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Nursing Management October 2010 Spencer & Gulczynski	Cut down on SSIs Some surgical candidates may present with asymptomatic colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, risk factors for surgical site infections.
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Bio-IT World Jul/Aug 2006 Robert M. Frederickson	Tests for Hospital-Acquired Infections Tests for pathogens increasingly rely on genomic methods that identify specific genetic signatures of bacteria or viruses. Rapid detection of other pathogens also provides the potential for significant impact on the healthcare industry.
Chemistry World September 11, 2013 Andria Nicodemou	Bacteria incriminated by their odor Researchers in Taiwan and the US have developed a device that uses the volatile organic compounds released by bacteria to identify the bacteria as they are cultured.
Chemistry World April 10, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Silicon chip spots dangerous pathogens in human blood Scientists in China have developed a silicon chip doped with silver nanoparticles that can rapidly detect different pathogens in blood samples.
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 Bamberger & Boyd	Management of Staphylococcus aureus Infections Because of high incidence, morbidity, and antimicrobial resistance, Staphylococcus aureus infections are a growing concern for family physicians.
Chemistry World January 16, 2011 Hayley Birch	Antibodies could lead to MRSA vaccine US scientists have developed antibodies against a protein belonging to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Scientific American January 2007	Meet Resistance Head-On With resistance to antibiotics growing at an alarming pace among pathogenic bacteria, Americans must become more aggressive with regard to early intervention in the processes that foster resistance.
IEEE Spectrum March 2010 Prachi Patel	A World-beating TB Detector To quickly and cheaply diagnose the world's worst infectious disease, engineers have shrunk an NMR machine down to size
Chemistry World December 7, 2012 Lucy Gilbert	Bactericides reach new depths Scientists in the US and China have come up with a low-risk treatment for bacterial infections in a deep wound.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Killer Staph Is Hitting The Streets For the past 30 years, hospitals have been battling a mutant form called methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) that is resistant to penicillin-related antibiotics and is especially lethal. Now it's showing up in the general population.
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 Paul W. Ament	Linezolid Its role in the treatment of gram-positive, drug-resistant bacterial infections...
Chemistry World March 15, 2012 Andrew Shore	Designer solvent hits hospital superbug Scientists from Ireland, the Czech Republic and Spain have found an antimicrobial ionic liquid that targets MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
Nursing March 2010 Delahanty & Myers	3 bad bugs Acinetobacter baumannii, Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and infections that develop as a result of antimicrobial therapy, such as Clostridium difficile.
Chemistry World September 8, 2014 Emma Stoye	CPU heat powers PCR disease detection Scientists in the US have devised a new way of carrying out blood tests -- based on a modified computer and camera phone -- that could lower the costs of disease screening in developing countries.
Nursing Management May 2009 Dawn M. Pope et al.	MRSA Reduction: Myths and Facts To prevent the spread of MRSA, organizations must commit to implementing evidence-based guidelines and providing ongoing education to address misconceptions and individual attitudes.
Chemistry World August 2, 2012 Yuandi Li	Cleaning hands with light A quick way to kill methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens using a photosensitiser and visible light can be used to clean hands, say scientists in Germany.
Managed Care December 2007 Lola Butcher	Insurers Get Involved in Campaign Against Hospital-Acquired Infections Health plans prod hospitals to do a better job of addressing problems that kill nearly 100,000 Americans a year.
Chemistry World September 19, 2008 John Bonner	Filling the antibiotic gap Resistance to currently available antibacterial drugs is causing growing concern among doctors who find themselves unable to treat common infections
Chemistry World December 15, 2015 Michaela Muehlberg	Bacterial identification gets a culture shock Scientists in the UK have developed a new tool to distinguish bacterial strains from each other.
American Family Physician December 1, 2001 John P. Manzella	Quinupristin-Dalfopristin: A New Antibiotic for Severe Gram-Positive Infections Quinupristin-dalfopristin is a streptogramin. This class of antibiotics is an important addition to the options available for the treatment of severe infections caused by gram-positive organisms...
Chemistry World October 29, 2013 Harriet Brewerton	Paper device spots antibiotic-resistant bacteria Scientists in Canada have developed a paper-based device that checks if bacteria are resistant to certain antibiotics. The simple system could help users in remote areas.
