Tag: superbug

Superbug Infections, Deaths Significantly Increased During Pandemic: CDC

U.S. hospitals saw a surge in superbug infections and deaths during the ​​COVID-19 pandemic—a setback of progress in combating antimicrobial resistance in recent years—according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Superbugs refer to bacteria and fungi that have become resistant to commonly used antibiotics and other medications…


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…