Global Biogeography and Projection Of Soil Antibiotic Resistance Genes

It is a known fact that antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a multisectoral problem and to tackle it the approach also should be in multi directions which can be called a ‘one health’ approach. A systematic analysis has estimated that in 2019 globally around 4.95 million people lost their lives because…

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More than an Anthropogenic Phenomenon: Antimicrobial Resistance in Ungulates from Natural and Agricultural Environments

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recently acknowledged as one of the most pressing issues affecting human health and the role of mankind in exacerbating this problem with the overuse of antimicrobials is widely discussed. While causes of AMR has largely anthropogenic contributions, the fact that resistance against antimicrobials occurs naturally…

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Antibiotic Combinations Reduce Staphylococcus Aureus Clearance

The spread of antibiotic resistance has increased interest in combination-based treatments. Despite extensive research into the effects of drug combinations on bacterial growth, Much less is known about their effects on bacterial long-term clearance, particularly at cidal, clinically relevant concentrations. The authors systematically quantify Staphylococcus aureus survival during prolonged exposure…

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Community engagement: The Key to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Across a One Health Context?

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a One Health problem underpinned by complex drivers and behaviours. This is particularly so in low – and middle-income countries (LMICs), where social and systemic factors fuel (mis)use and drive AMR. Behavioural change around antimicrobial use could safeguard both existing and future treatments. However, changing behaviour…

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Public Knowledge, Practices, and Awareness of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance in Myanmar: The First National Mobile Phone Panel Survey

Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge. In 2015, World Health Organization urged all its member states to develop respective national action plans to curb this crisis. In response to this, the Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar, published the National Action Plan for Containment of AMR in Myanmar…

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Bacteriophage-antibiotic combination therapy against extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection to allow liver transplantation in a toddler

Post-operative bacterial infections are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in people who have had a liver transplant. Bacteria that cause these infections in hospitals can be resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, posing significant therapeutic challenges. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterial species that is responsible for a…

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Workshop on Awareness Building & Sensitization on ABR including Combat Antibiotic Resistance at Teliamura by VHAT (26 – 28 September, 2022)

The Voluntary Health Association of Tripura (VHAT), a partner non-governmental organization of Prevent It Project hosted a 3-days workshop on "Awareness Building & Sensitization on ABR including Combat Antibiotic Resistance" at Teliamura, Khowai District from Sep 26th to Sep 28th. The key aim of the event was to aware the…

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