Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Crystallography And Computation Improve Understanding Of Antibiotic Resistance

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Study Finds Bacterial Protein In House Dust Spurs Asthma 
Antibiotic Delivery Could Be Revolutionized By Cholera Discovery
Physician At The Forefront Of 2002 Meningitis Outbreak Shares Lessons Learned Infection Prevention On Long Spaceflights 
Improving Adherence To Guidelines Cut Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing By Pediatricians 
Clinicians Warned Of The Aggressive Nature Of Meningitis Cases 
For MRSA-Related Pneumonia Study Finds Optimal Treatment Duration 
Ultraviolet Light Effective In Hospital Infection Control 
Fighting Food-Poisoning Bacteria With Leaves Of Carob Tree 
For Intensive-Care Patients,Bloodstream Infections Cut By 44 Percent By Antimicrobial Soap And Ointment 
Antibiotic Resistance Diagnosed Much Faster With New Tests 
Important Therapeutic Option Shows Promise In Treating Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 
TB Campaign Threatened By Drug Resistance
New Technique Enables Scientists To Step Up Hunt For Bacterial Genes Tied To Lyme Disease
Bean Used In Chinese Food Could Protect Against Sepsis 
New Insights Into How Antibiotics Work Bacteria Cocktail Wipes Out Superbug C. Diff
In Mice 
Bacterial Transfer Of Resistance Genes Targeted 
Reducing MRSA Infections Using Horizontal Infection Prevention Strategy
Antibiotic Effectiveness Against MRSA Restored By Additive
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Cell Wall Could Soon Be Breached

Monday, October 22, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Source Of Clinic Infection Outbreak Identified With The Help Of Genotyping
Research Advances Show Promise In Curbing Infections From The Bacteria That Causes Clostridium Difficile Colitis 
Disarming Pathogens Rather Than Killing Them 
Cold Plasma Jet Developed To Exterminate Superbugs 
Intestinal Microbial Flora Altered By Chronic Kidney Disease

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Unique Insight Into How Bacteria Control The Amount Of Toxin In Their Cells
Vitamin D In High Doses Accelerates Tuberculosis Recovery 
TB Outbreaks Could Be 'Solved' By DNA Tracking 
Bacteria That Cause Disease In Humans Have 'Reversible Switching Mechanism' Allowing Them To Adapt To Environments Lacking Oxygen 
New, High-Value Drug Targets Revealed By Discovery Of Essential Genes For Drug-Resistant Bacteria 
Tracking And Preventing Deadly Infections In Nursing Homes 

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

The human microbiome:Me, myself, us...Looking at human beings as ecosystems that contain many collaborating and competing species could change the practice of medicine ....“People are not just people. They are an awful lot of microbes, too.” – A cover article in The Economist looks at the recent advances in our view on ”the microbiome”, including how it may change our view on antibiotics treatment, but also on the field of genetics – The Economist; also brought forward by ReAct
Vitamin B3 can boost immunity to fightsuperbugs :Business Standard....."Antibiotics are wonder drugs, but they face increasing problems with resistance by various types of bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus,".......Adrian Gombart from Oregon State University said. "This could give us a new way to treat staph infections ...
Fortis' eICU establishes antibiogram to testsusceptibility of ...pharmabiz.com .....It not only increases the costs of health care, but may result in super infection due to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and could also increase the ...
Suspending Importation of Poor Quality MedicinesIs Necessary but ...AllAfrica.com....Antibiotics are medicines used in treatment of bacterial infections. ...bacteria to suboptimal medicines concentrations leading to bacterial resistance.

France – two cases of rifampicin-R meningococcal disease - Eurosurveillance
Antibiotics can make young children heavier  a US study on a not-so-well known effect of antibiotics, in International Journal of Obesity, links higher weight to early ab use - BBC 
Tale of an outbreak of Klebsiella KPC at NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda,near Washington D.C: 18 patients contracted Klebsiella KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae with the Klebsiella pn Carbapenemase), six died from it and five died from other causes. High class DNA epidemiological contact tracing revealed the details of spread – a commentary with criticism that the outbreak was kept secret for so long, in Washington Post

Monday, July 23, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)




Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar (Research Associate: Sandeep Nerkar)

Rare Drug-Resistant Bacteria Spotted in U.S. Hospital: U.S. News & World Report....Swift treatment, stronger infection control prevented spread. ... It is rare in the United States, but more common in areas including India, Pakistan,Cambodia and other Asian ... This bacteria is very problematic and highly resistant to antibiotics.
Drug-Resistant Germ In Rhode Island Hospital Raises Worries: NPR (blog).....A highly resistant form of a common bacterium recentlypopped up in two Rhode Island ... TB That Resists All Drugs Is Found InIndia Jan. ...originally seen in New Delhi, that confer resistance topractically all antibiotics. 

Read The ``TRUE LIFE STORY``of a family infected with MRSA