Trials are being conducted at three pediatric emergency departments in England of the Memed BV rapid blood test, designed to help health care providers distinguish between bacterial and viral infections. The test developed by Memed Diagnostics Ltd. can deliver results in as little as 15 minutes, speeding up the diagnosis of serious conditions such as sepsis or meningitis in children.
Hamlet Biopharma AB has announced the presentation of new preclinical-stage molecules that have originated from its long-term collaboration with Lund University and Linnane Pharma AB with the aim of treating bacterial infections by targeting the disease response of the host rather than the pathogen itself.
Semmelweis University and University of Debrecen have jointly identified isochroman compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of bacterial infections.
The University of Hong Kong has patented RNA polymerase β subunit/RNA polymerase sigma factor RpoD (bacterial) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of gram-positive bacterial infections.
Researchers from Shaanxi Panlong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Shaanxi Pioneer Biotech Co. Ltd. and affiliated organizations presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel pleuromutilin antibiotics, designed as organ-targeted, multimechanism antimicrobial agents using organic cation transporter-mediated transport.
Researchers from Shaanxi Panlong Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Shaanxi Pioneer Biotech Co. Ltd. and affiliated organizations presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel pleuromutilin antibiotics, designed as organ-targeted, multimechanism antimicrobial agents using organic cation transporter (OCT)-mediated transport.
