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New microfluidic chip useful in counterterrorism, water and food safety
Articles: 2, Last update: Jun 20, 2013 9:04:00 AM, Start: Jun 20, 2013 7:37:00 AM
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New microfluidic chip useful in counterterrorism, water and food safety
homelandsecuritynewswire Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:04:00 AM CEST | info 
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Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Water contam; WHO;
6/19/13 Detection Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments A new process for making a three-dimensional microstructure that can be used in the analysis of cells could prove useful in counterterrorism measures and in water and food safety concerns....
Articles published more than 4 hours ago
New microfluidic chip can help identify unwanted particles in water and food
sciencedaily Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:37:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Water contam; WHO;
Researchers have developed a new microfabrication technique to develop three-dimensional microfluidic devices in polymers. The devices can be used in the analysis of cells and could prove useful in counterterrorism measures and in water and food safety concerns....
A new model -- and possible treatment -- for staph bone infections
sciencedaily Thursday, June 20, 2013 7:37:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[1]; resistance[4]; antibiotic[3];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist; Communicable disease; Artificial Tissues Adverse Effects;
Osteomyelitis -- a debilitating bone infection most frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus ("staph") bacteria – is particularly challenging to treat. Now, investigators have identified a staph-killing compound that may be an effective treatment for osteomyelitis, and they have developed a new.......
Articles published more than 6 hours ago
Report Published: "Norda ASA (NORD) - Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare - Deals and Alliances Profile"
pr-inside Thursday, June 20, 2013 4:23:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist; Communicable disease; STD;
(PR-inside.com) Norda ASA (Norda) formerly NorDiag ASA, is a biotechnology company that develops, manufactures and markets automated sample preparation solutions consisting of instruments and kits for use in the fields of infectious diseases, transplantation testing....
Articles published more than 12 hours ago
Canadian technology for rapid pathogen identification
digitaljournal Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:20:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistance[2]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
An electronic chip that can rapidly detect and identify types of infectious bacteria could represent an important new development in the fight against antibiotic resistance....
dailymail Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:20:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[2]; resistance[2]; antibiotic[5];
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Researchers at Boston University believe that silver could be used as a weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance....
Researchers discover immunity mechanism: Platelets patrolling the bloodstream
sciencedaily Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:16:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus[1]; MRSA[2];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist; Blood Products; Blood Products Adverse Effects; Artificial Tissues Adverse Effects;
Scientists have discovered a mechanism that is used to protect the body from harmful bacteria. Platelets, a component of blood typically associated with clotting, were discovered to actively search for specific bacteria, and upon detection, seal it off from the rest of the body....
jcm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistance[1]; antibiotic[1]; Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus[1];
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Sequence type 398 (ST398) Staphylococcus aureus , frequently carried by livestock, has caused severe human infections and often carries transmissible antibiotic resistance genes. Among methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates colonizing Dallas County Jail detainees, 13....
jcm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] Resistant[1]; MRSA[1]; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus[1]; methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
We report that the rates of nasal cocolonization with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci can vary widely between patients admitted to different wards within a single hospital. Such cocolonization can greatly influence the performance of molecular methicillin-resistant S....
jcm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] Resistance[2]; resistance[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist; Escherichia coli Infection;
Multidrug resistance (MDR) rates of Gram-negative rods were analyzed comparing CLSI 2009 and EUCAST 2011 antibiotic susceptibility testing guidelines. After EUCAST 2011 was applied, the MDR rates increased for Klebsiella pneumoniae (2.2%), Enterobacter cloacae (1.1%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (0.7%), and Escherichia coli (0....
jcm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistance[5]; antibiotic[4];
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Mycoplasma genitalium is a significant sexually transmitted pathogen, causing up to 25% of cases of nongonococcal urethritis in men, and it is strongly associated with cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease in women. Currently, the usual first-line treatment is the macrolide antibiotic.......
jcm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus[1]; MRSA[1]; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
We evaluated the ability of four commercial MIC testing systems (MicroScan, Vitek 2, Phoenix, and Etest) to detect vancomycin MIC values of 1 to 2 in 200 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains compared to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution (BMD) reference methods....
jcm Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus[1]; MRSA[7]; resistance[1]; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
Health care-associated infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contribute to significant hospitalization costs. We report here a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) assay, which is a next-generation emulsion-based endpoint PCR assay for high-precision MRSA analysis. Reference cultures of MRSA, methicillin-susceptible S....
Opnamestop kinderafdeling MC Zuiderzee opgeheven
nop-urk Wednesday, June 19, 2013 4:48:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[2];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
Lelystad - De opnamestop op de kinderafdeling van MC Zuiderzee in Lelystad is vanmiddag opgeheven. Uit onderzoek is gebleken dat de ziekenhuisbacterie MRSA verder niet meer is aangetroffen op de kinderafdeling. Er kunnen weer gewoon opnames plaatsvinden. De opnamestop was tijdelijk ingesteld vanwege MRSA die bij een routineonderzoek was gevonden....
