A worrisome finding among resistant Salmonella isolates was the Kentucky serovar, of which more than three-quarters were multidrug resistant.
Allergan, a pharmaceutical company based in Dublin, Ireland, yesterday announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for its antibiotic combination drug Avycaz (ceftazidime and avibactam) to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) caused by gram-negative organisms.
CutisPharma today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Firvanq, the company's vancomycin oral solution for treating Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea (CDAD) and enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said an Escherichia coli outbreak tied to leafy greens appears to be over after 25 cases in 15 states and 1 death.
So far the CDC probe hasn't pointed to a specific food type to guide consumers.
A CDC official says though cases are still being reported, the pace of new reports appears to be slowing.
Federal and state health officials are investigating a multistate Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 17 people in 13 states, and preliminary tests by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the outbreak strain is closely related to one in Canada that has been associated with romaine lettuce.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is advising people in five eastern provinces to avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an ongoing Escherichia coli outbreak associated with that type of salad greens. In a statement yesterday, the PHAC said continued reports of illnesses suggest that contaminated romaine lettuce may still be on the market.
An Escherichia coli outbreak in Canada linked to romaine lettuce now involves five provinces, with 30 cases reported so far, 1 of them fatal, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said yesterday in an update.
Because of its low-moisture properties, flour is an unusual conduit of E coli bacteria.
