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How do _Candida auris_ and other fungi develop drug resistance? A microbiologist explains

One of the scariest things you can be told when at a doctor’s office is “You have an antimicrobial-resistant infection.” That means the bacteria or fungus making you sick can’t be easily killed with common antibiotics or antifungals, making treatment more challenging. You might have to take a combination of…

The Conversation · May 3, 2023

Why It Matters | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Sunderban sediments

The bacteria found in sunderban sediments are developing antibiotic-resistant genes (ARG) due to the constant dumping of waste and pollutants

The Hindu · May 1, 2023

Use of antibiotics in farming ‘endangering human immune system’

Study suggests antimicrobial used to promote livestock growth breeds bacteria more resistant to our natural defences

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

'Shape-shifting' antibiotic gives hope in superbug war

Scientists from the University of Adelaide hope the discovery of a new technique to bolster antibiotics can be used in the fight against superbugs.

AAP · Apr 18, 2023

Antibiotic with no side effects could be on horizon as microbe clue found

Scientists said they identified have compounds that reduce the risk of nausea, indigestion, bloating and diarrhoea

Wales Online · Apr 17, 2023

Deadly Fungal Infections Are Rising in the U.S. — A Doctor Answers 5 Key Questions

Deadly Candida auris is spreading in hospitals amid a broader trend of rising fungal infections.

Inverse · Apr 16, 2023

Dogs and cats ‘passing on antibiotic-resistant superbugs to owners’

Drug-resistant infections kill around 700,000 people a year globally

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Dogs and cats passing antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' to their owners

These could include E. coli bacteria and another linked with pneumonia, say scientists

Wales Online · Apr 15, 2023

Drug-resistant 'superbugs' found in almost half of supermarket meat samples analysed by scientists

E. coli strains capable of causing severe infections in people were also 'highly' prevalent

Wales Online · Apr 15, 2023

Drug-resistant E. coli may be in the meat you just bought for dinner. Here’s how to keep your kitchen safe

Multidrug-resistant E. coli were found in 40% of store-bought meat samples tested in one Spanish city in 2020, according to data that will be presented this weekend at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen.

Fortune · Apr 14, 2023