Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) directly causes an estimated 1.3 million deaths around the globe annually, a figure that the World Health Organization has predicted will rise. A leading cause of AMR is ...
A new method for identifying the pathogens involved in sepsis cases, which could help to select optimal therapeutics, is reported in Nature. The test has the potential to reduce the turnaround times ...
McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria—and determining which antibiotics can stop them—in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to curb ...
To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, researchers supported by the Oxford Martin Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance Testing (University of Oxford) have reported advances towards a novel and ...
McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria - and determining which antibiotics can stop them - in just 36 minutes, a major advance in the global effort to ...
Through trend analyses, this surveillance highlighted both the emergence and decline of AMR across diverse bacterial pathogens, helping inform which antibiotics may remain appropriate as first-line ...
On September 29, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of two final test method Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for evaluating the efficacy of ...
Researchers have statistically validated a new method for assessing the antimicrobial efficacy of detergents and textile additives in domestic environments. The results reveal the validity of the new ...