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During the 2019 pandemic sweeping through hospitals, an insidious companion emerged in bloodstream infections, where bacteria ...

New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

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Objectives To investigate if use of antibiotics was associated with bacterial complications following upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Design Ecological time-trend analysis and a ...

When it comes to the healing power of honey the manuka variety gets all the attention. But there are stingless bees that also produce what's called sugar-bag honey. It's been used in First Nations ...

Key messages – Medicine that kills bacteria (antibiotics) may result in unsuccessful treatment of symptoms for a few people. – Antibiotics may reduce wound infection but increase time spent at the ...

Amid a surge in drug-resistant bacteria, researchers believe they have discovered a new class of antibiotics, three decades since the last one came to market.

The extensive use of antibiotics in health care has resulted in a rise in pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics. In the year 2021, about 1.2 million deaths ...

Antibiotic-driven modifications to ribosomal RNA (rRNA) have been suspected of giving rise to antibiotic resistance. For example, antibiotics can alter methylation patterns in rRNA, changing rRNA ...

The antibiotic resistance patterns of the isolated bacteria to commonly used antibiotics, obtained with the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method, are shown in Table 3. Gram-positive organisms were ...