How to slow the spread of superbugs?
New genomic surveillance technologies could help better detect the development of superbugs, researchers say. THE ESSENTIAL Antimicrobial resistance is caused ...
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New molecule kills five drug-resistant super bacteria
A team of researchers recently found a molecule capable of killing five super-bacteria that are deadly to humans. Until now, ...
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Surgery: WHO recommendations against infections
The World Health Organization makes 29 recommendations to limit the risk of infections during surgery and prevent the spread of ...
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Tasmanian devil’s milk is believed to be effective against super bacteria
The Tasmanian devil's milk, stuffed with peptides, is said to have the ability to kill certain bacteria that have become ...
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Antibiotic resistance: discovery of a 4th superbug
American doctors have discovered in a young patient a new strain of E. coli resistant to the antibiotic of last ...
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Antibiotic resistance: a second superbug in the United States
The United States has detected a strain of E. coli resistant to colistin. This antibiotic is the last resort in ...
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American woman infected with bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
No bacteria had developed resistance to colistin. For the first time, such a strain has been spotted in an American ...
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Antibiotics: a new technique to overcome bacterial resistance
By using the different types of antibiotics at a precise rotation rate, it would be possible to prevent the development ...
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Marne: NDM-1 superbug detected in patient returning from Vietnam
For the first time, the NDM-1 superbug was detected in France in a man hospitalized at the University Hospital of ...
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Antibiotic resistance: WHO sounds the alert
Governments have not taken enough action to fight antibiotic resistance, according to the WHO, which calls for urgent measures.It is ...
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United States: a super-bacterium infects 200 people
A Los Angeles hospital may have infected 200 people with bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics.Panic at Ronald Reagan ...
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Superbacteria could cost $ 100,000 billion in 2050
By 2050 antibiotic resistance could cost one and a half times the global GDP per year, according to a British ...
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