Microbiology

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News • Environmental microbiome study

How hospital wastewater builds antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics excreted by patients promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital sewers, according to a new study. The insights may contribute to pinpointing the responsible antibiotics.

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News • Global and regional burden of CRC

H. pylori may be behind more than one in five colorectal cancer cases worldwide

A study has found that exposure to Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium known to cause stomach ulcers and gastric cancer, may be associated with approximately 22% of colorectal cancer cases globally.

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News • Airway bacteria

Oral and lung microbiome differs drastically in long Covid patients

A study of more than 700 people has shown that those with long Covid have a distinctly different mix of bacteria – the microbiome – that live in their mouths and lungs.

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News • Medical mycology

Faster diagnosis for fungal bloodstream infections

Fungal bloodstream infections can be life-threatening. In a recent study, researchers developed a new workflow to identify fungal species in blood samples much faster than conventional methods.

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News • Benefits of reduced sugar consumption

Skipping sweets could help protect the gut microbiome during antibiotic therapy

Could a patient's sweet tooth sabotage antibiotic treatment for blood cancer? A study suggests that eating less sugar could protect the microbiome during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.

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News • Study challenges long-held assumptions

C. diff: not so harmless for the infant gut

Clostridioides difficile does not cause symptoms in infants – but that does not mean the bacteria are harmless: research links colonization to serious long-term consequences for the developing gut.

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Article • Avoiding mistakes in design, equipment, validation, and operation

Laboratory cleaning: Breaking the hidden chain of contamination errors

Microbiological cleanliness in laboratories demands far more than routine disinfection – it requires a comprehensive contamination control strategy from the very first design stage. At the Labs Expo trade fair in Poznań, Poland, industry experts Jerzy Kustra and Piotr Caban outlined the most common mistakes organisations make and how to avoid them.

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