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Antimicrobial Resistance

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First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Our Tainted Meat Supply

I want to share with you this important article about our meat supply published by the Environmental Working Group. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, they are the leading environmental health research and ... [Published Cape Cod Today - May 20 2013]

Entities: Antibiotic-Resistant, Antibiotic, Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

UK calls for international action on antimicrobial resistance

Health leaders from around the world will be warned by the UK about the catastrophic threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies are leading a delegation to the World Health ... [Published Healthcare Learning Company - May 20 2013]

Entities: Antimicrobial Resistance, Sally Davies, United Kingdom

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

World Health Organization

Researchers Test Implementation of WHO Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy in Critical Care Units

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, ResearchTo determine hand hygiene compliance before and after an intervention campaign in critical care units, Mazi, et al. (2013) conducted their study in the intensive care unit (ICU), neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), ... [Published Infection Control Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: World Health Organization, Antimicrobial Resistance, Phase I, Phase II, Phase IV

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Immediate action urged on drugs for livestock

Canada needs to tackle antibiotic resistance in drugs before the problem becomes a major danger to human health, says Marc Ouellette, Professor of Medical Biology at Laval University and Canadian Research Chair on antimicrobial resistance.Government, ... [Published Peace Country Sun - May 16 2013]

Entities: Antibiotic, Livestock, Drugs, Health Canada

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

FDA Food & Drug Administration

USA - Sloppy meat inspection leaves the meat industry open to media hysteria

You should have read it. The story was in all the newspapers last month. Issued by the Food and Drug Administration, it was called the NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System) study and it created panic in the streets. At least that ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]

Entities: Hysteria, Microbiology, FDA Food & Drug Administration

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

A rather large wrap of health news from the Federal Budget – and some mixed reaction

This post offers an overview of health-related news from the Budget and a wrap of reaction.Here are links to:• Health and Ageing Budget statements• A table giving a quick overview of health spends and cuts• Ministerial press releases• Closing the Gap ... [Published Crikey Media - May 14 2013]

Entities: Medicare, Australia, Cancer, Taxes, Health Care

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Slide Show: Antimicrobial Resistance

The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and similar drugs—called antimicrobials—is considered a major public health threat by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its counterparts around the world. Antibiotics have transformed healthcare since ... [Published Infection Control Today - May 09 2013]

Entities: Antimicrobial Resistance, Antibiotic, infections

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Antimicrobial Resistance in Vietnam

. by Public Library of ScienceHeiman Wertheim and Arjun Chandna from Oxford University and colleagues describe the launch and impact of VINARES, an initiative to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship in Viet Nam, which may be instructive for other countries ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 08 2013]

Entities: Antimicrobial Resistance, Vietnam, Public Library of Science, University of Oxford

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

DH to publish new antimicrobial resistance strategy

A new UK five-year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy and Action Plan is in development and is expected to be published by the Department of Health in the summer.The strategy will accelerate progress and build on previous work to address antimicrobial ... [Published Clinical Services Journal - May 08 2013]

Entities: Antimicrobial Resistance, Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Annual Report, Infection

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Role of Animal Agriculture in Beating Antimicrobial Resistance

A recent conference in Thailand examined the development of antimicrobial resistance, the roles played by human and veterinary medicine and how animal agriculture can contribute to the solution, including a success story from Europe. Senior editor, Jackie ... [Published The Poultry Site - May 02 2013]

Entities: Antibiotic, Antimicrobial Resistance, Agriculture, Animal Health

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

USA - FDA working hand in hand with drug lobby

Recently, the Environmental Working Group issued a report of its interpretation of the 2011 Retail Meat Annual Report of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS).While FDA is always concerned when we see antimicrobial resistance, ... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Pathogen, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacteria, Enterococcus

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Mythematics: Distorting data for shock value

Everyone loves a good statistic, and it is surprisingly easy to warp data to fit a particular message. It happens time and again, slandering beef production on animal welfare, public health and environmental issues, and most recently around the topic ... [Published Alberta Beef Producers - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Cattle, Bacteria, Antimicrobial Resistance

Quotes

Speeding growth with antibiotics allows animals to eat less food over a lifetime, leaving "more corn available for the production of renewable fuels and less manure for the producer to manage" according to the pork council...

Antibiotics in livestock raising concerns up the food chain [Published Chicago Tribune - 22 hours ago]

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The utility of an accurate surveillance for ESBL and MBL in A baumannii isolated from burnt patients as an important step for successful antimicrobial treatment in the future."

