‘Trained immunity’ discovery gives hope to patients vulnerable to infection

New potential treatment method could help provide a solution to threat posed by rising anti-microbial resistance A method of training the immune system to fight drug-resistant infections could be a more effective way to help people who are vulnerable to infection, Irish researchers have found. Scientists at the Translational Medicine Institute at Trinity College Dublin … Read more

Staphylococcus capitis strain producing dual bacteriocins, capidermicin and micrococcin P1, shows broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity

GBD 2021 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050. Lancet 404, 1199–1226 (2024). Google Scholar  Karaman, R., Jubeh, B. & Breijyeh, Z. Resistance of Gram-Positive bacteria to current antibacterial agents and overcoming approaches. Molecules 25, (2020). Sousa, S. A. et al. Bacterial nosocomial infections: multidrug … Read more

2024 Respiratory Virus Season: Healthcare Worker Vaccination

Archyde: Latest World News, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Technology & Sports Updates Healthcare workers Urged To Prioritize Vaccinations Amidst Respiratory Virus Season As Respiratory Virus Season Intensifies, Health Officials Are Reitterating The Importance Of Healthcare worker Vaccinations To Protect Both Staff And… You can read the full story here: 2024 Respiratory Virus Season: Healthcare Worker Vaccination. … Read more

Hospitalists Lead Charge Against HAIs

It reads like the alphabet soup of healthcare: CDI, MRSA, CAUTI, and VAE. Those letters all fall under the category of hospital or healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), and they can wreak havoc on patient care. On any given day, about 1 in 31 hospital patients has at least one HAI, according to the Centers for Disease … Read more