Lelystad - Kinderafdeling MC Zuiderzee weer open
omroepflevoland Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:40:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
De opnamestop op de kinderafdeling van MC Zuiderzee in Lelystad is woensdagmiddag opgeheven. De afdeling ging afgelopen zaterdag op slot vanwege de aanwezigheid van de MRSA-bacterie, die bij een routineonderzoek werd ontdekt. Deze bacterie is niet gevoelig voor antibiotica en kan dus gevaarlijk zijn....
PRO/EDR> Gonococcal disease - Sweden: increased cases, antibiotic resistance
promed Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:39:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] Resistance[1]; resistant[1]; resistance[10]; antibiotic[2]; Antibiotic[2];
Other categories: Gonococcal; Gonorrhea; AIDS-HIV; Chlamydia Infection; STD; WHO; Antimicrobial resist; Communicable disease;
Antibiotic resistance, Gonorrhea Sweden Gonorrhea cases in Sweden are increasing as bacteria in the sexually transmitted diseases are becoming stronger [By this do they mean that _Neisseria gonorrhoeae_, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, is increasingly more drug-resistant?]....
Opnamestop kinderafdeling MC Zuiderzee opgeheven
destentor Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:06:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[4];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
LELYSTAD - De opnamestop op de Kinderafdeling van MC Zuiderzee in Lelystad is met ingang van vanmiddag opgeheven....
Making Bacteria Make More Antibiotics More Quickly
irishsun Wednesday, June 19, 2013 1:06:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
MRSA ) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infections. The knowledge gained from this study is being used to increase NAI-107 production. Commercial manufacturers of antibiotics may be able to use the results to reduce production times and therefore reduce costs....
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Making Bacteria Make More Antibiotics More Quickly
medicalnewstoday Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:13:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1]; antibiotic[8];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
An antibiotic has been found to stimulate its own production. The findings, to be published in PNAS, could make it easier to scale up antibiotic production for commercialisation. Scientists Dr Emma Sherwood and Professor Mervyn Bibb from the John Innes Centre were able to use their discovery of how.......
Moldy Lemons Allegedly Served Up At Five Guys (PHOTO)
huffingtonpost-Italia-en Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:59:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Salmonellosis; TSE; Food poisoning; Escherichia coli Infection; Food;
Trader Joe's Pulls 'Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice' Over Listeria Risk. In early December, Trader Joe's announced that the producer behind its <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/trader-joes-recall-butter-chicken_n_2231507.html?utm_hp_ref=food-safety" target="_hplink">"Trader Joe's.......
pr-inside Tuesday, June 18, 2013 3:03:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1];
Other categories: Communicable disease; Antimicrobial resist; Herpes Zoster; Herpes;
(PR-inside.com) aRigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (aRigen) is a pharmaceutical company, based in Japan. It offers product such as antvirals, antoprotozoals and antibiotics. The company's product Antvirals ARYS-01 is used for the treatment of herpes zoster. Antoprotozoals ARA-01, ARA-02, ARA-03 and ARA-04.......
pr-inside Tuesday, June 18, 2013 3:03:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Communicable disease;
(PR-inside.com) BioRelix, Inc. (BioRelix) is an US based company that provides research and development of novel antibiotics for the treatment of bacteria and fungal diseases. The company develops new treatments for infectious diseases that target the riboswitches....
Book raises alarms about alternative medicine
usaToday Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:32:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistance[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Medical Devices Adverse Effects;
Combined with alternative therapy research at the National Cancer Institute, the NIH spends a total of $233 million a year on this research, which has included everything from herbal supplements to acupuncture and aromatherapy. Briggs notes that research conducted by her center and others shows real.......
Antibiotic with clinical potential can stimulate own production, say scientists
newsmedical Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:20:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1]; Antibiotic[1]; antibiotic[9];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
An antibiotic has been found to stimulate its own production. The findings, to be published in PNAS, could make it easier to scale up antibiotic production for commercialisation....
Tijdelijke opnamestop kinderafdeling MC Zuiderzee verlengd
nop-urk Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:41:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[8];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
Lelystad - De tijdelijke opnamestop op de kinderafdeling van MC Zuiderzee vanwege de ziekenhuisbacterie MRSA blijft tot en met woensdag van kracht. Het Lelystadse ziekenhuis bekijkt woensdag opnieuw wat het verdere beleid is. Kinderen die spoedeisende hulp nodig hebben kunnen, net zoals afgelopen.......
Articles published more than 2 days ago
7 Foods Most Likely to Make You Sick
ABCnews Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] resistant[1]; antibiotic[1];
Other categories: Escherichia coli Infection; Salmonellosis;
7 foods most likely to make you sick this summer Plus ways to protect yourself against food borne illness....
MRSA in Bremen: Kliniken kritisieren Kassen-Studie
AerzteZeitung Tuesday, June 18, 2013 6:29:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[3];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
Zu viele MRSA-Fälle in Bremens Kliniken? Eine Studie der Krankenkasse hkk sorgt an der Weser für Furore. Jetzt kritisieren die Kliniken das Papier - und verweisen auf das MRE-Netzwerk....
New way to improve antibiotic production
sciencedaily Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:59:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [MRSA] MRSA[1]; antibiotic[8];
Other categories: Antimicrobial resist;
New research findings could reduce production times and therefore costs for antibiotic producers....
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