Search Tag: antimicrobial resistance
2024 04 Jun
In 2016, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gained unprecedented political attention at a UN high-level meeting. This gathering marked only the fourth occasion the UN convened to address a health issue, underscoring the severity of the AMR crisis. UN member states pledged to tackle AMR through a coordinated approach spanning human health, animal health,...Read more
2022 29 Aug
Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare have conducted a survey to identify and stratify antimicrobial stewardship programmes into four different groups to study the effectiveness of these models to best enhance patient care and reduce the rise of antibiotic resistance. The results are published in Clinical Infectious Diseases . Antimicrobial...Read more
2015 14 Jun
A cutting-edge medical therapy has been developed by researchers at Queen’s University, Belfast that could protect patients against a lethal superbug. The treatment uses a molecule called an inhibitor and prevents the superbug Klebsiella pneumonia from blocking the body’s natural defences. Klebsiella has a mortality rate of 25 to 60 percent...Read more