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Original Source: New antibiotics for selective treatment of gastrointestinal infection caused by Clostridium difficile.
Importance of the field: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is associated with consumption of antibiotics which disrupt the normal microbial flora of the gut, allowing C. difficile to establish itself and produce disease. Currently, only vancomycin or metronidazole are recommended for treatment and many patients suffer from relapse on infection. Hence, there is a need for new treatment options. Areas covered in this review: This review evaluates five agents in development where the focus is on treatment...
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Effects of antibiotics on gut flora analyzed
A new study reveals that antibiotics produce changes in the microbial and metabolic patterns of the gut. The researchers that have analyzed for the first time the bacteria, genes, enzymes and molecule...
Ban Antibiotics In Farm Animal Feed, Say Canadian Doctors
Adding antibiotics to livestock feed should be banned, the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) urged today. In a report titled "When Antibiotics Stop Working", the authors are also calling for stricter...
Deinove to establish new subsidiary for antibiotics program
Deinove, a France-based bacteria company, will establish a new subsidiary Deinobiotics to speed up research and development of new antibiotics as part of its antibiotics program.
Antibiotics Before Cesarean Delivery Cut Infections in Half
Surgical site infections were reduced by 48% when antibiotics were given within 1 hour before cesarean incision compared with when antibiotics were given after clamping the umbilical cord. Medscape...
Is it safe to drink alcohol when taking antibiotics?
In the lead up to summer party season, NPS MedicineWise is reminding Australians that while alcohol might not interact with many antibiotics, it’s still important to follow certain rules for taking...
Senators Tell FDA To Boost Antibiotic Monitoring
Last April, the FDA issued various guidances that were designed to tighten the use of antibiotics in animals that are used to produce food. As part of its plan, the agency hoped to convince drugmakers...
Many Antibiotics Are Headed Straight for Your Gut—And That Could Be Making You Fat
“Antibiotics may plump up cows, pigs, chickens, mice and humans alike,” reports Science News. “For decades, low doses of antibiotics have been given to livestock to make the animals grow and bul...
Vaccine and antibiotics stabilized so refrigeration is not needed
Researchers have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that, in the laboratory, kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This provides a new avenue towar...
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Are Fluoroquinolones Superior Antibiotics for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia?
Various guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are presented that include fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The efficacy of current fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the...
Killing by bactericidal antibiotics does not depend on reactive oxygen species.
Bactericidal antibiotics kill by modulating their respective targets. This traditional view has been challenged by studies that propose an alternative, unified mechanism of killing, whereby toxic reac...
How to cope with the quest for new antibiotics.
Since their introduction in therapy, antibiotics have played an essential role in human society, saving millions of lives, allowing safe surgery, organ transplants, cancer therapy. Antibiotics have al...
Do we need new antibiotics? The search for new targets and new compounds.
Resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial compounds continues to increase. There are several possibilities for protection against pathogenic microorganisms, for instance, preparation of new va...
