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NewsHarnessing AI to Respond to the Global Threat of Antimicrobial ResistanceDurham UniversityCan an artificial intelligence-based tool help bridge the critical gap in knowledge needed to develop AMR action plans?
NewsHardy Diagnostics Announces Exclusive Partnership for the US and Canada with GradientechHardy DiagnosticsQuickMIC® is an ultrarapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system designed to provide critical results for sepsis patients
NewsInappropriate Use of Antibiotics Continues to Rise Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganA five-year study showing an increase in inappropriate antibiotics use highlights need to reduce overuse during viral outbreaks
NewsFDA Approves New Antibiotic for Multiple Bacterial InfectionsU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationThe FDA granted the approval of Zevtera® to Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd.
NewsNew Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Species IdentifiedUniversity of LimerickResearchers have discovered a new species of bacteria that are resistant to commonly used antibiotics
NewsDeep Learning Models Find a New Class of AntibioticsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThese antibiotics could kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious bacterium that causes chronic infections and death
NewsTuberculous Meningitis Drug Regimen Trial BeginsNational Institutes of HealthThe six-month multidrug regimen will be evaluated against standard treatment
NewsDecolonization with Mupirocin Prevents MRSA, ICU InfectionsHCA HealthcareLarge clinical trial highlights the effect of nasal ointment on S. aureus infection and antibiotic resistance
NewsClovibactin: Bacterium-Derived New Antibiotic on the BlockUniversity of BonnNovel antibiotic disrupts peptidoglycan layer's structural integrity, forces autolysin release in Gram-positive bacteria