It turns out that the reason bugs like Staphylococcus aureus are capable of resisting antibiotics is because they develop a lipid-based outer membrane.
Scientists may have worked out how to defeat antibiotic-resistant superbugs - 0 views
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S. aureus is Gram+, it does not possess an outer membrane!
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Also, not all antibiotic resistance results from having an outer membrane.
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Exercise and the 'Good' Bugs in Our Gut - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system - 0 views
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An interesting article on cross-resistance.
Malaria and HIV Spike as Greece Cuts Healthcare Spending - Michael Scaturro - The Atlantic - 0 views
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"After mosquito spraying programs were cut, we've seen a return of malaria, which the country has kept under control for the past four decades. New HIV infections have jumped more than 200 percent," he noted.
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"Greece is an example of perhaps the worst case of austerity leading to public health disasters," Mr. Stuckler explained in a telephone interview.
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HIV spiked because government needle exchange programs ran out of clean syringes for heroin addicts. By Stuckler's estimate, the average Greek junkie requires 200 clean needles in a given year. "But now they're only getting three a year each," Stuckler said.
Frog Once Used in Pregnancy Tests Spread Deadly Fungus - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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The pathogen the frogs are spreading is a fungus called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd.
New Tool for Identifying Powerful HIV Antibodies - 0 views
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This would give them a better idea on how to design the HIV vaccine
Using Bacteria to Stop Malaria - 0 views
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Interesting that they can interrupt transmission of malaria by this bacteria!
Hospitals See Surge of Superbug-Fighting Products - 0 views
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Reminds me of when Dr. Finnerty told us about the sinks they had at Cornell that weren't attached to the walls so bacteria wouldn't accumulate in the seam between the sink and wall!
How to Protect Your Kids from the 'Antibiotic Apocalypse' - 0 views
"Nightmare Bacteria", shrugging off antibiotics, on rise in the US - 0 views
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Ultimately we will have a hard time clearing bacteria if this continues
Construction and Evaluation of a Novel Recombinant T Cell Epitope-Based Vaccine against... - 0 views
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No approved human vaccine exists against San Joaquin Valley fever or, for that matter, against any other fungal disease (7).
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Retrospective evidence from patient studies suggests that people who contract an acute pulmonary or disseminated Coccidioides infection and recover develop lifelong cell-mediated immunity against recurrent coccidioidomycosis.
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Based on this observation, together with results of protection studies with experimental animals, it has been proposed that generation of a vaccine against this respiratory mycosis is feasible.
Friendly Viruses Protect Us Against Bacteria - ScienceNOW - 0 views
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