Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

A study from Ireland in the journal “Microbiology” says that Disinfectants “teach” bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics. The study exposed Pseudomonas- a common hospital bacterium- to non-lethal concentrations of some disinfectant and found that it enhanced their efflux pump mechanisms, making them less sensitive to not only the disinfectant, but also to ciprofloxacin.
Nature has published an article which says that `Sequencing neglected microbes could accelerate the discovery of new protein families and biological traits`. It is quite possible that this may even give clues for development of new antibiotics.
An article in MSNBC brings out that `Drug-resistant infections lurk in the meat we eat and Animals routinely fed antibiotics harbor virulent germs that jump to people.
Further from US --The following four articles in the journal `Emerging infectious diseases` indicate the serious threat of transfer of antibiotic resistance from animals to humans - Public Health Threat of New, Reemerging, and Neglected Zoonoses in the Industrialized World;Ceftiofur Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg from Chicken Meat and Humans, Canada;Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Dogs;Food Reservoir for Escherichia coli Causing Urinary Tract Infections. Now the question is--- will the US Congress ban the growth promoter use of antibiotics in animals?
Bacteria of the genus Salmonella cause most food-borne illnesses. The ingestion by humans occurs mainly via contaminated egg dishes such as mayonnaise or raw milk products as well as meat or sausages. Infections with Salmonella lead to severe diarrhoea and fever, particularly in patients harbouring a compromised immune system. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig, Germany, say that "Based on our data, the molecular mechanism of infection employed by Salmonella has to be revised," The results have now been published in the of the scientific journal Cellular Microbiology.
It has become harder for the Chinese to self-medicate. The Chinese government is heavily coming down on self prescribed antibiotics .
Scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have identified three key regulators required for the formation and development of bacterial biofilms. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating chronic infections.
Phase 2 trial of eritoran tetrasodium (E5564), a Toll-like receptor 4 antagonist, in patients with severe sepsis is successful.
An interesting story about bacteria has emerged which tells about Electricity-Producing Bacteria Near Energy Sources
It is proposed that Fungal footage may foster foresight into plant, animal disease (w/ Video)
An Enzyme has been discovered that disturbs the communication processes between bacteria.
Anti-infection agents from Nanoemulsions - Nanoemulsions are superfine mixtures of soybean oil and water, stabilized by surfactants and blended at very high speeds so that the resulting droplets are less than 400 nanometers in diameter. Nanoemulsion droplets fuse with a microbe's outer membrane, disrupt the membrane and kill the organism.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Stapylococcus aureus) Leads to Staggering Expenses for Surgical Patients in hospitals
Pathologists Invent Easy Way To Diagnose MRSA
Infectious microbes in the gym
“Innovative Incentives for Effective Antibacterials” and ``scientific and economic barriers to innovation of new antibiotics.``

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Strama News
Dermatologic Infections In Cancer Patients Treated With EGFRI Therapy must be treated with antibiotics
The European Commission has granted Pfizer Inc. European marketing authorization for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevenar 13
MIT and Boston University researchers have discovered that the drug hydroxyurea kills bacteria by inducing them to produce molecules toxic to themselves -a conclusion that raises the possibility of finding new antibiotics that use similar mechanisms.
U.N. Weather Agency Predicts Heightened Disease Spread With Rising Temps
Potential Health Effects Of Climate Change In Africa

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Biological Basis Of 'Bacterial Immune System' Discovered By Researchers
What Is Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile)?
Infection-Control Strategies At Leading Hospital Can Be Adapted For Everyday Use
Swish And Enviro-Solutions To Launch SDC-Based Disinfectants In Canada And US

Europe to draft plan to encourage development of new antibiotics
what is done at the EU level on Problems of veterinary, food industry and environmental aspects Fighting Hospital infections & Hand washing in US
African Killer is a new MDR strain of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium

Measles Deaths Decline Worldwide By 78%, Experts Warn Against Complacency
CDC, Premier Healthcare Alliance Research In Hospitals Shows Patients Can Help Improve Hand Hygiene Among Doctors, Nurses
Chicken Pox Vaccine Reduces Shingles Risk In Kids -- Study Of 172,000 Kids Used EHRs
In New Antibiotic Method, 2 Heads Better Than 1
New Clues Into How Invasive Parasite Spreads
New Guidelines For Treating Complicated Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
Will Copper Keep Us Safe From The Superbugs?
UMF Introduces Micrillon(R); New Technology Reduces Risk Of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Also In Global Health News: Cell Phones Reduce Maternal Mortality; Kenya Cholera Outbreak; Drug-Resistant Salmonella
Study Finds That Infections Are Common In ICUs World-Wide
Scientists Gain New Understanding Of Disease-Causing Bacteria
News Outlets Examine Cholera In Zimbabwe, Kenya
Regulatory Update: GSK Files Rotarix For Prevention Of Rotavirus In Japan
Biology Of Emergent Salmonella Exposed - Deadly Bug Targets Vulnerable Children And Adults In Africa

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

New antibiotics may emerge from Europe because of the accord in EU- Prof Otto Cars
The health ministers of the 27 European Union member states have adopted council conclusions concerning innovative incentives for effective antibiotics. The conclusions comprise a number of measures and recommendations with regards to antibiotic resistance, ranging from the national level strategies to ensure awareness among the public and health professionals to union level efforts to promote public-private partnerships to facilitate research into new antibiotics, diagnostic methods and strategies for use of currently available antibiotics. ReAct director, Professor Otto Cars feels this is the start of a process that can actually bring about new antibacterials that will benefit not only the EU and other wealthy countries, but also low-income countries where the burden of antibiotic resistance is greatest.

