Science news articles about 'resistant germs'

... , retirement homes, and long-term care facilities are a grave problem for patients, and resistant germs can be particularly devastating. "High infection rates are in particular observed related to ...

... (STAAR) Act, a bill designed to improve research, surveillance, and prevention of antimicrobial-resistant germs. "More than four years after our first report, the bad bugs are getting worse, and we ...

... redesign of old drugs to foil drug-resistance in germs. "It really excites us that we can redesign ... last resort for patients infected by methicillin-resistant germs. And Donald's group has now begun ...

... of its type remaining in humans. The genes are Immune-Related GTPases, a kind of gene that helps mammals resist germs like tuberculosis and salmonella that try to invade cells. ...