Marler Clark Files Salmonella Saintpaul Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Aug 4, 2008
In others, the infection can lead to more severe illnesses such as typhoid fever and bacteremia. There are many strains of the bacterium; salmonella Saintpaul is a fairly common serotype, but the specific subtype, or fingerprint, associated with this outbreak is very rare. (MarketWatch)
Breakthrough In Fight Against Deadly Superbug: Early Detection Method Greatly Increases Chances Of Survival Jul 22, 2008
It causes urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections, particularly in patients with severe burns and in cancer and AIDS patients who are immunosuppressed. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is a serious problem in patients hospitalized with cancer, cystic fibrosis, and burns. (Science Daily)
FDA Advisory Committee Provides Opinion of DORIBAX(TM) for the Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Jul 17, 2008
DORIBAX is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of complicated intra- abdominal infections (cIAI) and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including pyelonephritis, due to susceptible bacteria, and is marketed by Ortho-McNeil, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The use of DORIBAX for the treatment of NP, including VAP, is under regulatory review in the U.S. DORIBAX received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and is... (PR Newswire)
Good Dental Hygiene May Help Prevent Heart Infection Jun 12, 2008
In a study of 290 dental patients, researchers investigated several measures of bacteremia (bacteria released into the bloodstream) during three different dental activities -- tooth brushing, a single tooth extraction with a preventive antibiotic and a single tooth extraction with a placebo ... However, the incidence of bacteremia from brushing was closer to an extraction than expected ... "While the likelihood of bacteremia is lower with brushing, these routine daily activities likely pose a... (Science Daily)
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect against Heart Infections Jun 11, 2008
In the study of 290 dental patients, researchers analyzed the amount of bacteria released into the bloodstream (bacteremia) during tooth brushing and tooth extraction, with and without antibiotics ... The researchers found the incidence of IE-related bacteremia from tooth brushing (23 percent) was closer to that of extraction than expected -- 33 percent for extraction with antibiotics and 60 percent for extraction without antibiotics ... "While the likelihood of bacteremia is lower with... (MEDLINEplus)
Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs May 30, 2008
Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and bacteremia were 2. 9 percent and 2. (MEDLINEplus)
CAPHOSOL relieves oral mucositis and improves quality-of-life in cancer patients May 17, 2008
Severe ulceration may cause breaks in the mucosa, which can then become susceptible to oral opportunistic infections, possibly resulting in bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the blood), sepsis (the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood) or other potentially fatal complications. The economic impact of mucositis can be significant, as the need for prolonged hospital stays, nutritional therapy and treatments for pain and infection can drive up the costs of therapy. (EurekAlert!)
ASGE issues updated guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal endoscopy May 14, 2008
Endoscopy-related bacteremia carries a small risk of localization of infection in remote tissues (i. e., infective endocarditis, an infection of the lining of the heart cavities and connective tissue). (EurekAlert!)
How HIV Turns Food-poisoning Into Lethal Infection Mar 25, 2008
In AIDS patients, however, the infection spreads to the bloodstream and causes what is called NTS bacteremia. While at a conference, B. (Science Daily)
Research promising for cystic fibrosis Mar 19, 2008
But the current availability of antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that can cause urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections, is limited and the pathogen shows signs of drug resistance. In an article published in the online edition of the journal PLoS Genetics, a team of investigators, including first author and U of T... (EurekAlert!)