- A large multinational research project will be coordinated from Uppsala University, on “Predicting AB Resistance”. For this Prof. Dan Andersson, has received a grant of 63 million SEK from the EU.
- Danish Center for Antibiotic Research and Development, DANCARD, has been granted 31 million DKK over 6 years by the Danish Strategic Research Council for ``antibiotic research``.
- An EU-wide survey shows that of 24 countries, 17 had MRSA in breeding pig populations.

Developing new vaccinations will help Tasmanian fish farmers reduce their reliance on antibiotics.
When to Consider the Use of Antibiotics in the Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza-Associated Pneumonia.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

-Prof. Meital Zilberman of Tel Aviv Universitiy`s Department of Biomedical Engineering has developed a new wound dressing based on fibers she engineered - fibers that can be loaded with drugs like antibiotics to speed up the healing process, and then dissolve when they've done their job. A study published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Applied Biomaterials demonstrates that, after only two days, this dressing can eradicate infection-causing bacteria. The new dressing protects the wound until it is no longer needed, after which it melts away.

-A new study suggests that naturally occurring bacteria on the skin of salamanders could help protect other amphibians, including some species of endangered frogs, from a lethal skin disease. The researchers from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee report their findings in the November 2009 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

-Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria. Texas A&M University researchers are exploring how hungry viruses, armed with transformer-like weapons, attack bacteria, which may aid in the treatment of bacterial infections. The Texas A&M researchers' work is published in the renowned journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. The attackers are called phages, or bacteriophages, meaning eaters of bacteria.

-18th November 2009 marked the second annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day, established to highlight the problem of increasing antibiotic resistance and the need for prudent use of antibiotics. Figures from the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption project, which monitors antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in countries across Europe, suggest that antibiotic use in many countries remains too high. However, prescribing habits across Europe differ from country to country, with the UK among those countries prescribing the lowest number of antibiotics per 1000 inhabitants per day.

-Anacor Pharmaceuticals announced that it has dosed the first patient in a Phase I clinical study for AN3365, a novel boron-based, small-molecule drug candidate in development for the treatment of hospital infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria. The study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of AN3365 in healthy volunteers. AN3365 targets the bacterial enzyme leucyl tRNA synthetase.

-First broad spectrum anti-microbial paint to kill "superbugs". Scientists in South Dakota are reporting development of the first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint, a material that can simultaneously kill not just disease-causing bacteria but mold, fungi, and viruses. Designed to both decorate and disinfect homes, businesses, and health-care settings, the paint is the most powerful to date, according to the new study. It appeared in the monthly ACS' Applied Materials & Interfaces. The paint shows special promise for fighting so-called "superbugs," antibiotic-resistant microbes that infect hospital surfaces and cause an estimated 88,000 deaths annually in the United States, the researchers say.

-The resistance of infectious organisms to antibiotics is particularly serious in drugs against fungi. Fungal cells are similar to human cells, which means that it is difficult to develop effective drugs that can destroy them without also damaging human cells, i.e. without causing side effects. We must therefore safeguard the effectiveness of the few antifungal drugs that are available today. Resistance to these would leave many diseases without effective treatment.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

News from Nature
A Biotech firm believes that RNA interference (RNAi) can increase efficiency of drug manufacturing processes.
New Research has shown that dirty piglets obtain 'friendly' bacteria that help them develop healthy immune systems later in life.
The GenBank sequence database, the central repository of all publicly available DNA sequences, has completed its thousandth complete microbial genome.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Cases of potentially fatal superbugs resistant to all antibiotics are increasing across Britain and Europe.
ECDC, EFSA, EMEA and the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) publish a joint scientific opinion on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) focused on infections transmitted to humans from animals and food (zoonoses).
A campaign to discourage the abuse and misuse of antibiotics launched in Malta

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario-By Dr. A.J. Tamhankar

Breakthrough in understanding of the molecular characteristics of spores may lead to new methods for sterilizing food and medical equipment.
How Escherichia coli have evolved to capture rare sugars from their environment
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Second Fidaxomicin Phase 3 Clinical Trial In Patients With Clostridium Difficile Infection
New imaging technique-Mass spectrometry used to monitor chemical warfare between microbes- could lead to better antibiotics and cancer drugs
British Medical Association Says More Action Needed To Tackle Superbugs

