Resistance to antimicrobials is a continuing and growing problem. Nearly all the bacteria that our patients and we have contact with in the healthcare system are now more resistant than 20 years ago. Many of these resistant bacteria are difficult to treat. In Australia common examples are MRSA,...
In all cases, antibiotic selection should be based on site of infection and clinical presentation as evaluated by a healthcare professional, culture/sensitivity and other needed laboratory results, local resistance/susceptibility patterns, and patient-specific characteristics. In many instances, the care ...
Antibiotic resistance is a major health problem and will be probably one of the leading causes of deaths in the coming years. One of the most effective ways to fight against resistance is to decrease antibiotic consumption. Intensive care units (ICUs) are places where antibiotics are widely pres...
Antibiotic resistance presents a critical challenge in healthcare, particularly among the elderly, where multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) contribute to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. This review focuses on the mechanisms underlying resistance in key bacterial pathogens and ...
What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance happens when an antibiotic loses its ability to effectively control or kill bacteria. The bacteria become "resistant" and continue to grow because the antibiotic being administered has no ability to kill them. The World Health Organization, the U....
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The World Health Organization has a goal of universal drug susceptibility testing for patients with tuberculosis. However, molecular diagnostics to date have focused largely on first-line drugs and predicting susceptibilities in a binary manner (classify
Resistance is a natural evolutionary process that has been exacerbated by misuse of antibiotics in both healthcare and agriculture, as well as poor waste management and environmental transmission, increasing levels of resistant bacteria that persist after treatment. For a time, the biopharma industry re...
Antibiotic Reduction In Poultry — The Way Forward For Our Industry The Challenge Of Reducing Antibiotic Use Excessive antibiotic use in healthcare and livestock production leads to problems with antibiotic resistance. In the poultry industry antibiotic resistance has led to poor growth and higher mort...
See how the use of existing rapid diagnostics and the development of new rapid diagnostics are critical components of the global strategy to combat antibiotic resistance.