June 25th 2025
Marketed as Orlynvah, oral sulopenem from Iterum Therapeutics was FDA approved last fall for uncomplicated urinary tract infections and has shown efficacy against infections caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis.
Microbes & Hosts Fight to Acquire Essential Metals: This Battle May Open the Door for New Treatments
January 11th 2017Elizabeth Nolan, PhD, and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, recently explored the fight between microbes and hosts over essential metals and how understanding this battle may open the door for alternate treatments for bacterial infections.
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How Do Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Survive Antibiotics Without Resistance Genes?
December 30th 2016A new study from University of Copenhagen researchers explains how some multidrug-resistant bacteria are able to survive lethal doses of antibiotics through a hibernation-like defense mechanism.
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First-ever High-level UN General Assembly Meeting on TB to be Held in 2018
December 22nd 2016Following a recent unanimous decision by United Nations General Assembly member states, the intergovernmental organization has announced it will be holding a high-level meeting in 2018 on the fight against tuberculosis (TB), the first-ever meeting of its kind.
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New Generation of Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tests Recommended in Updated IDSA Guidelines
December 13th 2016New guidelines released by researchers with the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend that people with suspected latent tuberculosis infections receive a new generation of diagnostic testing.
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Researchers Discover the Key to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence
December 9th 2016As antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections continue to vex healthcare settings, a new study from University of Georgia researchers offers insight on just how the pathogen works inside the human body.
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Drug-resistant E. coli Found in Nearly Two-thirds of UK Chicken Samples
December 1st 2016Public Health England and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs researchers in the United Kingdom found drug-resistant E. coli in a large number of chicken samples, while much lower rates of contamination were observed in beef and pork samples.
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What is Most Threatening About Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens?
December 1st 2016Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, examines the threat that antibiotic resistance poses to modern medicine.
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