With the world’s attention focused on combating COVID-19, it is easy to forget the other significant threat to public health and the global economy – the rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Oct. 4 (UPI) --Researchers at the California Institute of Technology developed a new test that can identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in as little as 30 minutes. Overuse and misuse are causing ...

Looking back through antiquity, it’s not difficult to imagine how many lives would have been spared horrible anguish and death if antibiotic drugs had been discovered sooner. Conversely, the overuse ...

Significant time is needed to determine the drug susceptibility profile of a bacterial infection. Now, researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and collaborating partners have ...

A study conducted in nine European centres has demonstrated the efficacy of a new rapid test designed to detect infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The recent emergence and spread of ...

Lara Marks has received funding from the Medical Research Council and from the Biotechnology and Medicine Education Trust, a UK registered charity, Registered Charity Number 1165469. Ankur Mutreja has ...

‌Your doctor might order an antibiotic sensitivity test to find the best treatment for you when you have an infection. It helps determine both the appropriate antibiotic and dosage that you need to ...

New research suggests it is possible to quickly and accurately diagnose some the most dangerous and drug-resistant types of bacterial infections, using equipment already owned by most hospitals. New ...

Ikoma, Japan – Significant time is needed to determine the drug susceptibility profile of a bacterial infection. Now, researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and collaborating ...

A team of researchers has discovered that latent antimicrobial resistance is more widespread across the world than known ...