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Clinical Outcomes, Risk Factors Associated with Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infection

Healthcare-associated infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates are increasing and few effective antibiotics are currently available to treat patients. Correa, et al. (2013) observed decreased carbapenem susceptibility among K. pneumoniae isolated from patients at ...More

February 13, 2013

Posted in News

Investigators Review Studies on Treatment of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase Infections

The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) producing bacteria has become a significant global public health challenge while the optimal treatment remains undefined. Lee and Burgess (2012) performed a systematic review of published studies and reports of ...More

February 6, 2013

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Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis are Susceptible to ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

Hemodialysis (HD) patients are susceptible to extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacterial infections. Because the optimal treatment and clinical significance of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-Kp) HD access-related bacteremia remain unclear, Yang, ...More

September 5, 2012

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Klebsiella Cases Tied to Handwashing Sinks

Klebsiella oxytoca is primarily a healthcare-associated pathogen acquired from environmental sources and should be on the radar of infection preventionists and environmental services professionals. Christopher Lowe, of the University of Toronto, and colleagues, report on an ...More

July 30, 2012

Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

U.S. Marshals Seize Contaminated Ultrasound Gel Product at a New Jersey Company

U.S. Marshals, acting at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have seized Other-Sonic Generic Ultrasound Transmission Gel located at Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc. in Newark, N.J., after an FDA analysis found that product samples contained dangerous ...More

April 18, 2012

Posted in News

UB Researchers Concerned About Virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae

University at Buffalo researchers are expressing concern about a new, under-recognized, much more potent variant of a common bacterium that has surfaced in the U.S. ...More

February 17, 2012

Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions

Promiscuity of Resistance Plasmid is Unprecedented

Genetic analysis of an outbreak of drug-resistant infections in one institution shows an unprecedented level of transference of resistance among strains and even species of bacteria. Researchers from the University of Virginia and the Centers for Disease Control and ...More

January 4, 2012

Posted in News

Researchers Work to Develop Screening Method for Superbug

A team of researchers from the University of Houston (UH) and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) are working to develop improved screening methods to detect a potentially lethal, drug-resistant superbug that has made its way to Texas. Specifically, the research team ...More

September 9, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Ventilator Touchscreen Implicated in ESBL-Producing K. pneumonia Outbreak

Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producing extended-spectrum b-lactamases (ESBLs) are a major problem in many different hospitals worldwide, causing outbreaks. Researchers from Portugal report on an outbreak of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae that occurred from Aug. 17, 2009 to ...More

August 4, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

PolyMedix Defensin-Mimetic Antibiotic PMX-30063 is Active Against NDM-1 Drug-Resistant Bacteria

PolyMedix, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat patients with acute infectious diseases and cardiovascular disorders, announced today that its lead defensin-mimetic antibiotic, PMX-30063, has shown activity in an in vitro ...More

April 28, 2011

Posted in News

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