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario

A report on IIMAR participated INDEPTH-ReAct workshop on ABR
A New Communication System Between Streptococci
Silver (And Copper) Antimicrobial Bullets To Kill Bacteria
How Bacteria Talk To One Another
How Plants And Bacteria 'Talk' To Thwart Disease
Unique Human Microbe Communities Have Wide Implications For Human Health
Bacterial Populations varies From Person To Person
Climate Change Is Biggest Global Health Threat To Children
'Clever Cleaning' The Way To Beat Hospital Superbugs, UK
BioAlliance Pharma Presents Additional US Pivotal Phase III Results On Loramyc™ (Miconazole Lauriad(R))
How Symbiotic Bacteria Evolve
Campaign To Increase Use Of Zinc To Prevent Childhood Diarrhea
First Annual World Pneumonia Day
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing: a review of general principles and contemporary practices.
Antibiotic Resistance in Antarctica
ABR bacteria in ICU- European experience

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario

First World Pneumonia Day on 2nd November'09 Reveals Global Burden – CDC's public health professionals join with others to help
MORE than one in five intensive care doctors working in hospitals across Europe are now seeing patients with bugs that are “totally or almost totally” resistant to antibiotics, according to a new survey - Irish Times.
Deadly superbugs have increased despite a crackdown on the best-known infections such as MRSA in UK, a parliamentary report will warn this week
UK - 'Clever Cleaning' The Way To Beat Hospital Superbugs,
UK - Fourth Report of the Mandatory Surveillance of Surgical Site Infection in Orthopaedic Surgery: April 2004 to March 2008 - of all SSI:s by staph aureus, 60% are MRSA, and of ALL SSI:s 26% are caused by MRSA - HPA
Prevention & Control of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) - US/CDC guidelines
"Non-therapeutic use" of antibiotics at sub-therapeutic levels for growth promotion in animals can create perfect conditions for bacteria to become resistant not only to one antibiotic, but to entire classes of the medicines- chicagotribune - US.
Hospital acquired infection at 30% level in Kenya

Modern medicine 'under threat' from antibiotic overuse
Safe use of hand sanitizers
Genome-Scale Identification Method Applied to Find Cryptic Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Scientists at Queen's University, Medical Biology Center publish new data on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevention
Scientists retrace history of Leprosy

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK
NovaBay's Aganocides Show Penetration And Efficacy In A Pre-Clinical Infected Human Nail Model Of Onychomycosis
The Final Frontier: Disease Proposed As Major Barrier To Mars And Beyond
Researchers Identify Genetic Links To Fungal Infection Susceptibility
Depressed Pregnant Women Could Be At Higher Risk For Severe Response To Flu Infection
Gilead's Aztreonam For Inhalation Solution To Be Reviewed By FDA Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee On December 10, 2009
Animals Now Picking Up Bugs From People, Study Shows
Inhibikase Therapeutics Discusses New Platform For Infectious Disease Pharmaceuticals At BIOCOM 2009
New Combination Therapy Looks Promising Against Ulcer Bacteria
Rethinking The Antibody-dependent Enhancement Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Model

Request for a common short report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) focussed on
zoonotic infections based on the information currently available
Population Mobility, Globalization, and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Virulent Strain of MRSA Resists Treatment
Antibiotic Resistance still a major public health threat – Studies show it's worsening while there are few new Antibiotics in pipeline
An outbreak of hospital-acquired staphylococcus aureus skin infection among newborns, nan province, thailand, january 2008

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario

HHS Awards $17 Million In A New National Initiative To Fight Health Care-Associated Infections

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Discovery Of Trigger For Deadly Food Toxin

Scientists Create NICE Solution To Pneumonia Vaccine Testing Problems

Genomes of Two Popular Research Strains of E. coli Sequenced; Tracing the History, Genetic Makeup of Workhorse Laboratory Bacteria

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Effective At Preventing Child Deaths

Small Turtles Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

MorphoSys And Daiichi Sankyo Forge Alliance To Develop Novel Antibody Therapies Against Hospital-Acquired Infections

Antibiotic Resistant Infections Cost The U.S. Healthcare System In Excess Of $20 Billion Annually

Improving Global Response To Emerging Pandemics With Funding Of $185 Million

Cummings School Awarded USAID Grant Targeting Emerging Infectious Diseases

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario

World Handwashing Day marked in more than 80 countries

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Tradis Technique Tackles Typhoid: First High-throughput Functional Analysis Of Every Salmonella Typhi Gene

Some 'Friendly' Bacteria May Play Inordinate Role in shaping our immune system

Theory On Protective Effect Of Being Warm-Blooded Offered By Einstein Research

Discovery Lays Groundwork For Better Understanding Of Protective Human Microbes In The Gut

WHO, UNICEF Publish Plan To Reduce Childhood Diarrhea Deaths

Paradigm Shift Needed To Combat Drug Resistance

What Is Glandular Fever? What Causes Glandular Fever? What Is Infectious Mononucleosis?

