0 Could game theory be used to predict antibiotic resistance genes?
Researchers have developed a game theory approach and a machine learning algorithm to accurately identify antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria.
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0 Panel discussion for World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Antimicrobial stewardship, new research and future perspectives
Panel discussion live date: Friday 15 November 2019 07:00 [PST] 10:00 [EST] 15:00 [GMT]. In this panel discussion marking World Antibiotic Awareness Week our experts will provide insights on the key topics in the current debate around antimicrobial resistance – from bench to bedside – including stewardship, drug and treatment development, resistance mechanisms and a ‘One Health’ approach.
0 IDWeek: Could dating apps be used to promote PrEP?
Research presented at IDWeek has discovered that users of the social networking app, Grindr, took more risks and had more partners but were more likely to use, or be open to using, PrEP compared with those who didn’t use the app.
0 IDWeek: Flu vaccine reduces risk of hospitalization and death
Two analyses supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s US influenza data have demonstrated that immunization reduces the risk of hospitalization in children and death in adults
0 IDWeek: Antibiotics before dental visits are overprescribed and increase the risk of side effects
Research has suggested that prophylactic antibiotics are overprescribed before dental visits, and that taking them could actually increase the likelihood of adverse effects.
0 IDWeek: Antibiotic-free poultry half as likely to contain multidrug-resistant Salmonella
Research from IDWeek has suggested that conventionally raised poultry is twice as likely to contain multidrug-resistant Salmonella when compared with poultry labelled antibiotic-free or organic.
0 The hospital environment in healthcare-associated infections – an interview with Stephanie Dancer
What role might the healthcare environment play in infections? And how could this be mitigated? We speak to Stephanie Dancer about the healthcare environment and its role in healthcare-associated infections.
1 Bacteria can lose cell walls in order to resist antibiotics
Researchers have observed a bacterial mechanism that allows bacteria to change form and resist antibiotics, without the transfer of resistance genes.
0 US FDA warns of serious liver injury linked to hepatitis C drugs: September’s industry headlines
Take a look at this month’s industry headlines including FDA warnings over hepatitis C drugs in patients with liver injury, a new infectious diseases strategy for the UK and priority review for Merck’s Ebola vaccine.
0 Ask the Experts: Healthcare-associated infections – surveillance, prevention and control
In this Ask The Experts we talk to two experts about issues surrounding healthcare-associated infections and infection prevention and control, including the role of surveillance, the involvement of patients and the importance of behavior change.
