Antimicrobial resistance is a global health challenge on the rise in every region of the world An epidemic of multidrug-resistant typhoid fever has been rolling across parts of Africa and ...
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Drug resistance making typhoid tough to treat
Over-the-counter use of antibiotics is decreasing their efficacy in treating typhoid, leading to more difficult treatment with more side effects
Read moreResearchers discover new variant on notorious resistance gene
New variant on resistance gene MCR-1 found in Salmonella in a healthy carrier in China Gene variant, called MCR-1.6, confers resistance to last-resort polymyxin antibiotics Investigators fear spread of disease via healthy ...
Read moreUN announces interagency group to coordinate global fight against antimicrobial resistance
The heightened threat of antimicrobial resistance has spurred the United Nations to establish an interagency coordination group
Read moreMulti-drug resistance typhoid: Experts warn about ‘world’s biggest outbreak’
Aga Khan University study reveals MDR typhoid cases in more than 250 children in Karachi and Hyderabad The study also highlighted four non-functional or contaminated water treatment plants in Hyderabad, ...
Read moreWHO’s First-Ever List of the Dirty Dozen Superbugs
Salmonella is “high priority” on the list of twelve superbugs that are running out of treatment options
Read moreWHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed
WHO released a catalogue of 12 antibiotic “priority pathogens” which pose the greatest threat to human health, calling for new research efforts
Read moreDangerous antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise for children in the U.S., study finds
Rising infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics is causing longer hospitalizations and may mean a higher risk of death for children in the United States 3 out of ...
Read moreCommon Salmonella types now showing extremely high multi-drug resistance, says EU report
Infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobials lead to about 25,000 deaths in the EU every year Multi-drug resistance in Salmonella bacteria is high across the EU
Read more‘Worst outbreak’ of MDR Typhoid in Hyderabad
Nearly 400 children have been reported suffering from MDR typhoid in Hyderabad Dr Farah Qamar said that those who are suffering from MDR typhoid have to be vaccinated with the ...
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