Increasing #AntimicrobialResistance is of great medical concern. This Primer highlights a @PLOSBiology study that unveils the link between #ploidy plasticity and the emergence of #antifungal resistance in #Candida tropicalis. Paper: https://plos.io/3RAckqM Primer: https://plos.io/4i4sgN4
#FYI #microplastics #pollution #environmentalpollution #antibiotics #antibioticresistance #antimicrobialresistance
"microplastics in the environment increase antibiotic resistance by up to 200 times"
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The original article, open access:
Yang et al. 2025 Environ Int 195: 109261
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109261
Wondering why there are so many antimicrobial resistance genes in the guts of wild animals all of a sudden.
Bred cattle, okay, I get it. They're in close proximity to humans..
But wild salmon? Really??
Studies of post-exposure prophylaxis #PEP with #doxycycline should consider population-level selection for #AntimicrobialResistance - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00502-4/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email
Start-Up Developing Precision Antibiotics for Resistant Bacteria
A company formed earlier this year is developing precision treatments for bacteria resistant to conventional antibiotics, and raising £4.3 million ($US 5.4 million) in seed funds.
Ukraine war spurs horrifying rise in extensively drug-resistant bacteria - Enlarge / Ukrainian medics of the battalion "Da Vinci Wolves" and "Ulf"... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1953090 #antimicrobialresistance #nosocomialinfection #drugresistance #antibiotics #infection #bacteria #ukraine #health #war
EU steps up the fight against #AntimicrobialResistance
Read more in our press release:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_3187
#EUPharmaStrategy #HealthUnion
RT @SKyriakidesEU: I warmly welcome the adoption of our Recommendation on #AMR by #EPSCO Council, only two months after it was proposed.
We are taking decisive action in record time to tackle a growing health threat.
This is a strong #HealthUnion in action. https://t.co/HIurpO4xBx
: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Health/status/1668540497378390018
EU to test disputed incentive scheme to develop novel antibiotics https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/eu-to-test-disputed-incentive-scheme-to-develop-novel-antibiotics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AMR #antibiotics #Antimicrobialresistance #novelantibiotics
"Ukraine war* and antimicrobial resistance
(...) The war in Ukraine has devastated infrastructure and disrupted essential services, such as the provision of and access to energy, water, food, sanitation and hygiene, waste management, health care, education, housing, transport, and agricultural and industrial products.10 War-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance will have a dramatic impact on the health of people inside and outside the country, creating a vast reservoir of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections in Ukraine and Russia, with the potential for further spread."
*Russia's war in Ukraine
Although it's a small nitpick in this context, I wish the authors hadn't referred to the conflict as the "Ukraine war" or "war in Ukraine," which obscures the reality (Russian invasion of Ukraine). Words matter.
: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00264-5/fulltext
#AntimicrobialResistance #antibiotics #microbiology #medicine #health #science
#Ukraine #Russia
LEAK: Commission enlists help of stakeholders to reshape EU pharma sector https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/leak-commission-enlists-help-of-stakeholders-to-reshape-eu-pharma-sector/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AMR #Antimicrobialresistance #medicineshortages
Elderly and catheterized patients have a high incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria. Abnormal UA in asymptomatic patient does NOT necessarily require treatment.
#AsymptomaticBacteriuria #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon #IMPearls #AntimicrobialStewardship #AntimicrobialResistance
Do you 
carbapenemases and #AntimicrobialResistance? Then you should check out the latest quarterly laboratory surveillance report of carbapenemase-producing GN bacteria in England, published today:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/carbapenemase-producing-gram-negative-bacteria-laboratory-surveillance
Complex appendicitis? 
Laparoscopic appendicectomy?
How long to give post-op antibiotics? 
New 15-centre RCT indicates 2 days is just about as good as 5 days. @thelancet #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #IDmastodon #MedMastodon #academia #RCT #surgery #antibiotics
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02588-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email#%20 (1/3)
Lab evolution of #Ecoli with simultaneous measurements of 8 different #AntimicrobialResistance time-series reveals the phenotype-based fitness landscape, enabling prediction of evolutionary trajectories @jiwasawa &co #AMR #antibiotic #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3FNpz2p
Lab evolution of #Ecoli with simultaneous measurements of 8 different #AntimicrobialResistance time-series reveals the phenotype-based fitness landscape, enabling prediction of evolutionary trajectories @jiwasawa &co #AMR #antibiotic #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3FNpz2p
In addition to finding new antibiotics, understanding how antibiotic resistance forms and works is just as important.
Now, researchers at the University of Western Australia have identified just how the bacteria Streptococcus is able to form resistance to the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole.
Surprisingly, it seems that the bacteria steal the inhibited compounds from their host!
#Antibiotics #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #Streptococcus #sciencemastodon #scicomm
EMA is open to all developers of 
for the treatment or prevention of life-threatening bacterial infections. We urge companies to focus more on research and development of antimicrobials. #AntimicrobialResistance
Good resource on how to respond to antibiotic appeals PMID 33673907
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #AntimicrobialStewardship #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW2022 #MedMastodon #IDMastodon
On the eve of #EAAD, we are releasing the latest data on #AntimicrobialResistance in the EU/EEA.
While the numbers show that #AMR is a silent pandemic killing 35 000 EU/EEA citizens each year, there are steps that every one of us can take to fight the threat.
Read more & join
RT @EAAD_EU: #JustPublished:
The latest data on #AntimicrobialResistance in the EU/EEA are in.
More than 35 000 people die from antimicrobial-resistance in…
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I’m a Clinical Scientist working in #microbiology and #publichealth in the UK. My interests are in #AntimicrobialResistance and #MolecularEpidemiology particularly in Gram-negative bacteria. Also interested in #RapidDiagnostics for #AMR detection.
Other interests: #cats #dogs #houseplants #travel.
I’m on social media to share info and learn from others. Not sure what to make of this platform yet but we’ll see how it goes…
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