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One hundred percent of student nurses surveyed observed lapses in infection prevention and control practices during their clinical placements, according to a British studypublished in the September issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have shown how salmonella a bacterial menace responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year from typhoid fever and food poisoning manages to hide out in immune cells, altering their metabolism to its own benefit, much as someone might remodel a newly rented home to suit his own comfort.

Investigators working to stem the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria have taken a major step in their efforts to develop new treatments. In mBio, researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) report they have identified a novel mechanism that a particular superbug uses to fend off a key front-line antibiotic called daptomycin. The superbug often affects critically ill patients. This information is helping investigators identify compounds to knock out a mechanism of resistance in order to disarm the superbug.