'Super bugs' study reveals complex picture of E. coli blood stream infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 9:48 AM ISTThe first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with blood stream infections in England showed that drug...
Now a sensor to check appropriateness of antibiotic treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype sensor that can rapidly determine whether an...
Test children’s urine before prescribing antibiotics for UTIs, says NICE supriya kashyap kashyap3 Oct 2017 11:05 AM ISTNICE is advising healthcare professionals not to prescribe antibiotics to a suspected case of urinary tract infections (UTI) unless the urine has been...
World's smallest tape recorder is built from microbes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTThrough a few clever molecular hacks, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have converted a natural bacterial immune system into a...
WHO’s Surveillance data reveals high levels of antibiotic resistance worldwide Medical Dialogues Bureau31 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTIt is not as if Antibiotic Resistance is confined to any particular region or country. It is also independent of Socio-economic status of the...
Reducing Infection outbreaks at hospitals: Now, Copper-coated uniforms Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTBacterial infection is a major issue in hospitals across the UK and has been rising due to its spread on surfaces and clothing. Healthcare...
Rifamycin approved for travellers’ diarrhoea by FDA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli17 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTLatest is that Rifamycin has been approved for travellers’ diarrhoea by FDA.Rifamycin is a broad spectrum, semi-synthetic, orally non-absorbable...
This biosensor attached to your phone can sniff bacteria Hina Zahid8 Jan 2019 7:20 PM ISTSmartphones are increasingly finding their way into the health sector. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have developed a biosensor...
First non antibiotic treatment of Sepsis- Step forward against Antimicrobial resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTIreland: The researchers at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland have discovered first non-antibiotic treatment of Sepsis. The...
Cranberries could be a helpful tool in combating antibiotic resistance Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTCanada: Proanthocyanidin -- A molecule derived from cranberries -- could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance by mitigating the...
FDA Issues Warning as Patient Dies after Receiving Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Medha Baranwal Baranwal25 Jun 2019 7:10 PM ISTTaking a cue from two cases whereby one immunocompromised patient died and second became infected after receiving fecal microbiota transplantation...
Widely used tourniquets contaminated with deadly bacteria Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2019 8:10 PM ISTA device used for drawing blood could be a source for many diseases, according to a recent study. The researchers identified widely used tourniquets...
