Viral pandemics aren’t the only worry: antibiotic resistance, a drop in vaccination and other issues could rapidly put the world’s health in peril Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2246265-the-four-major-public-health-threats-we-need-to-act-on-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: antibiotic resistance
New drugs could stymie superbugs by freezing evolution
Scientists aim to stay the spread of antibiotic resistance by messing with how bacteria evolve. Source: https://www.livescience.com/anti-evolution-drug-could-fight-antibiotic-resistance.html
Antibiotic resistance genes can be passed around by bacteria in dust
Disease-causing bacteria living in dust can pass antibiotic resistance genes to one another, a study of samples of dust in public buildings suggests Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231210-antibiotic-resistance-genes-can-be-passed-around-by-bacteria-in-dust/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bacteria hiding in indoor dust could spread antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria may be able to pass their genes on to others. Source: https://www.livescience.com/dust-carries-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.html
Scientists Find a Weak Spot In Some Superbugs’ Defenses
Researchers have found a new way to attack some of the bacteria behind treatment-resistant infections. An anonymous reader shares a report from Wired: In 2004, a 64-year-old woman in Indiana had a catheter put in to help with dialysis. Soon after the procedure, she came to a local hospital with low blood pressure and what turned out to be a dangerous…
How Some Fast Rood Restaurant Chains Are Confronting the Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
“Many of our favorite fast food and restaurant chains continue to contribute to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, according to a report released Thursday by advocacy groups,” reports CNN: Fifteen of America’s favorites received an “F” for their lack of action in reducing the use of beef raised with antibiotics, including Burger King, DQ, Jack In the Box, Pizza Hut,…
This Microbe Is Spreading Antibiotic Resistance to Other Bacteria
Scientists found that the superbug MRSA had been gifted its antibiotic resistance from another microbe. Source: https://www.livescience.com/microbe-spreads-antibiotic-resistance-to-bacteria.html