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

• Antibiotic use cut by nearly a third with new test for patients with sore throats
• Bacterial toxin sets the course for serious infection
• Government cuts putting patients at risk of Clostridium difficile infection say experts, UK
• Use of calcium-channel blocker and antibiotic associated with small increased risk of kidney injury
• Novel imaging technique, a new weapon in the fight against superbugs
• Multi-resistant bacteria defeated by new substance
• Veterans hospitals nationwide sustain decline in MRSA
• Human decomposition: study maps internal bacteria
• Opportunities for improvement identified through evaluation of hospital infection prevention policies
• The science of toxins and illness associated with E. coli
• Listeria's resistance to disinfectants
• Risk of clostridium difficile infection may be higher in the obese
• Increase in pediatric musculoskeletal MRSA infections
• Novel technique addresses antibiotic resistance
• Community-associated MRSA rife in nursing homes
• Proposed social network modeling may help in the fight against hospital infections