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Why Antibiotic Stewardship Begins at Home

Why Antibiotic Stewardship Begins at Home

Antibiotic resistance is a silent, yet rapidly growing global health threat. It’s easy toimagine that this issue is solely the responsibility of doctors, hospitals, or pharmaceuticalcompanies, but that perception overlooks the significant role each of us plays. In...
Using AI to find new Antibiotics

Using AI to find new Antibiotics

AI is revolutionizing the fight against drug-resistant bacteria by leveraging its immense capacity for drug discovery. Led by James Collins at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers utilized a machine learning program to identify new antibiotics...
Long-term effects of azithromycin mass administration to reduce childhood mortality on Streptococcus pneumoniae antimicrobial resistance: a population-based, cross- sectional, follow-up carriage survey

Long-term effects of azithromycin mass administration to reduce childhood mortality on Streptococcus pneumoniae antimicrobial resistance: a population-based, cross- sectional, follow-up carriage survey

Summary Background Mass drug administration (MDA) programmes with the macrolide antibiotic azithromycin to reducechildhood mortality are expanding in Africa; however, concerns remain about the long-term effects of theseprogrammes on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We...