RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

3 May 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

Drug-resistant bacteria go undetected. Poor training in use of tests allows ‘superbugs’ to evade surveillance. Nature

Antibiotic resistance flourishes in freshwater systems. The author Dr. Seuss may have been on to something when he imagined that microscopic communities could live and flourish on small specs of dust, barely visible to the naked eye... phys.org

Lethal combo of flu, MRSA caused Maryland family deaths. Two of the three members of a Maryland family who died of flu complications last month also had been infected with the drug-resistant bacteria commonly known as MRSA, according to a report released today (April 26). msnbc

Alarm at spread of superbugs beyond hospitals. DANGEROUS superbugs that previously had been found only in hospitals are starting to spread throughout the community, putting lives at risk. Sydney Morning Herald

Ministry wants plan to tackle rising drug-resistance. “Awareness of doctors and patients is the key. The Indian Express

Hospitals urged to adopt infection control steps. KARACHI - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked the countries to implement infection control measures and counter antimicrobial resistant bacteria. The Nation

畜牧养殖业滥用抗生素 专家吁提高基层兽医水平 (Google Translate - Animal husbandry and aquaculture experts called on the misuse of antibiotics raise the level of grass-roots veterinary) sohu.com

Don Cautions Against Inappropriate Antibiotic Drug Prescriptions. BENIN CITY- Inappropriate antibiotic drug prescription by Health Managers has been identified as the cause of Microbes resistance or unsuccessful antibiotic related treatment which further worsen the ailment. The Nigerian Observer

HPA Health Protection Report. Bacteraemia-HCAI. Proteus spp., Morganella morganii, and Providencia spp. bacteraemia reports for England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2007-2011. HPA

Bund und Länder wollen mehr Transparenz bei Antibiotika-Einsatz in der Landwirtschaft. hrskonferenz der Agrarminister in Konstanz vereinbart datenbankgestütztes Minimierungskonzept. Politik Express (German)

Hygienemängel in Berliner Kliniken. Noch immer gibt es in fünf Bundesländern keine Hygieneverordnungen - obwohl sie gesetzlich dazu verpflichtet sind. Der Tagesspiegel (German)

SWEDISH MEDIA

Storstädning ska få bukt med tarmbakterien. Höglandssjukhuset i Jönköpings län har sedan våren 2011 ett utbrott av Clostridium difficileinfektion (CDI). Efter noggranna överväganden har nya städrutiner med spordödande medel (sporicid) införts... SMI

Allt fler drabbas av tarmbakterien Clostridium difficile. Clostridium difficile kan orsaka allvarliga tarminfektioner. Framför allt drabbas äldre och sköra personer som fått antibiotika, vilket rubbar tarmfloran... SMI

Forskarlarm: Multiresistenta bakterier i Hjälmaren. Multiresistenta tarmbakterier har upptäckts i Hemfjärden i Hjälmaren. – Det är ovanligt att multiresistenta bakterier hittas i en svensk insjö, säger Jana Jass, docent i mikrobiologi vid Örebro universitet. Nerikes Allehanda also in SvD

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