Antimicrobials

Meeting the challenge of healthcare-associated infections with new antimicrobials: with a focus on Clostridium difficile By Professor Peter Hawkey and Dr Katie Hardy Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI), previously known as hospital acquired infections (HAI), are defined as infections resulting from medical care or treatment in hospital. HCAI may be caused by any infectious agent from endogenous […]

Plants as a source of new medicines By Jennie Gwynn and Peter J Hylands Putting aside the excitement surrounding the human genome, in the near future we may well start to see the emergence of a new class of prescription medicine containing complex mixtures of plant extracts. This article discusses the important role that plants […]