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Jun 28, 2013

Jun 28, 2013

News Scan for Jun 28, 2013

VRSA in Latin America
Safe West Nile spraying
Kenya polio vaccination

Jun 25, 2013

Jun 25, 2013

HHS awards grant for antibiotic to fight melioidosis, glanders

HHS awarded $16.8 million to a Swiss company for a new antibiotic for melioidosis and glanders.

Jun 13, 2013

Jun 13, 2013

News Scan for Jun 13, 2013

Drug for MDR-TB
Doxycycline shortage
Compounding pharmacy probe
Polio in Somalia and Kenya

Jun 12, 2013

Jun 12, 2013

News Scan for Jun 12, 2013

More berry-linked hepatitis A cases
Antibiotic stewardship in peds practices

Jun 06, 2013

Jun 06, 2013

News Scan for Jun 06, 2013

UN plea for disease funding
Islamic scholars and polio
Antibiotic resistance bill

May 29, 2013

May 29, 2013

Large study finds no need for ICU MRSA screening

(CIDRAP News) – Disinfecting all intensive care unit (ICU) patients was found to be more effective and easier to implement than specifically screening ICU patients for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) before disinfection in a study of more than 70,000 patients published today.

May 28, 2013

May 28, 2013

Researchers find easy development of H7N9 Tamiflu resistance

(CIDRAP News) – Antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir (Tamiflu) are useful for treating H7N9 influenza infections, but there are worrisome signs that resistance can easily develop when patients take the drug, which can lead to a poor prognosis, researchers from China and Hong Kong reported today.

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