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Fatal bloodstream illnesses driven by urinary tract infections could rise, warn scientists as research shows link to food-borne bacteria

Superbugs can resist multiple antibiotics including penicillin and cephalosporins and pets could be passing E.coli to their owners

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday released an advisory urging people to avoid taking antibiotics like Azithromycin and Amoxiclav. The advisory signed by Dr Sharad Kumar Agarwal, National President, IMA, and other members has said that taking antibiotics when there is no requirement of it, leads to antibiotic resistance.

Rick Bright ran antibacterial programs at the government’s US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Prof Martha Clokie says phages could become routine for some conditions

The CDC released an health advisory warning of the rise of drug-resistant Shigella, a bacteria that causes GI infection.

It's well known that good hand hygiene can prevent illness. But can it thwart the development of bacterial resistance as well?

An infection that's usually easy to treat with common antibiotic eyedrops "has become an infection that can be deadly and has pretty much no treatment except one IV antibiotic,” one expert said.

Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically, it’s possible.