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Sugar Shock: Unveiling the Alarming Link Between Trehalose and C. difficile Infections
In the early 2000’s an intestinal superbug began quietly spreading through hospitals around the world causing a deadly form of diarrhea among immune compromised patients.
Sugar Shock: Unveiling the Alarming Link Between Trehalose and C. difficile Infections
In the early 2000’s an intestinal superbug began quietly spreading through hospitals around the world causing a deadly form of diarrhea among immune compromised patients.
Battling Superbugs Beyond Earth: The Fight Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria on the International Space Station
Looking up at the night sky brings to mind flights of fancy and travelling through space on far off adventures. In reality, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are still learning the challenges of long-term space travel and living in space.
Unlocking Bacterial Hibernation: A New Frontier in Antibiotic Discovery
A brand new area of antibiotic drug development is on the horizon as researchers recently unlocked the
molecular mechanism controlling the mysterious process of bacterial hibernation.
Antibiotic Breakthrough: The Emergence of Optimized Arylomycins as Effective Gram-Negative Treatments
The rise of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens is an alarming trend that is being observed around the world. This has been met with a dwindling number of antibiotic options available to physicians to treat these life-threatening infections.
Hand Hygiene Alert: Could Your Go-To Alcohol-Based Sanitizer Be Falling Short?
Researchers earlier this month may have scratched the surface of another weapon in the superbug arsenal of resistance mechanisms.
Antibiotic-resistant infections: why should we be concerned?
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week, an initiative by the WHO to increase global
awareness of antibiotic resistance. In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly discussed the
threat of antibiotic resistance.
Navigating Antimicrobial Resistance: Unlocking Collateral Gains to Safeguard Health
The word ‘collateral’ elicits an unpleasant image of unintended damages in our minds.
Sometimes though, the collateral effects could be welcome.