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New project investigates public health risks of ESBL E.Coli to develop intervention plans to reduce infections caused by these bacteria.
Chief Medical Officer announces that £500,000 of government is available for new research into antibiotic-resistant bacteria
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
What have ice cubes, sesame seeds and festival wrist bands got in common?
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are bacteria that have mutated to become resistant to certain types of antibiotic medicines.
The UK government has announced that it will be committing over £30 million of funding to the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Letter from the Professor Dame Sally Davies, Interim Chief Medical Officer alerting Directors to an increase in a number of significant bacterial infections such as those caused by Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal disease) and others that may occur as co-infections with...
Pre-clinical studies of injections of polyclonal antibodies to treat severe 'C. difficile' infections show great promise.
Manufactured by Baxter Healthcare – undetected leaks may occur during use after repeated disinfection cycles causing hypovolemia
Scarlet fever is in the peak season and PHE reports a high number of notifications.
New research from PHE for European Antibiotic Awareness Day shows widespread public misconceptions about antibiotic use.
The new strategy addresses current and future threats to health, including antibiotic resistance and health inequalities.
Reminder to practise good hand hygiene when visiting farm attractions following a number of outbreaks of diarrhoeal illness this year.
New research shows that recent devastating outbreaks of Vibrio disease witnessed in Latin America are linked to significant El Niño events
Public Health England study finds that use of interactive lesson plans significantly improved pupils’ knowledge of bugs and hand hygiene
Information on the national outbreak of E. coli O157 which has now been declared over.
A new collaborative study provides valuable information on the best strategies to protect babies from infections.
The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns, urging people to always take their doctor's, pharmacist's or nurse’s advice on antibiotics.
Search for tool to determine between bacterial and viral infections to fight antimicrobial resistance has won £10m Longitude prize.
The Prime Minister David Cameron today called for global action to tackle the growing threat of resistance to antibiotics.
Speech by Sir Mark Walport at the Natural History Museum's 2013 annual science lecture.
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