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Antibiotic resistance is a global problem. While the situation in Europe and the USA has been well researched, many regions of the world remain poorly understood. The research alliance Leibniz INFECTIONS is investigating the resistance situation in Sub-Saharan Africa, where approximately twice as many people die from resistant pathogens as in Europe. In episode 7 of the podcast ‘Mikroben im Visier’, we explore how resistance develops and spreads, and what appropriate countermeasures can be taken.
One in six bacterial infections no longer responds to common antibiotics – WHO calls for increased survaillance and responsible use
Members of the research alliance Leibniz INFECTIONS participated in a new study investigating the evolution of antibiotic resistance in Haemophilus influenzae bacteria. The study shows that the human pathogen can rapidly adapt to commonly used beta-lactam antibiotics. However, the genetic changes and their consequences are surprisingly diverse and difficult to predict. Some mutations even make the bacteria more susceptible to other drugs.
Dr. Margo Diricks from the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, was awarded the Becton Dickenson (BD)-Research Prize at this year's annual meeting of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) in Jena for her outstanding work in advancing diagnostic strategies for lung pathogens that are difficult to identify and treat.
It's Oktoberfest time again in Munich. And the approximately six million people at the Theresienwiese are also leaving their mark on the wastewater from sewage treatment plants. A research team from the Leibniz Research Alliance INFECTIONS has taken a closer look at this. In episode 6 of the podcast ‘Mikroben im Visier’, the scientists explain why they did this and what the results were.