by TGAR Foundation | Apr 8, 2021 | General
The development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural process that has occurred long before the introduction of antibiotics to healthcare. However the overreliance and misuse of antibiotics has significantly accelerated the development and spread of...
by TGAR Foundation | Apr 8, 2021 | General
Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP, CuratorLPBI Quantum dots target infections Photoactivated QDs Kill Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ A technique for treating bacterial infections has successfully used light-activated quantum dots (QDs) to kill multiple...
by TGAR Foundation | Mar 26, 2021 | General
Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP, CuratorLPBI New antibiotic effective against MRSA A New Antibiotic (E)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one, from University Of Notre Dame The emergence of resistance to antibiotics over the past few decades...
by TGAR Foundation | Mar 19, 2021 | General
Writer and Curator: Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP The Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance Antibiotic resistance has become a major challenge of our time. Common microorganisms that inhabit the skin, mouth and nares, and fecal organisms are transmitted in...
by TGAR Foundation | Mar 12, 2021 | General
Reporter and Curator: Dr. Sudipta Saha, Ph.D. The Journey of Antibiotic Discovery The term ‘antibiotic’ was introduced by Selman Waksman as any small molecule, produced by a microbe, with antagonistic properties on the growth of other microbes. An antibiotic...