FDA Extends Review Timeline for Additional Indication for Antibiotic DORIBAX(TM) Mar 7, 2008
DORIBAX is licensed from Shionogi Ltd. INDICATIONS DORIBAX is indicated as a single agent for the treatment of: complicated intra-abdominal infections caused by susceptible strains of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, B. caccae, B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. uniformis, B. vulgatus, S. intermedius, S. constellatus or P. micros, and for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, caused by susceptible strains of E. coli, including cases with... (PR Newswire)
Contaminated Cosmetics Can Be Fatal For Critically Ill Jan 31, 2008
Five patients suffered from infection including bacteremia, lower respiratory tract infection and urinary tract infection associated with the bacterial outbreak in August 2006. Skin care products sold in the European Union are not required to be sterile, but there are limits to the amount and type of bacteria that are permitted. (Newsmax)
Bacterial Infections In Premature Babies More Common Than Previously Realized Jan 8, 2008
D., MD; Alice R Goepfert, MD; Ona Faye-Petersen, MD; Suzanne P Cliver; Waldemar A Carlo, MD; and John C Hauth, MD. The editorial is "Twenty Percent of Very Preterm Neonates (23 to 32 weeks) are Born with Bacteremia due to Genital Mycoplasmas" by Roberto Romero and Thomas J. Garite. Both appear in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 198, Issue 1 (January 2008) published by Elsevier. (Science Daily)
Oishei assists staph infection research Dec 21, 2007
The grant from the will support a three-year research project by two professors in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 900 episodes of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia anticipated at , and. Alan Lesse, M.D., an associate professor of medicine and Joseph Mylotte, M.D., a professor of medicine will collaborate with Steven Gill, an associate professor of oral biology in the UB School of Dental Medicine and a member of the Infectious Disease and Genomics Group in UB's New York State... (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Abscess Incision and Drainage Nov 8, 2007
Fine BC, Sheckman PR, Bartlett JC. Incision and drainage of soft-tissue abscesses and bacteremia. Ann Intern Med 1985;103:645-645. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Antibiotic Resistance: Drug Resistance Gene Has Spread From East Coast To Midwest Bacteria Sep 21, 2007
Reference: Marschall J, Tibbetts RJ, Dunne Jr. WM, Fraser VJ, Warren DK. Presence of the KPC carbapenemase gene in Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia, correlation with carbapenem susceptibility, and impact on clinical outcomes. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Sept. 19, 2007, session 196, paper C2-1935. (Science Daily)
Zero-G germs return to Earth on shuttle Aug 25, 2007
"It's the No. 1 cause of community-acquired pneumonia and a leading mediator of bacteremia [bacterial blood infections] and meningitis.". Having no well-equipped hospital in a small cabin millions of miles from Earth, Niesel and his colleagues wanted to know how S. pneumoniae behaved in space, as have explored with different germs. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Shuttle brings space-grown strep bacteria back for study Aug 23, 2007
Strep pneumoniae is a very potent pathogen in people who are immunosuppressed its the number-one cause of community-acquired pneumonia, and a leading mediator of bacteremia [bacterial blood infections] and meningitis, Niesel said. Theres a decline in peoples immune function the longer theyre in the space environment, and its been shown that other bacteria also alter their properties in microgravity they grow faster, they tend to be more virulent and resistant to microbial treatment. (EurekAlert!)
Neonatal IC unit reopens at Mount Sinai Jun 12, 2007
The move comes after a baby, described as very premature, died during the last weekend in May of bacteremia, commonly known as blood poisoning, after becoming infected with serratia ... It can cause pneumonia, meningitis and bacteremia. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Bacteremia, Fever, and Splenomegaly Caused by a Newly Recognized Bartonella Species Jun 7, 2007
We describe a patient who had fever and splenomegaly after traveling to Peru and also had bacteremia from an organism that resembled Bartonella bacilliformis, the causative agent of Oroya fever, which is endemic to Peru ... We characterized this isolate, including its ability to cause fever and sustained bacteremia in a rhesus macaque. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Baby-killing pathogen reappears at Toronto hospital Jun 2, 2007
Last weekend, one tiny infant weighing less than three pounds died of bacteremia, or blood poisoning, after contracting serratia. It is the second time in two months that a Toronto neonatal unit has been hit with a bacterial infection. (Canada.com)
Neonatal unit shut after infection kills baby May 31, 2007
The infant died of bacteremia, commonly known as blood poisoning, at Mount Sinai Hospital after acquiring serratia, a particularly harmful pathogen that can cause severe infections in babies, Allison McGeer, the hospital's director of infection control, confirmed in a telephone interview Wednesday ... Though serratia is not the most common infection, it is the most feared outbreak in neonatal units, Dr. Zoutman said, adding that when it sweeps through neonatal intensive care units, it can cause... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Five Days of LEVAQUIN(R) as Effective as 10 Days of Ciprofloxacin in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Acute Pyelonephritis May 20, 2007
The microbiological eradication rates in the AP and cUTI subjects were comparable in both treatment groups, including subjects with various other complicating factors such as bacteremia, a form of blood infection. Clinical results, as defined by resolution of or improvement in urinary symptoms, were similar for both the LEVAQUIN (750 mg QD/five days) and the ciprofloxacin (400/500 mg BID/10 days) groups. (PR Newswire)
Vaccine is futile vs. new strains Apr 25, 2007
The CDC's Dr. Rosalyn Singleton and colleagues studied pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia, meningitis, or blood infections known as bacteremia that occurred from 1995 to 2006. They found that in the three years after the introduction of Prevnar, from 2001 through 2003, these diseases fell by 67 percent among native Alaskan children younger than age 2 and 61 percent in non-native children. (Boston Globe)
