The fight against bacterial infections, especially those caused by resistant pathogens, is in full swing with the search for new antibiotic agents. The aim is to identify substances that attack the ...

Swiss research teams headed by the University of Zurich (UZH) and Polyphor AG now report the discovery and characterization of a new family of synthetic antibiotics that possess broad-spectrum ...

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome these resistances, drugs with novel modes of action are urgently needed.

The intravenous formulation of fosfomycin has a novel mechanism of action an no known cross-resistance to other antibiotic classes.

Antimicrobial resistance, defined as the ability of microorganisms to resist the effects of drugs meant to kill them, is a growing global health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, ...

Masahiro Yamasaki, Kensuke Nakamura, Norihisa Tamura, Shiang-Jyi Hwang, Muneyoshi Yoshikawa, Noboru Sasaki, Hiroshi Ohta, Osamu Yamato, Yoshimitsu Maede and Mitsuyoshi Takiguchi Valinomycin and ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem. Few new molecules are in development, but a new antibiotic called clovibactin brings hope. This drug, isolated from bacteria that haven't ...

Despite determined efforts by countries and health care professionals, Europe is not on track to meet four of the five AMR ...

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched the second version of the National Action Plan on ...

Many life-threatening bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. Researchers have now discovered a new class of antibiotics with a unique spectrum of activity and mechanism ...