Antibiotics are used extensively in Africa because of the continent’s high disease burden. This also means that resistance is high. Steps are being taken to raise awareness and encourage prudent use.
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We spend much of our time inside buildings. What chemicals and microbes are in here with us? And how do they affect each other? One scientist collects dust to find out.
Which of the following conditions would you prefer to have during your next stay in hospital? A. Staphylococcus aureus (Golden Staph) bloodstream infection; or B. a heart attack?
Joint replacement surgery comes with a big risk of infection. New implant technology that can release silver ions inside the body could help – and without increasing antibiotic resistance.
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Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance and Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Lecturer, Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester
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Virology Research Scientist, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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Professor of Medicines Management and Health Services Research, Swansea University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biology, McMaster University
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Global Health, University of Oxford