Archive for month: May, 2019

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Antibiotics are contaminating rivers worldwide

The research team looked for residues of 14 commonly prescribed antibiotics in rivers from 72 different countries. Antibiotics were found in almost two thirds of the samples. Three medicines stand out Dangerous levels of pollution were measured…
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Phages saved my daughter’s life – Phage Therapy

A cocktail of phages saved the life of a teenager who had a deadly and seemingly untreatable infection. Isabelle's body was attacked by bacteria, and she was given less than a 1% chance of survival. However, doctors at Great Ormond Street…

Phage Therapy: Which Factors Determine the Bioavailability of Phages?

Bacteriophages are no longer forgotten viruses: scientists and practitioners seek to understand the pharmacokinetics of phages in animals and humans and to investigate bacteriophages as therapeutics, nanotransporters, or microbiome components.…
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Killer Bacteria: Death Toll from Antibiotic Resistance Rises

They have such appetizing names as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or Acinetobacter spp. And they are modern killers that are claiming more and more lives.…