too, precisely because they disrupt the healthy ecosystem of microorganisms in the guts. A diarrhea remedy that has worked amazingly well in select case studies is fecal transplant: deliberately infecting a patient's intestinal tract with a tiny amount of the contents of a healthy person...
Many nosocomial infections arise from gastrointestinal colonization. Due to their resistance to antibiotics, treatment is often very challenging. However, recent studies have demonstrated that manipulating the commensal microbiota can prevent and treat various infections in the intestine. In this review, we...
(Qurient Co/Infectex) supplemental New Drug Application (NDA) for Avycaz, adding new clinical data to the current label from two of the phase-III trials that evaluated Avycaz, in combination with metronidazole, for the treat- ment of cIAI, including patients with infections due to ceftazidime-...
That makes infections harder to treat. Gut Microbiome Disruption: Antibiotics kill beneficial bacteria. It leads to gut dysbiosis, digestive distress, and weakened immunity. How Do Antibiotics Work? Antibiotics target bacterial infections in two primary ways: Bactericidal Antibiotics: These directly kill ...
The need for new antibacterial drugs to treat the increasing global prevalence of drug-resistant bacterial infections has clearly attracted global attention, with a range of existing and upcoming funding, policy, and legislative initiatives designed to r
Antibiotics are widely used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Each year, over 150 million antibiotic prescriptions are written in the US. (1) Although antibiotics help to save millions of lives, they can also cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. It is estimated that around...
Fidaxomicin is a novel narrow-spectrum agent that has been demonstrated to be selectively active against Gram-positive anaerobes, including the main etiological agent of AAD, C. difficile. Considering its high cost, this drug is used to treat C. difficile infections when failure occurs after previo...
"Antibiotics are essential to treat serious bacterial infections, but they are frequently being used to treat illnesses such as coughs, earache and sore throats that can get better by themselves. We must cut back on antibiotics or risk future; NHS IS CALLING ON US ALL TO BECOME ANTIBIOTIC GUA...
‘whole cell’ andin vitro, for the discovery of new antibiotics, which are needed to treat the infections caused by the pathogens resistant to presently available antibiotics. After the discovery, the yields of the antibiotics have to be increased for further evaluation and for economical ...
The need for new antibacterial drugs to treat the increasing global prevalence of drug-resistant bacterial infections has clearly attracted global attention, with a range of existing and upcoming funding, policy, and legislative initiatives designed to r