Videos in this resource go through the basics of the science behind the antibiotic crisis.
[21 Jun 2018] 1928 Diagnostics, who develops a platform for automated DNA-analysis of bacterial infections in collaboration with researchers from CARe, was chosen among hundreds of candidates as a Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum.
[21 Jun 2018] This week, 15 students completed the one week lab course, "The Problem of Antibiotic Resistance" led by CARe member Anne Farewell.
[13 Jun 2018] The third annual CARe meeting was held June 11th-12th on the island of Hisingen. Christina Greko from the SVA gave a highly appreciated lecture to the ca 60 participating CARe scientist.
[9 May 2018] The Swedish Government decided today to support installation of advanced sewage treatment in order to more efficiently remove pharmaceutical residues and reduce risks for antibiotic resistance development
[7 May 2018] This review provides guidance to what knowledge gaps are critical to fill, in order to better manage risks related to antibiotic resistance from environmental sources.
[7 May 2018] Sialic acid transporters are required for sialic acid uptake in a number of human pathogens and are of interest as targets for antimicrobial drug development. Researchers from CARe have now functionally characterised and determined the substrate bound structure of the sialic acid transporter from the uropathogen Proteus mirabilis. The study provide insights into the mechanism of sialic acid transport and is a stepping stone for structure based drug-design. The study was published in Nature Communications.
[26 Apr 2018] Ciprofloaxin is a potent and relatively stable synthetic antibiotic. Hence, there may be risks for selection for resistance when it is released into the environment. In a study published this week in the journal Environment International, CARe researchers studied what concentrations were required to select for resistance (as measured by several endpoints) in complex aquatic biofilms. The results may be used for guiding regulation as well other voluntary initiatives to reduce risks associated with environmental antibiotic pollution.
"This serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country"
"Without urgent, coordinated action by many stakeholders, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill"
(World Health Organization 2014 regarding the global challenges with antibiotic resistance)
“It is not difficult to make microbes resistant to penicillin in the laboratory by exposing them to concentrations not sufficient to kill them… There is the danger that the ignorant man may easily underdose himself and by exposing his microbes to non-lethal quantities of the drug make them resistant.”
(Alexander Flemming, Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1945)
"Ethics and Value Challenges in Antibiotic Resistance Management, Policy and Research Symposium"
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External links to more information about antibiotic resistance (Photo:NIAID)
