Cystic fibrosis: Interactions between bacteria that infect lungs uncovered supriya kashyap kashyap30 April 2017 10:10 AM ISTSubstances produced by a harmful bacterium in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients may enhance the growth of other bacteria that, in turn, inhibit...
New Antibiotic, Murepavadin shows positive results against antibiotic-resistant Pneumonia supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2017 11:36 AM ISTPolyphor a Swiss company recently presented promising data on Murepavadi belonging to novel class of antibiotics, the Outer Membrane Protein...
Combining antibiotics more effective against common infection Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 9:56 AM ISTThe common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients. A new study from Lund University in...
Novel PET tracer identifies most bacterial infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Oct 2017 10:15 AM ISTStanford University medical scientists have developed a novel imaging agent that could be used to identify most bacterial infections. The study is the...
Global guidance on carbapenem-resistant bacteria issued by WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTCarbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria, namely, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and Pseudomonas...
Strategy to use quinolones Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTMIT researchers have discovered a way to make bacteria more vulnerable to a class of antibiotics known as quinolones, which include ciprofloxacin and...
How to enhance tobramycin's ability to kill Psedomonas persisters? Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTDr. Martina Koeva and associates in a series of in vitro studies in mucoid and nonmucoid isolates from patients with CF or chronic obstructive...
Research paves the way for treatment strategies of multidrug-resistant chronic infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTAntibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show predictable sensitivities to other classes of antibiotics. A new study...
Antibacterial in toothpaste may combat severe lung disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 May 2018 8:25 PM IST A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis(CF) when combined with an already...
Purple urine in torsades de pointes: NEJM case report Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTA recently published intriguing and rare case in the The New England Journal of Medicine has cited a case wherein a man with end-stage renal disease...
Simple urine test to diagnose bacterial pneumonia : Innovative research Vinay Singh singh2 Dec 2018 8:10 PM ISTIn a groundbreaking research, a nanoparticle-based technology developed by MIT researchers could be used to improve the speed of diagnosis of...
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...
