Exeter awarded £14 million to fight “next global pandemic”
Exeter awarded £14 million for antimicrobial resistance research to fight “next global pandemic" The University of Exeter and collaborators have…
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Genome sequencing could curb hospital infection outbreaks
Genome sequencing could curb hospital infection outbreaks: The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals could be greatly reduced thanks to…
New bid to ‘outflank’ antimicrobial resistance
New bid to 'outflank' antimicrobial resistance: A major new project will investigate the defence mechanisms of bacterial cells, to help…
The protective armour of superbug C.difficile revealed
The spectacular structure of the protective armour of superbug C.difficile has been revealed for the first time showing the close-knit…
Bacterial co-infections & antimicrobial resistance
Researchers identify the impact of bacterial co-infections and antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19 A team of researchers from Queen's University Belfast…
Financial incentives to reduce antibiotic use
Financial incentives help to drive down unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions from GPs and could reduce the amount of antibiotics in the community,…
Making antibiotics work better
Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective due to the increase of multidrug-resistant bacteria and scientists are struggling to find alternative ways to…
AMR and the importance of finding new ways to prevent and treat infections
Jim O’Neill, chair of the UK Government’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, has today called for vaccines and alternative approaches to…