Antibiotics News, Articles | Today's Clinical Lab

Photo of a laboratory scientist's gloved hand holding up a water sample from a river to be tested for antibiotics.

Antibiotics from Human Use Are Contaminating Rivers Worldwide, Study Shows

McGill University

Researchers estimated about 8,500 tons of antibiotics end up in river systems each year after passing through the human body and wastewater systems

Illustration of individual bacteriophage particles entering and infecting a cell.

Harnessing AI to Respond to the Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance

Durham University

Can an artificial intelligence-based tool help bridge the critical gap in knowledge needed to develop AMR action plans?

Photo of a clinical lab professionals gloved hand picking up a tube of blood to test it for sepsis in a hospital laboratory.

Hardy Diagnostics Announces Exclusive Partnership for the US and Canada with Gradientech

Hardy Diagnostics

QuickMIC® is an ultrarapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system designed to provide critical results for sepsis patients

Photo of a large pile of different colorful antibiotics pills inside blister packaging.

Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics Continues to Rise

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A five-year study showing an increase in inappropriate antibiotics use highlights need to reduce overuse during viral outbreaks

A vector illustration of a male researcher holding a magnifying lens at a capsule as drugs of various sizes and shapes are lined up on a belt on either side.

FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Multiple Bacterial Infections

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The FDA granted the approval of Zevtera® to Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd.

A gloved hand holds a Petri plate with bacterial colonies and antibiotic discs for susceptibility testing.

New Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Species Identified

University of Limerick

Researchers have discovered a new species of bacteria that are resistant to commonly used antibiotics

3D illustration of blue pill capsules hologram over robotic hands.

Deep Learning Models Find a New Class of Antibiotics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

These antibiotics could kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious bacterium that causes chronic infections and death

3D illustration of bacterial meningitis showing rod-shaped bacilli near a human brain representation.

Tuberculous Meningitis Drug Regimen Trial Begins

National Institutes of Health

The six-month multidrug regimen will be evaluated against standard treatment

Clinicians with protective masks examine the infected female patient in the ICU who rests on a bed with an oxygen mask.

Decolonization with Mupirocin Prevents MRSA, ICU Infections

HCA Healthcare

Large clinical trial highlights the effect of nasal ointment on S. aureus infection and antibiotic resistance

Vector illustration of pills and capsules of various shapes, sizes falling out of a prescription bottle.

Clovibactin: Bacterium-Derived New Antibiotic on the Block

University of Bonn

Novel antibiotic disrupts peptidoglycan layer's structural integrity, forces autolysin release in Gram-positive bacteria

Antibiotics