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,...
Introduction: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are a common medical issue affecting millions of people worldwide. While antibiotics have long been the primary treatment, a concerning trend has emerged in recent years. Many patients face recurring UTIs that are...
Dutch researchers will set up a screening system for dangerous fungi. In this way, there will be a better surveillance of possible outbreaks, especially of the candida auris. According to the researchers, this fungus is an increasing problem worldwide. Major outbreaks...
Antibiotic means a substance produced by living microbes that kills or inhibits the growth of other microbes (in the present context, this also includes compounds that are partly or fully synthetically produced). Antibiotics have been used since the 1930s to treat...
“I HOPE MY CHILDREN WILL HAVE A GREAT LIFE” The Kyrgyz family of Zarina got hit hard by extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). The mother of five children first lost her husband due to XDR-TB. She herself and her two youngest sons Nursultan and Danyar also...
Study suggests antimicrobial used to promote livestock growth breeds bacteria more resistant to our natural defences The blanket use of antibiotics in farming has led to the emergence of bacteria that are more resistant to the human immune system, scientists have...
