Antibioticoresistenza, in Italia tassi alti ma qualche segno di miglioramento
In Italia, nel 2024 le percentuali di resistenza alle principali classi di antibiotici per gli otto patogeni sotto sorveglianza continuano a mantenersi elevate, tuttavia per alcune combinazioni patogeno/antibiotico si continua…
MRSA: Superbugs spread to family members of recently hospitalized patients
Family members of patients recently discharged from the hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, often called a superbug, even if the patient was not diagnosed…
A vaccine to fight antibiotic resistance
Driven by the overuse of antimicrobials, pathogens are quickly building up resistances to once-successful treatments. It’s estimated that antimicrobial-resistant infections killed more than 1 million people worldwide in 2019, according…