Used Hotel Soaps Help Prevent Disease In Developing Countries

Princeton University Study Reveals The Crucial Role Of DispersinB(R) Substrate To Bacterial Cell Surface Interaction In Biofilm Formation

Surgeons Discover A Visceral Fat Hormone That Could Protect Against Life-threatening Sepsis

Annual Epidemiological Report 2009 by ECDC

Hospital Workers May Trigger Dangerous Outbreaks

Swine Flu Return May Cause Rise In MRSA

Uncomplicated lower UTI infections in Turkey shows high resistance rates to fluoroquinolones

ABR Infections Cost the US Healthcare System over 20 Billion USD Annually

ESBL outbreak in New Zealand

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario

Researchers Discover How Some Infectious Bacteria Evade Destruction And Survive In Human Cells

Inexpensive Locally Produced Oral Cholera Vaccine Proven Safe And Effective

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Liverpool Hospital Fined Over Legionella, UK

Statement By Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding Recent E. Coli Story

BioDelivery Sciences Receives $1.3 Million US Army Grant For Investigation Of Bioral Amphotericin B In Topical Leishmaniasis

Ventilation mask leakage may contaminate hospital room

Iron Regulates susceptibility to infections and the TLR4 Inflammatory Signaling Pathway

E. Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Understanding A Cell's Split Personality Aids Synthetic Circuits

Team Finds A Better Way To Watch Bacteria Swim

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

CDC launches again the campaign “Get Smart: Know When AB:s Work”

”Global Handwashing Day” was initiated by a global public-private partnership in 2008, and has now been launched again on October 15

US, ASM Report on ABR; ”ABR: An Ecological Perspective on an Old Problem” is recently out, presenting a more complicated background to ABR than just AB misuse.

US, ABs in food animal production; the bill on the subject has yet not passed Congress.

US, Harvard receives NIH funding for ABR research – NIH allocates 5 million USD to the ”Harvard-wide Program on AB Resistance”

New Zealand, Food Safety Authority investigation; NZ wants more knowledge on the consequences for human flora ABR of AB use in animals, and has started a year-long survey of ABR in the food chain

E. coli's Kayak Paddle-Lke Motion Tracked For First Time

Recent Releases In Global Health

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Caltech Scientists Get Detailed Glimpse Of Chemoreceptor Architecture In Bacterial Cells Understanding How Humans Battle Infectious Disease Aided By Study Of Fish Mechanism To Fend Off Invading Germs

How Good Are Indicator Bacteria At Predicting Pathogens In Recreational Water?

Hygiene And Physical Barriers Should Be Given Higher Priority In Pandemic Plans

More Sophisticated, Better Coordinated Global System Needed To Effectively Prevent, Detect, Respond To Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

New Way Deadly Food-borne Bacteria Spread Discovered By University Of Central Florida Professor

E Coli O157 In Surrey: Update, UK

Terms Of Reference For Independent Investigation Into Godstone Farm E.coli O157 Outbreak Agreed

Flooding In The Philippines Could Spread Infectious Diseases, Health Department Says

Advanced Life Sciences' Restanza Demonstrates Efficacy In Plague Pivotal Animal Study

The Desperate Need for New Antibiotics (TIME Magazine), also a report by CNN

European Antibiotic Awareness Day – the second – is on November 18

Public Health Agency of Canada releases its CIPARS report on human and animal AMR data, as well as AMR prescriptions

First two strains of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) in Finland reported, isolated from two imported patients from Crete, Greece and northwestern Italy

C diff shows an improvement after the massive investments in improved hygiene launched by Gordon Brown

MRSA pre-admission screening whether UK governmental policy does more harm than good

Can Ambulance service caused disease spread

World MRSA Day - Oct 1st in Chicago by non-profit MRSA Survivors Network

Antibiotic Awareness Week in US - October 5 to Oct 11, 2009

EMEA technical report, and EU Presidency conference on need for new ABs – commented by ReAct; and same event echoed by Australian Sydney Morning Herald

MRSA spread between man and animals

“Doomsday bug creeping closer”

White Post Farm, Nottinghamshire Closed As Precautionary Measure

E Coli 0157 In Surrey:

URMLHN: Climate Change The Origin Of Bacterial, Viral And Parasitic Pathologies

New Rabies Vaccine May Require Only A Single Shot - Not Six

'Rising Plague' Of Deadly Bacteria Kills Thousands Each Year: New Book

What Is Rubella? What Are German Measles? What Causes Rubella Or German Measles?

Researchers To Probe Whether Lyme Disease Will Follow Spread Of Ticks Across U.S.

