News tagged with antibiotic resistant bacteria

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Perceived parent-pressure causes excessive antibiotic prescription

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic over-prescription is promoted by pediatricians' perception of parents' expectations. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics shows that pediatricians are more likely to inappropriately prescr ...


Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria that cause chronic lung infections can communicate with each other to form a deadly shield against the body's natural defenses. Studying these interactions could lead to new ways of treating bacteria that are resistant ...


Scientists discover mechanism to make existing antibiotics more effective at lower doses

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study published in the September 11, 2009 issue of Science by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine reveals a conceptually novel mechanism that plays an important role in making human pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus an ...


Flies may spread drug-resistant bacteria from poultry operations

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the ...


Team combats antibiotic resistance with engineered viruses

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new approach to fighting bacterial infections, developed at MIT and Boston University, could help prevent bacteria from developing antibiotic resistance and help kill those that have already become resistant.