1 NOVEMBER 2009 UPDATE

1 Nov 2009

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

Hvike forhold påvirker legers forskrivningspraksis? Antibiotikasenteret for primærmedisin arrangerer et seminar om legers forskrivningspraksis i anledning Den europeiske Antibiotikadagen den 18. november. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norwegian only)

The Desperate Need for New Antibiotics. A Looming Drug Crisis; The Dearth of New Antibiotics. Time Magazine

Request for a scientific opinion on Research strategy to address the knowledge gaps on the antimicrobial effects of biocides”. The EUC Health Directorate(DG SANCO) DG SANCO

Population Mobility, Globalization, and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance. Human mobility is causing an increase in antimicrobial drug–resistant organisms and drug-resistant infectious diseases. Emerging Infectious Diseases, EID

Virulent Strain of MRSA Resists Treatment. New research holds bad news for health officials worried about a potentially lethal infection called MRSA that haunts hospitals: A strain that infects the bloodstream is five times more deadly than other strains. US News &World Report

Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria continues to present a major public health problem, said scientists gathering at one of the world's largest infectious diseases meetings Friday. womenshealth.gov

An outbreak of hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus skin infection among newborns, Nan Province, Thailand, January 2008. Surveillance and outbreak reports. Eurosurveillance

SWEDISH MEDIA

Läkare slår larm: Finns risk att barn dör. Vården av för tidigt födda barn i Lund hotas. Nu slår verksamhetschefen för nyföddhetsavdelningen, Staffan Polberger, larm. Kvällsposten

Verksamhetschef kräver mer resurser till för tidigt födda. Neonatalvården på Universitetssjukhuset i Lund kräver mer pengar för att kunna upprätthålla säkerheten. Regionpolitikerna har ännu inte bestämt sig. Dagens Medicin

Allt fler smittas av resistenta bakterier. Vård av för tidigt födda barn och cancervård kan slås ut. Mitt i Östermalm

Bakterieutbrott kostar miljoner. Utbrottet av multiresistenta bakterier i våras ger omsorgsnämnden oväntade kostnader på 2,5 miljoner kronor. Hallandsposten

Övervaka antibiotikaresistenta bakterier i livsmedel. Övervaka utvecklingen av antibiotikaresistens hos bakterier i livsmedel för att tidigt upptäcka problem. Det rekommenderar Livsmedelsverket och Strama VL i en risköversyn av antibiotikaresistenta bakterier i livsmedel. Livsmedelsverket

SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Enterobacteriaceae uropathogens in Bangui, Central African Republic, J Infect Dev Ctries. 2009 Apr 30;3(3):187-90.

Self-medication with antibiotics: questionnaire survey among primary care center attendants, Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 Oct 13.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae antibiotic resistance in Paris, 2005 to 2007: implications for treatment guidelines. Acta Derm Venereol. 2009;89(5):484-7.

Healthcare-associated infection and the patient experience: a qualitative study using patient interviews. J Hosp Infect. 2009 Oct 9.

Return | Print