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Antibiotic Research UK calls for clear guidance on the use of antibiotics and COVID-19 vaccines
pharmatimes
February 09, 2021
Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) has urged the UK government to provide clarity on whether people receiving antibiotics can also receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Computational approach shows antibiotic resistance may spread more easily than expected
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
January 22, 2021
A novel algorithm shows that there is a robust network for transferring plasmids between bacteria which may be causing the rapid spread of antibiotic resistance.
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Scientists get clue to origin of fluctuations in systems like fish schools, insect swarms, bacterial colonies
expresspharma
January 18, 2021
This knowledge can be applied in building small-scale energy-efficient bio-devices and biomedical applications like characterising infection spreading in organs, antibiotic resistance etc,
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Optimised formulation of gentamicin could reduce hearing loss
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
December 29, 2020
Analysing the components of gentamicin, researchers have developed a new formulation for the antibiotic that does not cause deafness.
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Effective effluent management: Key to tackle AMR
expresspharma
December 29, 2020
As the world adjusts to the post-COVID-19 reality, it is time to reflect and reset. It cannot be ‘business as usual’ in the struggle to survive.
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Shionogi’s novel antibiotic added to UK’s pilot subscription reimbursement model
pharmatimes
December 24, 2020
Shionogi’s novel antibiotic Fetcroja (cefiderocol) has been selected by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the National Health Service England and Improvement (NHSE&I) to be included in a pilot subscription ...
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Alterity and UniQuest partner to reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics
prnasia
December 22, 2020
Alterity Therapeutics has today announced it has been granted a licence by UniQuest, the commercialisation company of The University of Queensland (UQ), to novel zinc ionophore technology to combat antimicrobial resistance in superbugs.
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Novel antibiotic shows promise in Phase II C. difficile study
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
November 23, 2020
Ibezapolstat cured all 10 patients of their Clostridioides difficile infections and prevented recurrence for at least 30 days.
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Scientists develop faster method to detect antibiotic resistance
expresspharma
November 05, 2020
Researchers from the EPSRC-funded interdisciplinary research collaboration, i-sense have developed a new, a quicker way of detecting antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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COVID-19 heart changes raise death risk; virus may be lead killer of young adults during surges
expresspharma
October 27, 2020
A new study may help identify which COVID-19 patients with signs of heart injury are at higher risk for death. Doctors looked at 305 hospitalised patients with elevated levels of troponin, a protein released when the heart has been injured.