Acid-reducing drugs could increase risk of bacterial infection in children Acid suppression medication is associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in infants and children aged up to 17 years in an outpatient setting, researchers found in a population-based study.…
Glowing wounds and angelic bacteriaDuring one of the battles in the American Civil War, some soldiers noticed their wounds glowing. Why did these glowing wounds heal so much faster than those that did not glow?…
Medical uses for bacteriaResearch is pointing towards bacteria as a useful diagnostic tool in the detection of cancer, diabetes, Crohn’s disease and periodontitis.…
UK unveils plans to make antibiotic R&D more attractive for the pharmaceutical industry Pharmaceutical companies could be paid a lump sum to reward them for developing successful new antibiotics under proposals designed to ‘de-link’ the profitability of a new drug from its sales volume and make research and development a viable proposition.…
Many countries have inadequate plans to tackle antibiotic resistance, WHO findsJust a quarter of countries around the world have adequate plans in place to combat resistance to antibiotics, a survey by the World Health Organization has found.…
Low doses of sequential antibiotics could treat infections, study finds Sequential therapy with two synergistic antibiotics over a period of 96 hours cleared bacterial infection in an in vitro treatment model of Escherichia coli.…
Combination anti-TB regimen shows bactericidal action, trial indicates A shorter drug regimen for the treatment of tuberculosis is on the horizon, involving moxifloxacin, pretomanid and pyrazinamide.…
Scarlet fever: acute management and infection control With England facing increased levels of scarlet fever for the second consecutive year, find out how to identify and treat this communicable disease.…
Gates Foundation aims to cut drug registration times by 50% in sub-Saharan Africa by 2018 Speeding up the time it takes to register drugs, vaccines and diagnostics in low and middle income countries is a key strategy for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.…
Prevenar 13 vaccine prevents pneumococcal disease in older adults Pfizer’s 13-valent polysaccharide conjugate vaccine Prevenar 13 has demonstrated efficacy against pneumococcal disease in older adults.…