Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives by treating previously fatal bacterial infections with ease. Yet today, their power is in serious jeopardy. Every year in the United ...

Bacteria of the genus Enterobacter are among the most dangerous bacteria associated with hospital infections worldwide. Some of their representatives are highly resistant to commonly used antibiotics, ...

Researchers from Pasadena-based California Institute of Technology developed a new test that can pinpoint antibiotic-resistant bacteria within half an hour. The researchers published their findings in ...

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 ...

Thought LeadersDr. Sandor KasasResearch LeadEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne News Medical speaks with Dr. Sandor Kasas, a lead researcher at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in ...

Researchers have revealed how antimicrobial resistance spreads from gut bacteria to potentially dangerous hospital superbugs.

Current methods for assessing antibiotic resistance typically rely on bacterial cultures, a process that can take up to 2 days. Such delays can be critical in urgent clinical settings. To address this ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at the University of Basel created a new test that tracks individual bacteria ...

“We have developed a technique in our laboratories that allows us to obtain an antibiogram within 2-4 hours – instead of the current 24 hours for the most common germs and one month for tuberculosis,” ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for diagnosing urinary tract infections that significantly accelerates antibiotic resistance testing in urine. Because ...

Penicillins are first-choice antibiotics for many common infections, but more than one in 15 UK adults have a penicillin allergy label on their medical records. In the event of an infection, they will ...

Thyme, rosemary, and lavender have long been associated with natural medicine. Today, however, these aromatic plants are ...