For this reason, the FDA expressed concerns that ongoing use of the products may enable bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics to increase rapidly. Trace amounts of some agents, like TCC, are ...

Drug-resistant infections are most prevalent in critical care units Antibiotics are hailed as medical saviours. But they are increasingly facing a crafty adversary: bacteria that mutate and adapt ...

Double whammy antibiotic makes antibiotic resistance much harder—new study Aug 5, 2024 Researchers find degradation of cell wall key in the spread of resistance ...

Bacterial skin infections can range from mild to life-threatening. Your healthcare provider will likely prescribe antibiotics based on the type and severity of the infection. Impetigo causes an oozing ...

Working in animal husbandry in the mid-1980s, he watched with growing concern the increasing use of antibiotics — both to battle infections and to fatten up the animals. While looking for ...

Every year, more than five million people die due to bacterial infections that are becoming increasingly resistant to a range of antibiotics. It is a concern the World Health Organization has ...

An expert microbiologist has hailed the discovery of a potential new class of antibiotics that could treat lethal hospital infections as "very exciting". The new compound, zosurabalpin ...