Tainted Endoscopes also Implicated in Drug-Resistant E. Coli Outbreak
Contaminated duodenoscopes, the medical devices recently associated with a series of superbug outbreaks at two Los Angeles hospitals, have also been implicated in an outbreak of drug-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) in a Washington state hospital. A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology reported that … [Read more...] about Tainted Endoscopes also Implicated in Drug-Resistant E. Coli Outbreak
Warning to UCLA Hospital Patients Exposed to Drug-Resistant Superbug
One hundred seventy-nine patients at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center have been told they may have been exposed to a drug-resistant "superbug" during endoscopy procedures that infected seven patients and may have contributed to two deaths. Patients who may have been infected by the carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) … [Read more...] about Warning to UCLA Hospital Patients Exposed to Drug-Resistant Superbug
CA-MRSA Causes Bone Infections in Children
Staphylococcus Aureus Moved to the Drug Resistant MRSA. It began with the staph bacteria—Staphylococcus aureus—and moved to the drug resistant MRSA—Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Recently, there has been a rapid emergence of CA-MRSA—Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus—with the germ moving out … [Read more...] about CA-MRSA Causes Bone Infections in Children
Drug-Resistant MRSA Superbug Found in Gay Men
MRSA Superbug is Resisting Even More Drugs And Affecting Gay Communities. A highly drug-resistant MRSA super bug is resisting even more drugs than other strains of the bacteria and affecting gay communities in San Francisco. Sexually active gay men are 13 times more likely to develop this new strain—called USA300. San Francisco’s … [Read more...] about Drug-Resistant MRSA Superbug Found in Gay Men
MRSA Hospitalizations Surge, as Drug Resistant
MRSA Hospitalizations Have Doubled. MRSA hospitalizations have doubled since 1999, a new study says, another indication that the drug-resistant "superbug" is becoming an urgent public health issue. The study, which appears in the December issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, is the first to examine the recent … [Read more...] about MRSA Hospitalizations Surge, as Drug Resistant
C. Diff Drug Resistant Infection Next Public Health Threat
C. Diff is An Infectious Disease. C. diff-or clostridium difficile-is a spore-forming, toxin-producing bacterium that infectious disease experts are saying is taking the path of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-MRSA-and is moving from within hospitals to the community at large. Like MRSA, C. diff has become … [Read more...] about C. Diff Drug Resistant Infection Next Public Health Threat
MRSA, Other Drug Resistant Bacteria Emerge as Serious Threat to Public Health
MRSA, Drug Resistant Bacteria that Sometimes Causes Deadly Infections. MRSA, a type of bacteria that sometimes causes deadly infections, and other germs are quickly becoming resistant to most common antibiotics. These drug-resistant strains now pose a major public health crisis, as doctors are left with fewer and fewer options for … [Read more...] about MRSA, Other Drug Resistant Bacteria Emerge as Serious Threat to Public Health
Community-based, resistant staph infections on the rise
Patients Arriving At Emergency Rooms With Skin Lesions Have Drug-Resistant Staph Infections. More than half of patients arriving at emergency rooms with skin lesions have drug-resistant staph infections, and doctors aren't necessarily following all the steps to make sure they prescribe the correct antibiotic, a new study … [Read more...] about Community-based, resistant staph infections on the rise
