Are we creating monsters in real life? I think so. However, we seem to be fairly oblivious to the fact that they are out there and becoming more dangerous. Last week we discussed the dramatically higher incidence of VRE in Sweden. Today there is a report out from the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) [...]
Enterococci are normal gut flora that are found in most humans. The two major species that live in and effect humans are Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium (the species name gives you some idea of where and how they are distributed as well). A recent report out of Sweden is describing the growing incidence of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) [...]
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Since the 15th century, the organism that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, has been responsible for producing vast amounts of human misery by being a major cause of blindness, heart disease, insanity and even death. But since the discovery of antibiotics, syphilis infections can be cured with a simple injection of penicillin. We had it so well in [...]
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You know it is bad when even the New York Times is discussing antibiotic resistance. How bad is it? From this NYTs report, it appears that gram negative organisms are vying to replace MRSA (a gram positive bacteria) on the list of the biggest problems in the world of antibiotic resistance. One of the organisms discussed, Acinetobacter baumannii [...]
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