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The Genome Of A Newly Emerging Superbug Reveals An Organism With A Remarkable Capacity For Drug Resistance

07 May 2008

The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced. The results reveal an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. The research was carried out by scientists at the...
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Preventing Perioperative Transmission Of Airborne Microorganisms: Pilot Study Reinforces Use Of Portable Anteroom HEPA Filtration

07 May 2008

Amidst an increase in new tuberculosis cases, researchers have begun investigating the effectiveness of new operating room filtration systems designed to protect staff and patients...
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EPA Registered Disinfectant Kills Both Known Types Of MRSA

06 May 2008

While MRSA has been an issue in healthcare settings for years, CA-MRSA outbreaks in the community have been on the rise, with the greatest risk in community settings such as fitness clubs, in sports teams, at schools and daycare centers...
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MRSA / Drug Resistance News Articles Archive - Page 1

02 May 2008

Turning On Cell - Cell Communication Wipes Out Staph Biofilms

29 April 2008

Minocycline/Rifampin Catheters Shown To Reduce Microbial Resistance

28 April 2008

Gerba: Sometimes It's Better Not To Clean

26 April 2008

Oritavancin May Thwart Tough-to-Treat C. Difficile Infection

24 April 2008

Healthcare Watchdog Launches Biggest Ever Inspection Programme In Acute NHS Trusts To Check Infection Control, UK

Potentially Deadly Infection Doubles Among Hospital Patients Over Last Five Years, USA

23 April 2008

Research Priorities To Fight Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

In The Battle Against Hospital Infections 'Crime Scene Investigation' Methods Could Help

22 April 2008

CQ's Armstrong Discusses Medicaid Legislation, Senate Hearing On FDA Funding, GAO Report On Hospital-Acquired Infections

Beware Of Doctors And Nurses Wearing Wristwatches: They Could Be Potential Sources Of Hospital-acquired Infection

Healthcare Workers Low Compliance With Hand Hygiene Is Responsible For Bacterial Contamination Not Only In Hospital Settings

Bacterial Contamination Detected In Ultrasound Gels

Clostridium Difficile Infection 'Epidemic' Leads To Calls For Emerging Next-Generation Therapies

Finnish Biotech Company Sets World Record By Detecting 50 Dangerous Bacteria With Single Test In Quest To Battle Sepsis

21 April 2008

Microbial Resistance Towards Antibiotics: Still A Critical Issue

New Antibiotic Class Proves Effective Against MRSA

Infections Control And Contamination Of Daily Use Objects

CMS Regulations To Be Addressed At APIC Conference

18 April 2008

Federal Government Has Not Done Enough To Establish, Enforce Infection-Control Standards At Hospitals, According To GAO Report

17 April 2008

CDC Must Do More To Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

Studying The Genetics Of Resistant Bacteria - 1.4 Million Dollars Grant

15 April 2008

Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Makes Progress On Infection Control, UK

Study May Lead To Improved Treatments For Epilepsy

Dogs Still "Man's Best Friend"

Aggressive Screening Of MRSA Necessary In Health-Care Workers

13 April 2008

Technique For Early Detection Of Superbug Superbug Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Which Particularly Infects Cystic Fibrosis Patients

11 April 2008

Northeastern University Professor Receives 1.4 Million Dollar NIH Grant To Study Genetics Of Resistant Bacteria

Enanta Reports New Macrolide-Related Drug Class, Bicyclolides, To Combat Hospital And Community Acquired Superbug Infections, Including MRSA

09 April 2008

Alligator Blood Could Be New Antibiotic For Superbugs

NHS Staff Survey Shows Significant Improvement In Hospital Infection Control, UK

08 April 2008

TaiGen Announces Positive Data From The Phase II Study Of Nemonoxacin (TG-873870) In Community-Acquired Pneumonia

07 April 2008

Deadly MRSA Superbug Infections And Other Diseases May Be Treated With 'Healing Clays'

04 April 2008

235th American Chemical Society National Meeting In New Orleans

Thermo Fisher Scientific Receives FDA Clearance For MRSA Test Medium

Rib-X Pharmaceuticals To Present At 10th Annual Superbugs & Superdrugs Conference

03 April 2008

Discovery Of Mechanism Underlying Multidrug Resistance In Fungi Could Improve Treatment Of Dangerous Infections In Immune-Compromised Patients

02 April 2008

Faster Detection Of Multidrug-Resistant TB

01 April 2008

TB Accumulates Fat To Survive And Spread

Superbugs Resistant To Everything Mean That We Are Running Out Of Treatments

Action Taken By UK Hospitals Against PVL-Producing Strains Of Staphylococcus Aureus

Treating MRSA With 'Alien'-Type Viruses

MRSA Epidemic Hits Denmark

What's Growing Where? MRSA In Hospital Intensive Care

Battling The Superbugs With Green Tea

28 March 2008

U.N. To Hold Meeting In June To Examine HIV/TB Coinfection Worldwide

27 March 2008

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

25 March 2008

BARACLUDE Data Show Low Resistance Over 5 Years In Nucleoside-Naive Hepatitis B Patients

Revealing How Superbug Staph Aureus Resists Our Natural Defenses

Study Outlines Risk Of Treatment-Resistant Infection Following Facelift Surgery

21 March 2008

U.S. Policymakers Urged To Provide More Resources For TB

20 March 2008

Increasing Risk Of Community-Acquired Staph Pneumonia, Including MRSA

19 March 2008

More States Move To Require Hospitals To Screen Patients For MRSA

18 March 2008

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine, March 18, 2008

BD GeneOhm(TM) MRSA Assay Part Of Largest U.S. Study Using Universal Active Surveillance To Significantly Reduce MRSA Infection Rates

17 March 2008

Difficulties Faced By Modern Matrons

13 March 2008

Hope To Beat Resistant Bacteria

Penicillin Could Be Back In Battle Against Antibiotic Resistant Bugs That Kill Millions

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