Emergence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued a risk assessment report regarding the emergence of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23 carrying carbapenemase genes in [...]
CDC warns of “alarming” rise of potentially deadly fungal threat in hospitals
This study explores the molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus suis, a zoonotic pathogen that has limited documentation in Europe. The researchers utilize molecular techniques to examine strains [...]
World TB Day 2023 – ‘Yes! We Can End TB!’
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs. It is a global health problem, with nearly 10 million people falling ill with TB and 1.4 [...]
CDC warns of “alarming” rise of potentially deadly fungal threat in hospitals
The recent surge in clinical cases of Candida auris in the United States, as highlighted by the CDC study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is a cause for concern. The study shows [...]
New gonorrhea strain resistant to multiple antibiotics
The emergence of a new strain of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to all available antibiotics is a concerning development that has the potential to spread globally. The new strain, HO41, [...]
As fungal infections grow resistant to medication, new drugs are needed
Two types of fungi, Aspergillus and Candida auris, are becoming harder to treat with the drugs commonly used for such infections. For more information, read here
Special Report Finds Resistant Infections Surged in Hospitals in 2020
This just-released report from CDC indicates that antimicrobial-resistant hospital-onset infections and associated deaths have increased significantly since the beginning of the COVID-19 [...]
Precision Medicine vs Antibiotic Resistance
The director of Spain’s National Center for Microbiology, Jesús Oteo Iglesias, MD, PhD, spoke recently at the Spanish Association of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology conference [...]
The antimicrobial pipeline is empty…
As stated by the authors, the risk of a future without effective antibiotics is dramatic. The rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a real problem that is currently responsible for about 1.2 [...]
MRSA Infections Rampant – International MRSA Testing Week April 1-7
“MRSA continues to be a major problem in U.S. healthcare facilities and greatly underreported”, states Jeanine Thomas, founder and national spokesperson for MRSA Survivors Network. In [...]
