Decontamination Strategies and Bloodstream Infections With Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms in Ventilated Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This research article found the use of chlorhexidine mouthwash, selective oropharyngeal decontamination or selective digestive tract decontamination was not linked to reductions in ICU-acquired bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria vs. standard care. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug-Resistant Salmonella From Chicken Sickens Dozens, Including 9 In Mass.
(CNN) — At least 92 people in 29 states have been infected with a strain of multidrug-resistant salmonella after coming into contact with a variety of raw chicken products, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Twenty-one of the sick patients have been hospitalized, though no deaths have been reported.
The CDC says nine people in Massachusetts have reported getting sick.
The source of the raw chicken is unclear from lab tests, and no single common supplier has been identified. The strain has shown up in samples from a variety of raw chicken products including pet food, chicken pieces, grou...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Local TV SALMONELLA Source Type: news
Drug-resistant salmonella from chicken sickens nearly 100
At least 92 people in 29 states have been infected with a strain of multidrug-resistant salmonella after coming into contact with a variety of raw chicken products, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Twenty-one of the sick patients have been hospitalized, though no deaths have been reported. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multidrug-Resistant C. jejuni Outbreak Linked to Puppies Multidrug-Resistant C. jejuni Outbreak Linked to Puppies
This Campylobacter outbreak underscores the need for awareness of the risk for disease transmission from puppies, including the possibility of exposure to multidrug-resistant pathogens.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Infection Control for Carriers of Drug-Resistant Organisms Infection Control for Carriers of Drug-Resistant Organisms
What are the ethical implications of imposing infection control measures on carriers of multidrug-resistant organisms?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis undetected by standard tests
(CNRS) Amid a plan announced by the United Nations to eradicate tuberculosis by 2030, a new study has revealed the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of the disease which go undetected by WHO-endorsed tests. These findings, from an international research team co-directed by CNRS researcher Philip Supply are published in the Oct. 17, 2018 edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Phage Therapy Offers Lifeline for Antimicrobial Resistance
(MedPage Today) -- Collaborative effort saves patient with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 9, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
C auris Outbreak Tied to Skin Surface Temperature Probe C auris Outbreak Tied to Skin Surface Temperature Probe
Environmental transmission of multidrug-resistant Candida auris infection in a neurosciences intensive care unit in Britain was traced to reusable skin surface axillary temperature probes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Multidrug-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Carrying Mutations Linked to Environmental Fungicide Exposure - Three States, 2010-2017
Aspergillus fumigatus strains resistant to all triazole antifungal medications are emerging in the United States in patients and the environment. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 27, 2018 Category: American Health Tags: Aspergillosis Fungal Diseases MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vaccines Source Type: news
Solid fuel cooking linked to higher respiratory death rate
Research makes a 'compelling case to speed up universal access to affordable clean energy' Related items fromOnMedica Climate change poses major threat to health More action needed to treat TB Texting can improve flu jab uptake Multidrug-resistant TB spreads less easily than ‘normal’ TB Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030 (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 21, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Pet Store Puppies Are Linked to Drug-Resistant Infections In People
Puppies are cute. But in rare cases, contact with them is putting people at risk of a multidrug-resistant bacterial infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns in a new report.
Between January 2016 and February 2018, the CDC identified 118 people, including 29 pet store employees, from 18 states who developed infections from Campylobacter jejuni bacteria apparently related to puppies, the report says. While the outbreak investigation is over, “the risk for multidrug-resistant Campylobacter transmission to employees and consumers continues,” the CDC says.
Bacteria from the Campylobacte...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime public health Source Type: news
LSTM and TB Alliance collaborate to develop new TB therapies
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) This new partnership is supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to research drug regimens to fight drug-resistant tuberculosisLSTM and TB Alliance are collaborating to investigate novel combination drug therapies that could help the fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), following an award of £ 1 million from the Medical Research Council (MRC). (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The dangers of drug-resistant tuberculosis: What you need to know
There were an estimated 490,000 new cases of multidrug-resistant TB in 2016. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Complete makeover in fight of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(McGill University Health Centre) Several new medicines have been found to be more effective than traditional ones used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to a new international collaborative study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, with these findings precipitating a complete overhaul of worldwide TB treatment guidelines. The study, led by Dr. Dick Menzies, is published in the British medical journal The Lancet today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 6, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Relapse-Free Cure From MDR-TB Higher Than Anticipated
TUESDAY, Sept. 4, 2018 -- The frequency of relapse-free cure from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is higher than previously anticipated, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 4, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
