Posts associated with antibiotic resistance
Molecular

Sepsis in LTC facilities

Governor Pete Ricketts has proclaimed September as Sepsis Awareness Month in the State of Nebraska. The proclamation, signed and sealed on August 19, …
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COVID-19 molecule
Molecular

COVID-19 reverses AR progress

Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued a press release illustrating the great progress that the health care systems in …
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Molecular

A link between AMR and COVID-19

Several recent publications and communications from infectious disease experts have illustrated what has been called the hidden threat behind COVID-19…
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News/Events

Antibiotic stewardship required in hospitals

New rules have been released that require U.S. hospitals to implement antibiotic stewardship programs. The changes are aimed at reducing the number of…
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Molecular

The growing threat of AMR

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat. Understanding this threat and monitoring the spread of resistant bacteria, microbes, parasites, vi…
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Molecular

A tool to track the spread of mcr

Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance caused by the mcr gene is of increasing public health concern as it continues to spread worldwide. Colistin is a …
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