Superbug : Science World Report

Jan 19, 2017 04:00 AM EST

'Superbug' Must Be Monitored; More Widespread Than Previously Known

Researchers found that the drug-resistant bacteria are more widespread than people know.

Nov 29, 2016 03:45 AM EST

Antiseptic From World War 1 Holds The Key To Treat Superbugs

Antiseptic used to cure soldiers from World War 1 can combat superbugs.

Jul 08, 2016 04:26 AM EDT

Superbug 'MCR-1' Update: Investigators Alert To Its Possible Spread

The investigators are on alert to the possible spread of colistin-resistant gene, MCR-1, which they detected in humans in the United States for the second time in June 2016.

Jul 06, 2016 05:36 AM EDT

Brazil Discovers New Drug-Resistant Bacteria In Rio Beaches

First the Zika virus, now, a new type of bacteria is threatening the Rio Olympics.

May 29, 2016 07:23 AM EDT

A Superbug Resistant To Antibiotics, Detected For The First Time In US Woman

A superbug is found in an American woman. It raises fear that it might be the end of the road for antibiotics.

Sep 14, 2015 02:26 PM EDT

MRSA: Bacteriophages Being Used to Combat Antiboitic Resistant Infection

New research out of BYU shows a potential new method to attacking the deadly bacteria known as MRSA (MER-suh).

Mar 26, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

Antibiotic-Resistant 'Superbug' Rejects Common Bacteria

New findings published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases shows us that we may have a new superbug in our midst that's on its way to antibiotic resistance.

Mar 21, 2014 10:37 PM EDT

Poor Diagnosis Driving Global Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, WHO Warns

Half a million people fell sick with dangerous superbug strains of tuberculosis (TB) in 2012, but fewer than one in four were diagnosed, putting the rest at risk of dying due to the wrong medicines or no treatment at all.

Dec 27, 2013 03:54 PM EST

Single Bacterial Super-Clone Behind World Epidemic of Drug-Resistant E. Coli

Virulent, drug-resistant forms of E. coli that have recently spread around the world emerged from a single strain of the bacteria - not many different strains, as has been widely supposed.