Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections, or SSIs. Date: July 5, 2018 Source: Oregon State University, via ScienceDaily Excerpt: "The findings by Oregon State University researchers and other collaborators, published Wednesday [...]
Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections, or SSIs. Date: July 5, 2018 Source: Science Daily Author: Oregon State University Excerpt: "Electrospinning is a versatile, simple, cost-effective and reproducible technique for generating long fibers with [...]
With 10 million people a year projected to die from antibiotic resistant infections by 2050, it is important that all partners, including the pharmaceutical industry, step up and work together to tackle this issue Date: May 29, 2018 Source: Manufacturing Chemist - Research Excerpt: “On Tuesday (22 May), the government announced £30 [...]
APIC, SHEA, SIDP update position paper highlighting synergy of IPC and AS Date: March 26, 2018 Source: Eurek Alert Author: SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AMERICA Excerpt: "Infection prevention and control (IPC) and antibiotic stewardship (AS) programs are inextricably linked, according to a joint position paper published today by the Association for Professionals [...]
Bacteria found in the small intestines of mice and humans can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune response, according to a new Yale study. Date: March 8, 2018 Source: Yale News Author: Ziba Kashef Excerpt: The researchers also found that the autoimmune reaction can be suppressed with an [...]
Makers of products using chlorhexidine to fight bacteria in hospitals provide support for scientists who repeatedly find those products to be very effective – even as concerns about safety have mounted. Date of Publication: April 7, 2017 Source: Reuters Investigates Authors: Deborah J. Nelson and Ryan McNeill Excerpt: "[A]s use of chlorhexidine products has [...]
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Washington University's School of Medicine (St. Louis) has received a $5.1 million grant to study "novel strategies to reduce infections acquired in health-care settings and to limit the spread of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria."As per The Source - Washington University in St. Louis:The funding is part of $26 million awarded by the [...]
via theIndependent.co.ukby Charlie Cooper, theIndependent.co.uk Story: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/british-university-makes-antibiotic-resistance-breakthrough-9546497.html Scientists at the research-intensive University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK announced last month that they have found an “Achilles heel” of a particularly significant group of antibacterial resistant superbugs. The “Achilles heel” they've announced finding pertains to the cell membrane of this [...]
via FoxNews.comStory: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/30/who-drug-resistant-superbugs-serious-threat-worldwide/The WHO is reporting that antibiotic-evading superbugs are continuing to strengthen and proliferate across the globe (also covered here and here).The result of this spreading threat is that in many cases, many common yet important drugs no longer possess the same effectiveness they once did. In certain regions, hospital-acquired [...]