Infection Control Today - Antibiotic Resistance

A Step Closer to Understanding and Averting Drug Resistance

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is growing exponentially, contributing to an estimated 99,000 deaths from hospital-associated infections in the U.S. annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One reason that this is happening is that drug ...More

2 weeks ago

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Study Provides New Impetus in the Battle Against Superbugs

Scientists have shed new light on the way superbugs such as MRSA are able to become resistant to treatment with antibiotics. Researchers have mapped the complex molecular structure of an enzyme found in many bacteria. These molecules – known as restriction enzymes – control ...More

2 weeks ago

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Drugs Used to Fight Cancer May Also Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Drugs used to overcome cancer may also combat antibiotic resistance, finds a new study led by Gerry Wright, scientific director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University. "Our study found that certain proteins, called ...More

December 23, 2011

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New Paper Calls for Strong Steps to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

Shahriar Mobashery, a University of Notre Dame researcher, is one of the coauthors of a new paper by a group of the world's leading scientists in academia and industry that calls for strong steps to be taken to control the global crisis of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. ...More

December 9, 2011

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Sewage Treatment Plants May Contribute to Antibiotic Resistance Problem

Water discharged into lakes and rivers from municipal sewage treatment plants may contain significant concentrations of the genes that make bacteria antibiotic-resistant. That's the conclusion of a new study on a sewage treatment plant on Lake Superior in the Duluth, Minn., ...More

December 8, 2011

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New Compound Defeats Drug-Resistant Bacteria

It’s no wonder that medicine’s effort to combat bacterial infections is often described as an arms race. When new drugs are developed to combat infections, the bacterial target invariably comes up with a deterrent. A particularly ingenious weapon in the bacterial arsenal is ...More

November 28, 2011

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Corkscrew Structure Points the Way to New Weapon Against Superbugs

Researchers have created a new synthetic class of helix-shaped molecules which they believe could be a key tool in the worldwide battle against antibiotic resistance. By twisting molecules around iron atoms they have created what they term 'flexicates' which are active ...More

November 25, 2011

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Infectious Disease Experts Support "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week"

With antibiotic-resistant infections increasingly common, and a dangerous lack of new infection fighters in the drug development pipeline, it’s more important than ever to use existing antibiotics appropriately. This week, infectious disease experts are helping to educate ...More

November 17, 2011

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Alarming Pattern of Antibiotic Use in the Southeastern U.S. is Detected

New research suggests a pattern of outpatient antibiotic overuse in parts of the United States-- particularly in the Southeast --a problem that could accelerate the rate at which these powerful drugs are rendered useless, according to Extending the Cure, a project of the ...More

November 16, 2011

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APIC Supports "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week"

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is supporting an effort to promote proper antibiotic use to prevent future drug-resistant strains of bacteria. APIC is a partner in "Get Smart about Antibiotics Week," a national campaign running ...More

November 14, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

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