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Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, and some parasites, to resist the effects of drugs, meaning that the germs are not only not killed, but there their growth is not inhibited. For obvious reasons, infections with resistant organisms are difficult to treat, requiring costly and sometimes toxic alternatives. While some people are at increased risk, no single person can avoid the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections altogether. Since organisms will always find a way to adapt and resist antibiotics, there is a heightened need to keep new resistance from developing and to prevent the resistance that already exists from spreading.
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DEC 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
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Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated how small shocks of electricity may be used to disinfect ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.FEB 21, 2023Technology
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According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h ...Written By: Zoe Michaud
DEC 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2023
Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
FMT effectively reduced Multi-Drug Resistant Organism (MDRO) colonization in the gut, presenting potential advancements
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 28, 2023
Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 24, 2023
Microbiology
Infectious bacteria seem to have been gaining the upper hand in recent years, as more and more infections become tough t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2023
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Multidrug-resistant bacteria can be passed between pet cats and dogs to their owners. The corresponding study was presen
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Shigella sonnei is a leading cause of a diarrheal disease called shigellosis in high-income countries, and this bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our microbiomes host trillions of microbes, and they can easily share resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics are a great class of drugs used to treat a variety of infections.1 However, the bacterial life cycle is much
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 07, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2023
Microbiology
Estimates vary, but Streptococcus pyogenes infections may be responsible for the deaths of over 500,000 people every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug shows the potential to treat an exceptionally resilient sexual infection. A case study from the
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 27, 2023
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated how small shocks of electricity may be used to disinfect
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 21, 2023
Technology
Surgery can pose a range of complications that must be closely monitored, though one of the more common complications in
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 17, 2023
Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A single dose of a common antibiotic could reduce postpartum sepsis risk among women who deliver vaginally. The correspo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2023
Microbiology
This powerful, natural compound may also be useful against pathogenic fungi that affect humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Microbiology
A new study has shown that when people go to shopping malls, they take home more than new products, and they leave more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is among the top ten global health threats facing h
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud