Developing new antibiotics is important in the fight against antibiotic resistance. But we also need to use the antibiotics we already have much more wisely – GPs play a major role in this.
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Africa bears the heaviest burden of antimicrobial resistance, a phenomenon fuelled largely by poverty, But there are encouraging signs that the continent is taking action to fight it.
Antimicrobial resistance is an epidemic that kills close to 5 million people annually. The solutions are complex and must take into account the needs of the poor.
The struggle with open defecation is a silent emergency, undermining the continent’s efforts towards sustainable development goals.
Researchers are desperately seeking viable alternatives to antibiotics. So what is phage therapy? And how could it help?
Scientists are racing to discover new antibiotics that can defeat these drug-resistant superbugs. So how is the newly developed antibiotic clovibactin different?
Up to 20% of Australians admitted in hospital say they have a penicillin allergy. But not everyone who thinks they’re allergic to penicillin actually is.
Resistance arises when bacteria are exposed to levels of antibiotics that don’t immediately kill them. Here’s how.
We asked 7 global experts in microbiology and biochemistry if we are headed towards a future with no antimicrobial agents.
The challenge of antimicrobial resistance is global, but low- and medium-income countries like Nigeria face particular challenges.
Using bees as biomonitors can be a more sensitive and effective way of detecting contaminants than traditional sampling methods, new research shows.
Drug-resistant microbes are a serious threat for future pandemics, but the new draft of the WHO’s international pandemic agreement may not include provisions for antimicrobial resistance.
Fungal infections can be among the hardest to treat, and since the pandemic began they’ve become only more common. To prevent future antifungal resistance, scientists have developed tiny molecular drills.
Quaternary ammonium compounds, also known as QACs or quats, are commonly used antimicrobials also found in many household products. Soap and water may be a safer bet when cleaning surfaces.
Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.
While ‘The Last of Us’ is a dramatic projection of a deadly fungal outbreak, it is based, if not in reality, in logic. And it’s a reminder that fungal infections are growing more resistant.
In hospitals, infection prevention and control cannot be met without a hygienically clean, and safe environment that has an adequate supply of clean running water.
Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but resistance is a big challenge – and it’s possibly being exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
Through the choice of images in publications, women and children of colour in low and middle income countries were treated with less dignity and respect than those in high income countries.
Hospitals are more risky than farms when it comes to the spread of the Klebsiella superbug.
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Biocchemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Consultant Microbiologist, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland and Professor and Head of Department, Clinical Microbiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Senior Lecturer in School of Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Monash University
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Lecturer in the History of Medicine, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor in Microbiology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Professor at ANU Medical School; Senior Staff Specialist Infectious Diseases; General Physician, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University