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| MED | MRSA May Accompany Hospital Patients Into Home Health Settings
Infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) appears relatively common among patients discharged from the hospital into home health care, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, about one-fifth of infected patients may transmit the organism to other people in their households. (Embargo expired on 10-Aug-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
Archives of Internal Medicine | 10-Aug-2009
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| MED | Misuse of Common Antibiotic is Creating Resistant TB
Use of a common antibiotic may be undercutting its utility as a first-line defense against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics in the U.S. and are used to fight a number of different infections such as sinusitis and pneumonia. They are also an effective first line of defense against TB infections that show drug resistance. New research shows, however, that widespread general use of fluoroquinolones may be creating a strain of fluoroquinolone-resistant TB.
Am. J. of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 15-Aug-2009 | 10-Aug-2009
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| SCI | Researchers Map How Staph Infections Alter Immune System
Infectious disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have mapped the gene profiles of children with severe Staphylococcus aureus infections, providing crucial insight into how the human immune system is programmed to respond to this pathogen and opening new doors for improved therapeutic interventions.
PLoS ONE | 14-Jul-2009
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| SCI | Team Develops Anti-Infection Technology
Combat-related injuries plague the military in part because of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Imagine being able to spray a compound fracture with microcapsules that deliver a drug to bolster the immune system, stopping infection before it starts. That technology might be around the corner, says Bingyun Li, Ph.D., of WVU.
Biomaterials, May-2009 | 30-Jun-2009
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| MED | Common Antibiotics May be Best First Treatment for Children with MRSA-related Infections
Penicillin and other antibiotics in the beta-lactam family work as well as other antibiotics to treat MRSA infections in the skin and soft-tissue of children and may help prevent further resistance to antibiotic treatment.
Pediatrics, Jun-2009 | 26-May-2009
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| MED | Bacteria Create Aquatic Superbugs in Waste Treatment Plants
For bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, the stars align perfectly to create a hedonistic mating ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs eventually discharged into streams and lakes.
Science of the Total Environment | 12-May-2009
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| MED | New Technology Shows Promise Against Resistant Staph Infections
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful antimicrobial agent to treat potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infections in mice. The study is published this month in the online version of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 30-Apr-2009
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| SCI | Flies May Spread Drug-Resistant Bacteria from Poultry Operations
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the potential for human exposure to drug-resistant bacteria. The findings demonstrate another potential link between industrial food animal production and exposures to antibiotic resistant pathogens.
Science of the Total Environment, Apr-2009 | 16-Mar-2009
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| MED | E. coli Persists Against Antibiotics Through HipA-Induced Dormancy
Bacteria hunker down and survive antibiotic attack when a protein flips a chemical switch that throws them into a dormant state until treatment abates, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Jan.16 edition of Science. (Embargo expired on 15-Jan-2009 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 16-Jan-2009 | 15-Jan-2009
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| SCI | Genes Involved in Antibiotic Resistance Vary within a Species
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist leads comparative analysis of six genomes of Acinetobacter baumannii; First genome sequence to be completed in Cleveland.
J. of Bacteriology, Dec-2008 | 16-Dec-2008
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