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Acinetobacter baumannii use thin stretchy fibers to attach to surfaces and cause infections: Finland researchers

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacterium is one of the most globally harmful bacteria that causes hospital-acquired infections. Researchers at the University of...

Norway Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak over, Largest documented outbreak in hospitals both in Norway and internationally

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in Norway hospitals, based on the fact that the source of infection has been removed and a rapidly falling curve, the Norwegian...

How Acinetobacter baumannii survives without water on hospital surfaces: Vanderbilt researchers discovery

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces — without water — for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now,...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in Norway hospitals update

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report of an ongoing outbreak of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Norway hospitals, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) reports there is still...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak reported in Norway hospitals

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Norwegian Institute of Public Health warns of an ongoing outbreak of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa in more than ten of the country’s hospitals. Cases...

South Africa: Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak at Gauteng hospital

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An outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus that began several weeks ago has grown to a dozen neonatal infections, including six deaths. According to...

Healthcare-associated infections: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

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Everything in life carries some risk it seems and this includes becoming an inpatient in a hospital. There are a number of risks associated with hospitals and one is acquiring infections–Hospitals...

MRSA, C. diff and other healthcare-associated infections

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Clearly, HAIs are a huge problem...

Multi-state outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia being investigated, Do not use liquid docusate: CDC

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), multiple state and local health departments, and numerous healthcare facilities to investigate...

Wisconsin investigates outbreak of Elizabethkingia bloodstream infections

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State and local health officials in Wisconsin are investigating an outbreak of bloodstream infections caused by bacteria called Elizabethkingia anophelis. In addition, a team of epidemiologists and...