Latest antibiotic resistance News

Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
Global Collaboration To Combat Chronic Lung Infection
Gut microbiota and antibiotics: Missing puzzle piece discovered
Antibiotic resistance in treating UTIs highest in aged care facilities: study
Many owners allow their dogs to lick their faces, but it could be unhealthy – and even fatal
‘Like a PCR lab in your pocket’: new test strips raise game in gene-based diagnostics
$3 million in Funding to Support Early-Stage Biomedtech Projects Focused on Minimising Antimicrobial Resistance Thanks to the CSIRO
Revealing What Makes Bacteria Life-threatening
Machine learning to battle Covid bacterial co-infection
Hidden threat: the rise of deadly fungal pathogens
Hidden threat: rise of deadly fungal pathogens
Nanotech takes on orthopedics
Do you really need antibiotics? Curbing our use helps fight drug-resistant bacteria
Major study in use of antibiotics with joint replacement
How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?
Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable
No, antibiotics aren’t always needed. Here’s how GPs can avoid overprescribing
RACGP: SA pharmacy prescribing risks patient safety and antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance: Silent Pandemic
‘Phage therapy’ could treat some drug-resistant superbug infections, but comes with unique challenges
New report demonstrates benefit of long-term policy commitment
Could new antibiotic clovibactin beat superbugs? Or will it join the long list of failed drugs?
Do you think you have a penicillin allergy? You might be wrong
The rise and fall of antibiotics. What would a post-antibiotic world look like?
How do bacteria actually become resistant to antibiotics?
Using antibacterial lipids in nanoparticles combined with established treatment shows promise against antibiotic resistant bacteria
Bioprospecting the unknown: how bacterial enzymes encoded by unknown genes might help clean up pollution
New report quantifies impact of R&D Tax Incentive in Australia’s life sciences sector
UQ researchers in running for prestigious award
Plasma jet tech transforms microalgae
Tiny nanocarriers could prove the magic bullet for acne sufferers
Ultrathin nanotech promises to help tackle antibiotic resistance
Fungicide resistance detected in Queensland barley
Gold in Paris, antibiotic resistance and the start of a science career
Genetically engineered bacteria can detect cancer cells in a world-first experiment
‘We cannot endorse WA’s UTI pharmacy prescribing trial’: AMA (WA) and RACGP
100 Future Fellows Awarded Funding
Australian ant honey inhibits tough pathogens, new research shows
New antibiotics on way – but not quickly enough
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in NZ’s wild cockles and watercress put people at growing risk of serious illness
Talking about eating less red and processed meat provokes strong feelings. That’s why this new evidence-based report is welcome
Major funding boost for phage therapy manufacturing in NSW
Chasing bacterial evolution to safeguard human health
Drug decelerates bacterial race to antibiotic resistance
New way to manage antibiotic allergies in Australia
Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? The science says it’s even worse than you think
New method reveals bacterial reaction to antibiotics in five minutes
Breakthrough reveals how superbug infects and resists antibiotics