Pneumococcal Infections Are Increasing, And Not Covered By Childhood Vaccine Apr 25, 2007
The researchers conducted a statewide population-based laboratory surveillance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections (such as pneumonia, meningitis, or bacteremia [bacteria in the blood stream]) from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 2006. The authors found that in the three years after introduction of PCV7 (2001-2003), IPD decreased 67 percent among Alaska Native children younger than 2 years and 61 percent in non--Native Alaska children in the same age group. (Science Daily)
Vaccine Significantly Reduces Childhood Pneumonia Cases Apr 7, 2007
The vaccine was intended for protection from meningitis and bacteremia. However, it also protects from other common infections, such as pneumonia and ear infections (otitis media). (Medical News Today)
Vaccine Cuts U.S. Child Pneumonia Rate By 39% Apr 6, 2007
"It was believed that the primary focus of the vaccine was on diseases such as meningitis and bacteremia, but this vaccine also has the ability to protect against more common infections like pneumonia and otitis media (ear infections)," he said. In the study, Grijalva's team used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample -- the largest inpatient database available in the United States -- to collect statistics on hospital admissions for pneumonia among children under 2 years of age. (Health-Finder)
Pneumococcal Vaccine Helps Prevent Kids' Ear Infections Apr 3, 2007
Different strains of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae are responsible for causing numerous serious illnesses, such as meningitis, some types of pneumonia and the blood infection, bacteremia. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pneumococcal diseases are responsible for the deaths of about 200 children under the age of 5 in the United States each year. (Forbes)
MPS Ask Government to Brush Up on Dental Care Feb 14, 2007
I don't consider the mouth should be a different organ to any other organ, and for example, if you have chronic infection in your mouth, like gingivitis as they call it, or chronic infection in the mouth, or poor dental hygiene, then you can get episodes of bacteremia, which means bugs run around in your blood supply. If you have some heart valves that are not so good, they can land there and damage those heart valves and cause those valves to get eaten away. (ABC Online)
Fight off pneumonia, too, with vaccine Nov 8, 2006
Pneumococcal disease can lead to pneumonia, a serious infection of the lungs; bacteremia, an infection of the blood; or meningitis, an infection of the covering of the brain. According to the CDC, about one out of every 20 people who get pneumococcal pneumonia dies from it, as do about two out of every 10 who get bacteremia and three out of 10 who get meningitis. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Superbug migrating from hospitals to outside world Sep 4, 2006
MRSA infections in these patients have been known to cause bacteremia, a potentially lethal infection of the blood. An estimated 2 million people nationwide acquire hospital infections annually, and nearly 90,000 people die from them. (Newsday -- Health)
Campus briefs: Unveiling of NCCU food court Monday Aug 20, 2006
The Food and Drug Administration already has approved the drug -- daptomycin -- for treating heart infections and bacteremia, also known as bloodstream infection or blood poisoning, caused by the bacteria. "This is the first new drug the FDA has approved in two decades for treating these types of potentially life-threatening infections," said Vance Fowler Jr., an associate professor of infectious diseases involved in the study. (Herald Sun)
New Treatment -- First In Years -- Demonstrated For Dangerous Staph Infections Aug 19, 2006
Based on the trial, the Food and Drug Administration already has approved the drug -- daptomycin -- for treating heart infections and bacteremia, also known as bloodstream infection or blood poisoning, caused by S. aureus, according to Vance G. Fowler Jr., M.D., an associate professor of infectious diseases who participated in the study ... The first type was bacteremia, or bloodstream infection ... The randomized, controlled trial enrolled 246 patients with bacteremia, with or without... (Science Daily)
Staph infections on rise Aug 17, 2006
Infections caused by MRSA can be life-threatening when the pathogens invade the bloodstream, triggering bacteremia ... News of growing community-based infections came as scientists at Duke University reported in the same journal on daptomycin, a recently approved antibiotic capable of treating hospital-acquired MRSA. Daptomycin proved effective against bacteremia and endocarditis, a condition in which MRSA causes an inflammation of the heart's inner lining. (Newsday -- Health)
Daptomycin for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Aug 17, 2006
NEJM -- Daptomycin versus Standard Therapy for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus ... Daptomycin versus Standard Therapy for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus ... tkenheuer, M.D., Marcelo Gareca, M.D., Susan J. Rehm, M.D., Hans Reinhardt Brodt, M.D., Alan Tice, M.D., Sara E. Cosgrove, M.D., for the S. aureus Endocarditis and Bacteremia Study Group. (New England Journal of Medicine)
A Man with Staphylococcal Bacteremia and Renal Failure Jun 29, 2006
NEJM -- Case 20-2006 -- An 84-Year-Old Man with Staphylococcal Bacteremia and Renal Failure ... Case 20-2006 An 84-Year-Old Man with Staphylococcal Bacteremia and Renal Failure ... Dr. Alec D. Weisberg (Medicine): An 84-year-old man was transferred to this hospital because of staphylococcal bacteremia and renal failure. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Ex-Tufts executive to run health insurance authority May 26, 2006
The agency cleared the drug for use in patients with a type of bloodstream infection called bacteremia that is caused by staphylococcus aureus. The company has said it expects US Cubicin sales to reach $190 to $205 million this year. (Boston Globe -- Business)
Experts urge industry and international donors to prepare pneumococcal vaccines May 19, 2006
The bacteria can also invade the bloodstream (bacteremia) and/or the tissues and fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). According to WHO, pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis are responsible for 800,000 to one million child deaths each year and more than 90 percent of pneumococcal pneumonia deaths in children occur in developing countries. (EurekAlert!)
