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New and highly infectious E. coli strain resistant to powerful antibiotics
More infectious version of bacteria found to have caused two outbreaks in a children’s hospital in China
Published 31 January 2024
More infectious version of bacteria found to have caused two outbreaks in a children’s hospital in China
Published 31 January 2024
A new report calls on governments to take urgent steps to manage the threat of artificial intelligence being used to develop bioweapons.
Published 30 October 2023
At the start of this academic year, we welcomed Professor Lindsay Hall as Chair of Microbiome Research in the Institute of Microbiology and Infection.
Published 26 October 2023
Almost one third of patients in a Chinese ICU infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing severe disease, new study reveals.
Published 9 May 2023
The College of Medical and Dental Sciences achieves significant rises in subject rankings, according to latest figures.
Published 22 March 2023
University of Birmingham researchers have received a £1.8M grant by the NIHR EME Programme investigating BCG vaccine efficacy in reducing COPD exacerbations.
Published 15 February 2023
‘Resistance breakers’ and better genetic tests are among new ways that scientists could address antimicrobial resistance, a new paper suggests.
Published 21 November 2022
Lessons from the genetic mutations which led to Covid-19 variants such as Alpha and Omicron could help scientists tackle similar changes in Monkeypox.
Published 20 October 2022
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