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  • Drug- resistant infections will cause 40 million deaths by 2050

    Drug- resistant infections will cause 40 million deaths by 2050

    The number of deaths caused by Carbapenem- resistant Gram-negative bacteria have increased by 149.51% in the last 20 years. There have been reductions in the number of children dying from drug-resistant infections over the past 3 decades, but the rate of deaths for people over 70 has gone up. Carbapenem drugs are a class of…

  • The smart antibiotic can kill deadlybacteria while sparing themicrobiome

    The smart antibiotic can kill deadlybacteria while sparing themicrobiome

    Researchers have developed a compound that interferes with the Lol system which is exclusive to gram-negative bacteria. The compound, which is known to be effective against Gram-negative bacteria, will help in the fight against multi-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections. However, it also affects the gut colonisation and resistance against antibiotic treatment, the study said.