LEAD Therapeutics Presents New Antibiotic With Potent Activity Against Drug Resistant Bacteria

At The 49th ICAAC Health Protection Agency Commissions Independent Investigation Into E. Coli Outbreak And Apologises For Delays

MethylGene Presents Phase I Data For Its Novel Antifungal Agent, MGCD290,

A Biopharma Company Developing Drugs To Treat Severe Bacterial Infections

Protalix Completes Pivotal Phase III Trial For prGCD For The Treatment Of Gaucher Disease

NanoBio Presents Key Data On The Use Of Nanoemulsions To Treat Burn Wound Infections

Is Your Daily Shower Blasting Your Face With Pathogenic Germs?

Legislation aims to cut use of anitbiotics in animal feed

US congress call for data on antibiotic use in livestock

New Antibiotics Needed
The bacterial challenge: time to react
Why Don’t Doctors Wash Their Hands More?
Further drop in NHS infections
In one UK hospital, an outbreak of C difficile has prompted opening of an isolation ward
Cheap food – not so cheap – if cost of ABR is added
Mandatory screening for patients before going to surgery
UK – falling HAI rates?
Americans expect to get better when they go to the hospital, not worse
For common colds or the flu, the grocer sells chicken soup and orange juice.”

FDA Approves Valcyte(R) (valganciclovir Hydrochloride) To Prevent Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease In Pediatric Patients
The Path To New Antibiotics
Biolog Microbial Identification System Identifies Bacterium Contaminating Kidney Dialysis Clinic
Typhoid Fever Cases In U.S. Linked To Foreign Travel
Washington Post Examines Development Of Vaccine For Food Borne Intestinal Illness
GeneThera Announces Plans To Add Therapeutic Testing Component To Johne's Disease Diagnostic Program
Surgical Scrub Solution: It's Good For Patients, Too
What Is Tetanus? What Causes Tetanus?
Surgical Scrub Solution: It's Good For Patients, Too
Center For Communicable Disease Dynamics To Be Established At HSPH To Model Factors Involved In Infectious Disease Spread And Intervention
Also In Global Health News: Africa Measles Eradication; Water, Food Security In South Asia; MDR-TB In Mumbai; SADC Summit; U.S. Cuba Embargo
World Rabies Day Symposium Emphasizing 1 Health Strategy, Hosted By K-State
New Online Learning Tool Launched To Help Kids Protect Themselves From Infections
WHO African Region Considers Measles Elimination - Dr Sambo
Clinical Trials that Address the Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance
Surviving Sepsis Program -- Increased Compliance Gets Results
Professor Barry R. Bloom Named Recipient Of National Award For Contributions To Understanding Immune Responses To Infectious Diseases
Relapse Of Infections Is The Most Challenging Aspect Of Treating Clostridium Difficile Infections In The Hospital Setting
Pioneering Research Succeeds In Producing Industrially Vital Chemical Through Engineered Bacteria
Australia: Hospital Infections Cost $1 Billion In Lost Bed Days
Mosquitoes Don't "Fall" Away As A Major Pest Problem When Summer Ends
Population Growth In Cities Exacerbates Transmission Of Dengue
Despite Financial Crisis, Africa Must Focus On Health, Rwandan President Says At WHO Regional Meeting
FDA Approves Valcyte(R) (valganciclovir Hydrochloride) To Prevent Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease In Pediatric Patients
E Coli 0157 In Surrey: Update
Investigation Of Cases Of E.Coli 0157 At Surrey Farm
Disease Transmission And Air Travel -- Two Upcoming Meetings
Pneumonia-Causing Diseases Kill 1.2M Children Under 5 Annually, Studies Say
Beans' Defenses Mean Bacteria Get Evolutionary Helping Hand
Scientists Find Way To Make Bacteria More Vulnerable To Existing Antibiotics
Improving Childhood Immunization Campaigns Could Reduce Sickle-Cell Deaths In Africa, Study Finds
NovaBay Launches Clinical Study For Non-Antibiotic Treatment Of Impetigo, One Of The Most Common Skin Infections
Polio Vaccination Resumes In Pakistan's Swat Valley
Care-Tech Laboratories Agrees To Stop Making, Selling And Distributing Unapproved Antimicrobial Products
South East Asian Ministers Gather At WHO Regional Meeting
Tracking Light-Emitting Bacteria During Infection
Disease-Causing Escherichia Coli: 'I Will Survive'
Fighting Infection With Manuka Honey
Useful Proteins From Bacteria
Fungal Infections: Mounting A Multi-Layered Attack
Probiotics That Ambush Gut Pathogens

-FDA Approves Glaxosmithkline's Hib Vaccine, Hiberix(R).
-The Gambia Introduces Vaccine Against World's Leading Vaccine-Preventable Child Killer.
-Key Feature Of Immune System Survived In Humans, Other Primates For 60 Million Years.
-Rotavirus Vaccine Induced Diarrhea In Child With Severe Combined Immune Deficiency.
-Researchers Clone And Engineer Bacterial Genomes In Yeast And Transplant Genomes Back Into Bacterial Cells.
-Friendly Gut Bacteria Lend A Hand To Fight Infection.
-Study Finds Efforts To Curb Antibiotic Usage In Ambulatory Settings Are Successful.
-How Meningitis Bacteria Attack The Brain.
-Study Of Elusive War Zone Bacterium.
-What Is Salmonella? What Is Salmonella Infection?
-MicroPhage Opens Pivotal FDA Study On Bacterial Identification Platform.
-Fewer People Are Dying From HCAIs.