Reports Outline Science Study Results from Tehran University. . . [Published Equities.com - May 16 2013]

...The Minister commented: "Poor hygiene standards puts lives in danger. Hand hygiene is a simple way for us to show our patients that we care and wish to keep them safe. Everybody has a personal responsibility. All healthcare staff need to ensure that they have received hand hygiene training and that they are familiar with the 5 moments. We all need to play our part in improving hygiene standards in hospitals; this requires buy in from everybody - hospital staff in all areas and visitors."

WHO Hand Hygiene Day 2013 [Published Waterford Today - May 08 2013]

Health Canada. 2002. "Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care. An Infection Control Guideline." Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) 28(1): 1–264

Reducing Waste in the Critical Care Setting [Published Longwoods - May 06 2013]

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Antibiotics in livestock raising concerns up th... [Published Chicago Tribune - 22 hours ago]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Innovative P... [Published Select Science - May 21 2013]
Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Ser... [Published Center for Disease Control and Prevention - May 21 2013]
Our Tainted Meat Supply [Published Cape Cod Today - May 20 2013]
UK calls for international action on antimicrob... [Published Healthcare Learning Company - May 20 2013]
UK puts the case for global action on antimicro... [Published OnMedicanet - May 20 2013]
Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Aquaculture [Published The Fish Site - May 20 2013]
Researchers Test Implementation of WHO Hand Hyg... [Published Infection Control Today - May 17 2013]
Top 4 meats you may not want on your plate due ... [Published EMax Health - May 17 2013]
Immediate action urged on drugs for livestock [Published Peace Country Sun - May 16 2013]
Reports Outline Science Study Results from Tehr... [Published Equities.com - May 16 2013]
USA - Sloppy meat inspection leaves the meat in... [Published Meat Trade News Daily - May 16 2013]
A rather large wrap of health news from the Fed... [Published Crikey Media - May 14 2013]
Jolley: Five Minutes with Dr. Michael Doyle and... [Published CattleNetwork.com - May 10 2013]
Slide Show: Antimicrobial Resistance [Published Infection Control Today - May 09 2013]
CRBSI Rates May Be Biased by Differences of Blo... [Published Infection Control Today - May 09 2013]
ICU-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections... [Published Infection Control Today - May 09 2013]
Slaughter Highlights New Study Confirming Bacte... [Published Congresswoman Louise Slaughter - May 09 2013]
Guest Commentary: Regulate the use of antibioti... [Published Denver Post - May 09 2013]
WHO Hand Hygiene Day 2013 [Published Waterford Today - May 08 2013]
Antimicrobial Resistance in Vietnam [Published ScienceNewsline - May 08 2013]
DH to publish new antimicrobial resistance stra... [Published Clinical Services Journal - May 08 2013]
Tackling healthcare infection challenges [Published Clinical Services Journal - May 07 2013]
Campylobacter on the Rise [Published Food Manufacturing - May 07 2013]
Reducing Waste in the Critical Care Setting [Published Longwoods - May 06 2013]
Dont let facts get in the way [Published High Plains Journal - May 03 2013]
AAEP Foundation: ERCG Releases Latest White Paper [Published American Horse Publications - May 03 2013]
Top 30 Winners For The DST-Lockheed ... [Published EFYTimes.com - May 02 2013]
Conference Sheds New Light on Familiar Turkey H... [Published The Poultry Site - May 02 2013]
Role of Animal Agriculture in Beating Antimicro... [Published The Poultry Site - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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Despite Growing Threat Of Deadly Superbugs, New... [Published Think Progress - Apr 18 2013] Since March, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been ramping up its warnings about the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria — especially carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a dangerous “superbug” that could potentially ...
CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Apr 16 2013] NATIONAL STORIES: CNN: Terror at Boston Marathon: 3 dead, 144 wounded as witnesses describe horror It was a gruesome end to what should have been a celebration of triumph. One man's legs were instantly blown off, yet he kept trying to stand up. ...
UK: HPA welcomes move to put antibiotic resista... [Published H5N1 - Mar 11 2013] Via the Health Protection Agency: HPA welcomes move to put antibiotic resistance on the national risk register. Excerpt:The Health Protection Agency (HPA) welcomes the move by England’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Dame Sally Davies to add antibiotic ...
UK: New action plan launched to combat emerging... [Published H5N1 - Feb 27 2013] Via the Health Protection Agency: New action plan launched to combat emerging threat of untreatable gonorrhoea in England and Wales. Excerpt:The first Gonorrhoea Resistance Action Plan for England and Wales is published today, recommending a heightened ...
FDA Fights Antibiotics Ruling in Court, While D... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 20 2013] Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City According to the FDA’s latest data , the amount of antibiotics sold to the livestock industry in 2011 was almost four times the amount sold to treat people. While sales of antibiotics for human use has ...

Press Releases

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Nanosphere Obtains CE Mark for Gram-Negative Bl... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Mar 13 2013]