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A patient has died after an outbreak of a new strain of hospital superbug, medical staff said today. Eight people - including the kidney patient who died - developed a resistant strain of ESBL ...

Antimicrobial resistance has recently increased due to emerging carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains of K. pneumoniae, especially among ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 /CNW/ -- Hardy Diagnostics is proud to release its latest FDA-cleared chromogenic biplate for the detection and identification of CRE and ESBL in healthcare settings ...

Improved understanding of new K. pneumoniae strains will lead to fast, appropriate treatment strategies Klebsiella pneumoniae are bacteria that can cause various infections. These bacteria are ...

To date, our understanding of the epidemiology of KPC resistance is limited to outbreaks and infections reported from tertiary care academic medical centers. The epidemiology of KPC infections in the ...

Su Young Lee , PharmD, Srividya Kotapati , PharmD, Joseph L. Kuti , PharmD, Charles H. Nightingale , PhD and David P. Nicolau , PharmD, FCCP Objectives. To evaluate the economic and clinical impact of ...

A dangerous strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is far more common in Houston than anyone knew and shows signs it can spread prolifically, researchers reported Tuesday. It’s a specific strain of a ...

Detection and Identification of healthcare-associated infections ­­­­for microbiology laboratories SANTA MARIA, Calif., Aug. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hardy Diagnostics is proud to release its latest ...

The spread of KPC-producing organisms in the community and in the hospital environment represents a serious infection control and therapeutic challenge. Detection of KPC-harboring organisms was ...