Drug resistance

A deep-learning algorithm helped identify new compounds that are effective against antibiotic-resistant infections in mice, opening the door to AI-guided drug discovery

Draft CDC guidelines recommend doxycycline for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in some populations

A simplified penicillin allergy test could help reduce false positives, but doctors face challenges in using it

The world’s best TB drug was too expensive for sufferers—until advocates and a YouTube star changed almost everything

As the threat of antibiotic resistance increases, new antibiotics are imperative—and AI could widen the pipeline

Infections of a new strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that have led to blindness and death highlight the worsening antibiotic resistance crisis

Stress on health care facilities might have accelerated outbreaks of the hard-to-treat yeast Candida auris

Here’s how to tell whether your eye drops are safe to use and how to recognize a potential infection

One in three cases of maternal sepsis can be prevented with a single dose of antibiotic, a study in low- and middle-income countries shows

Urinary tract infections are increasingly becoming resistant to first-line antibiotics, and this may be a warning for our ability to treat other microbial infections

A laboratory study unravels ways antidepressants and other nonantibiotic drugs can contribute to drug resistance

Learning from past failures in the development of staph vaccines may inform how other vaccines for common bugs should be developed