Saturday, June 13, 2009
-Clinical Study Of Novel Systemic Antibiotic Compound.
-Soap-Sniffing Technology That Encourages Hand Washing To Reduce Infections, Saves Money.
-New Rapid Campylobacter Test.
-Public Health Campaign Associated With Major Reduction In Antibiotic Use.
-Automated Surveillance Technologies In Prevention Of Healthcare-Associated Infections.
-Reactions From An Old Drug May Lead To New Antibiotics.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
-MRSA 'rife' in area nursing homes.
- "surprising Link" Leads Towards A New Antibiotic.
-Oxoid Makes Screening For Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms Faster.
-Growing Concern About Risk Of Infection In Cancer Patients And Emerging Antibiotic Resistance.
-The Treatment Of Intra-Abdominal Infections.
-Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found In Fertilizer.
-Common Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment For Children With MRSA-related Infections.
-Pneumonia Caused By Community-Acquired MRSA.
Monday, June 1, 2009
-MicroPhage Results On Rapid S. Aureus/MRSA Blood Culture Test Published.
-Fast Discovery Of Discriminative Pathogen Signatures.
-Universal Sensors, Nottingham Trent University And Cambridge Design Partnership To Help In The Fight Against The Hospital Superbugs, C.difficile, MRSA.
-Rapid Rise In Rates Of Resistance To Current Antibiotics.
Friday, May 29, 2009
-New hospital hygiene guidelines published.
-KPC-2 producing K.pneumoniea infections in Greek hospital surveillance.
-Clearance To Initiate Second Phase I Clinical Study Of Novel Systemic Antibiotic Compound.
-Vaginal Infections 'symptom Sorter' Launches To Help Women Get Diagnosed And Treated.
-Aerosolized Nanoparticles Show Promise For Delivering Antibiotic Treatment.
-Application To FDA For ABthrax.
-MicroPhage Demonstrates Rapid Diagnostic Platform Feasibility In Skin And Soft Tissue Infections.
-New UK Developed Anti-Bacterial Drug {Metallo-Porphyrin} Unveiled At Leading European Microbiology Congress.
-Salmonella's Sweet Tooth Predicts Its Downfall.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
-What Is Lyme disease? What Are Symptoms of Lyme disease?
-Cook Medical Launches Industry-First Pressure Injection Peripherally Inserted Catheter With Antibiotic Protection To Prevent Fatal Infections.
-Pneumonia Research Benefits From $4 Million EU Award.
-Antibiotics (in COPD).
-Antibiotic Use in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
-Cross-Border Dissemination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/727.htm
-ESBL and other MDR in E coli from CA UTI’s. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/741.htm
-Retail meat in Canada contains C difficile. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/802.htm
-Reduced quinolone susceptibility in Salmonella enterica, Finland. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/809.htm
-C difficile in ready-to-eat salads in Scotland. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/817.htm
-Outbreak of C difficile 027, in Denmark 2008-2009. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19183
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-ABR trends, 2004 – 2008. http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1239695826071