Dr. Prasanth Manohar, Ph.D., – Page 34 – PHAGElogist

Mouse study shows bacteriophage therapy could fight drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Using viruses instead of antibiotics to tame troublesome drug-resistant bacteria is a promising strategy, known as bacteriophage or “phage therapy.” Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have used two…

INDIA: Dissemination of carbapenem resistance -My latest publication

Title: Dissemination of carbapenem resistance and plasmids encoding carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacteria isolated in India Background: Carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria is an ongoing public health problem of global dimensions…

Antibiotic Game-Changer: Phages Can Anticipate Bacteria’s Location and Destroy Them Before They Cause an Infection

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can eliminate bacteria in a specific location before they cause an infection. The strategy uses…

The silent pandemic of antibiotic resistance

A South African doctor’s prescription to stop poorer countries from losing access to many of modern medicine’s advances Southern Africa has long been burdened by the scourges of HIV, tuberculosis…

The invisible pandemic of drug resistance

Widespread resistance to antibiotics can compromise battle against future pandemics. Government guidelines on pharmaceutical effluents are first step in mitigating such risks Pandemics are a play of geopolitical power –…

New Phage Therapy Could Predict And Fight Infection Before It Happens

Even if you fight off a stomach bug, the period of 3-5 days with stomach pains, throwing up, and all sorts of nasty symptoms simply sucks. Infections are horrible to deal with, and with…

Antibiotic intake in India rises by 30% in a decade

The percentage change in total use between 2010 and 2020 has also been about 48% (47.40%), says the report by Washington-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDEEP). Antibiotic…

Phages interact directly with mammalian cells in the gut

Direct interactions between bacteriophages and mammalian cells Despite growing interest in phages’ role in shuttling material among bacteria, some of the biggest recent developments in research on phages in the…

How antibiotic resistance has an impact on future diseases

Ten million deaths per year by 2050 related to antimicrobial resistance — that’s what a large British study, conducted in 2014, predicts if the current trend continues. Despite the strong efforts…

The viruses that prey on human diseases

Once scorned as Soviet pseudoscience, phage therapy is gaining ground as a potential solution to antibiotic resistance but regulatory challenges may be its biggest hurdle. hree years ago, Esteban Diaz…