Recently there has been a rise in the number of people who have become antibiotic resistant. A new report by WHO backs up ...

The news is full of terms like superbug, post-antibiotic era, and abbreviations like MRSA. They all refer to various aspects of antibiotic resistance—the ability of bacteria to out-maneuver the drugs ...

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs pose a growing global health threat, with WHO reporting that antimicrobial resistance is ...

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacteria in 2023 proved resistant to antibiotic treatment, according to the World Health ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% ...

A recent study from the CDC found a nearly 70% increase in the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE).

Dangerous infections that no longer respond to antibiotics are spreading quickly around the world, increasing by as much as 15% a year.

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new ...

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With this in mind, microbiologist professor Brenda Wilson of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has shared what you ...

We see an increase in the number of people with colds and flu during the holiday season, as people get together more with others. Antibiotics are very important, but they can’t treat everything.

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) held its annual Infection Control Boot Camp in Atlanta at the beginning of February. For the second year, OSAP dedicated the day preceding ...