Antibiotic resistance is a bacterial defense mechanism against antibiotics. It can rapidly spread from one bacterium to another. This makes antibiotics increasingly ineffective.
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The level of resistances against antibiotics is rising. This is a great challenge for physicians and scientists. Scientists within the DZIF research field “Healthcare-associated and Antibiotic-resistant bacterial Infections” aim to develop new strategies against the development and spread of resistance.
This year again, from November 18 to 24, attention is being drawn worldwide to the threatening increase in resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents. The World Health Organisation (WHO)
As part of her autumn tour, the Federal Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, visited the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the German Center for Infection
Leibniz Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
Antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. New treatment options are urgently needed. Due to their specificity for certain bacteria, phages represent a conceivable alternative or supplement to antibiotics. The specificity of phages, but also the fact that they have no toxic ...
Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million deaths and ten million people infected annually. Resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) variants of the
New antibiotics are urgently needed to counter the rapidly increasing spread of resistance. The German Network against Antimicrobial Resistance (DNAMR) was founded to promote the development of new
The detection of bacterial pathogens in clinical samples is an important prerequisite for successful antimicrobial treatment. A team from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), the Helmholtz
Animal studies indicate that prenatal contact with antibiotics can affect the early development of intestinal flora and lead to serious long-term health problems in offspring. In a pilot study
