ANTIBIOTICS

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

The study finds some reductions in community antibiotic resistant infections and dispensing in south east England

Around four in ten sick children under the age of five years across LMICs were reported to receive antibiotics to treat their condition in 2017

The world is running out of effective treatments for common conditions.

Unsubstantiated claims of effective antibiotic use may induce shortages.

Resistance to new guidelines was strongest among members of the public who believed they know more than experts

The results add to mounting evidence on the lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in treating COVID-19

For patients with suspected or confirmed bacterial pneumonia, a broad-spectrum antibiotic should be given as soon as possible

The findings provide support for developing AMPs as next-generation antimicrobials with enhanced pharmacological properties

Results show regions of the UK with high E. coli sepsis rates correlate with high levels of group B2 E. coli carriage in the community and vice versa

Giving antibiotics to mothers after umbilical cord clamping in Caesarean section avoids neonate exposure to these drugs