Aug 22, 2023 | Infection Control, News
In the lab: The jars contain various cell wall precursors that the Bonn researchers have isolated for analysis, including the target structures of Clovibactin. CREDIT: Gregor Hübl/University of Bonn More and more bacterial pathogens are developing resistance. There is... 
Aug 16, 2023 | Infection Control, News
A new study found two in every five deaths in the Americas involved infection associated with antimicrobial resistance. The study, published Aug. 8 in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas, estimated deaths attributed to and associated with antimicrobial resistance for... 
Aug 16, 2023 | Infection Control, News
A scientific journey decades in the making at Duke University has found a new antibiotic strategy to defeat gram-negative bacteria like Salmonella, Pseudomonas, and E. coli, the culprits in many urinary tract infections (UTIs). The synthetic molecule works fast and is... 
Aug 9, 2023 | Infection Control, News, Uncategorized
CREDIT: NIH/NIAID cc Whole-genome sequencing of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from human fecal samples found that nearly 15% harbored antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, English researchers reported today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Therapy. For... 
Aug 9, 2023 | Infection Control, News
CREDIT: NIH/NIAID cc Testing by a team of researchers with the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center indicates that sporicidal disinfectants are more effective against the multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen Candida auris than quaternary-ammonium disinfectants,...
