RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

24 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

The path of least resistance. Governments reckon that drug firms’ research efforts need a shot in the arm. The Economist

Bacterial check on admission of pig farmers. (Google Translate) Bakterietjek ved indlæggelse af svinefarmere. 10.000 nordjyder med kontakt til levende svin udgør en smitterisiko, hvis de kommer på sygehus. DR P4 Nordjylland (Danish)

Pig farms are breeding grounds for pathogens. (Google Translate) Schweineställe sind Brutstätten für Erreger. Neue Studien belegen: Potenziell gefährliche multiresistente Keime breiten sich auch außerhalb von Kliniken aus. Berliner Morgenpost (German)

Urban Hospitals May Act as Breeding Ground for MRSA. 'Superbug' then spreads to regional facilities, Scottish study suggests. MedLine Plus also in Swedish media Aftonbladet and SvD

Scots hospital superbugs fall by one-third. HOSPITAL superbug infections in Scotland fell by more than one-third last year as methods to stop bugs spreading proved effective. Herald Scotland

Traveller brought deadly infection to Edmonton hospital, health officials suspect. More than 300 screened after death of patient with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Edmonton Journal

Reps. Markey, Slaughter Press FDA on Antibiotic Use in Ethanol Production. Congressional query follows IATP report on distillers grains fed to animals. Food Satefy News

'Last resort' antibiotics increasingly used to fight multidrug-resistant bugs. Multidrug-resistant pathogens are becoming more frequent, and the few "last resort" treatments available for infections with these bacteria have also shown an increase in use in recent years, according to a study published May 16 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Eurek Alert

Cameras to monitor hospital staff. Employees concerned as NHS trusts opt to trial US surveillance technology in a bid to cut superbug infections. The Guardian

HK detects new case of antibiotic resistant bacteria. xinhua and in same media HK detects new NDM case.

"Antibiotics dependency will lead to" incurable"? (Google Translate) “抗生素依赖症”将导致“无药可救”?gmw.cn

WHO warning: If China does not control the abuse of antibiotics will harm the world. (Google Translate) 世卫组织警告:中国如不控制抗生素滥用将害了全世界. news.online.sh.cn

China Takes Aim at Rampant Antibiotic Resistance. The Chinese government is leading a crusade to warn its people against the perils of frivolous antibiotic consumption. Science

Concerns Mount Over India's Role In Incubating Drug-Resistant Bacteria. Medical research is once again pointing to India as a dangerous crucible of bacterial strains that resist many forms of antibiotic treatment. Voice of America

Indians popping more antibiotics than ever: Study. There has been a six-fold increase in the number of antibiotics being popped by Indians. The Times of India

Hospitals can wash hands of superbug. MRSA is the superbug causing alarm in hospitals around the world. South African hospitals have not been spared. Mail & Guardian

 

SWEDISH MEDIA

Antibiotika bör inte förskrivas via ”minutkliniker”. En apotekskedja lanserar nu begreppet "minutkliniker", som håller på att öppnas hos apotek med bra läge i Stockholm. Strama also on Dagens Medicin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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