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...