UK
-MRSA and C diff death rates fall.
-Hospital given clean bill of health.
-Antibiotic resistance in Malta now among the highest in Europe.
US
-Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections.
Canada
-Universal free flu shots curb antibiotic use.

-Probiotic Effects on Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children.
-New superbug resistant to antibiotics and more difficult to tackle than MRSA.
-Death toll from hospital bugs hits new high.
-C diff bug kills five patients every week.
-Clostridium Difficile Infection: Tracking A Virulent Pathogen.
-Lyme Bacterium, Once Nearly Eradicated In U.S., Rebounded With Forests.

Antibiotic resistance is a silent killer but more powerful than swine flu.

-Staving off ecological disaster in lungs.
-Selection For Pathogen-Resistance And Increased Risk For Inflammatory Disease Linked By Study.
-National Foundation For Infectious Diseases Honors VCU Physician With Maxwell Finland Award For 2010.
-New Antibiotics From Pinhead-Size Worms And Robot.
-In Global Health News: Plague In China; U.S. Contribution To Clean Water Initiatives; TB Vaccine Trial; HIV In Mozambique; New HIV Strain.
-Cannibalistic Cells May Help Prevent Infections.
-Structure Of Antibiotic Ramoplanin Reveals Promising Mechanism.
-Pneumonic Plague Kills Third Human In Chinese Town.

-Access to adequate medical services is a right.
-Efforts To Improve Care In Ambulatory Surgical Centers.
-Health Warning After Lancashire Workers Catch Legionnaires' Disease, UK.
-What Is Diphtheria? What Causes Diphtheria?
-Zinc Activates A Key Protein On T Cells Needed To Fight Infections.
-New Strategy May Be Valid Alternative To Traditional Antibiotics.
-Preventing Toxic Shock Syndrome And Other Severe Diseases.
-Bacteria Pack Their Own Demise.
-U.S.-China Talks Expected To Include Collaboration On Fighting Infectious Disease.
-Repeated Stress Signals Made In Cells With Metabolism-Associated Disease Encourage The Growth Of Invading Bacteria.
-First-Ever Test Helps In Fight Against Serious Lung Infections And Opens Door For Treating Other Life-Threatening Infections.
-Using Satellites To Study Lyme Disease.
-Bring On The "Suds": Prototype, 7-Foot-Tall Sanitizer Automates Disinfection Of Hard-to-Clean Hospital Equipment.

-What Is Gangrene? What Causes Gangrene?
-Abbott Introduces Molecular Diagnostic System Intended For Broad Identification Of Infectious Agents.
-European Travellers Continue To Put Their Health At Risk.
-What Is Amoxicillin? What Does Amoxicillin Treat?
-National Public Reporting Of Health-Care-asociated Infections Supported By Experts.
-New Paper Highlights Antimicrobial Effectiveness Of Medical-Grade Honey In Topical Wound Care.
-The Biology Of C. difficile Transmission In Mice Exposed By Researchers.

UK
-Outbreak of postoperative staph endocarditis in one hospital.
US
-Livestock production and antibiotics.
-Fueling Resistance? Antibiotics in Ethanol Production.
-Ethanol Industry Can Stop Using Unnecessary Antibiotics, New Report Finds Nearly Half of Ethanol Plants Already Use Alternatives.
-Increase in Pneumococcus Macrolide Resistance, United States.
-Complications of Acute Otitis Media Becoming More Common.
China
-Retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections in the ICU of a tertiary hospital in china during 2003 and 2007.

-What Is Amoxicillin? What Does Amoxicillin Treat?
-Antimicrobial Effectiveness Of Medical-Grade Honey.
-The Biology of C. difficile Transmission In Mice Exposed By Researchers.
-Experts Support National Public Reporting Of Healthcare-Associated Infections.
-Stopping Harmful Oral Bacteria In Their Path.
-What Is Bacteria? What Are Bacteria?
-Novel Therapy To Combat Diarrheal Disease.
-Diagnostic Assays That Detect Group B Streptococcus.

-Save medicines for our children.
UK
-Survey reveals patient fear of infection in Scotland's hospitals.
US
-Administration Seeks to Restrict Antibiotics in Livestock.

