MRSA & Hygiene
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Global guidelines for antibiotics in animals
New global guidelines may help governments take steps to prevent abuse of antibiotics in farming. Read more
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Fragile progress against drug-resistance
Progress in tackling drug-resistant organisms is “fragile,” senior scientists warn today. Read more
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Obesity link to sepsis
Obesity is an important risk factor for sepsis, according to a Norwegian study. Read more
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World cholera plan to 2030
The World Health Organisation has launched a new global roadmap on cholera, ‘Ending Cholera – A Global Roadmap to 2030’. Read more
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Do statins protect against bacteraemia?
Statins may have a powerful protective effect against Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection, according to a major European study. Read more
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Crisis in global antibiotics
There is a serious lack of new antibiotics to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organisation warned last night. Read more
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New clue to MRSA severity
The chance of survival from MRSA may depend on the genetic information in each strain of the superbug, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Likely source of M. chimaera infection in patients uncovered
Contaminated heater-cooler units produced in Germany have been identified as the likely source of a Mycobacterium chimaera infection that affected 21 open-heart surgery patients across Europe, USA and Australia. Read more
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Cost of C.difficile quantified
Clostridium difficile infection remains costly to the NHS and dangerous for patients, a European conference will hear today. Read more
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Microbe protection from asthma?
Researchers working on the ‘hygiene hypothesis’ have found more evidence that exposure to microbes may protect against the development of asthma, they report today. Read more