Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Movements against giant factory pig farms in UK – Antibiotic use being one reason 
Germany: the E. coli blame game... E. coli bacteria itself enjoyed the very 21st-century advantage of antibiotic resistance. The facts of 21st-century food production mean that such ... 
E. Coli Outbreak: Watch for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome  
'Superbug' Diagnosis Needs Better Patient Explanation- New Study 

E. Coli Bacteria More Likely To Develop Resistance After Exposure To Low Levels Of Antibiotics Reports A Study In Microbial Drug Resistance 

InstantLabs Expands Middle East Presence Of Hunter Accelerated-PCR® Systems For Detection Of E. Coli And Other Pathogens 

Pall GeneDisc(R) Technology A Key Detection Tool In E.coli Outbreak 

HPA Scientists Unlock Secrets Of E. Coli Outbreak Strain, UK 

Meridian Tests Detect Deadly Toxins Produced By E. Coli O104 Outbreak Strain 

Scientists Provide Free Access To The E. coli's Genetic Regulation Data 

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Ducklings Or Chicks, Ohio Investigates 

E. Coli Outbreak, Vegetable Sprouts Most Likely The Cause, Say German Authorities 

Antimicrobial Peptides, An Alternative To Antibiotics 

Treatment of Community-Associated MRSA  

France – plan for veterinary antibiotic use; a national plan to reduce veterinary antibiotic use is launched 

Cefepime-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Update On E. Coli Outbreak In Europe By European Centre For Disease Prevention And Control E. Coli Emergency Talks By European Union Agriculture Ministers, Germany Criticized No Progress In Salmonella During Past 15 Years Food Safety Annual Report Card Targets Hard-to-prevent Infection A Potential Treatment For Deadly E. Coli Disease Update On Large Outbreak Of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome Caused By E. Coli In Germany - Important Advice For Travellers, UK Finding Source Of E. Coli Outbreak In Germany - Why Has It Taken So Long? FDA Statement On E. Coli O104 Outbreak In Europe Tips And Resources On Foodborne Illness As European Outbreak Of E. Coli Points To Importance Of Safe Food Handling As E Coli Outbreak In Germany Continues, Experts Are Concerned About Pressure On Health Facilities, Antibiotic Resistance And Preparedness Across EU E. Coli Outbreak, Spain And Germany Seek European Level Aid For Spanish Farmers Copper Proves Effective Against New E. coli Strains Genome Sequence Identifies Super-Toxic Bacteria As Cause Of The Current European Epidemic DNA Sequencing Data Reveals New Hybrid E. Coli Strain Is Cause Of German Outbreak E. Coli Outbreak In Europe Is New Strain, WHO Food Safety Expert Calls On U.S. To "Get Proactive" About E. Coli Antibodies Successful In The Treatment Of The Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome From EHEC A Sweet Defence Against Lethal Bacteria New Antibiotics A Step Closer With Discovery Of Bacterial Protein Structure Noisy Operations Associated With Increased Infections After Surgery

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

 Pain in Spain: The E. Coli Outbreak's Lousy Timing - TIME By Lisa Abend / Madrid Thursday, June 02, 2011. A farmer throws out a cucumber crop after it was ...

1.      Deadliest E.coli Outbreak is from Mutant Strain Never Seen Before .... Cucumbers from Spain were initially blamed as the sole source for the E. coli outbreak– but further tests revealed that was not the case. ...

     Analysis: Fighting E.coli war with smart machines and soap‎ -Reuters -  

        European E. coli strain likely resistant to antibiotics

All  EU Member States should "perform regular systematic surveillance and monitoring of animal antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in both food producing and companion animals", an EU Parliament resolution European Parliament   

Israel – outbreak of Klebsiella pn in neonatal unit hits 9 babies, kills one in Sheba Medical Center - Haaretz

Sinusitis – more of an inflammatory problem than an infectious – New York Times

Bed Bugs Are Biting And Spreading Resistant Super Bacteria MRSA 

Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Bacteria Is Found In US Meat...The Business Insider...The real issue is as the prevalence in meat of antibiotic resistant bacterial infection grows larger and larger, and the types of antibiotic resistant ...

        Bacterium Salmonella Enterica Regulates Virulence According To Iron Levels Found In Its Surroundings        Salmonella, A Threat To Caiman, Other Wildlife And Humans

        Sharing Musical Instruments Means Sharing Germs

        Sugar Boosters Could Lead To Cheap, Effective Treatments For Chronic Bacterial Infections

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Staphylococcus Aureus Investigational Vaccine Elicits A Positive Immune Response In Phase 1 Study

New Early Recognition Staph Infection Test Now FDA Approved

Livestock-Related Staphylococcus Strain Diagnosed In Child Care Worker

World's Largest Conference On Infectious Diseases Highlights "Superbug" Spread, Vaccine Developments And Potential Diagnostic Improvements

How Scientists Think About Infectious Diseases Is Changing: New Study Reveals When Livestock Can Transmit Foot-And-Mouth Disease

Short Antibiotic Courses Safer For Breathing-Tube Infections In Children

Drug-resistance Fears For Deadly Fungal Disease

UK – NICE recommendations on reductions in AB prophylaxis for endocarditis have been rapidly implemented, and resulted in lower consumption of ABs - OnMedica 

Prostate Exam Deaths Tied to 'Superbug' Ills Spur Cancer-Test ...Bloomberg- The 15-minute procedure, usually performed in a doctor's office, can be dangerous if the bacteria are resistant to antibiotics given at the time of the ...

