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 up to 10 million people may die annually by 2030 as a result of drug-resistant [...]
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 died after 90 days in the hospital, but C. auris did not. Tests showed it [...]
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 March issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2013;34:259-268) found that the proportion of K. pneumoniae cases resistant to [...]
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 stain resistant clothing for infants and toddlers. Spitter Spatter’s first line of products, which includes [...]
CRE is a hot topic these days, with a steady stream of both science-based publications and mainstream news agencies reporting on the superbug and the threat it poses. Biocidium has collected a number of these stories as a resource for reference and further research. https://cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/03/13/bc-superbug-cre.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/03/05/hospital-infections-cre.html http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/HAI/CRE/index.html http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cre-tops-list-scary-superbugs/story?id=18666434#2 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/19/antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-alarm-health-care-i/?page=all [...]
The European Parliament voted on its plenary session on 13 March on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). As part of this vote, an amendment concerning Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was offered and adopted as part of the Parliament’s position for the second reading procedure. The adopted amendment 193 [...]
Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press Published Friday, Mar. 15, 2013 1:58PM EDTNEW YORK -- Environmental activists can try to prove a chemical found in some soaps is potentially dangerous and the Food and Drug Administration is failing to regulate it, a federal appeals court said Friday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit [...]