A population-based study led by the University of Turku, Finland, investigated factors associated with the prevalence of antibiotic resistance. In addition to antibiotic use, diet, gender, living ...

Researchers isolated antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus saprophyticus from the Southern Ocean. The bacteria showed resistance to multiple antibiotics, including Azithromycin and Cefixime, ...

Rapidly identifying certain bacteria allows antibiotic treatments to be optimised. A team from the University of Zurich, supported by the SNSF, has ...

Ingredients of our daily diet—including caffeine—can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown ...

A population-based study led by the University of Turku, Finland, investigated factors associated with the prevalence of ...

Rhubarb could help battle deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as E. coli, suggests new research. Natural compounds from the edible plant as well as the spice turmeric, showed "promise" in ...

The strain was first identified nearly a decade ago in the Netherlands and Germany, and has since spread to at least nine ...

Not all probiotics are created equal. A new study found that one commonly available strain made a gut infection worse, while ...

The cigarette butts colonized with resistant and pathogenic bacteria can then be transported to rivers, other waterbodies, or beaches, contributing to the spread of dangerous bacteria.