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Quick takes: US FLiRT variant proportions rise, first polio case in Angola, norovirus and raw...
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 1 hour agoThe FLiRT variants are fueling new COVID-19 waves in some countries, but so far US markers don't...
Maintaining microbiome health crucial in fighting antibiotic resistance, CDC says
Becker’s Hospital Review· 6 days agoFocusing on pathogen reduction and treatments that restore beneficial bacteria in a patient's microbiome may be key in the fight against growing antibiotic resistance ...
Uncovering new details on antibiotic resistance from 1940s milk samples
Phys.org· 6 days agoDr. Guillermo Risatti explains that at that time, the microbiology lab was very active in testing...
Here’s what to look for in mosquito repellents
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHuijben said repeating the test is important because it has limitations...the data” which may lead to false initial conclusions, said Huijben, who has...
Decolonization and Pathogen Reduction Approaches to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance and...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 5 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that, from 2013 to 2019, deaths from AMR infections decreased by 18% overall...
Over 750,000 antimicrobial resistance deaths preventable yearly via vaccines, water, sanitation and...
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoAuthors say if the world does not prioritize action on AMR now, we will see a steady increase in the...
CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 6 days agoCDC and public health officials in several states are collecting different types of data to investigate multistate outbreaks of Salmonella Altona,...
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Non-Traditional Settings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 5 days agoIn 2014, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new set of core elements for acute-care hospitals to implement key strategies in antimicrobial stewardship (AS). Over the ...