http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on antibiotic resistance and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/ A genetic screening study may help design better sleeping sickness drugs and avoid growing drug resistance.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/sleeping-sickness-drug-resistance-mechanism-identified.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceWed, 15 Feb 2012 17:21:26 GMTChina's largest biotechnology company and a non-profit product developer are teaming up to develop new tuberculosis vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/china-signs-agreement-to-produce-new-tb-vaccines.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceTue, 24 Jan 2012 17:19:54 GMTIndian health officials are describing hard to treat cases of TB as 'extra XDR-TB' amid warnings that the disease is not being managed properly.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/india-faces-totally-drug-resistant-tb.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceThu, 19 Jan 2012 10:12:37 GMTAntibiotic resistance may travel though communities via roads, finds a new study conducted in Ecuador.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/roads-may-accelerate-spread-of-antibiotic-resistance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceWed, 28 Sep 2011 17:50:11 GMTGrowing bacteria emit heat that might provide the quick, cheap TB diagnosis the developing world needs, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/heat-sensor-provides-fast-cheap-tb-detection-method.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceTue, 30 Aug 2011 17:08:29 GMTA urine test for TB may be a boon for developing countries for cheapness and accuracy.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/urine-test-for-tb-shows-promise.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceTue, 23 Aug 2011 12:09:10 GMTCommercial blood tests for tuberculosis are unreliable and should not be used, says the WHO, calling for more research.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/tb-blood-tests-put-patients-at-risk-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceMon, 01 Aug 2011 17:12:50 GMTFevers once misdiagnosed as malaria are now being erroneously treated with antibiotics, due to the success of rapid diagnostic tests.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/malaria-test-success-drives-up-antibiotic-use.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceFri, 20 May 2011 17:43:29 GMTControversy has pressed India into action to tackle antibiotic resistance. Now other countries must do the same, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/opinions/biomed-analysis-end-complacency-on-drug-resistance-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceThu, 21 Apr 2011 14:31:33 GMTIndia's top medical officials see research and interpretations of the latest 'superbug' study as motivated.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/india-questions-superbug-conclusions-research-ethics.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceFri, 08 Apr 2011 12:19:52 GMTAntibiotic-resistant superbugs have been found in water sources in India, underscoring the looming threat of resistance worldwide.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/world-is-losing-battle-against-drug-resistance-warns-who.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceThu, 07 Apr 2011 17:38:09 GMTPriya Shetty explores the tools and partnerships that help the public health community counter the threat of counterfeit medicines.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/features/counterfeit-drugs-facts-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceWed, 30 Mar 2011 09:01:00 GMTA call for more research and funding to stop the spread of malaria drug resistance has been issued by the WHO.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/who-calls-for-global-action-on-malaria-resistance-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceThu, 13 Jan 2011 17:10:15 GMTSouth Africa is using nanotechnology to improve existing tuberculosis drugs. Munyaradzi Makoni looks at a developing country's experience.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/features/case-study-south-africa-uses-nanotech-against-tb-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceWed, 24 Nov 2010 10:11:00 GMTA malaria therapy for pregnant women and babies should be changed after the discovery of resistance among P. falciparum in the Amazon, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/finding-may-help-to-improve-malaria-treatment-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceTue, 05 Oct 2010 07:01:32 GMTThe global nature of antibiotic resistance means that developing countries must lie at the heart of any solutions, a conference has agreed.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/antibiotic-resistance-fight-must-include-poor-nations.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceTue, 14 Sep 2010 17:45:02 GMTField trials suggest that a new tuberculosis test could dramatically improve detection rates, but there are still hurdles such as cost.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/tb-test-detects-even-drug-resistant-strains.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceMon, 13 Sep 2010 17:51:16 GMTThe Indian government has rejected an international study about a new superbug gene that includes 'New Delhi' in its name.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/india-rejects-new-delhi-superbug-study.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceFri, 13 Aug 2010 17:49:52 GMTSleeping sickness parasites can rapidly develop resistance to a drug used in a promising new treatment, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/drug-resistance-threatens-new-sleeping-sickness-cure-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceThu, 29 Jul 2010 16:11:10 GMTA web-based system could enable the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in seconds, using the Internet and mobile phones.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/antibiotic-resistance/news/peru-to-implement-online-tuberculosis-diagnosis-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_antibioticresistanceTue, 27 Jul 2010 07:20:14 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/