Tag: antibiotic resistant superbug

Shining Light on New Treatment for Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs

Superbugs face a new threat as scientists from the University of South Australia (UniSA) develop a light-activated treatment that destroys some of the most infamous and potentially deadly bacteria globally. The antimicrobial light therapy was tested on defiant infections caused by antibiotic-resistant (AMR) strains of staphylococcus aureus (Golden Staph) and pseudomonas aeruginosa, two of the six most lethal…


Experts Discover New Combination Therapy to Combat Superbugs

A preclinical study led by researchers from Monash University has discovered that a combination of phage and antibiotic therapy may be the most effective to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. “We have been able to confirm that, even in complex living systems, treatment with our characterised phages can reliably steer bacteria towards a phage-resistant variant that is…


Australian Scientists Put Superbugs On Notice

Superbugs, one of the top 10 threats to global public health according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), may soon be a thing of the past after Australian researchers developed a new way to eradicate antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers from Monash University in Victoria have discovered a new method that could potentially destroy the superbugs, prevent antibiotic resistance…