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Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, April 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Privacy curtains in hospital rooms might offer patients some personal dignity, but they can also harbor dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria. That’s the claim of a new study where researchers took more than 1,500 samples from privacy curtains in 625 rooms at six skilled nursing facilities […]

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Superbug Fungus Has Sickened 600 Americans: CDC

Superbug Fungus Has Sickened 600 Americans: CDC

The United States has had more than 600 cases of infection with a type of fungus called a “serious global health threat” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Latest Infectious Disease News The first U.S. cases of Candida auris infection appeared in the United States shortly after the CDC became aware of […]

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Candida auris (C. auris)

Candida auris (C. auris)

Candida auris (C. auris) facts* *C. auris facts by Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Candida auris (C. auris) is a yeast-like fungus related to Candida albicans. It was first described as a pathogen in 2009 when isolated from a patient with an ear infection in Japan. The fungus causes invasive infections with a high death […]

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Hunt’s Tomato Paste Recalled for Mold Danger

Hunt’s Tomato Paste Recalled for Mold Danger

Possible mold contamination has led to the recall of 6-ounce cans of Hunt’s Tomato Paste No Salt Added, Conagra Brands Inc. says. Latest Infectious Disease News After the canning process, some cans might have been damaged, creating the potential for mold. The recalled products were sold in the United States. Consumers with the recalled products, […]

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NYC Declares Public Health Emergency Over Brooklyn Measles Outbreak

NYC Declares Public Health Emergency Over Brooklyn Measles Outbreak

By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, April 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A public health emergency has been declared in New York City as it grapples with one of the largest measles outbreaks in decades, which is centered in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Unvaccinated people living in certain ZIP codes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, […]

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U.S. Measles Cases This Year Reach 465: CDC

U.S. Measles Cases This Year Reach 465: CDC

The number of reported measles cases in the United States hit 465 as of April 4, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Latest Infectious Disease News That’s 78 more than in the previous week’s update, CNN reported. The update said that Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts and Nevada had their first cases of […]

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Cluster of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Infection Spotted in NYC

Cluster of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Infection Spotted in NYC

Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Experts are sounding the alarm about a cluster of four New York City hospital patients carrying an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” form of E. coli. The E. coli harbored by the patients has an antibiotic resistance gene called mcr-1, which gives the bacteria resistance to colistin, […]