UK Research and Innovation this week announced it has dedicated £4.8 million ($6.2 million US) to eight networks working on different aspects of AMR.
The intervention at a pediatric long-term care facility was associated with sustained reductions in ciprofloxacin and other antibiotic use without increasing negative outcomes.
The study authors say the findings highlight the need for S aureus decolonization strategies.
Researchers say the findings suggest oversight of C diff patients by infectious disease specialists may result in better outcomes and resource management.
Approved in 2018 for treating pneumonia and skin infections, the drug has shown activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains.
The guidance focused on four key areas, which ranged from biomarkers pathogen testing to guide prescribing to watchful waiting and delayed prescribing.
Of backyard flock samples, 22% tested positive for Campylobacter, compared with 12% of the farm samples, and many were antibiotic-resistant.
The research team identified Staphylococcus aureus in 3% of animal samples, with 18% of them methicillin-resistant.
Booker requested answers to six questions from the FDA by September 1, 2024.
Mislabeling patients as allergic to penicillin can lead to antibiotics treatments that aren't as effective and problems from overuse of broad-spectrum drugs.
Prescribers followed surgical antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for only 21% of 1,864 surgeries.
Vaccines may be the best option to combat the increasing incidence of gonorrhea, including drug-resistant forms.
The proportion of cases showing resistance or decreased susceptibility to two different antimicrobials nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021.
A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial found a probiotic supplement had only a minor and transient effect on the gut microbiome composition of children during and after antibiotic treatment.
The AMR Diagnostic Initiative aims to "bring diagnostics to the forefront" of the global AMR response and help countries strengthen microbiology laboratory capacity.
Mean antibiotic length of therapy fell by 24% in 14 South African neonatal units over the course of a 20-week multidisciplinary intervention.
The money will help Prompt Diagnostics LLC develop a portable PCR test that can detect the presence of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhea.
Eli Lilly says it will use OpenAI's generative AI to discover novel new antimicrobials.
A single-center study found 40% of Pseudomonas isolates developed treatment-emergent resistance to the combination antibiotic within 90 days.
The study found limiting preventive antibiotics to complicated cataract surgery was as effective as routine antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing endophthalmitis.
The treatment remained protective against recurrent C difficile infection in 86% of patients over a span of 2 years despite antibiotic exposure.
A surveillance study found a threefold increase in extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea isolates.
Biotechnology company Elion Therapeutics announced it has closed an $81 million funding round to advance development of SF001, a novel polyene antifungal.
A total of 70% of marine bacteria were resistant to ofloxacin, 95% to clindamycin, 58% to clarithromycin, and 100% to novobiocin.
The test can detect bacteria in a urine sample in 15 minutes and identify the right antibiotic in as little as 45 minutes.