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New Atlas
Several major strides have been made towards a cure for HIV in recent years, and now, researchers from the University of California San Diego may have found a new potential target. In lab tests, the team identified a cellular “switch” that could be turned off to clear out the virus lying dormant inside cells.
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UCLA Health Sciences via ScienceDaily
In experiments with mice, researchers have shown they can harness the power of iNKT cells to attack tumor cells and treat cancer. The new method suppressed the growth of multiple types of human tumors that had been transplanted into the animals.
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Contagion Live
Ethanol-based disinfectants, commonly known as hand sanitizers, are a good defense against flu viruses, though there is room for improvement with this disinfection method, according to a report published in mSphere. Investigators from Japan examined the effectiveness of EBDs against seasonal influenza A virus in order to determine the actual efficacy of these hand sanitizers against pathogens in mucus.
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CIDRAP
The Food and Drug Administration recently released new draft guidance that aims to close the loop on the use of medically important antibiotics in livestock and companion animals. Draft guidance for industry #263 will bring the roughly 5% of medically important antibiotics that can still be bought over-the-counter for use in livestock and companion animals under the oversight of licensed veterinarians.
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Healio
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a final rule that will change the way hospitals will get reimbursed for new antimicrobial therapies, potentially removing some barriers to their use. The changes, which were made to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System for the 2020 fiscal year, will take effect Oct. 1.
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DARK Daily
It may seem far-fetched, but computer scientists and research groups have worked for years to discover if it is possible to store data on DNA. Now, Microsoft Research and the University of Washington have achieved just that, and the implications of their success could be far-reaching.
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ETH Zurich via PhysOrg
The world is experiencing unprecedented economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. An increasing number of people in India, China, Latin America and Africa have become wealthier, and this is reflected in their consumption of meat and dairy products.
To meet this growing demand, animal husbandry has intensified — along with, among other things, an increased reliance on the use of antimicrobials.
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Washington University School of Medicine via ScienceDaily
Bloodstream infections caused by the fungus Candida are among the most common and deadly infections in hospitals, with 25,000 such cases seen annually in the U.S. — mostly in people originally hospitalized for other reasons. About 40% to 45% of people with Candida in their blood die of the infection.
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American Medical Technologists
Enhance your credentials to work in the rapidly expanding field of molecular diagnostics.
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The miniiSED™ is the newest addition to the iSED™ family of ESR analyzers from ALCOR Scientific. The miniiSED™ is a single position, fully automated ESR analyzer that works directly from the primary EDTA tube and produces an ESR result in just 15 seconds. The miniiSED™ is the ideal ESR analyzer for small laboratories, POL’s and emergency clinics.
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Nagoya University via Lab Manager
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dangerous bacterium that causes infections in hospital settings and in people with weakened immune systems. It can cause blood infections and pneumonia, while severe infections can be deadly.
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Infectious Disease Advisor
Automating the workflow and tracking an antimicrobial stewardship program by customizing electronic medical records may decrease antimicrobial usage, according to study results published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. In 2007, a joint publication by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America laid out guidelines for developing an antimicrobial stewardship program at acute care hospitals and highlighted the importance of involving an information systems specialist.
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SeraSub® is a synthetic serum for use as a component in preparing standards and controls for in-vitro diagnostic tests.
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Drug Topics
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million individuals are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria annually, resulting in more than 23,000 deaths. Antimicrobial stewardship programs offer strategies to improve appropriate antibiotic use, which can enhance patient outcomes and reduce adverse events.
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