A
new study led by a research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard
Medical School describes how bacteria adapted to the modern hospital
environment and repeatedly cause antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections.
Infections acquired by hospitalized patients are more often
antibiotic-resistant than those that occur elsewhere, and hospitals invest
considerable effort to prevent them. Despite best efforts, some bacteria are
able to persist and circulate among patients, causing repeated infections.
This
study examined one of the first sustained hospital outbreaks of a
multidrug-resistant bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis, which occurred from the
early through the mid-1980s, causing over 60 outbreak strains.
Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle, Pharmaceutical Microbiology
What is the alternative treatment for this?
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