N-acetyl Cysteine Coated Gallium Particles Demonstrate High Potency against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 SUMMARY: Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections are on the rise, especially in hospitals. One of the culprits is the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa (POA1). Researchers are quickly running out of antibiotics to use against resistant strains. The problem has reached the point where colistin, a… Continue reading Using NAC Against Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria
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Long-term Impacts of Antibiotic Exposure on the Human Intestinal Microbiota
Long-term impacts of antibiotic exposure on the human intestinal microbiota SUMMARY: This review looked the long-term effects of taking antibiotics. If one is looking at the microbiota as a whole, the effects seem to be short term (a few months); however, if one looks at the population of specific species of bacteria, the numbers don’t… Continue reading Long-term Impacts of Antibiotic Exposure on the Human Intestinal Microbiota
All About Efflux Pumps
Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps: Much More Than Antibiotic Resistance Determinants SUMMARY: Efflux pumps are found in all organisms; they play an important role in helping the cells pump out toxins, heavy metals, and in the case of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotics! This article talks about how efflux pumps work, other ways that they are used… Continue reading All About Efflux Pumps
Silver Dressing and Bacteria
Wound management in an era of increasing bacterial antibiotic resistance: A role for topical silver treatment(NOT OPEN ACCESS) SUMMARY: One way of fighting antibiotic resistant bacteria is to prevent them from growing in the first place. This article looks at three different types of silver dressing, intended to do just that: silver nitrate, silver sulfadiazine,… Continue reading Silver Dressing and Bacteria
Using Microbes to Fight Microbes
Microbial approaches for targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria SUMMARY: Aside from phage therapy, another way to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria is by focusing on the gut microbiome. This article talks about targeting resistant bacteria via phages, stopping the growth and spread of resistant bacteria by recovering the normal gut microbiome of the person, and possibly using other… Continue reading Using Microbes to Fight Microbes
Nanoparticles Review for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Promising Recent Strategies with Potential Clinical Translational Value to Combat Antibacterial Resistant Surge SUMMARY: This article is a review (4 sections) of the different ways nanoparticles can be used to help fight antibacterial resistant bacteria. Section one is the introduction, which talks about where current research is with nanoparticles. Section two explains how nanoparticles interact… Continue reading Nanoparticles Review for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria