Antibiotic resistance

Two million Australians self-report an allergy to penicillin – but most actually aren’t allergic – and this can lead to serious public health consequences

As we mark Antimicrobial Awareness week, one Australian collaboration has been pioneering software solutions and research into antimicrobial stewardship for nearly two decades

By targeting an essential nutrition pathway, researchers hope to develop drug targets against the bacterium that causes pneumonia

Sepsis, when our immune response to infection attacks tissues and organs, is a major killer, but recent research suggests a megadose of vitamin C can reverse the damage

New research is finding ways to beat dangerous superbugs with ‘resistance resistant’ antibiotics, and it could help in our fight against COVID-19 complications

Animal manure is a known source of antibiotic resistance genes, and now new research shows how these genes travel from the soil to a salad