Antimicrobial

For more information on antimicrobial resistance, visit NIAID's Antimicrobial Resistance Web portal.

Antimicrobial Resistance: 8 Large NIH Trials Seek To Preserve The Usefulness Of Antibiotics NIH/NIAID 2010

Antimicrobial research has changed significantly since many current drugs were developed, says Dennis M. Dixon, Ph. D., chief of NIAID's Bacteriology and Mycology Branch.

Antimicrobial Resistance: 8 Large NIH Trials Seek To Preserve The Usefulness Of Antibiotics NIH/NIAID 2010

Antimicrobial research has changed significantly since many current drugs were developed, says Dennis M. Dixon, Ph. D., chief of NIAID's Bacteriology and Mycology Branch.

Antimicrobial Resistance: 8 Large NIH Trials Seek To Preserve The Usefulness Of Antibiotics The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Ingesting the drugs over an extended period could, in theory, promote the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the body, making medical treatments more difficult if they spread in the population, said Kim Lewis , a microbiology professor and director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern University.

Antibiotics in Pork Draw More Scrutiny By Inspectors Bill Tomson 2011

"For the general healthy population, there is so little risk of MRSA infections that I wouldn't think it would be cost effective or helpful," says Elaine Larson , director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Antimicrobial Resistance, supported by Columbia University School of Nursing.

Silver Lining to Fighting Germs Laura Johannes 2011

For more information on antimicrobial resistance, visit NIAID's Antimicrobial Resistance Web portal.

Antimicrobial Resistance: 8 Large NIH Trials Seek To Preserve The Usefulness Of Antibiotics The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Because of the current public health emergency and worldwide concern about Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu), the American Society for Microbiology has made articles on H1N1 published within the past 6 months, November 2008 to May 2009, in ASM's Journal of Virology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy freely available online.

American Society for Microbiology makes research publications on influenza A (H1N1) freely available 2009

"Antimicrobial resistance, and the resulting failure of antimicrobial therapies in humans, is a mounting public health problem of global significance," the FDA said in a report released last year.

Antibiotics in Livestock Feed Raises Concerns Bill Tomson 2011

The agencies were informed of contamination by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, a joint effort of the USDA, CDC, and the Food and Drug Administration.

Tainted Turkey Still in Homes, Agency Warns Bill Tomson 2011

More warning signs emerged in April from tests by the federal government's National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, which examines meat samples in retail stores.

Government Knew About Bacteria in Turkey Bill Tomson 2011