FDA approves first new antibiotic for UTIs in nearly 30 years
The drug Blujepa, from drugmaker GSK, provides a new treatment option as bacteria increasingly become resistant to the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5 年
Maker of the Miracle Mould
The story of penicillin - the first antibiotic used successfully to treat people with serious infectious diseases - begins with a bit of luck. Alexander Fleming, a British scientist, noticed in ...
The Scientist4 个月
How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production
Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah is an Assistant Editor at ...
PBS3 个月
Fleming discovers penicillin
Alexander Fleming returned to his research laboratory at St. Mary's Hospital in London after World War I. His battlefront experience had shown him how serious a killer bacteria could be, much ...
Everyday Health on MSN1 天
New UTI Antibiotic Is the First Approved by the FDA in Nearly 30 Years
Key TakeawaysBlujepa (gepotidacin) is the first new antibiotic class approved in nearly 30 years, providing a crucial ...
Business Insider India9 年
Penicillin's discoverer predicted our coming post-antibiotic era 70 years ago
The world is facing a potentially disastrous future: The antibiotics we use to cure everyday infections are becoming useless against certain bacteria. If this post-antibiotic era comes to pass,by ...
Medscape5 天
Comparison of First-Line With Second-Line Antibiotics for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic ...
* From the Critical Care Department (Dr. Dimopoulos), "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece; and Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (Drs. Siempos, Korbila, Manta, and Falagas), Athens ...