Every additional day of antibiotic administration in the NICU results in lower anaerobe richness and butyrate producers, with more potential pathogens dominating the gut, study findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest. According to Ashley M. Rooney, BSc, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, and colleagues, many infants in NICUs continue antimicrobial therapy without infection. Although discontinuation [...]
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has received a £4.4M investment as part of the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) latest commitment in the fight against antimicrobial (antibiotic) resistance (AMR). Resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics is becoming one of the biggest global health challenges today. Dr Tim Felton, Consultant in Intensive Care and [...]
Measles continues to spread in global outbreaks, with the first 6 months of 2019 producing more measles cases than any year since 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on measles activity in the first half of 2019. Between Jan 1 and Jul 31, 2019, 182 countries reported 364,808 measles cases [...]
Global health officials today announced a pause in the clinical trial of four investigational Ebola drugs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) outbreak region after an early look at the data found that two of the drugs—Regeneron and mAb 114—stood out as more effective. In other outbreak developments, the DRC reported 38 more cases [...]
Mina, Saudi Arabia, 10 August 2019 — Authorities in Saudi Arabia are deploying a new health surveillance system to help keep people protected from communicable diseases during the annual hajj pilgrimage. For the first time, the Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicines of the Saudi Ministry of Health is using the Health Early Warning System [...]
Highlights • Few studies in Asian developing countries have examined the health effects of BC. • We observed significant associations of BC and PM2.5 with daily cardiovascular mortality in Beijing. • The health risk associated with ambient BC may less than that of PM2.5. Kevin Dooley from Chander, AZ, USA [CC BY [...]
Findings from a systemic review showed a consistent underestimation of the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infections, or CLABSIs, within publicly reported rates, “weakening the validity and reliability of surveillance measures,” researchers wrote. An estimated 65% to 70% of CLABSIs are considered preventable, and “continuous and reliable” surveillance is essential, said Emily N. Larsen, GDip(HlthRes), senior research assistant [...]
Abstract Background Nosocomial sepsis is the main problem that preterms have to face during their stay at neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Serratia marcescens is an emerging cause of preterm sepsis but its epidemiology is still largely unknown. Consequently, the aims of this study were to know the rate of preterms colonized by S. marcescens during their stay at [...]
News that the deadly African swine fever has reached Western Europe has put a renewed focus on the importance of animal health research. Scientists, like those at The Pirbright Institute, are working to deliver a vaccine that can prevent the disease which only affects pigs, and we hope it will spur greater public investment in animal [...]
Fungal Disease Awareness Week is September 23–27, 2019. CDC and partners have organized this week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide life-saving treatment. Some fungal diseases go undiagnosed and cause serious infections in people in the United States and around the world, leading to illness [...]
