Common sense and planning to beat superbugs
Acinetobacter baumannii at The Nation This superbug can live nearly anywhere; dry surfaces are just as comfortable a home as a kitchen sponge. It is a particular danger in hospitals because it often resists antibiotic treatment and it can quickly cause opportunistic infections in patients with weakened immune systems. And according to research by the [...]
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Mitya Underwood at The Nation Research by the United Arab Emirates University found that, in every hospital studied, Acinetobacter baumannii was present and resistant to antibiotics at a rate “very high by all international comparison”. The study found more than 95 per cent of isolated outbreak samples were resistant to antibiotics, compared with only six [...]
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