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Something wicked this way comes: new centre to confront antimicrobial resistance

webfull — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:42:28 +0000

Multidisciplinary unit to focus on rise of ‘superbugs’ identified by WHO as a leading threat to global health, responsible for 700,000 annual deaths worldwide

October 20, 2021 (Montreal, Quebec) – Globally, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) causes approximately 700,000 deaths annually, a number projected to reach over 10 million yearly deaths by 2050. The prevalence of AMR in Canada is projected to reach 40% by this time, a plausible scenario if no interventions successfully curb their rise.

Published: 20 October 2021

Pediatric researchers in Montreal unite to tackle infection and immunity on two different fronts

webfull — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:23:30 +0000

Researchers at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the ��ֱ�� Health Centre – the Children’s - and the CHU Sainte-Justine are coming together within the scope of two new projects, funded under the auspices of the ��ֱ�� Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4): improving the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia and better understanding rare immune disorders.

Improving the appropriateness of antibiotic use to treat pneumonia

Published: 13 February 2020

Cranberries join forces with antibiotics to fight bacteria

webfull — Tue, 28 May 2019 10:58:24 +0000

Published: 28 May 2019

New hope in the fight against superbugs

webfull — Wed, 03 May 2017 19:16:39 +0000

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat. So much so that a 2014 study commissioned by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom predicted that, if the problem is left unchecked, in less than 35 years more people will die from antibiotic resistant superbugs than from cancer. It is critical that researchers develop new antibiotics informed by knowledge of how superbugs are resistant to this medication.

Published: 3 May 2017

A molecular on/off switch for antibiotic resistance

webfull — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:11:43 +0000

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Antibiotic resistance represents a major challenge in treating pathogenic bacterial infections.

Now, researchers at ��ֱ�� have discovered a possible target for fighting back against resistant bacteria.

Published: 9 June 2016

��ֱ�� expert : WHO's report on Antibiotic resistance

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:54:04 +0000

Published: 30 April 2014

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