Pune: In a major step to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has begun whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of carbapenem-resistant bacteria in India ...

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) refers to Enterobacteriaceae bacteria that are resistant to strong antibiotics known as Carbapenems. Enterobacteriaceae are bacteria that live in a ...

While attention has been brought to the issue and some progress has been made, hospital-acquired infections are still a major problem. Every day, around one in 31 hospital patients get an infection.

To date combination therapy for infections by CR GNB is not supported by evidence from a series of adequately sized RCTs. However, pre-clinical data and emerging clinical evidence from observational ...

Under a microscope, this drug-resistant superbug looks as benign as a handful of pebbles. Yet carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, or CRAB, is a nightmare for hospitals worldwide, as it kills ...

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that a surprising proportion of cases of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are found in isolates from patients in ...

Superbugs are the dastardly villains of the medical world: they’re hard to catch and kill, and they wreak havoc on the helpless. This week, CNN reported the emergence of carbapenem-resistant ...

In the United States, infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales have surged by 460% between 2019 ...

Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd., in partnership with its parent company Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., recently announced the launch of a phase 1 study in the U.S. on a new drug candidate (“KSP-1007”) ...