-Bacterial Communication: Finding the Constant.
-Individual Bacterial Cells Are Capable Of Quorum Sensing When Confined In Small Volumes.
-Team Develops Anti-Infection Technology.
-A Simple Method For Extracting DNA From Different Bacteria Species.
-New VIDAS(R) UP E. Coli O157 (Including H7 Strain) Detection Kit.
-The Treatment Of Inhalation Anthrax.
-FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Cheese Manufacturer.
-FDA: New Public Health Regulation to Improve Egg Safety And Reduce Salmonella Illnesses.
-Public Equipped To Fight Back Against Hospital Bugs As Ward Closure Numbers Soar, UK.
-Food Standards Commission Targets Dangerous Bacteria.
-Medical Staff Cut Down On Hospital-Acquired Infections.
-Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Illinois Urges Constant Vigilance Against Growing Threat Of Killer 'Superbug'.

-Munich researchers discover new target for tailored antibiotics.

-Lyme Season Has Begun, Physician Warns.
-Tuberculosis Vaccine Too Risky For HIV-Infected Infants.
-Hospital-Acquired Infections Tied To Nurse Staffing Ratios.
-Study Provides Greater Understanding Of Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria.
-Better Diagnosis of Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria.
-Salmonella and E. coli Bacteria Found In Packets Of Shelled Nuts.

Sweden
-Common challenge in the area of antibiotics.
-Access to effective antibiotics – a prerequisite for modern health care.

UK
-Trends in Antimicrobial Resistant Gonorrhoea.
-Public Equipped To Fight Back Against Hospital Bugs As Ward Closure Numbers Soar, UK.
-Maggots, honey help fight superbugs.
US
-Lifethreatening MRSA in athlete.
-MRSA triples in neonates.
-Cost and mortality of HAI.

-Superbugs and Ailing Schools.

-European Researchers Look For New Ways To Fight Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections.
-There Is A Need For Standardized Antibiotic Prescribing Across Europe To Battle Resistance.
-Antibiotic Prescribing Should Be Standardized Across Europe To Help Tackle Resistance.
-Company Recalls Various Products Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination.
-Health Unit Reports Three Cases Of E. Coli O157:H7 In London.
-Trust's Antibiotic Guidelines Given National Credit, UK.
-Nano-Sized Assassins To Attack Implant Bacteria.
-Sanofi Pasteur Responds To Nation's Need For Hib Vaccine With Increased Supply.
-Vacci-Test Receives U.S. Approval For FoodChekTM-E.Coli Test.
-12 hospitalized in connection with E. coli in beef.

-FDA Warns Consumers Not To Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough.
-NHS Meets Target To Cut C. Difficile Infections Two Years Ahead Of Schedule, UK.
-Unique Portion Of Enzyme Fights Lung Infection.
-Bacteria Can Plan Ahead.
-Enzymes Enable The Pathogenicity Of 2 Human Disease Organisms.
-Preventing Spread Of Infectious Diseases Is Everyone's Responsibility.
-Global Commitment Announced In Fight Against Leading Killer Of Children.
-Anti-bacterial, Self-monitoring Keyboards.
-Medizone Announces That Its AsepticSure(TM) Development Program Is Reaching Objectives On Two Fronts.

-Variation in antibiotic prescribing and its impact on recovery in patients with acute cough in primary care: prospective study in 13 countries.
Sweden
-A Report on Antimicrobial Utilization and Resistance in Human in Sweden.
UK
-Hospital Infection figures Missing.
US
-MRSA risk from dog and cat bites.
-Increasing broad spectrum Antibiotics to children with Acute Otitis Media 1998 – 2004.
-Increase in macrolide resistance in pneumococci.

-Latest Hospital "Epidemic".
-Do Viruses Make Bacteria More Deadly? - Research Examines ' Superbug' C. Difficile.
-Skin And Skin Structure Infections Are The Second Most Common Diagnoses For Which An Antibiotic Is Used In The Hospital Setting.

Europe
-ECDC, EFSA and EMEA released a joint scientific report on meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in livestock, companion animals and food.
France
-Dissemination of Escherichia coli with CTX-M Type ESBL between Humans and Yellow-Legged Gulls in the South of France.
UK
-MRSA bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile reports.
-Reducing healthcare associated infections in hospitals in England.
US
-American Medical Association speaks out against industrialized food production, including use of antibiotics and fossil fuels.

-New Phase 3 Data Indicates that 13-valent Vaccine Has The Potential To Cover Against Pneumococcal Disease.
-Breakthrough Could Lead To New Antimicrobial Drugs.
-DNA Binding Compound That Kills Bacteria In 2 Minutes Could Lead To New Antibiotics.
-Structure Of Bacteria Responsible For Traveler's Diarrhea Identified By Researchers.
-The Battle Against Superbugs.
-Positive Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Torezolid In Patients With Complicated Skin And Skin Structure Infections.

Global Antibiotic Resistance Scenario -(A. J. Tamhankar)

-Antimicrobials in milk.
-Comparison of antibiotic resistance patterns in Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica strains pre-exposed and exposed to poultry decontaminants.
-Determination of tetracyclines in multi-species animal tissues.

