Search Tag: bacterial resistance
New-chip-allows-optimal-antibiotic-selection
2015 31 May
Researchers at the University of Toronto have designed a diagnostic chip that can help reduce testing time for antibiotic resistance from days to one hour. This can enable doctors to select the right antibiotic from the very beginning. The work has been published in the journal Lab on a Chip. Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue. According to...Read more
The-world-needs-new-antibiotics
2015 10 May
The problem of antibiotic resistance continues to be a threat to healthcare and yet, investment in the development of new antibiotics remains minimal. More people die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria than from traffic accidents in Europe. Approximately two million people die of tuberculosis every year. The Norwegian government is currently working...Read more