Trained Dog Can Detect C. difficile Trained Dog Can Detect C. difficile The nose knows! A dog in British Columbia, Canada has been trained to detect Clostridium difficile. C. difficile is a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium found in the gastrointestinal tract. Most...
NDM-1 and Drug Resistance NDM-1 and Drug Resistance NDM-1 is a gene that codes for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1, an enzyme that provides resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics, including carbapenems, cephalosporins, and penicillins. Pathogens carrying...
Preclinical Research in Drug Development Preclinical Research in Drug Development Preclinical studies provide data about drug safety and efficacy in animals to determine if the drug should proceed to clinical testing in humans. Three important factors to consider when...
Economic Forecast for Preclinical CROs Economic Forecast for Preclinical CROs Research and development (R&D), as well as manufacturing, are often outsourced from big pharma to smaller contract research organizations (CRO) with more resources and specialized...
These Pathogens Can ESKAPE Most Antibiotics These Pathogens Can ESKAPE Most Antibiotics Antimicrobial resistance poses an ever-increasing healthcare threat, with pathogens evolving resistance faster than novel therapies are being developed. ESKAPE pathogens are just...
