TIPS JournalInfectionControl.tips · ISSN 2369-7342
Global science and perspectives on infection prevention – for practitioners, researchers and the public.
Artist Anna Dumitriu grew bacteria from her own sink traps with Oxford researchers Nicole Stoesser and Kevin Chau, and turned them into artworks about hospital sinks, wastewater and antimicrobial resistance.
In 2017 I wrote about the gatekeepers who shut new ideas out of healthcare. Nine years, a pandemic and a growing antimicrobial resistance crisis later, the message matters more than ever.
A new investigation by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP NEWS) found that dentists continue to prescribe antibiotics at surprisingly high rates, despite years of warnings about unnecessary…
Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Spread In recent years, infections caused by Candidozyma auris (C. auris) have increased significantly. C. auris is a drug-resistant yeast that poses a serious threat to public health, particularly in…
Recently, while reading a report on the opportunities of UV disinfection technologies and the “proclaimed” bright market future (Grand View Research, 2023), I was reminded of the fact that UV light is a source…
The year was 1882 and a French chemist and biologist named Carle Gessard discovered an unusual bacterium that stained the bandages of French soldiers with a beautiful bluish green colour (Moore, 2011). It would…
The drivers of antimicrobial resistance are complex and multifaceted, often involving the interplay between lack of medical infrastructure, agriculture, the environment, inadequate surveillance and prevention measures, lack of attention to the local context, and…
I often refer to antimicrobial resistance as the slow-burning pandemic that continues to spread like a smoldering wildfire – picture a large expanding, ignored sustained bed of coals that continues to make global progress…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing threat to global public health; as such, one might expect there to be a handful of solid solutions, backed by government initiatives and global health strategies and interventions.…
Cite as: Frenkel A, Gross D, Levi S. (2020) Artificial intelligence: A solution to the need for outpatient antimicrobial stewardship. InfectionControl.tips. 6:1-9. Abstract Background: With the rise in antimicrobial resistance, there is an ever…
Later this month, as world leaders assemble at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the US HHS Secretary, Alex Azar, will host experts from the Centers for Disease Control and…
We have known about the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for so long that it seems as though we should have solutions in hand by now to save lives. However, news from around the…
Therapeutic interventions for infectious diseases are complicated by multiple factors, including unknowns surrounding the identity of the infectious agent(s), the bacterial load, and the organism’s susceptibility to different antibiotics or antibiotic classes. Unknown host…
The work of Anna Dumitriu will be on display at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, UK between September 28, 2017 and March 18, 2018. The BioArt and Bacteria exhibit will…
Editor Note: Dr. Graham F. Cope and Bruce Savage are two individuals participating in the Longitude Prize Challenge. The Longitude Prize is a competition that brings together innovators from different fields from around the…
Approximately 1 in 25 patients hospitalized in a U.S. acute care hospital has at least one healthcare–associated infection (HAI), adding up to over 700,000 infections annually. Pneumonia and surgical-site infection are the most common…
A new round of seed funding has been made available for teams working on diagnostic tests to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. The Discovery Awards 2017 will provide small seed grants of between £10,000 and £25,000 to…
Abstract There is currently a great deal of concern about the methods of transfer of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the community and in healthcare facilities. Household dogs have repeatedly been shown…
Superbugs (or multidrug-resistant pathogens) are being spread, as our treatment choices diminish. Diagnostic tests to identify the pathogen(s) responsible for an infection can improve a patient’s recovery and reduce the spread of superbugs in…
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most significant public health threats facing the world. There is a lack of new antibiotics, and the development of alternatives will take many years due to the…
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