Tag: antibiotic resistance
Antioxidant found in green tea could help treat antibiotic resistance
A naturally occurring antioxidant found in green tea enhances the activity of aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treat resistant bacteria
Scientists have discovered that...
New antibiotics are effective without triggering resistance
Researchers have developed two new antibiotics that are effective against Gram-positive and negative multi-drug resistant bacteria
New antibiotics may be on the anvil that are...
Fecal transplant can cure drug resistant gut infection
Drug resistant bacteria in the gut can be controlled using fecal transplant, say Mayo Clinic researchers
Transplanting human donor fecal microbiota into the colon of...
Candida auris – the drug resistant fungus that has everyone in...
Candida auris is an aggressive, tenacious fungus that develops drug resistance very quickly
There is a new drug resistant bug on the block and it...
Every 10th kid & every 6th adult is victim of antibiotic...
Michigan Medicine study published in British Medical Journal highlights extent of antibiotic overuse
One in 10 children and about one in six adults with private...
1.5 ltrs more water a day reduces urine infections in women
Drinking more water reduces infections of the urinary bladder in women
Drinking more water reduces bladder infections in women, a new study has shown.
In the...
More firepower: 8000 new antibiotic combos on the anvil
The new antibiotic combinations could slow antibiotic resistance
A team of biologists from UCLA have discovered 8000 four- and five-drug combinations of antibiotics. These are...
FDA issues warning on common antibiotic class
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently strengthened its black box warning on fluoroquinolone use
In its recent black box warning (its strongest warning),...
Probiotics reduce antibiotic resistance in babies
Antibiotic resistance genes reduced by 87.5% when breastfed infants were supplemented with probiotic strains of B. infantis
Probiotic supplementation in breastfed infants can significantly reduce...
After gastro surgery, 1 in 10 patients have infection at surgical...
Overuse of antibiotics in low and middle income countries also raises spectre of antibiotic resistance
Globally, approximately 12% of patients develop an infection at...