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...
by TGAR Foundation | May 16, 2024 | General
Growing resistance to these drugs increases the risks to patients Sepsis, the body’s extreme and often deadly response to an infection, is a leading cause of death in hospitals, killing nearly 270,000 adults in the U.S. each year, and antibiotics play an essential...
by TGAR Foundation | May 14, 2024 | General
Introduction In the battle against antibiotic resistance, soil plays a pivotal role as a hidden battleground. Beneath our feet lies a complex ecosystem teeming with microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which are a crucial indicator of the worldwide...
by TGAR Foundation | Apr 16, 2024 | General
Pieter is 54 years old and a philanthropy advisor. Thirteen years ago, Pieter became infected with multi-resistant bacteria after undergoing surgery in a foreign hospital. Those bacteria caused wound infections with permanent damage to his right knee. In August 2010,...
