ANTIBIOTICS

Scientists find new way to fight off leprosy infection

Published on: July 13, 2023
15:42

Washington, Jul 13 (Prensa Latina) Once considered debilitating, antibiotics can now knock out an infection quickly and effectively, a scientific source revealed Thursday.

Cuba to produce vital injectable antibiotics

Published on: August 2, 2022
12:53

Havana, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will start up a cephalosporin plant to produce a series of injectable beta-lactam antibiotics that are widely used in intensive therapies.

Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate – WHO

Published on: June 22, 2022
16:15

Geneva, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The 2021 report described the antibacterial clinical and preclinical pipeline as stagnant and far from meeting global needs. Since 2017 only 12 antibiotics have been passed, 10 of which belong to existing classes with established mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Experts stress efficacy of short-course antibiotics against microbes

Published on: July 29, 2021
07:20

Washington, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) The effectiveness of short-course antibiotics for treating various bacterial infections show similar results to over-a-week treatments and with fewer side effects, according to the Scientific American magazine.

Global shortage of antibiotics fuels emergence of drug-resistance

Published on: April 16, 2021
08:38

Geneva, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the global shortage of innovative antibiotics is fueling emergence and spread of drug-resistance in the most dangerous bacteria.

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