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Posted on 11.18.23
New Amphotericin B derivative sponges up fungal sterols
Fungal infections are on the rise, and they have the potential to have an impact similar in scale to COVID-19 due to mounting antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.A new antifungal was discovered with the power to extract sterols from funga...
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Posted on 11.18.22
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
Today marks the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (Nov 18-24) around the world. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global issue. This occurs when microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer re...
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Posted on 11.02.22
Novel compound holds promise for MRSA
Antibiotic resistance (AMR) poses a threat to global health and Staphylococcus aureus has become one of the most notable multidrug-resistant pathogens, causing nearly 1 million deaths globally. S. aureus is found in 30% of the populatio...
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Posted on 08.10.22
Antimicrobial resistance and the environment
Long before humans started to mass-produce antibiotics to prevent and treat human infectious diseases, bacteria were evolving the ability to tolerate them. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge. Pathogens acquire...