Transmissibility and potential for disease progression of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: prospective cohort study
This study (10,160 household contacts [HCs] of 3339 index patients) found HCs exposed to patients with multidrug resistant TB had 8% higher risk of infection by end of follow-up vs. HCs of patients with drug sensitive TB. Risk of TB disease did not differ among contacts in both groups. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
The Global Report includes trends in TB incidence and mortality, data on case detection and treatment results for TB, multidrug-resistant TB, TB/HIV, and TB prevention. The report also includes an overview of pipelines for new TB diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tuberculosis Infections Declining, But Not Fast Enough Among Poor, Marginalised: UN Health Agency
A 25 year-old tuberculosis patient is treated at her home in Funafuti, the main island of Tuvalu in the South Pacific. Credit: UNDP Tuvalu/Aurélia Rusek.By External SourceUNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 2019 (IPS) A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said on Thursday, in an appeal for far greater funding and political support to eradicate the curable and preventable disease.
Caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB commonly causes persistent coughing, fatigue and weight loss. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and its latest Global TB Report, around ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Global Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Bacteria Are Likely Hiding In Your Household Washing Machine
(CNN) — When multidrug-resistant pathogens kept reappearing on the skin of premature babies in a German hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, investigators were confused.
Tests for contamination in the incubators, as well as among healthcare workers who came into contact with the preemies, were all coming up negative, according to a report on the case published Friday by the American Society for Microbiology.
But tests showed the babies were continually being reinfected with Klebsiella oxytoca, a bacteria notorious for hospital-acquired infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, soft tissue infec...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Offbeat CNN Source Type: news
Risk Factors for MDROs Among Deceased Organ Donors Risk Factors for MDROs Among Deceased Organ Donors
What factors may help identify the deceased transplant donors at risk of carrying multidrug-resistant organisms?American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Newport Outbreak Linked to U.S. Beef, Mexican Soft Cheese Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Newport Outbreak Linked to U.S. Beef, Mexican Soft Cheese
A recent multistate outbreak of infections with multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin was linked to U.S. beef and Mexican cheese, according to an epidemiologic investigation.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
Outbreak of Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Newport Outbreak of Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Newport
An 2018 outbreak of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport, with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin, has been linked to beef and raw cheese, most of which originated in Mexico.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Noncarbapenems for UTIs Caused by ESBL-Producing Bacteria Noncarbapenems for UTIs Caused by ESBL-Producing Bacteria
Carbapenems are considered first-line agents for ESBL urinary tract infections, but their use is associated with increased multidrug resistance. Are there effective noncarbapenem alternatives?Southern Medical Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commission: 2019 update: epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant and incurable tuberculosis
Several key new developments regarding drug-resistant tuberculosis are outlined in this Commission Update, including detail on the WHO guidelines on treating drug-resistant tuberculosis which were updated in2019 with a reclassification of second line anti-tuberculosis drugs. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Characterized
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2019 -- A recent multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serotype Newport outbreak, affecting patients in 32 states, was associated with soft cheese and beef consumption, according to a report published in the Aug. 23 issue... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin Linked to Beef Obtained in the United States and Soft Cheese Obtained in Mexico --- United States, 2018-2019
This report summarizes an investigation of a multistate multidrug resistant Salmonella outbreak in Mexico and the United States. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 22, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Antibiotic Use, Appropriate MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Salmonella Source Type: news
Private Rooms Help Sustain Lower Rates of Some Nosocomial Colonization
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2019 -- A hospital ' s move to entirely single-patient rooms was associated with reductions in multidrug-resistant organism colonization, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Emily G. McDonald,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 21, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA approves pretomanid tablets in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid for treatment of extensively drug resistant, treatment-intolerant or nonresponsive multidrug resistant pulmonary TB
Pretomanid is a new chemical entity and a member of a class of compounds known as nitroimidazooxazines. A successful outcome has been reported in 95 of the first 107 patients in trial after six months of treatment with this regimen and six months of post-treatment follow-up. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First New Tuberculosis Drug Approved in 50 Years
The US Food and Drug Administration green lights a therapy for an extreme form of multidrug resistant TB. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - August 15, 2019 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
