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Residues of antibiotics in water harmful for health: Research
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
According to research published in 'The Lancet Planetary Health', antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions surrounding China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance, and drinking water may pose a threat to human health.
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Researchers suggest antibiotic that works against multidrug-resistant bact
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The use of antibiotics is essential in the management of numerous bacterial illnesses. Researchers have created analogues of a novel antibiotic that works well against bacteria that are multidrug resistant, opening a new front in the battle against these illnesses.
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Study finds specific bacteria in bladder that makes women more prone to
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Scientists have discovered certain bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that oestrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.
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International Conference on Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic R
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Chandigarh [India], December 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): In the framework of the project PREVENT IT: Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance, Chitkara University hosted a two day international conference 'One World, One Health' at the University Premises.
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Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in childr
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According to a new study, high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in both water and child stool samples.
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Scientists find out how organic compound affects drug-resistant bacteria
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Scientists suggested how an organic molecule affects bacteria that are resistant to drugs and have found that it can suppress and destroy a pathogen that can cause significant disease or, in some circumstances, death.
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Scientists test 'smart' red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The platform, described in a new paper in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases, could help to address the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis, say the scientists. They modified and then tested red blood cells as a carrier for one of the world's only remaining resistance-proof antibiotics: Po
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Researchers find effects of organic compound on drug resistance bacteria
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Recently, researchers have found that the germ and several other clinically significant bacteria, including as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, were susceptible to the bacterial killing action of hydroquinine, an organic chemical found in the bark of some t
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New medicine discovered to be beneficial for treating complicated urinary
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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New drug found effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation, than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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Testing for antibiotic resistance no longer constrained by time
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Ikoma [Japan], October 21 (ANI): The process of figuring out a bacterial infection's drug susceptibility profile takes a long time. Researchers from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology and their cooperating partners have just published reports on a technology that could potentially
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Researchers develop novel antibiotic cement to treat bone infections
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population, unfortunately, generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments, a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling inspiration, as c
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