A retrospective VA study finds antibiotics were frequently prescribed for outpatients even when signs indicated a urinary ...

In nature as well as in our bodies, bacteria predominantly live as organized communities called biofilms. These structures ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...

Obesity can have a distinct impact on the absorption, effectiveness and excretion of antibiotics, medications that have been in use for more than 80 years, but only now have consensus guidelines been ...

Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions in organisms - without which life would not be possible. Leveraging AlphaFold2 artificial ...

Roche said on it would advance testing of an antibiotic against a common drug-resistant bacteria that causes serious hospital infections into the third and last phase of testing on humans.

Evolutionary biologist Tiffany Taylor explores the work being done to resensitize antibiotic-resistant bacteria to drugs as a strategy to defend ourselves against the growing antibiotic resistance ...

Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non ...

Antibiotic stewardship, the practice of ensuring that antibiotics are used appropriately, has become a familiar mantra in hospitals around the world, even if it’s sometimes ignored.

Scientists mapped the bacterial flagellum in atomic detail, revealing it as a target to disarm infections without killing ...

Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday it would advance testing of an antibiotic against a common drug-resistant bacteria that causes serious hospital infections into the third and last phase of ...