/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8731/all en /newsroom/channels/news/new-means-fight-un-killable-bacteria-healthcare-settings-289612 <p>Scientists at the Research Institute of the ���ϲ����� University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified new means of fighting drug-tolerant bacteria, a growing global threat as menacing as drug-resistant microbes. Little is known about the mechanisms leading to tolerance, a strategy that makes bacteria “indifferent” to antibiotics and almost “un-killable,” which results in chronic infections extremely difficult to treat and cure.</p> Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:39:23 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 82663 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-muhc-study-calls-targeted-screening-high-risk-healthcare-workers-tuberculosis-269175 <p> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:48:51 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 32120 at /newsroom /newsroom/article/biofilms-eradication-has-begun <p>Have you ever heard of biofilms? They are slimy, glue-like membranes that are produced by microbes, like bacteria and fungi, in order to colonize surfaces. They can grow on animal and plant tissues, and even inside the human body on medical devices such as catheters, heart valves, or artificial hips. Biofilms protect microbes from the body’s immune system and increase their resistance to antibiotics. They represent one of the biggest threats to patients in hospital settings.</p> Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:00:14 +0000 ���ϲ����� Newsroom 32007 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/simluated-patient-study-sheds-new-light-antibiotic-use-india-262354 <p><strong><em>���ϲ����� Newsroom</em></strong></p> <p><em>As a result of the overuse or misus<span>e of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics and the country facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world.</span></em></p> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:43:10 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 26101 at /newsroom