Topic: Staph Infections
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-11-24 04:43:42
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday.</p><p>They found two new strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- MRSA for short -- were circulating in patients and they ...
Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2009-11-10 11:49:34
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Overuse of antibiotics in Europe is building widespread resistance and threatening to halt vital medical treatments such as hip replacements, intensive care for premature babies and cancer therapies, health experts say.</p><p>Dominique Monnet of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control's (ECDC) scientific advice ...
AP News | 2009-10-08 20:52:01
<div id="subtitle">Novartis to pay up to $485M for rights to US firm's antibiotic for drug-resistant bacteria</div><div><p>Novartis AG said Thursday it has bought worldwide rights to a new antibiotic drug developed by U.S. company Paratek Pharmaceuticals to treat drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA.</p ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-09-13 03:00:25
<div><p>The so-called superbug MRSA, a multiresistant strain of staphylococcus usually found in hospitals, has been discovered for the first time on US beaches, a study said.</p><p>The antibiotic-resistant strain, which is increasingly found in prisons, gym locker rooms and homes, can cause skin conditions and organ ailments and ...
