Antibiotic Resistance

Surgeons Find That Drug-Resistant Infections Not Always Linked to Higher Death Rates

The rates of antibiotic-resistant infections in the intensive care unit (ICU) have increased over the last decade. But new research from the University of Virginia suggests that surgical ICU death rates may, in fact, be declining and that drug-resistant infections are not ...More
October 25, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Newly Discovered Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Waters polluted by the ordure of pigs, poultry, or cattle represent a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes, both known and potentially novel. These resistance genes can be spread among different bacterial species by bacteriophage, bacteria-infecting viruses, according ...More
October 20, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Research Suggests Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs are Beneficial

Antimicrobial stewardship programs – implemented by hospitals to combat antibiotic overuse – are paying off, suggests new research. Hospitals have seen a decline in antibiotic resistance and costs, according to several studies being presented at the 49th annual meeting of ...More
October 20, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Experts Discuss Antimicrobial Resistance

In our current online ICT Poll we ask, "Do you think antibiotics are currently being misused and overprescribed?" So far, 88.83 percent say yes; 8.12 percent say no; and 3.05 percent are uncertain. Antibiotic and antimicrobial stewardship was the topic of the third annual ...More
October 5, 2011
Posted in Blog
Slide Show: World HAI Forum

ICT presents a slide show on experts' views on antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention, based on information discussed at the World HAI Forum held in June 2011. ...More
October 4, 2011
Posted in Galleries
Study Confirms No Link Between Real-World Use of Antibacterial Soaps and Antibiotic Resistance

Newly published research reaffirms that the use of antibacterial wash products in the home environment does not contribute to antibiotic or antibacterial resistance, confirming previous research that showcased similar findings. The study, published in the peer-reviewed ...More
October 4, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Antibiotics Conference Addresses Lack of New Drugs to Fight Superbugs

Leaders from government, industry, academia, medicine and science today will come together to discuss one of the most pressing health challenges we face: the rising incidence of drug-resistant bacteria and the lack of new antibiotics to fight them. The conference, "Reviving ...More
September 22, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Researchers Demonstrate Antibiotic Sensing Event Central to MRSA Antibiotic Resistance

A new paper by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers that included Shahriar Mobashery, Jeffrey Peng, Brian Baker and their researchers Oleg Borbulevych, Malika Kumararasiri, Brian Wilson, Leticia Llarrull, Mijoon Lee, Dusan Hesek and Qicun Shi describes a unique ...More
September 15, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Genomic Analysis of Superbug Provides Clues to Antibiotic Resistance

An analysis of the genome of a superbug has yielded crucial, novel information that could aid efforts to counteract the bacterium’s resistance to an antibiotic of last resort. The results of the research led by scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center ...More
September 8, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Resistance to Antibiotics is Ancient

Scientists were surprised at how fast bacteria developed resistance to the miracle antibiotic drugs when they were developed less than a century ago. Now scientists at McMaster University have found that resistance has been around for at least 30,000 years. ...More
August 31, 2011
Posted in News