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Newborn ICUs Seeing More Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections

02 July 2009

The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has more than tripled in recent years, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal...
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Denmark Patient First To Develop Resistance To Tamiflu

01 July 2009

A spokesperson from the vaccine manufacturer Roche confirmed reports Monday that a Denmark patient with H1N1 (swine flu) developed resistance to the antiviral Tamiflu, a drug known to decrease the spread and severity of the...
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Minute Antibacterial Particles Destroy Drug-Resistant Germs

29 June 2009

Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and...
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28 June 2009

European Researchers Look For New Ways To Fight Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

25 June 2009

There Is A Need For Standardized Antibiotic Prescribing Across Europe To Battle Resistance

Antibiotic Prescribing Should Be Standardized Across Europe To Help Tackle Resistance

23 June 2009

Healthcare Leader Speaks Out On Latest Hospital "Epidemic"

Skin And Skin Structure Infections Are The Second Most Common Diagnoses For Which An Antibiotic Is Used In The Hospital Setting

World MRSA Day Momentum Builds In The US And The UK

22 June 2009

MRSA Transmission Between Dogs/Cats And Humans: An Increasing Problem

Growing Concern Over MRSA Transmission Between Pets And Their Owners

19 June 2009

NHS Meets Target To Cut C. Difficile Infections Two Years Ahead Of Schedule, UK

16 June 2009

South African AIDS Advocate Who Created Radio Diaries Dies Of Drug-Resistant TB

Care Quality Commission Reaction To The National Audit Office Report On Healthcare-associated Infections

Medizone Announces That Its AsepticSure(TM) Development Program Is Reaching Objectives On Two Fronts

JAOtech Launch Anti-bacterial, Self-monitoring Keyboards

15 June 2009

International Scientists' Network To Map Drug-Resistant Malaria

Nurses Welcome News That Infection Rates Are Decreasing

13 June 2009

Bacterial 'Sex' Causes Antibiotic Resistance

12 June 2009

Government Targets Interfere With The Battle Against Superbugs, Says British Medical Association

Predicting Tamoxifen Resistance In Patients

10 June 2009

DNA Binding Compound That Kills Bacteria In 2 Minutes Could Lead To New Antibiotics

09 June 2009

Also In Global Health News: Sidibé Interview; Drug-Resistant Malaria; U.S. Polio Initiative; Health Spending In Africa; Cholera In Zimbabwe

Trius Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Torezolid In Patients With Complicated Skin And Skin Structure Infections

08 June 2009

Recent Releases: Human-Rights And Health; WHO's TB Report; Drug-Resistant TB

Positive Outcome Reached At 16 Weeks For Avexa's ATC Phase III Trial

06 June 2009

MRSA Present In One In Four Nursing Home Residents In The UK

05 June 2009

Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections By Using Soap-Sniffing Technology

04 June 2009

Clinical Activity Of TMC207 Shows ATP-Synthase Is A Viable Target For Treatment Of TB

03 June 2009

Also In Global Health News: Drug Resistant TB In Africa; Partnerships In Bangladesh To Improve Healthcare

A Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

02 June 2009

First Viable Treatment Option For Highly Resistant Form Of CML May Be Provided By ChemGenex's Omacetaxine

Greater Incidence Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Specific Populations

01 June 2009

Mac Researchers Find "surprising Link" Leads Towards A New Antibiotic

30 May 2009

Development Of Rapid Approach To Identify Influenza A Virus Mutations And Drug Resistance

'Surprising Link' Points Toward A New Antibiotic

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found In Fertilizer

29 May 2009

Human Skin Alive With Bacteria, Especially The Forearm

27 May 2009

Common Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment For Children With MRSA-related Infections

Pneumonia Caused By Community-Acquired MRSA: An Emerging And Deadly Threat, Usually Preceded By Flu

25 May 2009

How Superbugs Control Their Lethal Weapons

24 May 2009

MicroPhage Results On Rapid S. Aureus/MRSA Blood Culture Test Published

22 May 2009

Aerosolized Nanoparticles Show Promise For Delivering Antibiotic Treatment

Siemens Corporate Research Develops RAPID2 System For Fast Discovery Of Discriminative Pathogen Signatures

21 May 2009

New UK Developed Anti-Bacterial Drug {Metallo-Porphyrin} Unveiled At Leading European Microbiology Congress

20 May 2009

Universal Sensors, Nottingham Trent University And Cambridge Design Partnership To Help In The Fight Against The Hospital Superbugs, C.difficile, MRSA

Researchers Develop Questions To Determine Risk Of HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance

Salmonella's Sweet Tooth Predicts Its Downfall

Potential For Delivering Antibiotic Treatment Via Aerosol

19 May 2009

Achaogen Data Show Rapid Rise In Rates Of Resistance To Current Antibiotics

Infection Control 'Urgently Needed' To Curb Spread Of XDR-TB Among Health Care Workers

18 May 2009

Cempra Pharmaceuticals Closes $46 Million Series C Financing

Emerging Health Care Crisis In The Developing World: Gram-Negative Rods Discovered In Two Philippine Neonatal Intensive Care Units

13 May 2009

Control Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria In Out-patient Clinics And Offices

Potential Public Health Risk From Aquatic Superbugs Created By Bacteria In Waste Treatment Plants

12 May 2009

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Control In Out-Patient Clinics And Offices

11 May 2009

Intestinal Infection Rising Among U.S. Healthcare Inpatients

08 May 2009

Transmission Of MRSA And Clostridium Difficile Through Dogs

07 May 2009

$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant Received By SRI International To Combat Antibiotic Resistance In Tuberculosis

MRSA Activists Rally For World MRSA Day

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