A new study published in The Lancet Public Health journal reveals that almost all countries are overusing 'watch' class ...

A new study highlights the recent but fluctuating growth in global human antibiotic consumption, one of the main drivers of growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR results in infections that no ...

The confluence of events that have engulfed the discovery, clinical development, and the market for antibiotics over the last two decades is evolving. And not for the better. When I first wrote ...

Most antibiotics are natural products of bacteria and other microorganisms from the environment. They are part of a silent chemical warfare among microorganisms in soils, rivers and seas right now.

Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli are the most virulent class of drug-resistant bacteria. This week, the UN General Assembly will convene a meeting with world leaders to discuss the looming ...

Researchers surveyed the gut microbiomes of nearly 2,000 people, discovering dozens of potential new antibiotics. The lead candidate, prevotellin-2, demonstrated anti-infective capabilities on par ...

A new study reveals that the notorious bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa must balance between effectively colonizing human airways and developing antibiotic tolerance to survive. Imagine ...

A bacterial strain that disables the strongest class of antibiotics available in American hospitals is spreading faster than ...