RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

4 Apr 2012

Resistance in the News is an arbitrary selection of articles with  relevance to antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use that have come to  our attention lately.The articles have been published in various internet media and on-line scientific journals. The list is by no means complete  and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the ReAct network.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

Video message from Commissioner Dalli - Conference: combatting Antimicrobial Resistance - Time for joint action. EU Public Health and in same media; "9th annual EC/WHO Senior Officials Meeting"

New MRSA bacteria test developed by Edinburgh University scientists. A test to show whether wounds or lesions have been infected with bacteria including MRSA has been developed by Edinburgh University scientists. BBC News

Superbug breakthrough: Antibiotic to combat deadly C.diff. The bug has been blamed for almost 20,000 deaths in the last decade and claimed the lives of 2,704 hospital patients in 2010. Mirror

How drama can communicate complicated science. Casualty, Holby City, ER, Doc Martin. It is inconceivable that we haven't all, at some point, watched a medical drama on television. BBC News Health

VRE-bacterie in Slingeland Ziekenhuis in Doetinchem. Zes patiënten van het Slingeland Ziekenhuis zijn positief getest op het zogeheten VRE-bacterie die resistent is tegen antibiotica. Zeven anderen hebben de bacterie mogelijk ook. de Gelderlander (Dutch)

Hamburgische Verordnung über Hygiene und Infektionsprävention beschlossen. Der Senat hat heute die Hamburgische Verordnung über die Hygiene und Infektionsprävention in medizinischen Einrichtungen beschlossen. PRmaximus (German)

Infection Prevention and Control Guideline for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. Public Health Canada

Alberta Liberals, NDP promise more long-term care beds. The Alberta Liberals and NDP called for more long-term care beds Tuesday. CBC News

7 in 10 Ambulances Positive for Staph Isolates. Drug-resistant strains of infectious bacteria are hitching a ride into hospitals through an under-appreciated path—the ambulance—according to a sample of 71 Chicago-area emergency response vehicles. HealthLeaders Media

Antibiotic Resistance: The 5 Riskiest Superbugs. ABC News asked infectious disease experts which superbugs pose the biggest threats. ABC News

The FDA Enters Withdrawal: The Future of Antibiotics on Farms. Last week, a U.S. district court judge ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move forward on ending the use of several antibiotics in food animals except to treat disease. The Atlantic

Casos de infecção por superbactéria KPC crescem no país. A superbactéria KPC, resistente à maior parte dos antibióticos, avançou nos hospitais desde o surto de 2010. Folha (Portuguese)

SWEDISH MEDIA

SMI startar unik övervakning av antibiotikaresisten. Smittskyddsinstitutet (SMI) och landets mikrobiologiska laboratorier förbättrar nu övervakningen av antibiotikaresistenta bakterier genom ett världsunikt system, Svebar (Svensk bevakning av antibiotikaresistens). SMI

Smittskyddslägesrapport 2011. I denna årliga lägesrapport lämnar Socialstyrelsen och Smittskyddsinstitutet, på uppdrag av regeringen, en redogörelse för tillståndet och utvecklingen när det gäller skyddet mot spridning av allvarlig smitta i landet, inom tidsspannet något till några år. Socialstyrelsen

Forskare söker medel som förstärker antibiotikas effekt. Forskare försöker förbättra effekten av antibiotika genom adjuvans, eller ”förstärkningsmedel”. I en artikel i JAMA gavs nyligen en kort överblick. Detta är ett annat tänkbart sätt att få vårt begränsade utbud av antibiotika att räcka längre. internationally picked up by The Independent and Chicago Tribune

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