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Science Falls Behind as Syphilis Stages Another Comeback
Science Falls Behind as Syphilis Stages Another Comeback
Syphilis is among the oldest known sexually-transmitted infections. Scientists still struggle to detect and treat it.
Syphilis is among the oldest known sexually-transmitted infections. Scientists still struggle to detect and treat it.
public health, microbiology, antibiotic resistance
CDC Warns of Person-to-Person Transmission of Resistant Fungus
Shawna Williams | Jul 26, 2021 | 3 min read
In a first, patients who hadn’t been treated with antifungals were found to carry Candida auris impervious to all three available classes of the drugs.
Opinion: We Need More than New Antibiotics to Fight Resistance
Neil S. Greenspan and Arturo Casadevall | Nov 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Metabolic disrupters, phages, and other approaches are going to be needed to treat the broadest possible range of patients infected by bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple drugs.
Speaking of Microbiology
Tanya Lewis and Tracy Vence | Jun 21, 2016 | 2 min read
A selection of notable quotes from the American Society for Microbiology’s annual meeting
WHO OKs Plan to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Tracy Vence | May 27, 2015 | 1 min read
World Health Organization officials endorse a global strategy to combat the spread of antibiotic resistance.