A powerful new antibiotic candidate has been hiding in plain sight inside a well known bacterial compound, and in early lab tests it appears to be up to 100 times more potent than some existing drugs ...

Missing doses of your antibiotic can make them less effective, increase the risk of side effects, or lead to antibiotic resistance.

A low-dose antibiotic developed in Leiden may stop C. difficile infections more effectively by targeting the pathogen while ...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the microbe responsible for gonorrhoea, is developing resistance to most antibiotics, which means we need new drugs to treat the condition. An antibiotic called zoliflodacin mig ...

“Of the 100 isolates (single pure strains of bacteria separated from a mixed pool), 73 per cent were single drug-resistant ...

High levels of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in both indoor and outdoor environments in Delhi are posing public health risks ...

A study led by researchers at the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has uncovered alarming ...

A study led by researchers at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) shows, in an experimental laboratory model, ...

Results presented at IDWeek showed prolonged antibiotic therapy beyond 12 weeks may not improve outcomes for early ...

The U.S. health regulator on Friday approved Innoviva's oral antibiotic to treat gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, offering patients an alternative to an injectable drug that was the ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that psoriasis patients who used antibiotics had ...

In his latest 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Modi spoke on the issue of antibiotic misuse, urging citizens to consult doctors ...