The prevalence of malaria parasites with validated or candidate resistance markers reached more than 20% in 11 of 16 districts.
AMR surveillance equipment was donated primarily to labs close to the frontline and will help increase the speed and accuracy of testing.
US medical experts recommend avoiding the use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed.
New York City dermatologists have noted severe fungal infections, and Argentina reports H5 avian flu in sea lions.
New data highlight the diversity of the opportunistic pathogen and the high in-hospital mortality risk in certain patients.
The number antibiotic prescriptions dispensed by nurse independent prescribers rose by 146%.
A pediatric hospital system wasted 58,607 antibiotic doses, including drugs in limited US supply.
EU countries reported 33,527 TB cases in 2021, which continues a downward trend observed since 2002.
Despite a nearly threefold drop in ciprofloxacin prescriptions over 6 years, the amount of fluoroquinolone-resistant E coli in the community rose.
A systematic review finds that room disinfection with ultraviolet-C has little impact on healthcare-associated multidrug-resistant infections.
The authors said the case report provides a cautionary example for health providers in areas with low TB incidence.
The vaccine targets outer membrane vesicles that are common to both Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Researchers in a university health system found the proportion of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections was higher in winter than summer months.
A review and meta-analysis found resistance to cefiderocol was low overall, but "alarmingly high" among some carbapenem-resistant pathogens.
Samples from ready-to-eat food products in China were found to be contaminated with multidrug-resistant and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
A Canadian report suggests subscription pull incentives hold the greatest promise for revitalizing the country's antibiotic market.
The link between travel and antibiotic resistance might be related to selection pressure for resistance genes in particular regions due to antibiotic use in humans or animals.
The rate of 3 healthcare-associated infections hit a 5-year high in US hospitals during COVID-19.
Experts call on governments and health officials to focus more on infection prevention in their efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance and other threats.
Exposure to antibiotics at an early age is among the factors that can increase the risk, study finds.
They say accelerated use of the products during the COVID-19 pandemic could pose health risks, such as antimicrobial resistance.
The gene-edited calf has reduced susceptibility to bovine viral diarrhea virus and was produced by an innovation that one day could reduce antimicrobial use in cattle.
Allowing bedside nurses to independently order testing for C difficile was tied to faster test results.
Scientists spotlight an increase in E coli isolates carrying the blaNDM-5 gene that makes them resistant to carbapenems, a key class of antibiotics.
Two unrelated cases suggest that a severe, antifungal-resistant tinea is now being locally transmitted in the US.
