Imagine going to the hospital with one disease and coming home with something much worse, or not coming home at all. With the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistance pathogens, healthcare-associated infections have ...
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Some strains of heavily antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Ghana are not successful at spreading outside of the hospital, suggesting that control measures can be focused on clinical settings to help curb treatment-resistant ...
Oct 16, 2023
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The gut is an important reservoir for drug-resistant bacteria responsible for life-threatening hospital-acquired infections. A study in mice published on September 3rd in PLOS Pathogens reports that two of the most common ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common species of bacteria found in our bodies—and may even be lurking in your gut, mouth or nose right now. But it's also a notoriously harmful bacteria that can make us very ill.
Mar 30, 2024
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Chicken, turkey and pork sold in grocery stores harbors disease-causing bacteria known as Klebsiella pneumoniae, according to a new study. The research, which was published online today in the journal Clinical Infectious ...
Jul 23, 2015
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Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, certain hospital pathogens that are resistant to many antibiotics have been detected with striking frequency in German hospitals. Due to a combination of two enzymes, some strains ...
Feb 2, 2023
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On the occasion of the 9th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is releasing its latest EU-wide data on antibiotic resistance and antibiotic consumption. In 2015, ...
Nov 18, 2016
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International travelers are particularly vulnerable to virulent strains of drug-resistant bacteria—often picking up several different types during a trip through spending time in the company of other tourists, a new study ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Health care workers will be relieved to know that hospital coffee machines are not responsible for spreading disease and a general ban doesn't seem necessary, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.
Dec 18, 2023
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A major European and global health issue is resistance to or inappropriate use of antibiotics. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates that each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) results ...
Jan 10, 2013
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