This week, Superbug posted an interesting Q&A with Dr. Brad Spellberg, associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, on his new book, The Rising Plauge. In the interview, he says, “You can’t stop the spread of the resistance itself. It is inevitable.”

Scientific American published a story with the headline “What Happens When the Microbes That Keep Us Healthy Disappear?” The article discusses, among other things, how over prescription of antibiotics have sparked antibiotic resistance.

A clinical study of a vaccine against Clostridium difficile infection is expanding into the United States from the United Kingdom.  “While the target indication for the vaccine is prevention, this trial — in recently infected patients — aims to provide early proof-of-concept of a vaccine approach to preventing recurring infection,” said Michel DeWilde, senior vice president, research and development of Sanofi Pasteur.