U.S. 'Super Bugs' Invading South America Nov 14, 2008
11, 2008) A research team examining bacterial isolates obtained in hospital and non-hospital clinical settings between 2000 and 2006, has identified drug-resistant strains of E. coli and Klebsiella bacteria in. . (Science Daily)
Trial Antiobiotics Effective Against "Superbug" Oct 28, 2008
This means drugs that work against less common infections such as Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, and Klebsiella, she said. "There is almost nothing in the pipeline now," agreed Scheld. (Newsmax)
Men in the north of England have dirtier hands Oct 16, 2008
Overall, 28% of people who agreed to a swab tested positive for faecal bacteria, such as Enterococcus, E coli, Klebsiella and Panteoa. The types of bacteria rarely cause serious infections, but their presence has alarmed scientists none the less. (guardian.co.uk)
Britons don't wash hands often: Survey Oct 15, 2008
Overall, 28 per cent of people who agreed to a swab tested positive for faecal bacteria, such as Enterococcus, E coli, Klebsiella and Panteoa, according to The Guardian. The types of bacteria rarely cause serious infections, but their presence has alarmed scientists none the less. (Times of India)
* Team makes bacteria breakthrough Sep 4, 2008
Gram-negative bacteria, including E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, account for a large proportion of infections in hospitals, Wu said ... He added that so far successful trials, showing that thrombomodulin is effective in clearing LPS and Klebsiella pneumonia, have been completed in mice. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Who is responsible for keeping SA's medicines in order? Aug 28, 2008
I may have a flawed and ageing memory, but when dozens of babies died in the mid-1980s from Klebsiella bacteria, a "worker" with dirty cuffs was blamed for the whole mess. So I have a new recommendation for punishing companies who blame workers before any independent inquiry has come to the same conclusion: may they suffer Cosatu's wrath. (Business Report, South Africa)
Sole Survivors - Germs And Shoes Jun 17, 2008
Klebsiella pneumonia a gram-negative bacteria that can rapidly destroy lung tissue and in 25 to 50% of patients will cause death. Serratia ficaria causing gallbladder empyemas and sepsis as well as biliary infections. (Suite101.com)
Disaster brewing in electricity crisis, says ANC May 2, 2008
"The signs of our health system heading for a disaster are there for all of us to see, whether it is scores of babies dying of drinking contaminated water or babies dying of klebsiella...". He said the beginning of wisdom will be on the alliance acknowledging the crisis rather than "just waiting for opposition parties to hurl insults at us". (Business Report, South Africa)
Researchers protest destruction of bacteria collection Mar 21, 2008
The collection contained samples of an emerging strain of Klebsiella pneumonia that was originally discovered in Asia, but has since been found around the globe. And it also held specimens taken from patients diagnosed with fever of unknown origin. (Nature News Service)
Urinary Tract Infections Feb 17, 2008
Bacterial Invasion of the Urethra, Bladder, and Kidney. The urinary tract, from the kidney to the opening of the urethra (urethral meatus), is usually sterile. (Suite101.com)
Drug-resistant E. Coli And Klebsiella Bacteria Found In Hospital Samples And Elsewhere In US Feb 12, 2008
11, 2008) A research team from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, examining bacterial isolates obtained in hospital and non-hospital clinical settings between 2000 and 2006, has identified drug-resistant strains of E. coli and Klebsiella bacteria in more than 50 blood, urine and respiratory samples. These resistant strains, which resemble bacteria reported in Latin America, Asia and Europe, were thought to be rare in the U.S.. (Science Daily)
UT Health Science Center reports bacteria are withstanding antibiotics Feb 9, 2008
A research team from the has identified drug-resistant strains of E. coli and Klebsiella bacteria in more than 50 blood, urine and respiratory samples ... Klebsiella is a type of bacteria that's found naturally in the gastrointestinal tract. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Bacteria race ahead of drugs Jan 21, 2008
" Today, she moderates a Web site, MRSA Resources Support Forum, swapping stories with other sufferers. "Giving them a place to vent is some sort of healing for me," she said. McQueary's travails are becoming an all-too-familiar American experience. As bacteria evolve new ways to sidestep antibiotics, doctors treating infections find themselves with a dwindling list of options. Old-line drugs are losing their punch, while the newer ones are both costly and laden with side effects. Drugs'... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Breath Test Can Discriminate Between A Bacterial Overgrowth And IBS Dec 21, 2007
Clinicians should be encouraged to perform a "breath test" to promptly identify a bacterial overgrowth, because the disorder has several systemic consequences ranging from malabsorption of lipids and liposoluble vitamins and loss of electrolytes, to a more severe translocation of bacteria (usually, gram-negative and aerobic bacteria, such as Escherichia, Proteus, Enterobacter and Klebsiella) from the GI tract to extraintestinal tissues; all these factors may lead to sepsis and multiorgan... (Science Daily)
