Now, the CDC has reported the first isolation of a fully vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA). The organism was isolated in June 2002 from a vascular-catheter exit site in a 40-year ...

Vila Real de Santo António has cut its total debt by €15.7 million since 2021. The total debt still amounts to €109 million, however.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2010;8(2):183-195. Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus and VRSA isolates are also resistant to teichoplanin, a glycopeptide antibiotic with a similar ...

Good infection prevention in hospitals helps stop its spread. Vancomycin-intermediate (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) are forms of the bug that have become resistant to ...

Hospital-related infections resistant to carbapenems, considered the antibiotics of last resort for treating severe infections, remain at least 35% higher than before the pandemic. Findings also ...

Long-term care facilities need to pay attention to the latest research on cleaning and disinfection in order to prevent residents from being infected with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) as ...

According to Notícias ao Minuto, the Public Security Police ( PSP) has just made the list of speed cameras available for the month of May. 02/May/24 08h00/16h00 Chanoca - São Bartolomeu, Concelho de ...

What is linezolid used for? Linezolid is an antibiotic that is commonly used for the following infections caused by certain bacteria. Pneumonia Skin infections Certain infections that are ...

Three of these six pathogens are antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Recently, antibacterial drugs against ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria accounted for ∼15% (2 out of 13) of all ...

New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona 27-30 April) shows that levels of resistance to antimicrobials (AMR ...