Antibiotic resistance

An Austrian man in his fifties is thought to have contracted an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea from a woman in Cambodia.

As most infections are seeded by a patient's own microbiota, resistance-gaining recurrences can be predicted and minimized.

The gene, MCR-9.1, can fight back against the last-resort drug colistin and was identified in a sample from a Georgia wastewater treatment plant.

Researchers in India made the concerning discovery, with their findings made public earlier this year.

Researchers identified "antibiotic resistance genes" in waterways and soils near factory farms in the U.S., according to a report shared exclusively with Newsweek.

"This groundbreaking work signifies a paradigm shift in antibiotic discovery and indeed in drug discovery more generally," said researcher Roy Kishony.

At least 700,000 people die each year from drug-resistant infections.

"Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a major public health problem, as it contributes to antibiotic resistance," experts warned.

According to the World Heath Organization, antibiotic resistance is an "increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society."

This enables germs to go under the radar and avoid being picked up by drugs.

The bacteria, known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is found widely in the environment although infections usually occur in hospitals among people with weakened immune systems.

Scientists tested the drug against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with promising results.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the "biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today" according to the World Health Organization.

Herbicides, like Roundup, can cause resistance to occur 100,000 times faster.

Around 700,000 people die every year as a result of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

"It is not a matter of if, but when, the next disease will sweep the world with deadly and costly consequences."

Researchers hope to harness the body's own defenses to fight potentially deadly bacteria.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development today.

One key factor is that people only take antibiotics for a short period of time, just until an infection clears.

Officials at the CDC said they weren't expecting to find this many cases.

A study found that 9% of surfers in affected areas of England and Wales harbored antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria.

The dangerous bacteria are spreading rapidly.

In space, our immune system gets weaker, but bacteria seem to get stronger.

Researchers used drug-resistant strains of bacteria collected from patients at the university's hospital for their experiments.

Antibiotic-resistant infections are a growing problem, and there is not enough research currently underway to develop new drugs.

Experiments on the International Space Station have shown how bacteria can effectively defend itself.

When treatments run longer than necessary, patients are put at unnecessary risk of developing antibiotics resistance, the authors explain.

World Health Organization says decreased condom use and increased travel is leading to drug-resistant gonorrhoea

Scientists have used a peptide from Komodo dragon blood to create a drug that helps wound healing in mice.

Just as the World Health Organization releases its first-ever list of such pathogens, a new study reveals an alarming spike in antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections among children. And infectious disease experts are scared.