Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Doctors, scientists fight superbugs that could kill millions
Catching an ear infection is uncomfortable enough, but imagine if the antibiotics a doctor prescribed didn't work.
Oct 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sink traps are surprising source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ICU
During a nationwide outbreak of healthcare-associated infections of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, an Israeli hospital traced repeated infections of patients in its intensive care unit (ICU) to an unexpected source—sink ...
Oct 5, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why we should take fungal infections more seriously
When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think of oral or vaginal thrush, nappy rash, fungal nail infections, and athlete's foot. Although these are very common, annoying and sometimes debilitating conditions, ...
Oct 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs—new study
Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control ...
Sep 27, 2018
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Pediatrics
Researchers connect lower antibiotic resistance with higher levels of bifidobacteria in infant gut
A study published this week in mSphere suggests that infants, who are vulnerable to an array of infectious diseases, may have a microbial ally in keeping antibiotic-resistant infections at bay. Researchers found that children ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NIAID releases strategic plan to address tuberculosis research
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past 200 years, TB claimed the lives of more than one billion people—more deaths than from malaria, ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New way of determining treatment for staph infections cuts antibiotic use
Using a clinical checklist to identify eligible patients, doctors were able to shorten the antibiotic duration for patients with uncomplicated staphylococcal bloodstream infections by nearly two days, Duke Health researchers ...
Sep 25, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Penicillin was discovered 90 years ago – and despite resistance, the future looks good for antibiotics
When the NHS turned 70 this year, I was reminded of another anniversary which has had an enormous impact on health care over many years. Penicillin is 90 this year.
Sep 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug-resistant superbug spreading in hospitals: study
A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics that can cause "severe" infections or even death is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world, scientists in Australia warned on Monday.
Sep 3, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five of the scariest antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the past five years
Nearly one million people die every year from bacterial infections that cannot be treated with common antibiotics. This is frightening because right now we don't have any alternatives to these antibiotics.
Sep 3, 2018
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