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The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance has been well publicized. A range of pathogenic bacteria have become resistant to one or more antimicrobials (multi-drug...
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Antibiotics and antimicrobials have been in the news recently, particularly the misuse of antibiotics (such as adding the drugs to farm animal feed), to...
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) refers to a strain of the bacterium S. aureus that has acquired resistance to a major class of antibiotic methicillin....
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The university has been awarded a special grant based on its previous history of research into antimicrobials. The grant, titled “Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: An...
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Polypeptides are short protein chains and the attack bacteria by perforating the bacterial membrane. This process of “hole punching” happens multiple times, until the...
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The implication of the report’s findings are not only are antibiotics being prescribed for conditions that are not bacterial (or where the antibiotic is...
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The proposal to develop tests to allow doctors to make a more accurate diagnosis and thereby reduce the number of antibiotics prescribed comes from...
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The issue of antibiotics (or more accurately these days “antimicrobials”) presents a major challenge for the world’s population. Pathogenic bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant...
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In June 2015, Digital Journal reported about the presence of large numbers of antibiotics in wastewater. In research led by Professor Olya Keen, of...
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So-called “soft touch” medical doctors should face fines or even disciplinary action if they over-prescribe antibiotics, especially for viral diseases or form conditions that...