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Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X)

Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X)

Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, saving hundreds of millions of lives around the world since the discovery of penicillin in 1928.Today, however, emerging antibiotic-resistant superbugs are outstripping the supply of new drugs to treat deadly bacterial infections.The lack of financial reward has led the pharmaceutical industry to all but abandon the development of new antibiotics.


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Health Department To Help Fight Resistant Bacteria

Health Department To Help Fight Resistant Bacteria

by Dave StrandbergST. PAUL, MN (MNN) - The Minnesota Health Department is among seven organizations around the country chosen to help fight the rise in bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.State Epidemiologist, Doctor Ruth Lynfield says, "This is a critical public health issue, and this is something that we all have to take very seriously."The Centers for Disease Control is overseeing the effort and the state Health Department expects to receive just under three million dollars to support its work.Lynfield says it's everyone's job to help stem the rise in bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.


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Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found in Florida Sewage

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found in Florida Sewage

byAccording to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, antibiotic resistant bacteria has been found in Florida sewage.The bacteria was discovered in samples taken from water and sediment after a 2014 sewer-line spill that released 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater into a St. Petersburg neighborhood.This information was published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.