Prostate biopsy can be risky: More men getting ill from drug ...Charleston Post Courier The test carries an infection risk because the needle can take bacteria from ... can be dangerous if the bacteria are resistant to antibiotics given at the ...

Antibiotics, Not Surgery, May Sometimes Better Treat Appendicitis

Scientists Who Explained Human Sex Chromosomes Receive $250,000 Award

PolyMedix Defensin-Mimetic Antibiotic PMX-30063 Active Against NDM-1 Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Bacteria On Hands Increased By Washing With Contaminated Soap

Low-Cost Sensor Can Diagnose Bacterial Infections By Odour

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Have Evolved A Unique Chemical Mechanism, New Discovery Reveals

Safe Injection Recommendations Developed By Public And Private Stakeholders To Reduce Risk Of Patient Infections

Humans Shown To Have Intestinal Bacteria Groups As Well As Blood Groups

The Future of Hand-Washing: "Big Brother" Is Watching You... What do you think?

More Evidence That Gastric Acid-Suppressive Drugs Raise Pneumonia Risk  

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

UK – fight goes on against MRSA – here a report from Univ Hospital of South Manchester, now fighting the bug with music, on the tune of YMCA- Daily Mail
France – Ministry of Health recommendations for hand hygiene out on MoH web
FDA acts against false marketing of hand sanitizing producers, claiming that their products will protect them against E coli and MRSA – Daily Mail
Ecuador – an ABR awareness-raising project, ”PhotoResist”, has been launched by ReAct and Ecuadorian counterparts - ReAct

MRSA, VRE Prevention Ineffective in ICU Intervention   

MRSA Prevention Effective in a Large Healthcare System

Staphylococcus aureus Infections in US Veterans, Maryland, USA 1999-2008 

Tuberculosis Among Health Care Workers 

Resistant UTIs: Running Out of Options 

How Gut Bacteria Affects Our Health 

Three Main Bacteria Groups Identified, What's In YOUR Body? 

Bacteria Go Dormant To Hide From Antibiotics 

Streptococci And E. coli Continue To Put Newborns At Risk For Sepsis 

CDC Supports National Initiative To Improve Patient Safety 

FDA Approves The First Vaccine To Prevent Meningococcal Disease In Infants And Toddlers 

Disabling Coordinated Behavior And Virulence Gene Expression In Bacteria 

Scientists Discover New Mechanism In Salmonella That Helps Invading Host Cells 

New Hope For Treatment Of Painful Adult Shingles Offered By UGA Compound 

UCSD Experts To Raise Awareness Of Meningitis Prevention 

Hand Cleaners Don't Protect Against MRSA; FDA Warns Makers 

Can The International Health Regulations Apply To Antimicrobial Resistance? 

Antibiotics Disrupt Gut Ecology, Metabolism   

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

ICU Cleaning Intervention May Reduce MRSA, VRE Transmission 

Putting a Stop to MRSA: Active Detection and Isolation? 

MRSA Discovered On Braces, UK.

Food Safety Researchers Target Lesser-Known E. coli Types

Fluorescent Test System To Hunt For Deadly Bacteria

New In Vitro Study Data Show That Wound Dressing With Silver Kills MRSA And Other 'Superbugs' Resistant To Antibiotics

Honey & Antibiotic



Multi-Drug-Resistant Staph Found In Nearly 1 In 4 Samples Of Meat And Poultry: US Nationwide Study

Challenges In Stemming The Spread Of Resistant Bacteria In Intensive Care

Antibiotic Resistance Can Be Reversed By Honey

Animal Bite-Associated Infections
Mandatory training sought to combat resistant bacteria‎ - American Medical News

Doctors Urge Action Against Deadly Infections‎ - North American Press Syndicate
More Bad News for Meat Eaters: Chicken Samples Contaminated‎ - AOL News
Staph seen in nearly half of US meat‎ - CNN

Honey 'could help fight superbug'‎ - BBC News
Honey can reverse antibiotic resistance ‎HealthCanal.com
Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in 8% of children- Focus Taiwan News Channel -Nearly 8 percent of local preschoolers in Taiwan are infected with a multi-drug resistant bacteria that causes various types of ...

Fears of sex infection superbug-Stuff.co.nz - Stacey Kirk - An increasing resistance to antibiotics in the past year has sexual health experts concerned gonorrhoea is becoming the nation's next superbug. ...

Is Sexually Transmitted Gonorrhea Becoming a 'Superbug'?- MyHealthNewsDaily - Rachael Rettner - Experts are working on strategies to prevent antibiotic resistance, including treating the disease with several antibiotics at once. ...

