Three chronically ill patients in New York were identified as having pan-resistant C. auris after receipt of antifungal medications. No transmission of the pan-resistant isolates was found in patient contacts or the facility environments. [...]
Understanding how ABR evolves and spreads is key to improving antibiotic treatment strategies. Date: Sep 13, 2109 Source: Science Author: R. Craig MacLean, Alvaro San Millan Excerpt: "Two main approaches have been used to [...]
Drug-resistant diseases cause at least 700,000 deaths globally a year, including 230,000 deaths from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, according to the report, which was published Monday. In the absence of concerted global action, the authors estimate that [...]
The rise of Candida Auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. Date: April 6, 2019 Source: The New York Times Author: Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs Excerpt: "The man at Mount Sinai [...]
Over-reliance on and misuse of antibiotics has led to warnings of a future without effective medicines. Why is it so difficult for scientists to discover new drugs? Date: Oct 27, 2017 Source: BBC News Author: [...]
The BBC is reporting that "Prof Neil Gow, from the University of Aberdeen, said more than one million people die from fungal infections around the world each year. Yet there are no vaccines and [...]
Today, January 4th, the National Post's John Robson published a significant editorial regarding the emergence of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, specifically in Britain. It’s an unstoppable tragedy of the commons where the most desperate, least careful and least [...]
In perhaps what is one of the boldest steps taken by a major American company yet in the fight against superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant bacteria, McDonalds restaurant has announced they will stop purchasing chicken raised with [...]
by Karen Blum, May 2013 Via: anesthesiologynews.com {click for full story} Hospital pharmacists face several challenges in helping manage antibiotic-resistant, gram-negative superbugs that produce carbapenemases. One of the most worrisome is carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC). A report in the [...]
By John Winston | 30 May 2013 Full Story at: Just-Style.com A fast-growing company that is a spinout of a North Carolina State University incubator is experiencing rapid success with its line of antimicrobial and [...]
