State Library of Pennsylvania STEMlab Adult Programs - 2024 Monthly Series

This Libguide is to accompany the virtual STEMlab Adult Programs for 2024

Antibiotic Resistance Event Details

Science Programs for Adults: Antibiotic Resistance - September 19, 2024
September 19, Noon - 1pm

How it happens, which diseases it affects, and what does it mean for humans?

Recording - STEMlab Lunch and Learn : Antibiotic Resistance

Read More About Antibiotic Resistance

Online Sources

Superbug crisis threatens to kill 10 million per year by 2050. Scientists may have a solution
One of the many clickbait articles on antibiotic resistance
WHO bacterial priority pathogens list, 2024: Bacterial pathogens of public health importance to guide research, development and strategies to prevent and control antimicrobial resistance
World Health Organization's annual list
What are the Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance?
The ways in which antibiotic resistance works
Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance
How bacteria acquire resistance
Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Resistance
Why is resistance happening?
Antibiotics: past, present and future
A history of antibiotics and their discovery
The potential of arsenic trioxide in the treatment of malignant disease: past, present, and future
One of the new compounds being tested for antibiotic use
A Brief History of Antimicrobial Resistance
From the American Medical Association
Antibiotic resistance in microbes: History, mechanisms, therapeutic strategies and future prospects
A more in depth look, including chemical compounds
Where Antibiotic Resistance Is Worst Around the World
A look at where and why new forms of antibiotic resistance are found
2019 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
The last full published report. There was also a less polished one done in 2022
WHO global priority pathogens list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The WHO's article on the antibiotic resistant bacteria they are concentrating on
Antimicrobial-Resistant Fungal Diseases
Along with antibiotic resistance in bacteria, fungi are also becoming resistant to antifungal agents and other antimicrobial treatments
Deadly fungal infection rapidly spreading in U.S. health facilities
The problem fungus in United States hospitals
Origins and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
The history of antibiotic resistance
Plasmids and the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
How bacteria share resistance with each other, even across species
Resistant malaria parasites gaining momentum in Africa
One of the many diseases becoming antibiotic resistant
Antibiotic resistance incidence or proportions: where does the greatest burden lie?
A paid article on the subject. Can be obtained via InterLibrary Loan
Trends in infection incidence and antimicrobial resistance in the US Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: a nationwide retrospective cohort study (2007–22)
One study among a target population. Paid article, but can be requested via InterLibrary Loan
Clinical Overview of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Disease
The first of the major resistant diseases we noticed, and one of the most worrisome
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Basics
The disease that got a great deal of attention about 15 years ago
An Outbreak of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
A good K-12 lesson that shows what happens when organisms that cause food poisoning become resitant
The evolving response to antibiotic resistance (1945–2018)
Another really good history of antibiotic resistance
Tackling antimicrobial resistance with OUTBREAK
A One Health look at defeating antibiotic resistance
Hospital sinks fuel antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread
One case of antibiotic resistance, in a large hospital
Antimicrobial resistance in Africa
The CDC of Africa, and the various countries on the continent, have been very aggressive in their identification and treatment of resistant bacteria
Africa CDC Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance
The framework African countries use in their fight against resistant bacteria
Response to antimicrobial resistance in South-East Asia Region
Southern and South-East Asia have also had major problems with antibiotic resistance
An emerging route to antibiotic resistance in South Asia: a correspondence
A report from the field
Study highlights deadly impact of antibiotic resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Southern and Latin America are also fighting antibiotic resistance
Civil War plant medicines blast drug-resistant bacteria
One of the newer methods in fighting resistance has been a look at how they were treated before penicillin
This Medieval Potion Kills Stubborn Bacteria
One of the more interesting historical antibiotics, from the 10th Century
New class of antimicrobials discovered in soil bacteria
Soil bacteria have antimicrobial methods, and we are looking into them now for new antibiotics
Current Clinical Landscape and Global Potential of Bacteriophage Therapy
Survey article from MDPI Viruses on the current state of bacteriophage research
With sexually transmitted infections climbing, an old antibiotic gets a new job
The rise in antibiotic resistance in STIs