Anti-Infectives Week articles from July 2008

Anti-Infectives Week archives from July 2008

Researchers from Fukui University report details of new studies and findings in the area of chronic myeloid leukemia.
July 28, 2008... According to recent research from Fukui, Japan, "Because imatinib (IM) resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia is primarily caused by the re-establishment of AN kinase, new inhibitors may be efficacious. We evaluated 3 new agents against 2 new...

New drug resistance findings from V. Jindrak and co-researchers published.(Survey)
July 28, 2008... According to a study from Prague, Czech Republic, "Hospital antibiotic stewardship (ABS) programs are essential for ensuring long-lasting quality of antibiotic usage and for controlling antimicrobial resistance in the hospital setting. A...

New drug resistance research has been reported by J.A. Paladino et al.
July 28, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The influence of extended-spectrum beta-lactams on gram-negative bacterial resistance was studied. Hospital pharmacists were asked to provide data on antimicrobial use and bacterial...

New drug resistance study findings have been published by scientists at Princess Alexandra Hospital.(Clinical report)
July 28, 2008... "Non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (nmMRSA) infections are emerging worldwide and are often community-associated. This prospective case-cohort study compares features of 96 nmMRSA clinical isolates with 96 matched...

New drug resistance study findings have been reported by researchers at Peking University.
July 28, 2008... In this recent article published in the journal Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, scientists in Beijing, People's Republic of China conducted a study "To investigate the reversal effect of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (Gl-PS) on multidrug...

Data on infection control detailed by G. Kampf and co-authors.
July 28, 2008... According to recent research from Hamburg, Germany, "Although consecutive surgical hand disinfections is common clinical practice, the effect on the bacterial density on hands has not been studied for all commonly used hand rubs. We studied the...

Studies from G. Kampf and colleagues provide new data on infection control.
July 28, 2008... "Alcohol-based hand antiseptics are often tested using 3 or 5 mL per application, but smaller volumes are likely to be applied in clinical practice. For that reason, we investigated the efficacy of 2 different volumes of 4 marketed hand rubs...