ...
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The multi-resistant Klebsiella bacteria
How dangerous is this superbug? A 'new' kind of hospital bacteria, the Klebsiella, is regularly in the news. This bacterium ...
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