Syphilis and drug resistant gonorrhoea cases on the increase

Syphilis and drug resistant gonorrhoea cases on the increase

Dominic Hughes Health Correspondent Annabel Rackham Health Reporter Getty Images Cases of syphilis have risen in England, but gonorrhoea cases have gone down, new figures show New cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England, continuing a trend dating back to the early 2000s. While the overall number of people diagnosed … Read more

Scientists identify mutations in DNA for early diagnosis of drug resistant bacteria for TB

Scientists identify mutations in DNA for early diagnosis of drug resistant bacteria for TB

Health care workers conducting a TB control awareness rally in Vijayawada. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S Giri Tuberculosis (TB) is a treatable disease, but drug resistance is now a major public health concern exacerbated by the emergence of multi and extensively drug-resistant TB. India has the highest burden of Multi-Drug Resistant-TB (MDR-TB) bacteria with the … Read more

C-CAMP collaborates with Swiss organisation to tackle resistant bacterial infections 

C-CAMP collaborates with Swiss organisation to tackle resistant bacterial infections 

The letter of intent being signed by Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO-Director of C-CAMP, François Franceschi, Head of Asset Evaluation and Development at GARDP, and Subasree Srinivasan, GARDP Medical Director. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has joined hands with a Swiss not-for-profit organization, Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), to tackle the global … Read more