antibiotic resistance

A handpump sticks out of the water in a flooded street in Chennai, 2008. Credit: mckaysavage/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

When a Polluted River Floods, the Groundwater Becomes Polluted Too

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Are in Deep Shit – and So Are We

Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB. Caption and credit: NIAID

While India Begins to Get Its Anti-TB Act Together, a New Model Has Predicted Newer Threats

Environmental pollution and poor management of wastewater in Hyderabad is causing “unprecedented antimicrobial drug contamination” of surrounding water sources, researchers have said. Credit: Pixabay

In Rush to Export Affordable Drugs, India Has a Superbug Problem in Its Drains

The mcr-1 plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene has been found primarily in Escherichia coli, pictured. Credit: Reuters/Courtesy CDC

First Case of Bacteria Resistant to All Antibiotics Detected in US

Scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, brown) surrounded by cellular debris. Credit: niaid/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Antibiotic Resistance is Inevitable But Not Insurmountable

We've started taking antibiotics for every little sniffle. Credit: oliverdodd/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Human History of Infectious Agents and the Reality of Antimicrobial Resistance