When patients with drug-resistant bacteria are admitted to hospitals without showing symptoms caused by the bacteria, there is a potential for spread to others.
Infections Due to Prostate Biopsy Reduced With Testing for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Simple rectal swab cultures prior to prostate biopsy can reduce some infections due to drug-resistant Escherichia coli after the biopsy.
Simple rectal swab cultures prior to prostate biopsy can reduce some infections due to drug-resistant Escherichia coli after the biopsy.
‘A better understanding of how multi drug-resistant bacteria is transmitted between hospitals and nursing homes will enable us to develop control strategies.’
"When patients with drug-resistant bacteria are admitted to hospitals, there is a potential for spread to others," said Leonard Mermel, D.O. ScM, medical director of the epidemiology and infection control department at Rhode Island Hospital and author of the study. "A better understanding of how such bacteria is transmitted between hospitals and nursing homes will enable us to develop control strategies." Mermel and colleagues documented patients admitted to Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital from area nursing homes in 2012. They screened these patients for the presence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) since there is little data in the medical literature regarding how prevalent these drug-resistant bacteria are among asymptomatic nursing home patients at the time of admission to hospitals.
The researchers identified highly resistant bacteria in 23 of the 500 acute care hospital admissions from the nursing homes, seven of these were carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. They found that the use of a feeding tube was associated with gastrointestinal carriage of these bacteria.
E-Cigarettes May Boost Resistance of Drug-Resistant Bacterias: Study
E-cigarettes appear in a laboratory study to increase the virulence of drug- resistant and potentially life-threatening bacteria, while decreasing the ability of human cells to kill these bacteria, despite being touted by their manufacturers as a healthy alternative to cigarettes.
E-cigarettes appear in a laboratory study to increase the virulence of drug- resistant and potentially life-threatening bacteria, while decreasing the ability of human cells to kill these bacteria, despite being touted by their manufacturers as a healthy alternative to cigarettes.
Cheston Cunha, M.D., one of the study's co-investigators and director of the antibiotic stewardship program at Rhode Island Hospital and the Miriam Hospital, added, "Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world's most pressing public health problems. When antibiotics fail, infections often last longer, cause more severe illness, require more doctor visits or extended hospital stays, and involve more expensive and toxic medications. Some resistant infections can even cause death. Because therapeutic options are few if infections occur with antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic stewardship and infection control measures are necessary in limiting the spread of these organisms in healthcare settings."
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Targeting Human Cells Rather Than Pathogens can Counter Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria
A new study suggests that targeting a patient’s cells instead of the invading bacteria could be a potentially effective strategy to counter the rise of drug-resistant bacteria.
A new study suggests that targeting a patient’s cells instead of the invading bacteria could be a potentially effective strategy to counter the rise of drug-resistant bacteria.
