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Disease Vs

Dr Daniel Andrews, Monash University

11 episodes

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Disease Vs is all about diving into the biggest battles in modern science — from cancer to antibiotic resistance — and uncover how breakthroughs in biomedical research are reshaping how we treat diseases and deal with global heath challenges!

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Keep up with: Antibiotic Resistance

Disease Vs

19 minutes 58 seconds

5 months ago

Keep up with: Antibiotic Resistance

Dima, Jacob & Jayen take a deep dive into the world of antibiotic resistance. Why is it such a big problem and why does the outlook look bleak at the moment? They also offer perspectives on the way forward and what can be done to avoid disaster. Tune in to find out more!

References:

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2. Nimmo, G. R., Pearson, J. C., Collignon, P. J., Christiansen, K. J., Coombs, G. W., Bell, J. M., McLaws, M. L., & Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. Prevalence of MRSA among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital inpatients, 2005: report from the Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance. Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report. 2007;31(3):288–296.

3. Zahra Osivand, Rahimi E, Amir Shakerian, Faham Khamesipour. Prevalence, antibiotic resistance, virulence and antimicrobial resistance gene profiles of Salmonella species recovered from retail beef and poultry processing environments. BMC Microbiology. 2025;25(1):174.

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6. Kahn LH, Bergeron G, Bourassa MW, Vegt B, Gill J, Gomes F, et al. From farm management to bacteriophage therapy: strategies to reduce antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2019;1441(1):31–39.

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Background information:

8. Baylor College of Medicine. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Baylor College of Medicine. 2020. Accessed, April 25th, 2025.

9. Aleksandrowicz A, Carolak E, Dutkiewicz A, Aleksandra Błachut, Wiktoria Waszczuk, Krzysztof Grzymajło. Better together–Salmonella biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance. Gut microbes. 2023 Jul 4;15(1).

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