Diphtheria risks becoming ‘major global threat’ again as it evolves resistance to antimicrobials
Diphtheria – a relatively easily-preventable infection – is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to
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March 8, 2021 • ~6 min
March 8, 2021 • ~6 min
Scientists identify warning signs over effectiveness of HIV ‘wonder drug’ in sub-Saharan Africa
Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS
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Dec. 1, 2020 • ~6 min
Dec. 1, 2020 • ~6 min
Drug-resistant hospital bacteria persist even after deep cleaning, genomic study reveals
Scientists have used genome sequencing to reveal the extent to which a drug-resistant gastrointestinal bacterium can spread within a hospital, highlighting the
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Oct. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
Antiretroviral therapy fails to treat one-third of HIV patients in Malawi hospital
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) failure and drug resistance are extremely common in patients living with HIV who are admitted to hospital in Malawi, according to
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Sept. 3, 2020 • ~5 min
Sept. 3, 2020 • ~5 min
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