by TGAR Foundation | Aug 26, 2024 | General
It was only a minor injury, but a flesh-eating bacterium soon became fatal to Philip. ÖLÜDENIZ – A man who slipped at a waterfall in Turkey and suffered a small cut eventually died due to an infection of a flesh-eating superbug. 65-year-old Philip Maile was in...
by TGAR Foundation | Aug 26, 2024 | General
Bacteria are experts at evolving resistance to antibiotics. One resistance strategy is to cover their cell walls in sticky and gooey biofilm that antibiotics cannot penetrate. A new discovery could put a stop to this strategy. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are experts...
by TGAR Foundation | Aug 26, 2024 | General
Introduction: In recent years, a significant debate has emerged around the use of triclosan, a common antimicrobial agent found in various personal care products, particularly in soaps and hand sanitisers. Triclosan’s effectiveness in killing bacteria and...
by TGAR Foundation | Aug 15, 2024 | General
Exposure to bacteria in landfill sites and polluted rivers may explain prevalence among city-dwelling birds. Urban ducks and crows might offer us a connection to nature, but scientists have found wild birds that live near humans are more likely to harbour bacteria...
by TGAR Foundation | Jul 25, 2024 | General
Antibiotic stewardship is a critical aspect of our healthcare system, aimed at ensuring the effective and responsible use of antibiotics. With the rise of antibiotic resistance posing a significant threat to public health, it is imperative that we all work together...
by TGAR Foundation | Jul 24, 2024 | General
More and more multidrug-resistant bacteria are circulating in Gaza and Ukraine. These so-called superbugs do not respond to antibiotics. As a result, injuries to war victims are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, sometimes resulting in amputations or death....
by TGAR Foundation | Jul 18, 2024 | General
Antibiotics cannot cure COVID. They don’t help a bit. And yet, new data shows that, during the pandemic, COVID patients were given antibiotics – a lot of antibiotics. That’s bad because the overuse of antibiotics can breed superbugs that are resistant to medications....
by TGAR Foundation | Jul 8, 2024 | General
Jessica is 27 and works in the hospitality industry and after-school care at a primary school. Since September 2022, Jessica has been suffering from an ongoing wound infection after she received an artificial kneecap (meniscus implant). Jessica had been in a lot of...
by TGAR Foundation | Jun 27, 2024 | General
The European Centre for Disease Prevention ECDC warns that antibiotics no longer work well against some forms of the STD gonorrhea. This is because the bacteria that causes the disease becomes resistant. The ECDC calls this a “worrying development”. If...
by TGAR Foundation | Jun 13, 2024 | General
More countries must recognize how gender affects exposure to pathogens, finds a review by the World Health Organization Women might be more likely to develop drug-resistant infections than men — an under-recognized aspect of the growing threat of antimicrobial...
