Antibiotic Resistance News

• Andi Biotic: Cartoon Crusader Tackling Superbug Resistance Cartoon mascot ‘Andi Biotic’ is the face of a public health campaign to combat antimicrobial resistance, as data revealed 41% of young adults obtain antibiotics incorrectly.
  Medscape News UK, April 07, 2025
• State and Local Funding Cuts Hit ID Hard Wide-ranging challenges include staffing, technology upgrades, community outreach.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2025
• Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhoea Cases Rise in England Health officials have warned of rising antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases, including extensively drug-resistant strains.
  Medscape News UK, March 27, 2025
• FDA Green-Lights New Antibiotic for UTIs The FDA has approved a new medication to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women and girls aged 12 years or older.
  WebMD Health News, March 27, 2025
• UK Releases New Watchlist of High-Threat Pathogens The UK Health Security Agency has developed a toolkit to guide research and preparedness efforts in biosecurity.
  Medscape News UK, March 25, 2025
• Antibiotic Resistance Continues With Some Variation High Campylobacter resistance means ciprofloxacin can no longer be recommended for treating these infections.
  Medscape Medical News, March 11, 2025
• Global Surge in Candida Infections Spurs New Treatment Guidelines Discover how new global guidelines aim to combat the rising threat of Candida infections with updated treatments and diagnostics.
  Medscape Medical News, March 11, 2025
• New DNA Test Speeds Up Bacterial Infection Diagnosis A new on-site DNA sequencing method that can deliver bacterial infection diagnoses in 2 days could be rolled out nationwide after a successful validation study.
  Medscape News UK, March 10, 2025
• Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals Is Worse Than We Thought Hospital sink drains are a hidden reservoir of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, highlighting the urgent need for stricter infection control measures.
  Medscape News UK, March 07, 2025
• Rapid PCR Testing Shows Mixed Results in Pneumonia Care Rapid syndromic polymerase chain reaction testing in the ICU vs standard-of-care testing improves antibiotic stewardship but fails to demonstrate non-inferiority in the clinical cure of pneumonia within 14 days.
  Medscape News UK, March 03, 2025
• UK Falling Short on Antimicrobial Resistance Targets A report by the UK’s independent public spending watchdog warned that only one of the government’s five key targets for tackling antimicrobial resistance has been met.
  Medscape News UK, February 26, 2025
• The Surprising Source of Next-Gen Antibiotics: Oyster Blood Fascinating new research shows mollusk blood proteins have strong antimicrobial properties, especially when combined with existing antibiotics.
  Medscape Medical News, February 21, 2025
• Antibiotics Getting False Blame for Colitis, Study Finds A nationwide study of older adults in Sweden suggests a suspected link between antibiotic use and microscopic colitis is more likely a detection bias arising from similar gastrointestinal symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, February 21, 2025
• Think the Urinary Tract Is Sterile? Think Again Researchers confirm that bacteria naturally exist in the urinary tract, influencing kidney stone formation and potentially affecting other renal diseases, opening doors to new treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, February 18, 2025
• Publicly Accessible AI Tool Could Speed Antibiotic Discovery A tool that screens for molecules that may have therapeutic value against drug-resistant bacteria has been released for free to accelerate new antibiotic discovery globally.
  Medscape Medical News, February 17, 2025
• Travel Patterns Spark C auris Outbreaks in NY and NJ Simulations and observations support impact of increased international and domestic mobility.
  Medscape Medical News, February 13, 2025
• Long or Short Antibiotics? Seniors Get Same Results Longer antibiotic courses showed no increased benefits or harms than shorter antibiotic courses in older adults, found a retrospective population-based cohort study.
  Medscape Medical News, February 05, 2025
• First-Line Antibiotics Remain Best for UTI Treatment First-line antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI remain more effective than fluoroquinolones and beta-lactams in a retrospective cohort analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2025
• Early PDAT Shows Promise for Bacteremia Early phenotype-desirable antimicrobial therapy improved 30-day clinical outcomes in Enterobacterales bloodstream infections, highlighting its benefits for antimicrobial stewardship and patient care.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2025
• Identifying Zoonotic Infections in the Canadian Arctic As climate change exposes more of the region, the risk for disease transmission is increasing for animals and humans.
  Medscape Medical News, January 23, 2025