Sixth baby dies from klebsiella| Dec 6, 2007
DURBAN Sixth baby dies from klebsiella Thu, 06 Dec 2007. The klebsiella death toll at Durban's Prince Mshiyeni Hospital has risen to six, the Mercury newspaper reported on Thursday ... It was announced then that two other babies were infected with klebsiella. (iAfrica.com)
5 babies die in klebsiella outbreak Nov 28, 2007
At least five babies have died in an outbreak of klebsiella in a Durban hospital, a senior health official confirmed on Tuesday ... In 2005 a klebsiella outbreak at Durban's Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital claimed the lives of 22 new-born babies. (iAfrica.com)
Case dropped against accused mum Oct 24, 2007
Three-month-old Joshua was found to have died of a rare infection, klebsiella septicaemia, while three-year-old Shania died the day after falling off a table ... Ms Matthey's three-month-old son Joshua collapsed in a supermarket car park in July 2002 and a coroner later found he died of a rare infection, klebsiella septicaemia. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Infectious diseases experts applaud bill against 'bad bugs' Sep 29, 2007
Multi-drug resistant bugs like Klebsiella and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have cropped up and spread practically before anyone has had the chance to examine them under the microscope, much less do anything to stop their spread. The STAAR Act sets up a network to collaborate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on disease surveillance. (EurekAlert!)
Antibiotic Resistance: Drug Resistance Gene Has Spread From East Coast To Midwest Bacteria Sep 21, 2007
BlaKPC was originally identified during an East Coast outbreak of the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae. The gene is encoded on a DNA structure known as a plasmid that can be easily copied and passed around not just among bacteria of the same species but also from one bacterial species to another. (Science Daily)
Only Mbeki knows new health deputy Aug 19, 2007
Tshabalala-Msimang was touring the hospital to see what improvements had taken place at the hospitals maternity and neo-natal wards where a failure of infection control measures led to a klebsiella outbreak that claimed the lives of 22 babies in 2005 ... Referring to the klebsiella outbreak, she said: "There is not a single person you could point at and say that this one was responsible." ... The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine's Professor Willem Sturm, who headed the task team, said that of... (iAfrica.com)
Resilient infections are causing concerns for military doctors May 7, 2007
Four types of bacteria are causing severe and hard-to-treat infections for many troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan: Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. The infections have occurred in more than 600 injured troops from the two war zones who have had an arm or leg amputated, doctors tracking the cases say, and in other troops with lesser wounds. (Boston Globe)
Kerala minister charged with culpable homicide May 4, 2007
The infection is stated to have been caused by klebsiella bacteria that proliferate in unhygienic conditions. A few infants died due to staphylococci infection. (Daily News & Analysis)
Alert as raw sewage pours into Firth of Forth Apr 23, 2007
They include E coli, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Citrobacter, faecal streptococci bacteria, and hepatitis and polio viruses. What is the environmental threat. (Guardian Unlimited)
Local firm's product helps detect infections Apr 14, 2007
The colors match up to various common causes of urinary tract infections, such as E. coli, proteus, klebsiella, pseudomonas, enterococcus, candida (yeast) and staphylococcus. After nearly a year of intense study of chromogenic substances, Hardy researchers Rene Clasen and Wendy Phillips are now ready to release their latest creation. (Santa Maria Times)
Agency urges change in antibiotics for gonorrhea Apr 13, 2007
Health officials are also concerned about extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis and a number of other microbes like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella penumoniae and Acinetobacter species that are resistant to most antibiotics. The United States has an estimated 700,000 new cases of gonorrhea a year, occurring among sexually active people of both genders at all ages. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
South Africa: Private Hospitals Battle 'Superbugs' Apr 10, 2007
Brink and his colleagues from the National Antimicrobial Surveillance Forum looked for antibiotic resistance among Esherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus. They screened more than 2500 anonymous blood samples from patients in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban and Bloemfontein. (allAfrica.com)
Scrubs policy raises concerns Apr 6, 2007
30-day news archives. " Other gear: They also wear face masks, gloves, shoe covers and other protective gear to reduce the infection risk.What's at stake The issue: Whether operating-room nurses should be required or allowed to buy and home-launder their own scrubs, medical uniforms worn underneath sterile "cover gowns. (Florida Today)
Antimicrobial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of extracts of Terminalia brownii roots and stem Mar 30, 2007
Extracts of the stem bark, wood and whole roots of T.brownii exhibited antibacterial activity against standard strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, and Bacillus anthracis and the fungi, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. Aqueous extracts exhibited the strongest activity against both bacteria and fungi. (BioMed Central)
Researchers Working To Improve Treatments For Injured Soldiers Mar 22, 2007
The bacteria being studied include: Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. Calhoun will. (Science Daily)
New form of plague identified Mar 22, 2007
The bacterium is believed to have become resistant to drugs after swapping genes with common food bacteria such as salmonella, E coli and klebsiella, probably while being carried in the guts of fleas, which spread the disease by biting infected rodents. The discovery has alarmed scientists who fear multiple drug-resistant strains of the plague may emerge in other countries, leading to highly dangerous pandemics which spread rapidly. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Class action lawsuit over super bug being prepared Mar 12, 2007
The antibiotic-resistant bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae has so far infected some 400-500 people and caused over 120 deaths. David File, whose office is preparing the lawsuit for relatives of some of the virus victims, said, As opposed to other medical malpractice. (Ynetnews)
Health Min. official on super-bug panic: 'We let public down' Mar 12, 2007
The Health Ministry provided hospitals with binding instructions yesterday that are meant to curb disease caused by the virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria strain, which is estimated to have infected hundreds of hospital patients in 2006 and contributed to the deaths of several dozen of them ... Had such an organization been established, veteran doctors said, then the recent outbreak of the virulent Klebsiella would have been caught earlier and would not have spread so readily. (Ha'aretz)
Killer bug sows panic in Israel Mar 9, 2007
Five hundred people in more than 10 hospitals have been struck down with the lethal Klebsiella bacteria strain in the past six months, with 30 percent of cases ending in death, senior health ministry official Yair Amikam told AFP. ... Calling for a major budget increase to overcome structural inadequacies in Israeli hospitals, he said around 100 people have died so far with several dozen patients currently carrying Klebsiella. (iAfrica.com)
Deadly Bug Sweeps Through Israeli Hospitals Mar 8, 2007
Klebsiella pneumoniae is normally found in the mouth, skin and intestines and can cause pneumonia. It is generally found in patients with weak immune systems and or in the elderly. (Fox News)
Israel probes hospital superbug Mar 8, 2007
Medical experts are unsure if the antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae germ caused the deaths. The bacteria is harmless to healthy people, doctors say, but can infect people with weakened immune systems. (BBC News -- Health)
* World News Quick Take Mar 8, 2007
"Of 130 cases, there was a 30 percent death rate in our hospital," she said, adding there was nothing that could be done to fight the bacterium, which is from the klebsiella genus. Klebsiella organisms can lead to a range of diseases, notably pneumonia, urinary tract infections and septicemia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Israeli hospitals organize to prevent spread of deadly infection Mar 8, 2007
Itamar Shalit, chairman of the Israeli Society for Infectious Diseases, told Israel Radio that a total of 200 people have been infected this year with the germ, known as Klebsiella pneumoniae, and half of them died. He did not say if the infection was the main cause of death in these cases. (International Herald Tribune)
Health Ministry moves to fight killer bacteria Mar 8, 2007
Health Minister Ya'acov Ben-Yizri on Wednesday tried to allay the panic that resulted from television reports about the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, saying his ministry team was taking the problem seriously ... The best way to prevent the spread of hospital-based infections, such as the latest outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae, is to educate doctors and nurses to wash their hands carefully before touching patients, according to Prof ... Klebsiella pneumoniae is normally found in the mouth,... (Jerusalem Post)
Super bug kills dozens in hospitals across country Mar 7, 2007
A deadly bacterium known as Klebsiella pneumoniae is believed to have killed some 120-200 patients in hospitals across the country ... The Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium is commonly found in neonatal intensive care units and ICUs ... According to Ashkenazi, Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the strongest antibiotic-resistant bacterium in existence. (Ynetnews)
Can anything stop the superbug? Jan 17, 2007
A bacterium called klebsiella is the best known of the pseudomonas family and seems to be a particular danger for patients with cystic fibrosis. Yet there is even less on the way to treat these infections. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)
Klebsiella pneumoniae and Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency Jan 4, 2007
Dear Dr. Donohue: My 19-year-old grandson has been tentatively diagnosed with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. I understand it is a disease of the liver and lungs. (Herald-Tribune)
