RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

25 April 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

Samoa hospital in super-bug scare. Two hospital staff in Samoa are now back at work after being cleared of the super-bug, MRSA. Radio New Zealand International

Serratia Marcescens - Venezuela: (Carabobo) Nicu, Fatal Request for Information. On Friday [13 Apr 2012], relatives of the fatal victims and a member of Carabobo House of Representatives, Mr Miguel Velasquez, appeared before the Public Prosecutor’s Office to introduce a formal complaint supported by medical and laboratory records, with respect to the death of 119 newborns in Valencia Central Hospital [AKA Dr Enrique Tejera Hospital Complex]. Pro Med/Geostrategic Forecasting

HHS seeks comment on National Action Plan to eliminate healthcare-associated infections. Partnership for Patients to accelerate progress in hospitals. HHS.gov

CLABSI Rates Down 32%, Says CDC. Twenty-one states posted decreases in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in 2010, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HealthLeaders Media and other HAI; CDC

FDA: 'Trust but verify'. Let's start where we can all agree: The overuse of medically important antibiotics in food animals should stop. We can focus on the past and point fingers, or we can address it now. USA Today

The FDA Did Not Do Enough to Restrict Antibiotics Use in Animals. Despite big talk, the agency did not confront the structural problem of antibiotic use in farm animals, which means the public health dangers of meat production remain. The Atlantic

How Factory Farm Drug Abuse Makes Vets Rich. It's no secret that factory farms use unconscionable amounts of antibiotics when fattening up animals for market. In Germany, however, veterinarians play a crucial role in the abuse. Many are getting rich in the process, but the risks to both human and animals are many. Der Spiegel International

Trygg antibiotikabruk i svangerskapet. Forskere ved Folkehelseinstituttet og Universitetet i Oslo har studert bruk av antibiotika i svangerskapet blant over 180 000 gravide kvinner. I studien viser forskerne blant annet at gravide kvinner som har hentet ut resept på erytromycin ikke har en økt risiko for å få barn med medfødte misdannelser. folkehelseinstituttet and in same media; Europeisk punktprevalensundersøkelse av helsetjenesteassosierte infeksjoner og antibiotikabruk i sykehus (Norwegian)

SWEDISH MEDIA

Ökad antibiotikaförbrukning första kvartalet 2012. Under första kvartalet 2012 ökade antibiotikaförbrukningen (J01 exkl. metenamin) både inom öppenvård (recept/1000 invånare) och slutenvård (DDD/1000 invånare och dag) jämfört med första kvartalet 2011. Ökningen i öppenvården var 5,2 procent och i slutenvården 4,6 procent. SMI

Lättsinnigheten hotar folkhälsan. Eskil Erlandssons inställning till antibiotikaförsörjning hotar på sikt hela folkets hälsa, skriver Lars Audell. Expressen

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