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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...