Leading Experts Urge Commitment From Industry and International Donors to Prepare for the Introduction of Pneumococcal Vaccines May 18, 2006
The bacteria can also invade the bloodstream (bacteremia) and/or the tissues and fluids surrounding the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). According to WHO, pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis are responsible for 800,000 to one million child deaths each year and more than 90 per cent of pneumococcal pneumonia deaths in children occur in developing countries. (Canada Newswire)
Patent awarded for LSUHSC-developed peptide that blocks lethal toxins of anthrax May 2, 2006
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen causing urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia and a variety of systemic infections, especially in those with immunosuppression related to cancer, HIV and severe burns. P. aeruginosa is known for its resistance to antibiotics. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Pascal Company, Inc. Initiates Worldwide Recall of NeutraGard 0.05% Neutral Sodium Fluoride Anticavity Treatment Rinse and NeutraGard Plus 0.2% Neutral Sodium Fluoride Anticavity Treatment Rinse, all flavors (Mint and Tropical Blast) Apr 29, 2006
The organism, Pseudomonas aeruginosa may cause urinary tract infections, respiratory system infections, dermatitis, soft tissue infections, bacteremia, bone and joint infections, gastrointestinal infections and a variety of systemic infections, particularly in patients with severe burns and in cancer and AIDS patients who are immunosuppressed. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is a serious problem in patients hospitalized with cancer, cystic fibrosis, and burns. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
Pneumococcal Vaccine Protects Newborns Apr 12, 2006
The bacteria can cause a variety of diseases, including ear infections, pneumonia, meningitis and the blood infection bacteremia. The more serious disorders, such as pneumonia, meningitis and bacteremia, are often referred to as "invasive pneumococcal disease.". (Forbes)
Pneumonia Vaccine Saving Lives Mar 31, 2006
The vaccine helps prevent bacterial infection of the bloodstream (bacteremia), he said. "Even if you're really sick, prevention of the bacteria getting into the bloodstream might save your life," Fisman said. (MEDLINEplus)
Common Practices At Petting Zoos Put Visitors At Risk Mar 28, 2006
(May 4, 2005) -- A new study finds that E. coli bacteremia -- a potentially life-threatening bloodstream infection caused by a common bacteria also associated with less dangerous urinary tract infections -- poses a. . (Science Daily)
New front developing in war on killer bugs Mar 27, 2006
"Cubists' $1 billion sales estimate is based on the 120,000 Americans who suffer from S. aureus bacteremia annually.For hospitals, an effective treatment for S. aureus in the blood could result in substantial cost savings.Patients who develop S. aureus bacteremia stay in the hospital 14.3 days on average, compared with 4.5 days for patients who don't develop it. And their care costs $48,000 versus $14,000 for a hospital stay uncomplicated by the bacterial infection. The Staph infection increases... (Boston Globe)
Vaccinated Adults Less Likely To Die From Pneumonia Mar 17, 2006
The pneumococcal vaccine impairs the development of a serious condition called bacteremia, or bacterial infection of the bloodstream. Even if you re really sick, prevention of the bacteria getting into the bloodstream;might save your life, Dr. Fisman said. (Science Daily)
