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Antimicrobial resistance in South-East Asia

Antimicrobial agents have played a critical role in reducing the burden of communicable diseases across the world. The WHO South-East Asia Region is no exception. Region-wide, antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics,…

How pharma sector can contribute to contain the “Superbugs” menace in India

ndia has one of the world’s highest number of bacterial infections; tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid, pneumonia and a host of them. In fact, the country has the highest number of tuberculosis patients…

Sensei raises $29M to advance anti-cancer bacteriophage pipeline

Sensei Biotherapeutics has raised $28.5 million to advance a pipeline of personalized cancer drugs. The financing round comes weeks after Sensei shared clinical data on the effect of combining its lead asset…

The secret social lives of viruses

Scientists are listening in on the ways viruses communicate and cooperate. Decoding what the microbes are saying could be a boon to human health. Geneticist Rotem Sorek could see that…

Shrimp bacteriophage nears commercial launch, Tamil Nadu, India

Scientists in India have developed a bacteriophage-based product to help control bacterial diseases in shrimp hatcheries. At a time when bacterial disease is posing a major threat to shrimp seed…

Home hygiene contributing to antibiotic resistance

Hygiene experts have said that poor hygiene in the home is contributing to antibiotic resistance. The Global Hygiene Council conducted a risk-based approach to home hygiene, concluding that good hygiene in the…

COVID-19 related antimicrobial resistance challenges and opportunities

Challenges •Resources directed away from AMR surveillance•Increase in pre-emptive antibiotic prescribing to prevent secondary bacterial infections•Antibiotic overuse in agribusiness•Delays in AMR legislation•Antimicrobial drug shortages•Empty pharmaceutical pipeline•USA withdrawal of support for…

Tracking the Global Pipeline of Antibiotics in Development

Drug-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, present a serious and worsening threat to human health. According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.8 million Americans acquire serious infections caused…

Gold Chance for Bacteriophage Researchers: Journal Publication

Antibiotics (mdpi publisher) In light of your outstanding expertise, we would like to cordially invite you to contribute a paper to be included in the Special Issue “Phage Therapy to Control…

Treating Covid-19 may lead to increased antibiotic resistance

Patients hospitalised due to the novel coronavirus infection are being given a combination of medications to prevent possible secondary bacterial infections, noted the researchers at the University of Plymouth in…