May 31, 2023 | Infection Control, News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xacduro (sulbactam for injection; durlobactam for injection), a new treatment for hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) caused by susceptible strains of bacteria... 
May 31, 2023 | Infection Control, News
A new tool which could help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance is showing early promise, through exploiting a bacterial immune system as a gene editing tool. Antimicrobial resistance is a major global threat, with nearly five million deaths annually... 
May 16, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Salmonella bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning, invade an immune cell. CREDIT: NAIAD/NIH Bacteria can rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics by adapting special pumps to flush them out of their cells, according to new research from the Quadram Institute and... 
May 9, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient’s incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site infections. Experts found no evidence that continuing antibiotics after a... 
May 9, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Microbiologist Salvador Almagro-Moreno working in his lab. CREDIT: Courtesy of Univerity of Central Florida Bacteria naturally adapt to various environmental stimuli and as they mutate, these changes can make them resistant to drugs that would kill or slow their...
