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| Interview with Nadine Metzger: "The typical Swiss compromise is often the best way" |
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The findings of NRP 72 will be incorporated into the national antibiotic resistance strategy StAR. For this reason, the co-project leader of StAR, Nadine Metzger, has been a federal representative in NRP 72 for the last three years. But even before that, as a staff member of the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), she was closely involved in the research programme and in contact with researchers and Steering Committee from the very beginning. This June she will be leaving the FSVO and StAR and relinquishing the role of federal representative. In this interview, she talks about her experiences as a mediator between administration and science. |
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| Completed research project: AntibioticScout.ch optimises antibiotic use in animals |
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The online tool AntibioticScout.ch is designed to support veterinarians in using antibiotics rationally and in a targeted manner. A two-year observational study in private practices and two animal hospitals has shown that the tool achieves, as hoped for, an optimisation and reduction in antibiotic use. It will therefore be continued and expanded. It is available to all veterinarians. |
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| Completed research project: Understanding antibiotic tolerance as a basis for the development of diagnostic tools |
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When antibiotics lose their therapeutic power, it is not always because germs have developed resistance. Under certain conditions, bacteria can fall into a kind of deep sleep, which protects them from the action of drugs. The project has shown in detail, which physiological changes underlie this phenomenon called antibiotic tolerance and how it contributes to chronic infections in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. The knowledge gained in this study facilitates the development of diagnostic procedures to monitor and contain antibiotic tolerance in clinical settings. |
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| Completed research project: Sources and transmission pathways of resistant pathogens |
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Antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria are responsible for many infections. It is unclear whether they are mainly transmitted between people or whether other sources such as food play an important role. A large-scale analysis of samples from different sources across Basel has now revealed possible transmission routes. |
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