Acne Antibiotics Not Linked to Drug Resistance- BusinessWeek - The finding came as a bit of a surprise, since widespread use of antibiotics has been credited with encouraging antibiotic resistance in bacteria generally. ...

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

WHO Calls for Action on Superbugs-Wall Street Journal: Antibiotics lose their effectiveness over time, as bacteria naturally evolve and mutate, becoming resistant. And resistance is a global problem.

No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow Says WHO:Yentha-By using tests in the lab to determine antibiotic sensitivity, a doctor can find the most suitable antibiotic..   

FAO makes a heavy statement on antibiotic use in agriculture, almost saying ”no to antibiotic growth promoters”

A Motion to the EU Parliament for a Resolution on antibiotic resistance, with focus on antibiotic use in animal production, was laid forward

EU Commission: ”World Health Day: fight against antimicrobial resistance must continue on a global scale” 

UK - Gonorrhoea treatment failures to cefixime and azithromycin in England, 2010

US – 875 000 ”medical tourists” went abroad from the US for medical care in 2010, according to an article in ...antibiotics resistance transferring problem is not mentioned 

Papua New Guinea/NZ – AB without prescription, ”dr sometimes sees patients in remote highlands with infections hard to treat”

Special Report: When the drugs don't work: Reuters

Prophylactic Antibiotics Lower Bacterial Resistance in ICU

Vaccination would curb Haitian cholera

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Antibiotic Superbugs CRKP & MRSA: Who's at Risk?
WHO warns drugs misuse weakens fight against diseases
Bacteria Outbreak Kills Nine In Six Alabama Hospitals

Next-generation Disease Fighters: 'Bacterial Dirigibles'

Time To Right Antibiotic Has Major Impact In Children With Severe Pneumonia

E. Coli Lawyer Pritzker Calls On Palmyra Bologna Company To Notify Customers Of Long-Term Risks Of An E. Coli O157:H7 Infection

Resistant Disease-Producing Bacteria Turned Into Ghosts By Antibiotics Wrapped In Nanofibers

Enhanced Cleaning Of ICUs Associated With Reduced Risk Of MRSA Transmission

Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogen, Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Found In Large Numbers In LA County

Infections After Cardiac Device Implantation Produce Excess Costs And Mortality

Antibiotic-Resistant Germs Eliminated By Copper In Live Global Broadcast, UK

CDC And NIH Update Guidelines To Protect Patients From Bloodstream Infections

New Superbug Detected In Australia

Infectious Disease Management in Primary Care 

MRSA in the Dental Office
Seasonal Changes In MRSA Infection
Multi-Disciplinary Strategies Outlined To Protect Patients From Bloodstream Infection
New Antibiotic Resistant Generation of Bugs Cause of Worry...doctors and scientists have no answer.

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Collaborative Study Reveals Evolutionary 'Winners' And 'Losers'

Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children

Novel Ways To Control The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance

Ireland – continued upheaval around carbapenem resistant outbreak

US – Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae surface in Southern California - Los Angeles County reported

US – A Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance – somewhat curiously, a Draft Action Plan – A Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial-Resistance 2010

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Resource Center

Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy: Effects and Management

India – dirty money; a study presents findings of bacteria, often resistant, on coins as well as bills

Global Scenario of Bacteria, Infections, Antibiotics and Resistance- By Dr. A. J. Tamhankar

Resistance pressure changes recommended treatment for Mycoplasma genitalium

Friendly bacteria fight the flu
US – when carbapenem-resistant infections increase, also nurses need to be good antibiotic stewards

Australia – increased AB use, because of the swine flu pandemic? Much work seems to be undone, and Australia is one of the highest users in the OECD

Europe - livestock-associated MRSA in humans not so common

Switzerland – ”ongoing dissemination of KPC throughout Europe” – a conclusion drawn by Swiss investigators now reporting four cases of patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing....

Haitian Earthquake Cholera Worse Than Expected; Japan Next?

Do gut bacteria worsen malnourishment?

Candida And Staphylococcus Commonly Found On Retainers

Oral Vaccine Could Prevent Half Of Cholera Cases, But Less Effective In Kids

Study Helps Explain How Pathogenic E. coli Bacterium Causes Illness

DU Researchers Find That Headway Being Made Fighting Communicable Diseases Globally

Novel Strategies Target Health-Care-Associated Infections

Why Are The Elderly So Vulnerable To Pneumonia?

$10 Million Awarded To Help Reduce Health Care-Associated Infections

New HPA guidance on tackling emerging antibiotic resistance
International clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in women: A 2010 update by IDSA and ESCMID

Clinical Practice Guidelines by IDSA for the Treatment of MRSA Infections in Adults and Children

Implementation of guidelines for management of possible multidrug-resistant pneumonia in intensive care: an observational, multicentre cohort study

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Releases “General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy”

Grant To Combat Healthcare-Associated Staph Infections

Deeper investigation into horse farming etc, hopefully finding ways to i a improve protection against spread of

EARS-Net and EARSS figures show a decreased proportion of MRSA among Staph aureus infections, but both a clear