Tag: drug-resistance
Drug resistant pathogens spreading through European hospitals
Antibiotic resistant strains of respiratory infection bug could be spreading from hospitals in Europe
New research has found that antibiotic-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, an...
Central London water bodies teeming with antibiotic resistant genes
Water bodies in Central London have been found to contain high levels of antibiotic resistant genes
Central London's freshwater sources contain high levels of antibiotic...
India bans use of Colistin in animals to fight drug resistance
The Indian health ministry has banned the use of advanced antibiotic Colistin in food producing animals; it is used to fight superbugs
Union Health Ministry...
Plants spread drug resistant superbugs too, says CDC
Plants are responsible for the spread of some drug resistant superbugs
Plants may have a role to play in the transmission of drug resistant bugs.
Antibiotic-resistant...
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...
Drug resistance could damage economy as much as 2008 slowdown
UN coordinating group on drug resistance says it could be as catastrophic as the 2008-2009 slowdown, that caused a global financial crisis
A groundbreaking report on...
Petting zoos harbour highly virulent drug-resistant bacteria
Petting zoos could transmit highly virulent drug-resistant bacteria to visitors, especially children
New research shows that petting zoos can create a diverse reservoir of multidrug...
Drug resistance increases risk of death in Indian hospitals
Study maps the effect of drug resistance on hospital mortalities in India
Drug resistance is one of the biggest killers in Indian hospitals.
In one of...
Discovery of new antibiotic class could be the answer to drug...
The antibiotic Nosopharm has a unconventional source and a distinctive way of killing bacteria
There is a new antibiotic class on the horizon, one that...
India leads in antibiotic use, it’s a resistance red flag
New study reveals antibiotic use in India doubled between 2000 and 2015Antibiotic consumption in India has increased the fastest in the southeast Asian region,...