Superbug

Rattlesnake-type poisons used by superbug bacteria to beat our defenses

harminka — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:23:05 -0500

Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences, scientists heard today (Monday 8 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.

Less hype, more research needed into new superbug

harminka — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:30:08 -0500

Recent tabloid hype over the "newly emerging superbug", Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, is misplaced, say experts in this week's issue of the BMJ.

Superbug genome sequenced

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:26:13 -0500

The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced. The results reveal an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. The research was carried out by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge and the University of Bristol.

Green tea helps beat superbugs

harminka — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:30:02 -0500

Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Virginia Governor Kaine Approves MRSA Emergency Regulation

admin_huliq — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:25:03 -0500

Governor of Virginia Timothy M. Kaine today approved an emergency regulation by the State Health Commissioner that requires laboratories to report Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The regulation is effective today, and will assist public health authorities in the effort to compile data on the prevalence of MRSA for surveillance and investigation.

Superbug deaths soar, surpass AIDS in the United States

admin_huliq — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:56:42 -0500

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant strain of bacteria, also called superbug, killed nearly 19,000 Americans in 2005, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

CDC docs says staph infection superbug may be killing more in US than HIV

admin_huliq — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:45:44 -0500

As Virginia teen dies of the a bacterial infection called MRSA or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, the 'Superbug' we are faced with two important health facts: