We studied drug-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces in six countries. This is what we found: Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria and other microbes that can cause infections gain the ability to resist treatment by antibiotics or other antimicrobial medicines. Pneumonia, urinary tract infections and sepsis are some of the infections that are usually treated with …
New antibiotic zosurabalpin shows promise against drug-resistant bacteria – an expert explains how it works: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is classified as a priority 1 critical pathogen by the World Health Organization Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Researchers have identified an entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most current drugs. Zosurabalpin is highly …
Wastewater is a valuable source of information – Africa’s scientists need to use it to find drug-resistant bacteria: Sub-Saharan African countries don't have enough wastewater treatment plants. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose. But it can be a valuable source of information. Wastewater is increasingly recognised as …
Epilepsy: gene therapy technique targeting overactive brain cells shows promise in treating drug-resistant form of the condition: Epileptic seizures are caused by brain cells becoming overactive. MattLphotography/ Shutterstock Something like 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. While the majority of these people are able to use medications to manage and prevent their seizures, around one-third …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a threat to the control of drug-resistant TB in Europe and the world: In recent years, conflicts in Ethiopia, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen have caused huge suffering. They have devastated the health and wellbeing of local populations and led to countless unnecessary deaths. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is showing the …
South Africa in the news: Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF and decentralized care on linkage to care and drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Johannesburg, South Africa: South Africa improved its ability to test for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) by introducing GeneXpert MTB/RIF. At the same time, the South African National TB program adopted a policy decentralized, …: …
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a growing threat: a South African case study: Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria. GettyImages Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This infection affects 87 million people every year across the world. It can lead to genital discharge, pregnancy complications and infertility. Gonorrhoea can be treated …