Immunity-enhancing cocktail protects mice against multiple hospital germs
Some people in hospital die not from the illness or accident that got them admitted but from germs they catch once there. In the United States alone, there are hundreds of thousands of hospital-acquired infections each year, leading to tens of thousands of deaths. Seeking to lower this toll, researchers have now come up with an
immune-boosting cocktail that increases the survival
of mice exposed to the microbes responsible.
The three-compound formulation, which the researchers unusually refer to as a vaccine, provided up to 28 days of protection from the notorious hospital bacterium
Pseudomonas aerugin...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 4, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
New Antibiotic Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections.
The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
New Antibiotic, Ceftobiprole, Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections.
The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
New Antibiotic Ceftobiprole Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections.
The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Antibiotics Destroy Memories?
Even in my earliest days of practicing medicine, I was never a big fan of prescribing antibiotics – except, of course, in cases of extreme or life-threatening infections.
Because even back then, I was concerned about the damage these drugs could cause to your gut.
That’s because trillions of microscopic bacteria – some that protect against certain diseases and some that can cause disease – live in your microbiome and exist in a delicate balance with each other.
The problem is that antibiotics can’t distinguish between so-called “good” bacteria and the “bad” ones causing the infection.
These drugs kill eve...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Investigating turf burn-related videos on TikTok: cross-sectional study - Hong BJU, Woo BKP.
BACKGROUND: Due to the increased use of artificial turf, turf burn has become a common sports injury. Turf burn is caused by exposed skin sliding on artificial turf. Health complications, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks, sepsi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Bed Bugs Spreading MRSA? Henrietta Lacks Settlement; Tickets for Fentanyl
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An experimental study found that bed bugs can acquire and transmit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), supporting the hypothesis that they may contribute... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
New Guidance to Stem the Tide of MRSA Spread in Hospitals
(MedPage Today) -- During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - June 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
What Can Boric Acid Be Used For?
Discussion
Boron is possibly an essential trace element for humans and is found in water and plants. Common sources are apples, beans (cooked and dried), coffee, fruits, milk, and potatoes. Borates are used as cleaning agents, fertilizers, greasing agents, food preservatives, in fiberglass production, as an insecticide, and even to help prevent wet and dry rot in wood. They can be used to acidify or thicken fluids.
Toxic borate exposure can occur through inhalation, or oral and dermal routes with non-intact skin being a bigger problem. Borate toxicity can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, emesis, fever, irritability, seizure...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 26, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
BD Gains 510(k) Clearance of Artificial Intelligence Software for MRSA Diagnostics
BD Kiestra MRSA Imaging Application Helps Enhance Microbiology Laboratory Efficiency and Workflow
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 16, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical ... Diagnostics, FDA BD , BD Kiestra, artificial intelligence, MRSA (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New study launched to assess levels of antimicrobial resistance in healthy people
Up to 2,000 people will be invited to submit stool samples and nose& throat swabs for the study, which will help scientists understand more about levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria found in the public, including carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), ESBLs and MRSA. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Influence of making beds on loads of airborne and surface-associated drug-resistant bacteria in patient rooms
Conclusions: The study results indicate the importance of wearing a face mask in combination with cautious handling techniques when making beds of patients carrying multidrug-resistant bacteria. If the carrier status of a patient is unknown, consideration should be given to protection measures during and shortly after bed making for staff and for other patients also present. Surface disinfection should be started not earlier than 30 minutes after the making of the bed. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health CareAssociated Infections Among Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19, March 2020-March 2022
Question: What is the incidence of health care –associated infections (HAIs) among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 vs those without COVID-19? Findings: In a cross-sectional analysis of more than 5 million hospitalizations between 2020 and 2022, the occurrence of central line–associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary t ract infection, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia was between 2.7- and 3.7-fold higher in the COVID-19 population. Occurrence of these HAIs among patients hospitalized without COVID-19 did not increase significantly from baseline during this same time frame...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotic resistance: where do we go next? - podcast
Climate change and pollution are the latest factors contributing to a global rise in antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to areport from the UN environment agency. Given that no new class of antibiotics has been discovered since the 1980s, what are our best hopes for tackling these bugs in the future? Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian ’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin aboutgenetically modified bacteria, the potential of plant toxins, and why scientists are hunting for viruses known as ‘bacteriophages’ in birdbaths and sewersClips: CNBCContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample with Hannah Devlin, sound designed by Joel Cox, and executive produced by Ellie Bury Tags: Microbiology Science Antibiotics MRSA and superbugs Health Source Type: news
GM bacteria could combat antibiotic resistance, study suggests
Re-engineered bacteria able to target drug-resistant infections in mice, research findsGenetically modified bacteria could be used to treat intractable lung infections, according to research aiming to combat the threat ofantibiotic resistance.The research, in mice, showed that a re-engineered bacteria could be used to target drug-resistant infections and make them susceptible to antibiotics that would otherwise be ineffective.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 19, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Drug resistance Antibiotics MRSA and superbugs Medical research Health Science Society Source Type: news
