Infection Control Today - Antibiotics

Increasing Antibiotic Resistance Crisis is a Major Contributor to Infections Acquired by Patients During Hospital Stays; New, More-Expensive Antibiotics to Drive the Nosocomial Drug Market, According to a New Report from Decision Resources

WALTHAM, Mass.-- Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, forecasts that the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, combined with the increasing number of immunocompromised patients and ...More

December 3, 2002

Posted in News

New Survey Shows One-Third of Americans Use Antibiotics Inappropriately

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite widespread public alarm about inappropriate use increasing antibiotic ineffectiveness, many Americans still use the drugs improperly. One out of three Americans mistakenly believes antibiotics are effective in treating viruses like cold and flu ...More

November 20, 2002

Posted in News

University of Tennessee Partners With Joint Commission to Study Antibiotic Use to Prevent Post-Surgical Infections

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is partnering with the University of Tennessee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), to conduct ...More

November 20, 2002

Posted in News

Don't Be Flu-ish This Holiday Season

DALLAS -- It's that time of year again -- flu season. This unwelcome guest generally makes its first appearance in November and lingers in various parts of the U.S. through about April each year. As the thermometer drops, people spend more time indoors together, creating an ...More

November 12, 2002

Posted in News

McDonald's Cuts Fat in Fries, Fails to Act on Antibiotics

WASHINGTON -- McDonald's today introduced reduced-fat French fries in its U.S. restaurants. However, the company remains behind the curve on another public health issue -- the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Major fast food companies, including Subway and KFC, have ...More

October 1, 2002

Posted in News

Microbia Study Identifies Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms In Staphylococcus Aureus Biofilms

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Scientists at Microbia, Inc. have identified a gene required by Staphylococcus aureus to mediate antibiotic resistance when forming biofilm colonies. The study is the first to find a link between the resistance mechanisms of biofilm bacteria and those ...More

October 1, 2002

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Anti-Malarial Research Continues with Grant

BOSTON - Paratek Pharmaceuticals has received a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to research novel tetracycline derivatives for activity against Plasmodium falciparum. "Doxycycline, a form of ...More

September 30, 2002

Posted in News

Ceftriaxone Active Against UTI-Causing Bacteria

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Researchers at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) convention have released information showing urinary tract infection-causing bacteria are still susceptible to a broad-spectrum of antibiotics, including ...More

September 30, 2002

Posted in News

Inappropriate Antibiotic Use Puts Teen in Hospital

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The current hospitalization of a 19-year-old woman is a vivid example of the risks associated with taking unnecessary antibiotics -- an issue being highlighted this week as part of California's antibiotic resistance awareness week. Judith Herren, from ...More

September 24, 2002

Posted in News

Expert Panel Publishes New Treatment Recommendations for Middle Ear Infections

PITTSBURGH -- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh announced today that consensus recommendations for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) are published in the current issue of Clinical Pediatrics. The guidelines underscore the need for accurate diagnosis of AOM, or ...More

August 21, 2002

Posted in News

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