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Summer has finally arrived in Sweden and...

26/04/2022

"Patients who tested positive or negative for COVID had higher levels of AMR than patients before the pandemic, 4.92 per 100 admissions and 4.11 per 100 admissions, respectively.

For hospital-associated infections, the AMR rate was 0.77 per 100 admissions before the pandemic and 0.86 per 100 admissions and highest at 2.19 per 100 admissions in patients with COVID-19."

The study evaluated the pandemic's impact on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 271 hospitals across the US. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

24/04/2022

So great to be at the 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal.

If you're here, don't miss our booth in Pavilion 3, booth 2-23.2.
Welcome! Stina & Susanne 💛💙

20/04/2022

Just like exercise gives the best results when it becomes a habit, so does WGS for infection control. Working proactively with WGS surveillance gives results, and the way it is implemented matters. One of the biggest questions is how to actually adopt a WGS surveillance strategy, for what pathogens and how it would then support interventions. Can WGS be cost-effective when the cost of a test is still considered expensive? Check out our blog post to learn more:

Just like exercise gives the best results when it becomes a habit, so does WGS for infection control. Working proactively with WGS surveillance gives results, and the way it is implemented matters.

18/04/2022

"Multidrug resistance was high overall among Salmonella reported from human cases in Europe. Eight isolates were resistant to eight of the nine tested substances, only susceptible to meropenem."

Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high based on the latest European figures. The data covers 2019 to 2020, according

18/04/2022

Great read for the weekend! The final eight percent of the human genome, which contains immune response genes and the keys to our big brain, has been mapped.

The final eight percent of the human genome, which contains immune response genes and the keys to our big brain, has been mapped.

18/04/2022

"These findings highlighted important drivers behind the growing “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance, which was recently estimated to be responsible for at least 1mn deaths each year globally.

They also look set to spark a fresh debate about the need for strengthened global surveillance to identify the extent of inappropriate drug use — and the locations contributing most to resistance."

Study finds lower middle income countries in South Asia and Latin America have highest levels of pollutants

28/03/2022

"Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide that threatens the efficacy of available treatments and can lead to extended hospital stays and increased mortality. Researchers have long sought ways to address the problem. Given that antibiotic use fuels resistance, reducing antibiotic use offers an appealing strategy for curbing resistance."

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide that threatens the efficacy of available treatments and can lead to extended hospital stays and increased mortality.

23/03/2022

Yes we can!
At the Belgian Society for Microbiology annual symposium 2022: Future Challenges in Microbiology

07/03/2022

"Local investigators at the Medical Research Council (MRC) unit of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine used whole-genome sequencing — a technology rarely available in poorer countries — to identify the cause. They found it was intravenous fluids and medications that had been contaminated during preparation."

Drug-resistant pathogens and poor hygiene mean simple procedures can deteriorate into lengthy and costly infections

24/02/2022

"The researchers, led by Despoina Mavridou of The University of Texas, found a new way to reduce antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause human diseases, such as E. coli, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa. These bacteria are responsible for the bulk of antibiotic-resistant infections.

The researchers were able to make the bacteria susceptible to antibiotics once more by blocking a key protein that drives the development of resistance capabilities inside the bacteria."

Researchers have found a way to reduce antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause human diseases, such as E. coli, K. ppneumoniae,and P. aeruginosa.

21/02/2022

Looking for an interesting read to kick off your weekend? Great article by Alissa Kocer at Duke University.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that has become resistant to most of the antibiotics used to treat regular staph infections. Duke University computer scientist Bruce Donald and collaborators at the University of Connecticut are working to develop new enzym...

21/02/2022

Have you checked out our 1928 Academy webinars? For Throw Back Thursday, we're taking you back to the first episode we shared titled: The New Gold Standard for Pathogen Typing.

Here we briefly introduce different typing methods and discuss why it is an important practice for the future of infection control.

Head to our website or YouTube to see all three episodes in the series!

Episode 1: The New Gold Standard for Pathogen Typing, where we briefly introduce different typing methods and discuss why it is an important practice for the...