Experts are calling for a modification to the operational definition for sepsis, which they say could improve patient ...

News On 6’s MaKayla Glenn spoke with Shelby Pope, a Skiatook-base nurse practitioner who says this change will make a big difference for both patients and small practices like hers.

Antibiotics, by definition, only work against bacteria. Using antibiotics against viruses is like trying to put out a fire with a fan – you’re using the wrong tool entirely for the problem at ...

If this microbe were brought to market as an antibiotic, it would mean millions fewer deaths from bacterial infections each year, according to Vogel. "Garden soil may seem mundane, but it's in ...

Meanwhile, there could be many antibiotics that might be effective for treating infections caused by these bacteria. The definition should depend on how many existing antibiotics are effective ...

Superbugs show extensive antibiotic resistance, meaning drugs that would historically cure people of the infections stop working. Bacteria develop this resistance over time as they evolve ...

has recommended the inclusion of all antibiotics in the definition of new drugs in the New Drugs and Clinical Trial (NDCT) Rules, 2019. The recommendation to the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC ...

The Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has recommended to the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) to consider a proposal for inclusion of all antibiotics in the definition of new drugs in the New ...

More than 39 million people worldwide could die from antibiotic-resistant infections ... and 6.31 million deaths from AMR-related causes, meaning a drug-resistant infection played a role in ...

Resistance occurs when microbes evolve the ability to survive drugs that were deadly to them, meaning they no longer clear up infections. Because of the widespread use of antibiotics, in farming ...