The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to our antibiotic infrastructure, which is already compromised due to a lack of new therapies. That threat makes antimicrobial stewardship even more important.
Can Deep-Sea Sponges Assist in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance?
“We have found that deep-sea microorganisms, especially actinomycetes, are an attractive, untapped source for the discovery of anti-infective agents,” said Guojun Wang, Ph.D., assistant research professor at FAU Harbor Branch.
Could a Novel Sugar Additive Be Fueling the Clostridium difficile Pandemic?
A Baylor team’s research suggests that that the dramatic increase in nosocomial Clostridium difficile infections can be attributed, at least partially, to a type of sugar called trehalose.
Dietary trehalose: A double-edged sword in diabetes and C. difficile infections?
Trehalose, a type of carbohydrate (sugar), could hold the key to a new treatment for diabetes and other metabolic diseases, but it might also fuel more severe Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 Toolkit
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