Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising day-by-day and imposing significant threat to global health. Low and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience highest mortality and morbidity due to AMR. Though, vaccines are more likely to drop the AMR burden by reducing the use of antibiotics to cure infections, there are not many evidences…
Injudicious use of antibiotics has led to the rapid spread of antibiotic resistant infections across the globe. Bacteria have evolved three mechanisms to survive and grow in the presence of antibiotics. Those mechanisms are tolerance, persistence and resistance. These mechanisms are modulated by environmental factors like temperature, pH and nutrient…
Clostridium difficile infections are one of the major public health problems that is persistent and growing globally. The present treatment of these infections is restricted to vancomycin, metronidazole and fidaxomicin. There is an urgent need for new anti-clostridial drugs because the antibiotic choices have become limited due to increasing resistance. …
Burning and landfill are commonly used strategies for municipal sold waste disposal. Nevertheless, impact of these strategies on spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is inconclusive. Yi Luo, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Nankai University, Tianjin, China and…
An exorbitant increase of antibiotic resistance (AR) is a global havoc and the spread of AR further aggravates the problem. Human may acquire resistance in the early stage of life by resistant bacteria to which they get exposed and may suffer long-term consequences. Development of the novel strategy to limit…
Rapid detection of antibiotic susceptibility is upmost important requisite to reduce economic burden imposed by AMR.Damion K. Corrigan at the University of Strathclyde, UK and his colleagues have developed affordable test, which can detect antibiotic resistance in < 45min. They have successfully demonstrated quick detection of one of the deadliest…
It is well known that the incidence of antibiotic resistance is increasing globally and has the potential to create major problems for modern healthcare. Increased use and misuse of antibiotics in agriculture and aquaculture has placed greater selective pressure on bacterial populations in a variety of environments. Horizontal gene transfer…
The development of antibiotics was one of the best discoveries in the field of medicine. The use of these antibiotics is not only restricted to humans, but are also used in animals. This usage not only prevents the disease spread amongst animals, but also adds on to the increasing incidence…
The emergence of antibiotic resistance (ABR) is on peak globally. There are various factors contributing to the increasing incidence of ABR such as inappropriate use of antibiotics in animals, wrong prescription of drugs, incomplete course of drugs etc. All these factors are bringing about the changes at molecular level of…
Bacteria will continue to develop resistance to antibiotics making treatments difficult or impossible. New antibiotic development is critical to address this, however any new drugs must be used infrequently which makes the venture unappealing to the industry. Fortunately, alternative methods exist to counteract this problem.Vaccines are one of the most…
Project reference: 598515-EPP-1-2018-1-IN-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP