by drbob@globalbio.com | May 1, 2018 | Antibiotic Resistance, Blog, Super bugs
A drug-resistant “superbug” that doctors have been dreading has shown up in the U.S. for the first time, researchers reported Thursday. The bacteria has genetic changes that make it resistant to a last-ditch antibiotic called colistin and while it had been seen in...
by drbob@globalbio.com | Apr 4, 2018 | Antibiotic Resistance, Blog, Hand Sanitizer, Medical Disinfectant, Surgical Equipment Sterilization
More than 200 rare antibiotic-resistant genes were found in “nightmare” bacteria tested in 2017, according to a Vital Signs report released Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I was surprised by the numbers we found,”...