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Typhoid fever might be rare in developed countries, but this ancient threat, thought to have been around for millennia, is ...
Experts say this new study highlights a more than tenfold increase in AMR-related infections in children in just three years.
In 2022, over 3 million children died due to antibiotic-resistant infections, mainly in Africa and Southeast Asia. In 2022, over 3 million children worldwide died due to antibiotic-resistant ...
One way microplastics fuel antibiotic resistance is by acting as “hotspots” for bacteria to interact and exchange genes.
Once known purely as a beloved cartoon character, Pikachu is now emerging as a symbol ... The US isn’t the only place where Pikachu has popped up as a symbol of resistance. Just days before the “Hands ...
Antibiotics may have saved countless lives, but overuse and misuse have led to the rise of superbugs that are bacteria-resistant to the most powerful medications. Superbugs are associated with ...
Cartoon mascot ‘Andi Biotic’ is the face of a public health campaign to combat antimicrobial resistance, as data revealed 41% ...
This process, known as bacterial conjugation, is a key mechanism by which genetic traits, particularly antibiotic resistance, are shared among bacterial populations. While conjugation has ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) An AI-based method has been developed to more accurately detect genetic markers of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus ...
Researchers found most samples resistant to key antibiotics, including carbapenems, with 97% carrying plasmids that spread resistance, highlighting the urgent need for global surveillance and ...
"Antibiotic resistance is one of the major threats to modern medicine," said Professor Ronan McCarthy, who led the research at Brunel University of London's Antimicrobial Innovations Center.