Tag: Antibiotic Resistance
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Antibiotic resistance: how a pioneering trial is using old drugs to save babies from sepsis
New hope for newborns in a warm coastal town Just minutes from the turquoise waters of Kilifi Creek, a team of clinicians, microbiologists and technicians is rewriting how we treat neonatal sepsis. In a region where antibiotic resistance threatens to outpace medical advances, the NeoSep1 trial is testing whether familiar, older antibiotics can save vulnerable…
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Old Drugs, New Hope: How a Pioneering Trial Uses Familiar Antibiotics to Save Babies from Sepsis
Introduction: A quiet revolution in neonatal care In a sunlit clinic near Kenya’s Kilifi Creek, a team of clinicians, microbiologists, and researchers is tackling one of medicine’s toughest challenges: sepsis in newborns. The NeoSep1 trial is testing a bold idea—using older, well-known antibiotics in new combinations to outpace resistance and improve survival for some of…
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WHO Alarm as Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea Surges: Urgent Action Needed
WHO Warns: A Rapid Rise in Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a stark warning about a sharp increase in drug-resistant gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection that is becoming harder to treat as antibiotic resistance tightens its grip. With resistance to ciprofloxacin now estimated at about 95% globally, researchers and public health…
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Study Highlights Colonization and Spread of Resistant Bacteria in NICUs
Overview Recent research shines a light on how resistant bacteria establish themselves in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and how they spread between patients and surfaces. The findings underscore the ongoing struggle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in one of the most vulnerable patient populations: newborns. Understanding colonization dynamics in NICUs is essential for improving infection…
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NICU Resistant Bacteria: Colonization and Spread in Neonates
What the study reveals about colonization in the NICU Recent research highlights the worrying pattern of resistant bacteria colonizing neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The study tracks how certain pathogens can establish a foothold in the hospital environment and on the skin or mucous membranes of newborns who are most vulnerable due to prematurity, invasive…
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in EMRO: Outcomes Across Clinical, Economic, and Consumption Dimensions
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a pressing global health challenge, with the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) facing unique burdens related to antibiotic use, stewardship implementation, and monitoring. This scoping review synthesizes the evidence on antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions in EMRO countries, focusing on three core domains: clinical outcomes, economic implications, and antibiotic consumption patterns.…
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Future Perfect 25: Six activists and organizers tackling the trust deficit in global health
Rethinking trust at the heart of global health As the world grapples with a warming planet, antibiotic resistance, and escalating health inequities, a quiet but potent obstacle looms larger than any single disease: trust. The 2025 Future Perfect 25 highlights six activists and organizers who are trying to repair the trust deficit that undermines funding,…
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European study links falling prices, rising costs, and shortages in AMR-linked antibiotics
Overview: European study links price declines to mounting costs and shortages As World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week begins, a new independent European study presented during the event highlights a troubling paradox in the antibiotic supply chain: availability is tightening while prices fall and costs rise in different parts of the market. The findings, disclosed…
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Italy? West Bank Hospitals Confront High Rates of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
Rising Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in West Bank Hospitals Across West Bank hospitals, healthcare systems are grappling with an alarming rise in multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Medical centers that once relied on standard antibiotic regimens now face pathogens that no longer respond to several first-line and even secondary treatments. The trend underscores a global challenge: antibiotic…
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How Demographic Shifts in Europe May Accelerate Drug-Resistant Bloodstream Infections
Overview: Demographic Change and Emerging Health Risks Europe’s population is aging, with longer life expectancy but higher prevalence of chronic illnesses. A recent study highlights a troubling link: demographic shifts could fuel a rise in drug-resistant bloodstream infections (DRBI) across the continent. As more people live with multiple chronic conditions, the likelihood of invasive infections…