antibiotics
Ramping up basic infection control measures could prevent 750,000 deaths linked to antibiotic resistance per year in developing countries, according to a new study. Antimicrobial resistance, when bacteria, viruses, or other microbes no longer respond to medicine, is a global public health threat, with researchers estimating that nearly 5 million deaths globally are associated with it. It is mainly driven by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in humans, animals, and plants, experts say. In a new four-part series published on Thursday in the Lancet, researchers recommend new global targets to...
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Emblaveo, developed by Pfizer and approved today by the European Commission, can be used to treat complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired pneumonia and infections caused by certain types of drug-resistant bacteria. “This newly approved medicine will fill an important gap where there are currently a very limited number of treatment options,” said the EU executive in a press release. This authorisation comes a month after the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion and recommended its marketing authorisation. The antibiotic was evaluated under EMA...
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Washington (AFP) - Amid soaring rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, US health authorities on Monday proposed that doctors begin prescribing a common antibiotic as a pill taken after sex, despite concerns over fueling more resistant strains. DoxyPEP, or doxycycline used as a post-exposure prophylaxis, was found to cut the risk of developing these infections in clinical trials involving men who have sex with men and transgender women who engaged in condomless sex. Draft guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) accordingly target only these higher risk ...
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