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The case, in a Hildago County resident who had not traveled outside the area, appears to be the first US infection this year, as well.
An experimental drug that belongs to a new class of antibiotics showed promise in lab tests against multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria, and was protective against the bacterium that causes plague in mice, according to a study yesterday in mBio.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new MERS case today, the first case since Jul 11.
"If we can eradicate the empirical use of antibiotics . . . we can achieve a lot," Zowawi says.
Lack of early identification and not using infection protocols fuel spread.
CARB-X, the international public-private initiative to stimulate new antimicrobial development, today announced the winners of its second round of funding.
The supply of Sanofi Pasteur's yellow fever vaccine YF-Vax is depleted in the United States until the middle of next year, the company said in a press release yesterday. Sanofi said the vaccine would be available again once Sanofi moves production to new "state of the art" facilities.
The study shows that even a 5% drop in vaccine coverage could trigger a significant outbreak.
One patient has died and 12 are hospitalized; Maradol papayas are the likely culprit.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its recommendations for testing pregnant women for Zika virus, mainly because one of the most frequently used tests—which detected immunoglobulin B (IgM) antibodies—is more likely to yield a false positive result, especially as incidence of the disease in the Americas decreases.
A new study in Emerging Infectious Diseases describes the physical and financial burden of a nosocomial outbreak caused by New Delhi metallo (NDM) beta-lactamase–containing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Researchers say the findings could have serious health implications.
In just over 3 months, Yemen has reported more than 368,000 cases, the most in a single year.
Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans
Originally published by CIDRAP News Jul 20
A study today in Genome Biology suggests methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged several years before methicillin was used to treat S aureus infections.
For the third week in a row, China reported just one H7N9 avian influenza case, a sign that the fifth and biggest wave of infections may be drawing to a close.
If illness from the fungus becomes more common, "We are dealing with the potential for a highly resistant bug to really take off."
The study says the funding has spurred growth of US jobs while bringing lifesaving products to the world.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, yesterday announced the second year of funding to states—totaling $30.9 million—to support the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Officials say atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow") was detected in an 11-year-old cow.
