"The bacteria want to survive," someone might reason when thinking about the declining effect of antibiotics, "and so they evolve into resistant strains." Of course, there is no purpose in ...

Despite the great potential of such antibiotics, little is known about their mechanism of action and the bacterial reaction ...

Superbugs, bacteria that are immune to multiple antibiotics, pose a great challenge to modern medicine. Researchers from the B CUBE—Center for Molecular Bioengineering at TUD Dresden University ...

Traditionally, antibiotics have come from natural sources ... reacts with the protein and kills the bacteria. Its unique action and composition means it can overcome any attempt by bacteria ...

Nephropathy due to penicillin or methicillin was observed in seven patients. Maximum dosage ranged from 20 to 24 gm per day for methicillin and from 20,000,000 to 60,000,000 units for penicillin.

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 ...