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There are concerns that the widespread use of fungicides to spray agricultural crops could lead to fungal resistance to similar compounds used in medicine.Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Getty Candida auris is a frightening yeast. It was first identified in 2009, in the inflamed ear canal of a Tokyo-based septuagenarian1. Within a decade, researchers had found the yeast in ill people around the world. C. auris is often resistant to disinfectants and antifungal drugs, and can be difficult to kill. Betw
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A rare but horrific kind of infection might be on the rise. Gynecologists in the UK have begun to see an alarming increase in people with necrotizing fasciitis of the vulva, a.k.a. the “flesh-eating” disease. Doctors at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust detailed three such cases in a paper published this month in BMJ Case Reports. All three women were hospitalized, and one died as a result. These cases are part of a growing trend in the UK, the doctors say, and infections that can c
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Sugar substitute found in supermarkets can kill drug-resistant bacteria and help antibiotics work better Saccharin, the artificial sweetener used in diet foods like yoghurts and sugar-free drinks, can kill multidrug-resistant bacteria – including one of the world’s most dangerous pathogens. “Antibiotic resistance is one of the major threats to modern medicine,” said Professor Ronan McCarthy, who led the research at Brunel University of London’s Antimicrobial Innovations Centre. “Procedures su
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