Antibiotic Resistance

Laser-based method to detect antibiotic resistant bacteria invented by UK scientists

The method could quickly differentiate between antibiotic-resistant and -sensitive strains of the widely-prevalent bacterial pathogen.

What are antivitamins and how can they help in treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

Antivitamins K, B9 and B12 drugs are already used for their medical applications — stopping blood clotting, suppressing cancer and microbial growth

Antibiotics increase risk of inflammatory diseases; scientists find new protein in nervous system to treat them

With this study, the scientists concluded that doctors need to look for risk factors associated with IBD before prescribing antibiotics to the patients needlessly

Not only overuse of antibiotics but poor hygiene and sanitation can also result in anti-microbial resistance

Researchers found that there is a critical need to improve sanitation and hygiene in both urban and rural areas, to slow down the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Antimicrobial Resistance Part 1: Why more people are likely to die of infections in 2050

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms — bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa — change in response to drugs and develop immunity to them.

World Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week: India has a grave need for antibiotic awareness

AMR occurs when bacteria develop the ability to defeat drugs which have been designed to kill them.

Compound found effective in killing superbug bacteria causing pneumonia, UTIs

Multidrug-resistant pathogens are responsible for millions of resistant infections annually.

Inhumane, unregulated animal agriculture practices in India extract a heavy toll on us, and the environment

The poultry industry has grown unregulated such that it impacts the weakest sections of society: residents near these farms, the environment and the birds themselves.

Device detects bacteria in minutes, cuts down wait time, ensures better patient care

Researchers can now detect bacteria and their shape, can't pinpoint the type of species.

Antibiotic resistance is spreading much faster than previously thought: Study

Resistance can be passed from bacteria to bacteria without transferring plasmid DNA: Study.