A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's leading causes of death, claiming the lives of more people than HIV / AIDS or ...

Stanford University researchers report that ciprofloxacin use drives persistent antibiotic resistance in human gut bacteria, ...

The World Health Organization estimates that about 9 million people become ill from the life-threatening infection and ...

An antibiotic that is commonly used for urinary tract infections effectively treated gonorrhoea, and may even work against ...

The NHS has issued a stark warning and says typhoid fever is a particularly unpleasant bacterial infection that can spread ...

The condition is a particularly unpleasant bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body and, according to the NHS, ...

aureus, identifying key mutations linked to resistance ... be applied to other bacteria or even in agriculture, where antibiotic resistance is also a concern in crops. "It's vital that we stay ...

Typhoid fever is a particularly unpleasant bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body and, according to the NHS, ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent threats in modern medicine. But scientists are looking to oysters for help ...