-Antibiotic resistance linked to 'sex lives' of Bacteria.
-Clinical Study Of Novel Systemic Antibiotic Compound.
-Soap-Sniffing Technology That Encourages Hand Washing To Reduce Infections, Saves Money.
-New Rapid Campylobacter Test.
-Public Health Campaign Associated With Major Reduction In Antibiotic Use.
-Automated Surveillance Technologies In Prevention Of Healthcare-Associated Infections.
-Reactions From An Old Drug May Lead To New Antibiotics.

UK
-Gonorrhoea drug resistance fears.
-Infection drive 'hit by targets'.
US
-Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase in Long-term Care Facility, Illinois, USA.
Australia
-Disease control expert urges health workers to clean hands and save lives.

-MRSA 'rife' in area nursing homes.
- "surprising Link" Leads Towards A New Antibiotic.
-Oxoid Makes Screening For Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms Faster.
-Growing Concern About Risk Of Infection In Cancer Patients And Emerging Antibiotic Resistance.

-The Treatment Of Intra-Abdominal Infections.
-Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Found In Fertilizer.
-Common Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment For Children With MRSA-related Infections.
-Pneumonia Caused By Community-Acquired MRSA.

-How Superbugs Control Their Lethal Weapons.
-MicroPhage Results On Rapid S. Aureus/MRSA Blood Culture Test Published.
-Fast Discovery Of Discriminative Pathogen Signatures.
-Universal Sensors, Nottingham Trent University And Cambridge Design Partnership To Help In The Fight Against The Hospital Superbugs, C.difficile, MRSA.
-Rapid Rise In Rates Of Resistance To Current Antibiotics.

-Hospitals face crackdown as 2,400 patients get superbug.
-New hospital hygiene guidelines published.
-KPC-2 producing K.pneumoniea infections in Greek hospital surveillance.
-Clearance To Initiate Second Phase I Clinical Study Of Novel Systemic Antibiotic Compound.
-Vaginal Infections 'symptom Sorter' Launches To Help Women Get Diagnosed And Treated.
-Aerosolized Nanoparticles Show Promise For Delivering Antibiotic Treatment.
-Application To FDA For ABthrax.
-MicroPhage Demonstrates Rapid Diagnostic Platform Feasibility In Skin And Soft Tissue Infections.
-New UK Developed Anti-Bacterial Drug {Metallo-Porphyrin} Unveiled At Leading European Microbiology Congress.
-Salmonella's Sweet Tooth Predicts Its Downfall.

-What Is Lyme disease? What Are Symptoms of Lyme disease?

-Cook Medical Launches Industry-First Pressure Injection Peripherally Inserted Catheter With Antibiotic Protection To Prevent Fatal Infections.
-Pneumonia Research Benefits From $4 Million EU Award.

-Antibiotics (in COPD).
-Antibiotic Use in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient.

UK-
-Hospital cleanliness and hospital staff's clean habits improve infection control.
USA-
-Wastewater treatment contributes to selective increase of antibiotic resistance among Acinetobacter spp.
CANADA-
-Control of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the office and clinic.

UK-
-Computers to help superbug fight.
Netherlands-
-Antibiotic resistance in animals increases.
-China and Sweden in Fruitful Summit on Antibiotic Resistance.
WHO-
-Clean Care is Safer Care.

USA-
-The global impact of “HAND HYGIENE” campaigning.
-MRSA USA300 in a large long term care facility.
-Surprise inspections to begin at Washington hospitals.
Austria-
-Outbreak of C. difficile 027 infection in Austria 2008-2009.

USA-
-Cross-Border Dissemination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/727.htm
-ESBL and other MDR in E coli from CA UTI’s. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/741.htm
-Retail meat in Canada contains C difficile. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/802.htm
-Reduced quinolone susceptibility in Salmonella enterica, Finland. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/809.htm
-C difficile in ready-to-eat salads in Scotland. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/817.htm
-Outbreak of C difficile 027, in Denmark 2008-2009. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19183
UK-
-ABR trends, 2004 – 2008. http://www.hpa.org.uk/web/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1239695826071

-Clostridium difficile infections continue to fall. http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1239781746891?p=1231252394302

-Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with Clostridium difficile Infection. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/pdfs/08-1154.pdf

-The emergence of Clostridium difficile link with the increased consumption of fluroquinolones and cephalosporins. http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19176

-Novel Type of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Multidrug-Resistance in Children. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/4/547.htm
-Environmental Cleaning Reduces Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. http://www.shea-online.org/Assets/files/2009%20annual%20meeting/Datta_Release.pdf
-Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/598194

-China launches high-tech TB fight.
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/china-launches-high-tech-tb-fight-1.html
-New South African research centre to tackle HIV/TB.
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/new-south-african-research-centre-to-tackle-hiv-tb.html
-China to spearhead anti-tuberculosis drive. http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090401/full/news.2009.227.html

Ant colonies could be key to advances in biofuels and antibiotics.
http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090329/full/458561a.html
UV lights could curb TB transmission
http://www.scidev.net/en/news/uv-lights-could-curb-tb-transmission.html