RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

6 July 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

'Superbug' found in some N.W.T. communities. drug-resistant bacteria have come up in some N.W.T. communities. The N.W.T. health department says there have been 86 cases of MRSA, which is also known as a 'superbug', this year. Half of them are in the Tlicho region and, in Behchoko, which is the largest community. CBC News North

FDA bill includes incentive for new antibiotics. Some provisions included in a measure that passed Congress this week represent a good first step to spur development of new antibiotics in the face of growing bacterial resistance, says a policy expert with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). CIDRAP

FDA Approves Bloodstream Bacteria Test. A new test for 12 different types of bacteria that cause bloodstream infections has been approved by the FDA. Medical News Today

Antibiotic pollution can disrupt aquatic food chains. Indian scientists have found that diatoms, primary food-producers in aquatic food chains, undergo significant variation after being treated with commonly used antibiotics. SciDevNet

After the death of babies, CREMERJ will inspect the hospital of Saint Mary. (Google Translate - Após morte de bebês, Cremerj vai inspecionar hospital de São Gonçalo. O Globo (Portuguese)

Acinetobacter - Chile: (Santiago) Bun Unit, Drug Resistant. Authorities from the Public Assistance Hospital (former Central Hospital [located in Santiago, Chile]), reported this Wed 27 Jun 2012 that 8 cases of Acinetobacter baumannii have been detected in patients in the Burn Unit. Pro-MED Mail

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Issue Updated Guidance for Tackling Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 26, 28 June 2012

SWEDISH MEDIA

Uppdrag inom strategin mot antibiotikaresistens och vårdrelaterade infektioner. Regeringen uppdrar till Socialstyrelsen att i samverkan med Jordbruksverket initiera och ansvara för en nationell samverkansfunktion samt utarbeta en tvärsektoriell handlingsplan för ett samordnat arbete mot antibiotikaresistens och vårdrelaterade infektioner och en övergripande kommunikationsstrategi för området. Regeringen

Nytt verktyg för kommunikation av vårdrelaterad smitta. Smittskyddsinstitutet föreslår till regeringen att det tas fram ett nytt webbaserat verktyg för snabb kommunikation kring utbrott och vårdrelaterad smittspridning inom hälso- och sjukvården. SMI

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