Infection Control Today - Antibiotics

Investigators Show That Exposure to Antibiotics is Responsible for High VRE Colonization

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) has been established as a significant healthcare-associated problem. Karki, et al. (2012) measured the point prevalence and identified risk factors associated with vanB VRE colonization in a tertiary-care hospital in Melbourne, ...More

October 10, 2012

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New Antibiotic Cures Disease by Disarming Pathogens, Not Killing Them

A new type of antibiotic can effectively treat an antibiotic-resistant infection by disarming instead of killing the bacteria that cause it. Researchers report their findings in the Oct. 2, 2012 issue of mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for ...More

October 2, 2012

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Study Analyzes Variations in Antibiotic Prescribing Among Older Patients

A study of Medicare data suggests there was wide variation in antibiotic prescribing for older patients based on geography and the season in which the prescriptions for the medication were written, according to a report published by Archives of Internal Medicine. The ...More

September 25, 2012

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Antibiotic Residues in Sausage Meat May Promote Pathogen Survival

Antibiotic residues in uncured pepperoni or salami meat are potent enough to weaken helpful bacteria that processors add to acidify the sausage to make it safe for consumption, according to a study to be published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American ...More

August 28, 2012

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Antibiotic Use in Infants Before 6 Months Associated with Being Overweight in Childhood

Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by researchers at the NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and published in the online Aug. 21, ...More

August 21, 2012

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Timing of Antibiotics Important in Reducing Infections After C-Section

Giving antibiotics before cesarean section surgery rather than just after the newborn’s umbilical cord is clamped cuts the infection rate at the surgical site in half, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish ...More

August 2, 2012

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New Recruits in the Fight Against Disease

Scientists have discovered the structure and operating procedures of a powerful antibacterial killing machine that could become an alternative to antibiotics. In research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, scientists from Monash University, the ...More

July 24, 2012

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Unique Mechanism Identified in Bacteria as Potential Target for Developing New Antibiotics

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have identified a unique mechanism in bacteria that has the potential to serve as a target for developing new antibiotics for diseases such as AIDS and soft tissue infections including ...More

July 20, 2012

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Vaccines and Antibiotics Stabilized So Refrigeration is Not Needed

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that, in the laboratory, kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This provides a new avenue toward eliminating the need to keep ...More

July 9, 2012

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Researcher Working Toward an Alternative for Antibiotics to Fight Bacterial Infections

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology researcher Mohamed Lamkanfi, connected to the Ghent University, discovered that mice that do not produce the receptor protein NLRP6, are better protected against bacterial infections and can easier remove bacteria from the body. ...More

July 3, 2012

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