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What is biofilm? Biofilms are defined as communities of micro-organisms attached to a surface, or one another, and encased within a matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). The EPS makes up the largest component of the biofilm, and in the biological environment is generally composed of polysaccharides, proteins, glycolipids, blood products, cellular debris, extracellular enzymes, metal ...
Present approaches to control virus infection are highly specific and mainly include preventive measures such as vaccination or treatment of acute infections with direct-acting antivirals. ...
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant causative agent of hospital- and community-acquired infections, presenting with various clinical manifestations. Notably, the rapid spread of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) has become a global threat, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. ...
Another example is Takeda Pharmaceutical's broad-spectrum cephalosporin Ceftaroline Fosamil, which has an affinity for penicillin-binding protein 2A (PBP2A) and is used to treat infections caused by certain sensitive bacteria. *Imidazole Imidazole is a five-membered heterocyclic compound containing two nitrogen atoms. ...
In most cases, a tuberculosis infection in a healthy individual would be inactive (this is known as the latent phase infection) but can progress to cause a potentially fatal disease if the immune system weakens for any reason. Therefore, people with a compromised immune system such as those living with HIV, diabetes, or at risk of malnutrition have a higher risk ...
Despite the relatively fast implementation of testing and vaccination worldwide, the rise of emerging viral variants and breakthrough infections raises concerns that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to pose a global health threat. ...
This kind of continuous full load or even overload operation also brings hidden dangers for diagnosis, treatment and infection control overall. Hundreds of children are treated every day, which produces a significant threat of pathogenic bacteria outburst, especially when small children are considered. ...
Our COVID-related blogs focus on capacity and cost of making the treatments and understanding opportunities or bottlenecks in large scale provision and new innovations. ...
Now, a more sophisticated version of the same treatment is being used to treat extreme cases of COVID-19. But how does this treatment work and is it effective? ...