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04/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Local lake virus saves man suffering from life-threatening, antibiotic resistant heart infection

An 80-year old Connecticut man owed his life to a virus taken from a nearby lake. Experimental bacteriophage therapy with the OMKO1 virus eliminated an antibiotic-resistant infection that was threatening the man’s heart, according to a LiveScience article. Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) in New Haven, Connecticut reported that the naturally-occurring virus succeeded in treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which […]

03/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Surgical patients in low-income countries more likely to acquire a drug-resistant infection following surgery

Low-income countries have a greater risk of surgical site infection (SSI) after gastrointestinal surgery, according to a study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. The international, prospective, and multicenter cohort study also pointed out that people who had surgery in these countries have an increased chance of developing an infection linked to drug-resistant bacteria. The study involved […]

10/02/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Twelve children hospitalized for heart surgery contract rare bacterial infection, with more at risk, thanks to unclean surgical device

Hospitals are often seen as the paragon of healthcare; when you or your child go to a hospital, there is a certain level of trust involved. But what happens when that implicit trust is violated? Over a dozen parents and children at a hospital in New Orleans learned the hard way that hospitals aren’t always […]

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