Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers have developed two distinct, highly innovative AST methods for directly measuring a pathogen's susceptibility to beta-lactams on very short time scales

New understanding may now lead to new treatments or prevention methods for C. difficile  infection

Scientists have identified strains of group A streptococcus that are less susceptible to commonly used antibiotics, a sign that these germs could be moving closer to resistance to such medicines

Those who have the mutation clear an infection without an excessive immune response

New report describes strides in antibiotic stewardship and surveillance in recent years, but also persisting challenges

UNC researchers led by Brian Conlon, PhD, discover how molecules called rhamnolipids could make common aminoglycoside antibiotics effective against the toughest Staph infections

Rising antimicrobial resistance has already rendered some infections untreatable with existing drugs

Dentists are among the top prescribers in the US, accounting for about 10 percent of all antibiotic prescriptions

Microchannel cell-trapping device rapidly identifies antimicrobial susceptibility directly from clinical samples at the single cell level