Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a way to use a bacterium's own drug resistance mechanisms ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as ...

A recent study from the CDC found a nearly 70% increase in the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE).

ANSWER: There are two main reasons. The first is that antibiotics, which are effective against bacteria, are not effective ...

A new WHO report shows that in 2023, one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide was resistant to antibiotic treatment, marking a sharp global rise in drug-resistant infections.

Difficult-to-treat infections caused by dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria are on an alarming upward climb, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned in a recent health alert. Known ...