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Roger Baxter, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland
In the presence of certain antibiotics, it seems Clostridium difficile can flourish. Roger Baxter, from Kaiser Permanente
Heather White, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
If you have ever been bitten by a fire ant you’ll remember the pain! But a study presented in Washington has shown that when they sting, they produce substances with …
John Schiller, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
The human papilloma virus vaccine, which is currently being tested in the prevention of cervical cancer, brings together both infectious disease and cancer. Delegates at the ICAAC conference heard an update on …
Antibiotic resistance is not going to go away in a hurry, but can we at least make it as difficult as possible for bacteria to overcome the drugs they face? Joseph Blondeau told the conference about his group’s …
Thomas File, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio
Community Associated Pneumonia is a sizeable problem for health systems, and what is more, some strains of the frequent culprit – streptococcus pneumoniae – are found to be drug resistant. Thomas …
Hank Balfour, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Infectious mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease, is caused Epstein Barr Virus, or EBV; so, can we effectively treat, and prevent its spread, with an antiviral? According to one study – …
Lance Peterson, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Illinois
The bacterium clostridium difficile that can cause diarrhoea in hospital patients is making a resurgence. It’s potentially very aggressive, and it’s not so easy to detect any more. But a new real-time …
Michele Pearson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
A community-wide approach is needed to combat MRSA according to a new assessment presented to the conference in Washington DC. An ongoing study has highlighted as paramount the value …
Ross Davidson, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The use of the antimalarial chloroquine could provide the selective pressure for E.coli to develop fluoroquinolone resistance – that’s according to a study presented by Ross Davidson…
Barbara Trautner, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
When patients with spinal cord injury rely on urinary catheters for bladder drainage, this may lead to one or more urinary tract infections, or UTIs. As an alternative to drugs, delegates …
Yehuda Carmeli, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
The Washington DC conference also heard about a hospital infection that has had a worryingly low profile: acinetobacter baumanii. The news at ICAAC was that this could easily rival MRSA …
Daniel Diekema, University of Iowa, Iowa City
A large, global survey of candida distribution and drug susceptibility reported at the ICAAC found that fluconazole resistance among candida glabrata appears to be increasing. [audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/icaac2005/daniel_diekema.mp3]