Now we’re talking Infection Control: Police Investigation into Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacterbaumannii Outbreak in Japan

Posted on January 10, 2011. Filed under: Acinetobacter baumannii, Hospital Acquired Infections, infection control, Political Watch, Pulbic Health Issues | Tags: , , , |

Police Investigation into Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacterbaumannii Outbreak in Japan The Metropolitan Police Department has begun investigation on suspicion of manslaughter. So far, 3 cases of in-hospital infection involving malpractice have been accused and convicted in Japan. The authors of this article do not agree with this method but the authors of this blog do !! A [...]

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NDM-1, Superbug Gene, Could Spread Worldwide, Doctors Warn

Posted on August 13, 2010. Filed under: Antibiotic resistance, Hospital Acquired Infections, Infectious Diseases | Tags: , , , |

Huffington Post LONDON — People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, and scientists are warning this type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide. Though already widespread in India, the new superbug gene is being increasingly spotted in Britain [...]

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