Beta-lactamase

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Beta-lactamase

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

Superbugs in long-term care

Superbugs are gleaning a lot of attention from the news media lately — justifiably so! They threaten ill and compromised patients, particularly those in long-term care settings. They are resistant to most antibiotics and can spread widely within hospitals ... [Published McKnight's Long Term Care News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Antibiotic, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, infections, Organism, Infection

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

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Reports Outline Science Study Results from Tehran University. . .

Reports Outline Science Study Results from Tehran University of Medical SciencesScienceNewsRx.comBy a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter -- Investigators publish new report on Science. According to news reporting originating from Tehran, ... [Published Equities.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Acinetobacter Baumannii, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, University of Tehran

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

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Conference Sheds New Light on Familiar Turkey Health Challenges

Among the health issues covered in the Turkey Science and Production Conference in Chester, UK, in March, reports senior editor, Jackie Linden, were APEC, histomoniasis and antimicrobial resistance issues.New Insight into Pathogenic E. coliAvian Pathogenic ... [Published The Poultry Site - May 02 2013]

Entities: Salmonella, Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

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

Education/restriction schemes 'can help avoid overuse of antibiotics'

“My time working with Zenopa as a contractor has been fantastic! I had initial reservations about working as a contractor fearing that it could potentially lead to difficulties in having issues resolve...”Prescribers of antibiotics need additional guidance ... [Published Zenopa - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Antibiotic, Education, Beta-lactamase, NDM-1

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Superbug hits home, not hospitals

The superbug MRSA once synonymous with hospitals is now far more likely to strike Kiwis in the community, with infection rates doubling since 2005.New Zealand's first comprehensive study of antibiotic-resistant MRSA has shown up that what was effectively ... [Published NZCity - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Infection, New Zealand

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

Rosco Diagnostica kits for the detection of resistance mechanisms

Online: www.dutecdiagnostics.net.auRosco Diagnostica acknowledges the increasing need for detection of resistance mechanisms; therefore, a series of kits has been developed. The objective is to supply users with a conveniently assembled kit complete with ... [Published LabOnline - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Mechanic, Daptomycin, Beta-lactamase

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Thought Leaders Say Eravacycline Is No. 1 for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Advantages include activity against multidrug-resistant pathogens (Apr. 24)Decision Resources, a research and advisory firm located in Burlington, Mass., finds that, based on clinical data and the opinions of interviewed thought leaders, the intravenous ... [Published PT Community - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Pathogens, Beta-lactamase, Enterobacteriaceae, Decision Resources Group, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Molecular characterization of multiresistant Escherichia coli producing or not extended-spectrum beta-lactamases

The prevalence and type of plasmids, resistance genes and integrons carried by two collections of multiresistant E. coli producing or not extended-spectrum beta-lactamases have been compared. Rep-PCR was used to determine the clonal relationship of the ... [Published BMC - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Beta-lactamase, Plasmid, Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 28 2013 - 1 reports

3 Billion-Year-Old Antibiotic-Resistanct Proteins Resurrected

Scientists say they have done laboratory resurrections of several 2 to 3 billion-year-old proteins, ancient ancestors of the enzymes that enable today's antibiotic-resistant bacteria to shrug off huge doses of penicillins, cephalosporins and other modern ... [Published Scientific Blogging - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: Proteins, Antibiotic-Resistant, Penicillin, Enzyme, Antibiotic

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"These are nightmare bacteria that present a triple threat," said Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "They're resistant to nearly all antibiotics. They have high mortality rates, killing half of people with serious infections. And they can spread their resistance to other bacteria." [i]

Superbugs in long-term care [Published McKnight's Long Term Care News - May 17 2013]

...According to news reporting originating from Tehran, Iran, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Acinetobacter baumannii is an important pathogen causing infections, especially in burnt patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) and Metallo-Beta-Lactamase (MBL) in isolates of A baumannii from burnt patients. One hundred-twenty-six A baumannii strains were isolated from both male and female burnt patients admitted to Burnt Unit in Motahari hospital, Tehran."

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

...the FDA announced the formation of an internal task force to support the development of new antibacterial drugs, and noted that this task force is "a critical public healthhealth care goal and a priority for the agency." When confronted with a new patient suffering from a serious infection caused by an unknown pathogen, a physician may be required to quickly initiate...

Markman Hearing A Likely Clearing Event For Cubist - Decision Any Day [Published Seeking Alpha - May 14 2013]

Peter Davey, lead researcher on the review, commented: "The fact that restrictive methods work well is important because it supports restriction of antibiotic use when the need is urgent, such as in an outbreak situation."

Education/restriction schemes 'can help avoid overuse of antibiotics' [Published Zenopa - Apr 30 2013]

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