Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as one of the foremost public health concerns of the 21st century. Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics has ...

Meet “Andi Biotic” — a cartoon character dreamt up by UK ... on a mission to enlist young adults in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The initiative follows research showing ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

In 2022, over 3 million children died due to antibiotic-resistant infections, mainly in Africa and Southeast Asia. In 2022, ...

Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi or protozoans to grow despite exposure to antimicrobial substances designed to inhibit their growth. Microbes can ...

Even then, Alexander Fleming, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for the discovery, warned in his 1945 Nobel Prize speech that misuse of the drug could lead to antibiotic resistance. Indeed, within two ...

Microbiologist works with tubes of bacteria samples in an antimicrobial resistance and characterisation lab at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [AP Photo/David Goldman] A stark ...

A study presented at ESCMID Global 2025 reveals that over 3 million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections. The study underscores the ...