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Over 1.2 million people have lost their lives in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, a new study says.

Since its discovery in 2009, Candida auris has emerged as a serious threat to human health. While it can colonize the skin of healthy people without causing symptoms, the fungus also invades the bloodstreams and wounds of vulnerable people, often in health care settings, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of people with these invasive infections die. Last week, the CDC announced more bad news about C. auris: what the agency says is the first evidence that highly drug-resistant strains of the fungus are spreading from person to person.�...

It’s been almost 10 years since the world was warned of a post-antibiotic apocalypse. Katrina Megget takes a look at the initiatives trying to support antimicrobial R&D

Homeland Preparedness News Search Articles Home » News » Age of antibiotic resistance being met with newly unveiled PASTEUR Act in U.S. House Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Kim Riley © Shutterstock In the United States, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur annually, killing some 35,000 people, yet scant financial incentives exist to develop drugs that could treat many of these infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In response, a bipartisan bill introduced this week ...