The need for new antibiotics
This article puts an interesting angle on how to promote a new safer class of antibiotics. This side effect is rare but as noted here can be a devastating side effect of quinolones. Tendon [...]
Burdens of Invasive Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Disease
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections were first reported in the 1960s in healthcare facilities. Read more here.
Drugs For Klebsiella Pneumoniae -Trana Discovery
Trana Discovery received a recent mention in Dacca Times about Trana Discovery’s work in Gm (-) antibiotic discovery. Read more here.
Antibiotic Resistance in Water and Soil
Today, CDC, with the United Kingdom Science and Innovation Network and the Wellcome Trust, released Initiatives for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the Environment. The corresponding [...]
The HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe
HIV epidemic as Eastern Europe sees its highest ever rate of infection and health bosses warn more must be done to combat its spread. Read more here.
AHF to Mark World AIDS Day in U.S. with Major Cultural Events in NYC, L.A., Miami & Chicago
World’s largest AIDS organization will also commemorate reaching recent AHF milestone of one million lives in care, surpassed in October, as part of the World AIDS Day events in 42 countries AHF [...]
CDC Updates the Burden Estimate of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals
Healthcare-Associated Infections are still prevalent in 3% of patients in hospitals around the United States. A survey conducted by the CDC demonstrate that hospitalized patients were found in [...]
Overuse of antibiotics ‘risks return to dark ages of life-threatening surgery’
Warning comes as report shows 3 million common surgical procedures could be hazardous if infections become resistant to antibiotics. Read more here.
Plague could be weaponized
Since at least the 1300’s, armies have used plague as a bioweapon. After the Mongol Tatars catapulted plague-infested corpses into the besieged city of Caffa (Crimea) in 1346, the ‘Black Death’ [...]
U.S. Launches The AMR Challenge to Combat Growing Threat
The United States announced at the United Nations General Assembly “The AMR Challenge”. Its an ambitious global initiative to combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance Read more here. [...]
