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New guidance on Clostridium difficile from ESCMID
Check the latest European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: update of the diagnostic guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection.
Can antibiotic susceptibility testing be done in less than 30 min, and at the point of care?
"With the ever-increasing emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria, a key factor in correct treatment of infections is the ability to rapidly identify the antibiotic susceptibility profile of the infecting species to assure the use of an efficacious antibiotic and reduce the need for broad spectrum drugs".
Ecologists frequently tag animals in the wild, monitoring their movements and activities to gain a greater understanding of the species' behaviors and lifestyle. Could the combination ecological theory - genomic data lead to new strategies for controlling antibiotic resistance? Read a newly released article on this from here.
US - N95 Day 2017.
The US-National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) website has been updated with information about this event, including registration information to a webinar to highlight N95 N95 filtering facepiece respirator
You can take this opportunity to reflect on the respiratory program at your facility.
Monthly Newsletter: AcicN welcomes members’ contributions in the monthly newsletter. If you have any article you would like to share please send it to tannouse@hotmail.com for appraisal & evaluation.
