Tag: drug-resistance
Forgotten antibiotic could emerge as drug resistance saviour
An antibiotic overlooked since its discovery 40 years ago could help develop new drugs against life-threatening infections caused by some of the world's most...
Procalcitonin – a novel marker to help reduce antibiotic overuse
For every physician who has ever been baffled by a patient’s response - or the lack of it - to an antibiotic, procalcitonin may...
Drug resistant TB tops antibiotics priority list drawn up by WHO
A multi country study funded by the World Health Organisation has zeroed in upon the drug resistant tuberculosis bacterium as a priority for future...