Posts Tagged ‘new’
Is there a new cure for MRSA in the new year? Some new studies show that anything is possible! Click below to read more on what 2011 will bring for a MRSA cure.
Explosive death for MRSA
MRSA is a highly antibiotic-resistant form of the bacteria Staphylococcus Aureus which kills about 20,000 people in the US alone each year. Although a small number of antibiotics work against MRSA, the bacteria is…Read More!!
New Approach May Help Fight Tuberculosis
There are new tuberculosis treatments being developed and tested for a more convenient recovery. Watch this video to see how these doctors are making a change to better our future health.
New Approach May Help Fight Tuberculosis
There are new tuberculosis treatments being developed and tested for a more convenient recovery. Watch this video to see how these doctors are making a change to better our future health
New Approach May Help Fight Tuberculosis
It’s a deadly disease that is hitting epidemic proportions.The World Health Organization says at least eight million new active cases of tuberculosis surface each year. One-third of the world’s population is infected with TB and every second, another person is newly infected. The current TB vaccine is not effective in fighting TB in the lungs, but now, a VUMC research team has developed a new “very promising” approach to defeat the disease. Barb Cramer has the story.
Acinetobacter Baumannii, have you heard about the future?
“Acinetobacter baumannii is a pleomorphic aerobic gram-negative bacillus commonly isolated from the hospital environment and hospitalized patients.” Basically, this miniature bacterium has a large fancy name for such a gruesome killer. If you haven’t heard; this organism is becoming infamously related with our military troops overseas, and it is predicted to be the next major outbreak in our hospitals! Read more about this organism.
Acinetobacter Baumannii, have you heard about the future?
Acinetobacter species have low virulence but are capable of causing infection. Most Acinetobacter isolates recovered from hospitalized patients, particularly those recovered from respiratory secretions and urine, represent colonization rather than infection.