Microplastics pose a human health risk in more ways than one New study shows that microplastics in the natural environment are colonized by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly

#NewStudy shows #microplastics can carry harmful pathogens & #AntimicrobialResistant (AMR) bacteria.

With the @who.int calling #AMR “one of the top global health threats”, and an estimated 125 trillion microplastics in our ocean, urgent action is needed.

Full story:🔗 pml.ac.uk/news/micropl...

Whole-genome sequencing reveals Enterobacter hormaechei as a key bloodstream pathogen in six tertiary care hospitals in southwestern Nigeria Enterobacter spp. are an important cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections that are uncommonly reported in Africa. This study utilized whole-genome sequencing to characterize Enterobacte...

Enterobacter (E in #ESKAPE). A lot > common than you may think & often #antimicrobialresistant. In🇳🇬, we often miss them bcos they're tricky to identify correctly with limited resources. We found them by #WGS
@GHRUamr
& describe them
@MicrobioSoc
doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

#AntibioticResistance can impact any of us, but we know some folks are more at risk than others. We all have loved ones who fall into one or more of the high-risk categories so let us all stay vigilant in the fight against infections, including #AntimicrobialResistant pathogens. #AMR

🧵The team used #genomics to reveal community spread of #AntimicrobialResistant bacteria in New Zealand

A carbapenemase-producing E. coli was spreading
Not in hospitals, in the community

We used whole-genome sequencing to investigate & start to learn what happened

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#AcademicSky
#MicroSky
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More than 3 million children died from antimicrobial resistant infections in 2022 New data highlights the urgent need to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in children, as drugs of last resort are increasingly used to treat them.

3 million children. That’s the devastating toll #antimicrobialresistant infections claimed in 2022. Poor sanitation, overcrowded hospitals and lack of diagnostics are accelerating this crisis in low and middle-income countries: bit.ly/42wLll6

Recently, our team conducted a home visit in Makeni, #SierraLeone, to collect nasopharyngeal samples from a newborn baby in order to:

🔸Track bacterial carriage during pregnancy and postpartum.

🔸Identify #AntimicrobialResistant strains to improve treatment strategies and protect future generations.