Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000
Credit: ETH Zurich The growing appetite for animal protein in developing countries has resulted in a smorgasbord of antibiotic consumption ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered
Credit: S. Doijad, L. La Pietra The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a life-threatening infection in animals and humans. ...
Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes ...
CDC designates UMass Amherst a flu forecasting Center of Excellence
Biostatistician awarded grant to develop innovative, collaborative modelsCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician will receive up to ...
UMD discovers new mechanism in the liver that helps prevent invasive fungal infections
Findings have implications for treatment of a variety of fungal infections, including the main cause of meningitisCredit: Nephron As a ...
Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest
Findings may lead to 'plant probiotic' and new antibioticsCredit: Dmitrii Y. Travin Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world ...
Household bleach inactivates chronic wasting disease prions
Strategy appears feasible for decontaminating hunting, meat processing equipmentCredit: Brent Race WHAT: A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of ...
Ingestible sensor allows patients to be independent but still supported during TB treatment
100% of patients in US, trial were cured and preferred the new technology with the potential to revolutionize the treatment ...
Researchers find antibiotic resistant genes prevalent in groundwater
Scholars warn attention needed to make wastewater potable and ensure public safety nationwide against emerging threat of antibiotic resistanceCredit: Adam ...
Analysis of HIV-1B in Indonesia illuminates transmission dynamics of the virus
Credit: Kobe University Research into the molecular phylogeny (evolutionary history) of the HIV-1B virus in Indonesia has succeeded in illuminating ...
Weak spot in pathogenic bacteria
ClpX-ClpP protein complex could be starting point for new antibioticsCredit: Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis / MPI of Molecular Physiology Antibiotics are ...
Toxin promotes cattle-to-cattle transmission of deadly Escherichia coli strains
Credit: Fitzgerald SF, et al. (2019) Shiga toxin subtype 2a (Stx2a) may play a key role in promoting the colonization ...
In women with HIV, TB preventive therapy poses greater risk in pregnancy than postpartum
Deferring drug until after delivery is safer, NIH-funded trial findsCredit: NIAID Study results published today help clarify how to safely ...
Most kidney transplants between people with HIV have long-term success
Recipients living with HIV show no indication of secondary infection with donor HIV strainCredit: NIAID People living with HIV who ...
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