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Bedaquiline Shows Efficacy in Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

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High rates of successful treatment outcomes with Bedaquiline, in patients with rifampicin or flouroquinolone resistant tuberculosis ... See MoreSee Less

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Patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis who were treated with bedaquiline in an optimized background regimen experienced high rates of successful treatment outcomes.

Duration of Exposure to Antipseudomonal β‐Lactam Antibiotics in the Critically Ill and Development of New Resistance - Teshome - - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy - Wiley Online Library

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Each additional day on antibiotics contributes to development of resistance ... See MoreSee Less

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Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy Volume 0, Issue ja SI on Prevention Strategies in the Critically Ill Duration of Exposure to Antipseudomonal β‐Lactam Antibiotics...

Phenotypic Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Organisms from Clinical Isolates

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While there is no single phenotypic test that meets all specifications of the “perfect” test, there are a number of options that are user-friendly, accurate, and feasible for implementation in clinical microbiology laboratories of all sizes ... See MoreSee Less

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The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms constitutes one of the greatest challenges to global health. While Gram-negative organisms have developed several mechanisms to avert th...

Quantifying drivers of antibiotic resistance in humans: a systematic review

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Mitigating the risks of antibiotic resistance requires a horizon scan linking the quality with the quantity of data reported on drivers of antibiotic resistance in humans, arising from the human, anim...

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Over use of antibiotics is leading us to an era where minor injuries and infections would kill millions of people and antibiotics wouldn't work anymoreAntibiotics are valuable tools for treating infections, but any antibiotic use—for people, animals, or crops—can lead to resistance. Some parts of the world ... ... See MoreSee Less

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Multi-Drug Resistance Bacteria Recent Trends in Uropathogens https://t.co/8bkksIKGbx

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Validation of the FluoroType MTBDR Assay for Detection of Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates https://t.co/vi1N8rER9l

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Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, new buzz about a malaria prevention drug https://t.co/GipbpgsB22

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Special Collections @Rutgers_SCUA·

10 Dec

Today is Nobel Prize Day. We celebrate by focusing on @RutgersU's Nobel Prize winner Selman A. Waksman. Waksman won the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic for the treatment of tuberculosis.

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