Antimicrobial agents are vital in combating pathogenic microorganisms through diverse and intricate mechanisms. These compounds may operate by disrupting cell wall synthesis, interfering with cell ...

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...

Scientists say they have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings, “The pentapeptide-repeat protein, MfpA, interacts with ...

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 ...

Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Supplement 1. Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Infections: The Role of Bismuth Subsalicylate (Jan. - Feb., 1990), pp. S11-S15 (5 pages) This report ...

According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), antibiotic-resistant bacterial or fungal strains infect a minimum of 2.8 million individuals each year in the U.S. – with an ...

Antimicrobial agents form the essential shield behind which modern medicine operates. However, this shield is progressively weakening as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) escalates, posing a serious ...

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

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has urged global policymakers to strengthen the revised Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR), calling for a more inclusive, clear and ...

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

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