Antimicrobial Resistance

3 articles published between March 19, 2026 and August 21, 2026.

A review ties Gaza's disease surge to collapsed water and sanitation

A narrative review synthesising WHO, UNRWA and Gaza health-ministry field data reports the re-emergence of hepatitis A and poliovirus, over 200,000 diarrhoeal cases, and drug-resistant hospital pathogens.

3 min read

ANALYSIS

A stool transplant changed the gut microbiome and changed nothing else

A sham-controlled trial found FMT shifted bacterial composition but cleared drug-resistant organisms no better than a saline placebo. A second trial shows what a defined replacement product can and cannot yet prove.

5 min read

Azithromycin campaigns to cut child deaths raised gut drug resistance in Niger

The AVENIR trial met its resistance endpoint in the gut but not the nose: giving the antibiotic to under-fives lifted macrolide resistance 16% above placebo communities.

3 min read

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