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Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat. Modern health systems rely on antibiotics to prevent and treat infections, and the need for new drugs is urgent. In a joint call to action, the …

From three days to less than 45 minutes – a new rapid bacteria test radically improves the chances of treating bacterial infections with the right antibiotics. The innovation is now being rewarded …

Researchers at Uppsala University have identified a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against the multi-drug resistant bacteria that WHO pinpoints as the most critical to develop novel …

A new study shows how heteroresistance, a transient resistance common in many bacteria, can act as a precursor to the development of antibiotic resistance. According to researchers at Uppsala …

On 9–10 May, a forum will be held in Uppsala on the topic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within the framework of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meeting will be hosted by …

The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics increased drastically in intensive care at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. At first, this helped patients avoid urinary tract infections and seemed to …

What can we learn from studying the behaviour of bacteria in the gut? In Mikael Sellin's lab, scientists have grown intestines and managed to film when weak spots are attacked by aggressive bacteria. …

Bacterial perseverance is a new phenomenon that helps explain how bacteria adapt to survive antibiotic treatments. A group of researchers at Uppsala University have studied how individual bacteria …

The silent pandemic – that is what the challenge of increasing antibiotic resistance in our society is sometimes called. Treatments are rendered more difficult within health care and lives are …

The patient gets the right treatment straight away, while unnecessary use of antibiotics is reduced. The world’s fastest antibiotic sensitivity test, developed by researchers at Uppsala University and …