All Infection Prevention & Control articles – Page 3
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NewsMicrobes conquer the next extreme environment - your microwave
A radiation-resistant microbiome inside microwaves resembles that on solar panels, a new study finds.
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NewsAttitudes such as distrust of government can cause swine farmers to resist animal biosecurity
The first study of how swine farmers’ attitudes affect biosecurity shows that farmers attending just one biosecurity education event led to improved farm biosecurity.
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NewsSuperbugs spread to family members of recently hospitalized patients
Family members of patients recently discharged from hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, even if the patient was not diagnosed with the same infection, suggesting hospitals play a role in community spread of resistant bacteria.
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NewsResearchers create new treatment and vaccine for flu and various coronaviruses
A team of researchers has discovered two new ways of preventing and treating respiratory viruses using nasal sprays.
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NewsResearchers discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients
Scientists have found that heteroresistance is the reason a small number of transplant patients developed bloodstream infections, despite receiving prophylaxis with the antifungal drug micafungin.
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NewsTiny flyers with large impact: Blowflies carry bird flu virus
A new study from a wild bird colony in southern Japan reveals that blowflies are a potential means of bird flu transmission.
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NewsNew study highlights scale and impact of long COVID
A wide range of biological mechanisms are involved in long Covid, including persistence of the original virus in the body, disruption of the normal immune response, and microscopic blood clotting, even in some people who had only mild initial infections.
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NewsBiocides are a useful tool to combat antibiotic resistance but appropriate use is vital, scientists suggest
A recent review in Sustainable Microbiology discusses how the use of biocides can promote well-being but must only be used when there are clear benefits.
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NewsNew compound found to be effective against flesh-eating bacteria
Researchers have developed a novel compound that effectively clears bacterial infections in mice, including those that can result in rare but potentially fatal ‘flesh-eating’ illnesses, and could be the first of an entirely new class of antibiotics.
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NewsEngineered human skin bacteria repel mosquitoes for 11 days, study shows
Genetically engineered human skin bacteria can make mice less attractive to mosquitoes for 11 days, a new study reveals.
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NewsStudents to swab first responder vehicles through a CDC-funded infection control initiative
This fall, student research and project assistants will begin swabbing first responder vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks and equipment to identify pathogen exposure risks and enhance training.
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News‘Russian doll’ packaging could boost drug delivery
Researchers have developed a new technology that lets them create compartments within compartments on the nanoscale, which can mean timing drug release for maximum effect at the site where it’s most needed.
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NewsStudy identifies protein that affects health of gut microbiota and response to bacterial infection
A new study shows how the presence of a specific protein called IL-22BP affects the composition of the gut microbiota and the body’s response to bacterial infection.
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NewsDespite risk, many unsure of temperature to heat food to prevent illness
With bird flu virus detected in cow’s milk, U.S. health authorities have warned the public against potential sources of exposure, including drinking raw or unpasteurized milk, and have reiterated a general warning that consuming uncooked or undercooked poultry or beef products can make you sick. Relatively few ...
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NewsStudy says new drug shows promise in clearing HIV from brain
An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new study.
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NewsResearchers reveal how a bacterium supports healing of chronic diabetic wounds
New research shows that the bacterium, Alcaligenes faecalis (A. faecalis), can facilitate healing of hard-to-treat wounds among people with diabetes.
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NewsBreakthrough study seeks functional cure for HIV
Researchers in George Mason University’s Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) and Tulane National Primate Research Center conducted a breakthrough proof-of-concept study in Nature’s Gene Therapy that found an HIV-like virus particle that could cease the need for lifelong medications. Source: Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding/George ...
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NewsDual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible
A new antibiotic that works by disrupting two different cellular targets would make it 100 million times more difficult for bacteria to evolve resistance, according to new research
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NewsNew agent effective against drug-resistant malaria parasites
Scientists have developed a promising new antimalarial agent, DIF-1(+3), which is a derivative of Dictyostelium differentiation-inducing factor-1 (DIF-1).
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NewsLong-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention is safe in pregnancy
Long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) was safe and well tolerated as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) before and during pregnancy in the follow-up phase of a global study.