Chemistry World May 12, 2011 Mike Brown	Sugars recruited in fight against persistent infections Adding sugar to antibiotics can boost their effectiveness and prevent recurrent and chronic infections, according to researchers in the US.
Science News March 1, 2003 Ben Harder	Bacteria-Stocked Beverage Clears Pathogens from Nose Considerable evidence indicates that ingesting certain bacteria, called probiotics, can maintain or improve intestinal health. Some researchers have also examined whether these bacteria could aid health in other parts of the body.
Chemistry World July 15, 2010 Matt Wilkinson	Biotechs plot path of least resistance Biopharmaceutical companies are moving into antibiotics, and filling the void left by big pharma.
Fast Company May 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda	Biotechs Wage War on Superbugs With antibiotic resistance on the rise, three biotechs are developing new ways to wage war on superbugs.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	A Spoonful of Slime Helps the Medicine Go Down The slime that covers the flat-fish plaice contains an antimicrobial agent that kills Staphylococcus aureus, the bacteria causing concern in hospitals across the globe as its drug-resistant strains spread.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2004 Charly Travers	Cubist Addresses a Niche Market This small firm is developing antibiotics to meet a medical need.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 30, 2007 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: Make Resistance Futile Patients are losing the battle against bacteria. Can pharma be convinced to swing the sword of new antibiotic development?
American Journal of Nursing June 2008 Mary C. Vrtis	Is Your Patient Taking the Right Antimicrobial? Ways in which bacteria become resistant to antimicrobials and the prevalence and costs of health care-associated infections resulting from antimicrobial resistance.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Catherine Arnst	Superbugs: Where Are the Wonder Drugs? Antibiotics are losing the battle against superbugs, and drugmakers are slow to replenish the arsenal.
Chemistry World December 4, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Potent two-pronged antibiotic provides hope for future drugs A two-headed compound obtained from soil bacteria may hold the key to developing the next generation of antibiotics, researchers in the UK report.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Superbugs So long as antibiotic use remains widespread and excessive, superbug bacteria will be here with us. Read on about some of the most common North American superbugs.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Can't Beat BD's Steady Growth Fourth-quarter results offer more of the same steady growth for medical technology company Becton, Dickinson.
Chemistry World September 27, 2011 Jon Evans	Bacteria: The Ultimate Secret Agent A team of US chemists has come up with a way to encode messages into arrays of such bacteria, which they call steganography by printed arrays of microbes (SPAM).
Chemistry World April 4, 2011 Carol Stanier	Mighty micelles that make themselves Scientists in the US and Singapore have made self assembling micelles of cationic polymers that kill bacteria but are biodegradable - raising further hope of a nanotechnology solution to the problem of antibiotic resistance.
Health December 22, 2008 Ginny Graves	Danger...at Your Local Salon Like hospitals, salons can harbor dangerous infection-causing bacteria and viruses, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and hepatitis B.
Reactive Reports Issue 73 David Bradley	Gator Aid It's perhaps not the first place you would think to search for superbug-beating antibiotics, but alligator's blood could be a great source of novel compounds that could defeat strains of bacteria resistant to conventional antibiotics.
Chemistry World August 13, 2012 Anthony King	Non-stick coating gives biofilms the slip A new class of material has been created that bacteria find incredibly hard to stick to. An estimated 80% of infections acquired in hospitals involve sticky biofilms of bacteria that build up on surfaces and it is challenging is to reduce their growth on medical devices, such as catheters.
Chemistry World April 2007 Philip Ball	Opinion: The Crucible Copper doorknobs could be the latest - and oldest - way to beat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The microbe dies within an hour of so on copper surfaces, whereas the bacteria survive for days on stainless steel.
Chemistry World December 10, 2013 Jonathan Wells	Disarming bacteria to beat infection Researchers in Germany looking to find unprecedented ways of combating bacterial infection have demonstrated that certain small molecules can reduce the ability of Staphylococcus aureus to cause disease.
American Family Physician January 15, 2001 Charles P. Mouton	Common Infections in Older Adults Despite advances in antibiotic therapy, infectious diseases continue to be a major cause of mortality in older adults. The diagnostic and therapeutic nuances of managing infections in older adults create special challenges for physicians...