by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Fungus
Originally Published by NJ.com A deadly drug-resistant fungus is spreading in New Jersey. Candida auris, which is typically found in healthcare facilities that take care of patients with ventilators like hospitals and nursing homes, is causing serious infections...
by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | Germs
Originally Published by News4SA New numbers from poison control centers across the country show they’ve received more than 14,000 phone calls this year about children ingesting hand sanitizer. The Trouble Shooters learned even ingesting a small amount is enough to...
by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by The Watchdog A new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention bears a grim warning about deadly antibiotic-resistant fungi and bacteria, also known as superbugs. “A lot of progress has been made, but the bottom line is that...
by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | MRSA
Image: Washington University School of Medicine Originally Published by Outbreak News Today Once rare, the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infects hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. each year and kills about 20,000. Antibiotic...
by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Antibiotics, Infection prevention
Originally Published by WCBI With the threat of infections that can’t be cured with antibiotics larger than previously thought, new antibiotics are needed. But few companies are working to develop them. Antibiotics are expensive to develop and because their use is...
