Urgent action needed to combat AMR and achieve EU's 2030 targets
Between 2019 and 2023, antibiotic consumption in the EU increased by 1%, moving further away from the 2030 target of ...
Tag: Staphylococcus aureus
Hospital discharges linked to higher MRSA risk for family members
Family members of patients recently discharged from the hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, often ...
Hospital coffee machines not responsible for spreading superbugs, study finds
Healthcare workers will be relieved to know that hospital coffee machines are not responsible for spreading disease and a general ...
Post-exposure doxycycline approach leads to two-thirds reduction in STI incidence
The oral antibiotic doxycycline prevented the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) when tested among men who have sex with ...
Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections
Researchers at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers at New York University, have published a study in Cell Host and ...
Next-generation light-activated nanotech can eradicate antibiotic-resistant superbugs
It's 'lights out' for antibiotic-resistant superbugs as next-generation light-activated nanotech proves it can eradicate some of the most notorious and ...
Is appropriate initial empirical antimicrobial therapy associated with lower in-hospital mortality in patients with bloodstream infections?
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers estimated the association between the receipt of appropriate initial empirical ...
Clinical implementation of continuous genomic surveillance to identify, track, and interrupt the transmission of multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are commonly associated with an increased risk of developing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally, many patients are affected ...
New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis
Infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli (ESKAPEE pathogens), Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter spp., and Acinetobacter baumannii, is a significant public ...
Researchers unravel the mechanism of teixobactin at the atomic level
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers explored the mechanisms underlying the bactericidal action of teixobactin at an atomic ...
