Antibiotic use plunged during pandemic
The use of antibiotics fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in France. The research suggests that antimicrobial prescriptions declined during periods of social […]
The use of antibiotics fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in France. The research suggests that antimicrobial prescriptions declined during periods of social […]
Antibiotics are a double-edged sword: on the one hand, antibiotics are essential to curing bacterial infections. On the other, their use promotes the appearance and proliferation of antibiotic-resistant […]
New research has moved a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacterial infection, reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance. A growing number of infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, […]
A technique that measures the metabolic activity of bacteria with an electric probe can identify antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes, a dramatic improvement from the one […]
Genes aren’t only inherited through birth. Bacteria have the ability to pass genes to each other, or pick them up from their environment, through a process called horizonal […]
Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of ‘last resort’ kills bacteria. The findings, from Imperial College London and the University of Texas, may also reveal a potential way […]
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