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Mycobacteriosis in Fish
January 15, 2013 — Mycobacteriosis in fish is a disease that is difficult to detect and therefore often underdiagnosed. For the same reason, information about the effects of this disease on the fish farming industry ... > full story -
Medicinal 'Toothbrush Tree' Yields Antibiotic to Treat TB in New Way
January 14, 2013 — There are potentially new TB drugs in the pipeline from unusual sources. A newly discovered compound has been found to be effective against resistant strains of ... > full story -
Breath Test Identifies Bacteria's Fingerprint
January 10, 2013 — Scientists have identified the chemical ‘fingerprints’ given off by specific bacteria when present in the lungs, potentially allowing for a quick and simple breath test to diagnose ... > full story -
New Compound Overcomes Drug-Resistant Staph Infection in Mice
January 7, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a new compound that restores the health of mice infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an otherwise dangerous bacterial infection. The new ... > full story -
Rethinking Bacterial Persistence: Optofluidics Allow for New Understanding of Resistance to Antibiotics
January 3, 2013 — Scientists have used microfluidics to observe the behavior of individual tuberculosis-like bacteria in the presence of antibiotics. Their observations call into question the prevailing theory of ... > full story -
Molecule That Polices TB Lung Infection Discovered: Could Lead to Vaccine
January 2, 2013 — The presence of a certain molecule allows the immune system to effectively police tuberculosis of the lungs and prevent it from turning into an active and deadly infection, according to a new ... > full story -
Research Reveals New Drug Target Urgently Needed for Tuberculosis Therapy
December 20, 2012 — One third of the world is infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, a disease that is increasingly difficult to treat because of wide spread resistance to available drugs. Researchers ... > full story -
Stroke Drug Kills Bacteria That Cause Ulcers and Tuberculosis
December 20, 2012 — A drug for ischemic strokes may also treat tuberculosis and ulcers. New research shows the compound, ebselen, to inhibit the thioredoxin reductase system in bacteria, including Helicobacter pylori ... > full story -
Hospital Cleaning Protocol Ineffective Against Multidrug-Resistant A. Baumannii
November 30, 2012 — Current hospital cleaning protocol may be inadequate to rid patient rooms of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter ... > full story -
First Direct Evidence Linking TB Infection in Cattle to Local Badger Populations
November 29, 2012 — Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. ... > full story
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