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- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is characterised by clonal spread. MRSA clones are unequally distributed across the world and different clones are dominant at different times. AimThe MACOTRA project studied the interaction between MRSA, humans and the environment. The researchers used mathematical models to gain a better understanding of MRSA dynamics.ResultsA main predictor of…
- Policies to address physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and sedentary behaviour can affect the health and well-being of many people. However, it was unknown what policy measures had been implemented in Europe, what their effect is on lifestyle behaviours, and what the consequences are for socio-economic health inequalities. Also, there had not yet been a systematic study of how policy…
- Learn more about intraprofessional education and collaboration: power dynamics between physicians of different specialties (such as medical and family physicians).
- Read how is investigated wastewater treatment plant employees and local residents are more likely to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
- Project descriptionMycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), a disease responsible for almost 1.5 million deaths per year. In recent years, different classes of drug resistant strains have emerged, making the discovery of novel tuberculostatic drugs a major priority. A major disadvantage of most existing and new TB compounds is that they target a single molecule…