ANTIBIOTICS

The report provides a critical assessment of the UK’s efforts to tackle the growing global threat of AMR and proposes ideas for reform

The position paper presents evidence that home and community settings are important for infection transmission and also the acquisition and spread of AMR

The new antibiotic compound is able to pass through the cell wall of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and then bind to the DNA

Compared with hydroxychloroquine plus amoxicillin, significant risks were identified for hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin use, even in the short term

Women taking the contraceptive pill should be advised to take extra precautions to avoid unintended pregnancy when prescribed antibiotics

Prior use of antibiotics (never vs ever) was associated with a nearly two-fold increased risk of IBD after adjusting for several risk factors

Understanding the relationship between combinations of natural products and antimicrobial activity may generate a novel way to create new antibiotics from botanicals

The findings highlight the challenges of efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing and combat antibiotic resistance, particularly in LMICs.

A cost utility analysis was undertaken to compare four treatment options for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection

The initiative has been described by the WHO as a significant step towards addressing the current crisis in antibiotic treatment development.

New drugs paid for by the world’s first "subscription-style" payment model for antibiotics could be made available to UK patients as early as 2022

Metagenomic sequencing indicated raw milk possessed dramatically more antimicrobial resistance genes than pasteurised milk

Respiratory viral infections predispose patients to bacterial co-infections and superinfections, note the paper's authors

WHO is concerned that the trend will be further fuelled by inappropriate use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic