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Emerging MRSA strain with high potential for spread in the community has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki....

Anti-infective therapy for infections caused by drug-resistant gram-negative pathogens now in Phase I study

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Biopharmaceutical company, Qpex Biopharma, announced this week the initiation of a Phase 1 study of QPX9003, a next generation intravenous (IV)-administered synthetic...

Bacteriophage therapy: NIH awards $2.5 million in grants to support research

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutes around the world to support research on...

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First Prophylactic Gonorrhea Vaccine Developed

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Intravacc, a global leader in translational research and development of viral and bacterial vaccines, has partnered with American, Buffalo, NY, based Therapyx, to further develop and optimize the world’s...

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus found frequently on gym equipment: Study

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Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43% of Staphylococcus bacteria found on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of those isolates being resistant to...

Raw milk, when not properly stored, is a source of antibiotic-resistant microbes: Study

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Raw or unpasteurized cows’ milk from U.S. retail stores can hold a huge amount of antimicrobial-resistant genes if left at room temperature, according to a new study from researchers at the University...

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Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea: Discovery of new resistance mechanism sets stage for new antibiotics

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Due to the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, existing treatments for gonorrhea, the sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium, are no longer effective. In the...

Utah reports death of resident who contracted infection after weight-loss surgery in Mexico

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on reports of infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria linked to surgeries performed in Tijuana, Mexico,...

Mexico: Acinetobacter baumannii strikes hospitals in Tabasco and Tampico

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Mexican authorities are reporting anitibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in two hospitals that has resulted in fatalities, according to a Saludiario report...

Study finds multi- and extensively drug resistant bacterial infections associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates in India

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In one of the largest studies to measure the burden of antibiotic resistance in a low- or middle-income country, researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy report that in-hospital...