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Urinary tract infections are referred to as complex urinary tract infections when they are accompanied by risk factors that increase the likelihood that antibiotic therapy may fail, such as fevers, sepsis, urinary obstruction, or catheters. Read on for details:

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Progress on world-first gonorrhoea vaccine

Clinical trials of a world-first gonorrhoea vaccine could be a year away as the problem of antibiotic resistance becomes increasingly pressing around the world.

AAP

Urgent warning for people who take antibiotic due to contamination fears

At least four people fell ill within hours being given a dose from one of the affected batches

Liverpool Echo

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Urgent warning for people who take antibiotic after batch recalled because of contamination

A number of people have fallen ill within hours of being given a dose from the affected batches

Manchester Evening News

Antibiotics 'hard to get' as big shortages bite

Most Hunter pharmacies have been struggling to secure medications, particularly antibiotics and diabetes medications.

Newcastle Herald

Patient 'dies in ambulance' outside hospital 'after no beds were available'

The patient had arrived at Fairfield General Hospital and antibiotic treatment was started by hospital staff who came out from inside the hospital, before the patient went into cardiac arrest, NHS sources said

Daily Mirror

Say no to factory farming

Every year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill over 38,400 people in Thailand. On the YouTube channel of World Animal Protection Thailand, an animation titled Getting To Know Superbugs takes viewers to a crowded factory farm where a pig named Molly lives. Molly explains that since pigs live in crowded places, they feel…

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Health secretary Thérèse Coffey gave leftover prescription drugs to a poorly friend – is this advisable or legal?

Thérèse Coffey, the health secretary for England, has admitted to giving her leftover antibiotics to friends and family who were feeling unwell. This led to the British Medical Association issuing a statement, describing her actions as “not only potentially dangerous, but also against the law”.

The Conversation

Commentary: Washington is neglecting a key national security threat

At the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Conference last month, President Joe Biden pledged $6 billion in U.S. funding to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and strengthen health systems worldwide. The announcement is a welcome sign of the administration’s continued interest in global health as attention to the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.…

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New Antibiotic-infused Cement For Bones Created To Combat Infections

The medicinal cement precisely targets the infection site and delivers the antibiotic to the bone tissue through the bone cement.

Zenger

‘Irresponsible’: Alarm over Coffey’s ‘plans to let patients get antibiotics without seeing GP’

Reported plans come in bid to clear up long GP waiting lists

The Independent UK

'Taking antibiotics before going to the dentist could stop heart infections'

After a friend's brush with death, Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Sheffield University linking bad teeth to a potentially fatal heart condition and the preventative measures that could save lives

Daily Mirror

Humble Potato Could Be Key To Beating Hospital Superbugs

Scientists say it contains a natural drug that destroys lethal bacteria.

Zenger

Why Covid-19 made this sexually transmitted superbug even worse

Gonorrhea is on the rise, but there are concrete steps that people can take to prevent it from getting worse.

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The Conversation

Gonorrhea became more drug resistant while attention was on COVID-19 – a molecular biologist explains the sexually transmitted superbug

COVID-19 has rightfully dominated infectious disease news since 2020. However, that doesn’t mean other infectious diseases took a break. In fact, U.S. rates of infection by gonorrhea have risen during the pandemic.

The Conversation

Medical guidelines that embrace the humility of uncertainty could help doctors choose treatments with more research evidence behind them

Clinical guidelines greatly influence how doctors care for their patients. By providing recommendations on how to diagnose and treat particular situations, guidelines can help standardize the care patients receive. For instance, when a patient is suffering from an infection, a physician can consult the relevant guidelines to confirm that antibiotics…

The Conversation

Why has my cold dragged on so long? And how do I know when it's morphed into something more serious?

Common colds are caused by viruses. There are no effective cures, and antibiotics do not work on viruses, so treatment is targeted at managing the symptoms until your immune system has cleared the cold.

Daily Mirror

'Untreatable' STD superbug that causes infertility and miscarriage is a 'silent spreader'

Scientists fear a 'silent spreader' STI called M. gen may "evolve into a superbug" due to the lack of research and testing - and the fact that the disease has proven resistant to antibiotics

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Benzinga

Why Spero Therapeutics Is Trading Higher By Over 105%; Here Are 21 Stocks Moving Premarket

Gainers Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRO) rose 105.6% to $1.69 in pre-market trading. GSK and Spero Therapeutics announced exclusive license agreement for late-stage antibiotic asset, Tebipenem HBr.

Salon

The tide turns against superbugs

Humans were losing the war against antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Is that about to change?

The Conversation

Gutter to gut: How antimicrobial-resistant microbes journey from environment to humans

From sore throats to fevers and life-threatening infections, most people have periodically used antibiotics. Recent reports show that the global COVID-19 pandemic has increased the use of antibiotics.

The Conversation

UTIs are still diagnosed using a 140-year-old method – here's why

If you’ve ever had a urinary tract infection (UTI) before, you know what a pain it can be. Not just because of the physical pains it causes, but because it can also be such a pain to go to the doctor, provide a urine sample, and wait for your results.

The Independent UK

Poo transplants to be offered to hundreds of NHS patients with superbugs

The treatment targets infections that are hard to treat with traditional antibiotics

The Independent UK

Poo transplant to be offered to hundreds with superbug

C.diff infections can be tricky to treat with traditional antibiotics.

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