While results are based on a single hospital, it seems likely the issue of overdiagnosis of UTI syndromes in the ED is common to other UK hospitals

The move has been met with criticism.

The majority of the world's annual 5.7 million antibiotic-treatable deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries

Though not often considered as a big threat compared to Gram-negative bacteria, there are different challenges posed by Gram-positive bacteria, E. faecalis and E. faecium, Dr Jose Munita explained at the ECCMID 2019.

There is a substantial negative impact of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria on empirical antibiotic therapy for cancer patients—in many cases resulting in mortality. Dr Carlota Gudiol believes that considering patients’ individual risks for antibacterial resistance, and the local epidemiology of treatment centres can help guide clinical decision-making.

According to Dr Karol Lis, faecal microbiota transplantation is a safe and effective treatment for patients with blood disorders colonised by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including before and after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation.

The rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Ebola vaccine is being used in a ring vaccination strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The World Medical Association says even advising or preparing for some of the punishments would constitute a gross violation of medical ethics.

A non-antibiotic drug–bacteria screen identified novel interactions, suggesting that some human-targeted drugs significantly impact the gut microbiome, potentially causing side effects and antibiotic resistance. This screen is a resource of representative gut bacteria strains and growth media for further in vitro studies.

According to Professor Victor Nizet, the future of antibiotic treatment may not target the microbes per se, but rather the host–pathogen interface.

According to Dr. Trevor Lawley’s keynote presentation, bacterial infection treatment may be undergoing a paradigm shift: moving away from classical antibiotic strategies towards live commensal bacteria therapies. The influence of large-scale genomic and functional microbiome analyses was also discussed.

Increases in cocaine injecting and homelessness have created a ‘perfect storm’ for transmission of HIV, the authors say.

While most routine vaccines are safe, some vaccines may not be suitable for nursing mothers.

By activating the bacterial SOS response, chemotherapy treatments promote antibiotic resistance and bacterial translocation.