Over the past few years, the CDC says there are signs the percentage of Shigella bacteria cases that are resistant to a broad swath of antibiotics has begun to climb steeply around the country. These strains can also spread their resistance genes to other stomach bugs. Analyses of...
A highly drug-resistant"superbug" bacteriathat was linked to eyedrops imported from India and that spread from person to person in a Connecticut long-term care center has prompted concerns that the strain could gain a foothold in the U.S. and highlighted issues around lack of scrutiny o...
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Pose Potential Catastrophe, CDC Warns (Posted 2013-09-17 04:34:49) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Says Antibiotic- Resistant Microbes Kill 23,000 Each YearBrady DennisBrian Vastag
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Friday about an increase in an antibiotic-resistant strain of the Shigella bacteria. Shigella is highly infectious and causes around 450,000 infections in the U.S. every year,according to the CDC. Shigella is transmitted in ...
(cdc) wants to keep on your radar: the agency issued a health alert last week warning about an increase in strains of “extensively” antibiotic-resistant shigella bacteria. shigellosis, the infection caused by the bacteria, is fairly common but can sometimes cause severe ...
Although local health departments will probably need increased funding to coordinate these efforts, the CDC report estimates that almost $8 billion in hospital bills could be avoided over five years by halting the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 15 superbugs and other scary diseases 15 photos...
baumannii con stitute a special threat because of their double-membrane Figure 1 Centre for Disease prevention and Control (CDC) classification on antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause public threat. Notes: Data from: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control ...
U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops, EzriCare, that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
States have reported 148 cases to the CDC from drug-resistant outbreaks, the agency said on Feb. 28; 39% of those cases have led to hospitalization. No deaths have been reported. How does Shigella bacteria spread? Shigella is found in the intestinal tract of humans and can be easily transm...
Tom Frieden, director of the CDC, has called them "nightmare bacteria" because they are resistant to some of the last-ditch treatments available to doctors battling resistant infections. The new findings highlighted the need for increased genomic surveillance of these dangerous bacteria. ...