This week, Dutch researchers released a study finding that MRSA is often spread by patients moving from one hospital to another. They determined that more stringent screening processes can significantly limit the spread of the antibiotic-resistant disease. The New York Times put together
Yesterday, the Blog of the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) posted a video interview with ETC Director Ramanan Laxminarayan.
Researchers from the University of Mexico found that applying a simple protein can prevent MRSA from switching from a harmless to virulent form, according to a UPI story this week.
A Slate article argues that we can win the battle against antibiotic resistance by adopting a new strategy:
A study released in JAMA this week found that half of ICU patients worldwide have infections. Check out the Reuters and Health Day articles for more in-depth coverage.
There’s been a good amount of media coverage of the new study by ETC researchers in the December issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, so we thought we’d share some of it with you.
The following is a guest post from Jo of Head Nurse, who calls it "a simple guide to antibiotic resistance for the liberal arts major."
Will the swine flu epidemic emanating from Mexico be the next great pandemic that everyone fears? It is hard to say. The Mexican government seems to be doing all it can to limit the spread of the infection, and travel advisories attest that other governments are taking this seriously as well. The high number of deaths in Mexico is worrisome, but the low number of hospitalizations elsewhere is encouraging. With significant trade and travel, if this is the start of a new pandemic, it is likely that this virus will spread faster than any previous pandemic.
In today’s New York Times, op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof switches gears from his usual discussions of the genocide in Darfur or sex trafficking in Cambodia to a subject much closer to home – MRSA infections and the U.S. hog farm industry.