Anti-Infectives Week articles from May 2003

Anti-Infectives Week archives from May 2003

Ubiquitin has several antifungal activities.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ubiquitin's C terminal fragment has transmembrane antifungal action and inhibits calcineurin, required for fungal growth. According to a study from France, "Secretory granules of chromaffin cells...

Oral valacyclovir can treat CMV disease following bone marrow transplantation.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral valacyclovir is comparable to intravenous ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. "In this multicenter, randomized study,...

Buckyballs reinvent "antibiotic of last resort".
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rice University chemists hope a new variant of vancomycin that contains buckyballs - tiny cage-shaped molecules of pure carbon - could become the world's first targeted antibiotic, creating a new line...

Erythromycin and amphotericin B together may elevate Candida's tolerance.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Coadministration of erythromycin and amphotericin B to control bacterial and fungal infections, respectively, may inadvertently lead to an elevation in the tolerance of Candida albicans for [the...

Different therapies needed for nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial peritonitis.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Different treatment strategies are needed for nosocomial and community-acquired forms of bacterial peritonitis. "In order to compare the microbiological characteristics of nosocomial and...

Series of studies confirm action of homeopathy on childhood diarrhea.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The combined results and a meta-analysis of three double-blind clinical trials found that individual homeopathic treatments significantly decrease the duration of acute childhood diarrhea and suggest...

New technology neutralizes viruses, bacteria, spores.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-Defense Research Group, Inc., (BDRGI) a biotechnology firm based in Maryland, announced the availability of Path-Away, a technology that neutralizes deadly airborne bioterror agents such as anthrax...

A disaccharide anthracycline, MEN 10755, can binds 2 DNA helices simultaneously.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A disaccharide anthracycline with broad antitumor activity can form a structure involving two DNA helices. "The crystal structure of the complex formed between the anthracycline antibiotic...

Paracoccus yeeii sp. nov. is novel bacterial species causing human infection.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paracoccus yeeii sp. nov. (formerly CDC group EO-2) is a novel bacterial species associated with human infection. According to a study from the United States and Canada, "CDC eugonic oxidizer group...

Army orders PrISMedical's portable hand-held water purification device.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PrISMedical Corp. announced the receipt of its largest order to date for the MainStream Water Purification Device from the United States Army. The Office of Rapid Equipping Force, the Army unit...

Phase II results evaluating Actimmune to be released.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InterMune, Inc., (ITMN) announced that results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial evaluating Actimmune's (interferon gamma-1b) influence on several underlying...

Medical Services negotiating distribution of West Nile test kit in Korea.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., has begun negotiations with a Korean firm that specializes in distribution of medical products to act as distributor for the VScan Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit for the...

No SARS from parcels or post.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cannot be contracted from handling letters or postal packages sent from the world's affected regions. Chronopost International air express, which is the...

Steris acquires Hamo Holding, AG, of Pieterlen, Switzerland.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steris Corp. (STE) announced that, through a subsidiary, it has acquired Hamo Holding, AG, (Hamo) headquartered in Pieterlen, Switzerland. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hamo is a...

France's commitment to vaccines will help to save children from health risks.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Jimmy Voisine, president of the Audrey Association, announced his support for the recent French decision to reimburse the vaccine which helps...

Bioterrorism preparedness guide for Texas hospitals released, training begins.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Texas Institute for Health Policy Research announced the release of Disaster Preparedness and Response in Texas Hospitals: Part I, Bioterrorism. Developed by more than 100 experts in emergency...

NEOUCOM shares $1.1 million U.S. grant for development of CEL-1000.
May 5, 2003... 2003 MAY 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Northeastern Ohio Universities College Of Medicine (NEOUCOM) has been awarded a $1.1 million grant for collaborative studies with Cel-Sci Corp. (CVM) to support the research of Ken S. Rosenthal, PhD,...

Caspofungin successfully treats resistant oropharyngeal candidiasis.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Switzerland report caspofungin successfully treats resistant oropharyngeal candidiasis. "A patient with AIDS developed oropharyngeal candidiasis. Candida albicans and C. glabrata...

A new carbapenem-hydrolysing beta-lactamase, KPC-2, has been identified.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Klebsiella pneumoniae enzyme similar to KPC-1, KPC-2, is resistant to beta lactamase spectra and carbapenem, but not to imipenem or meropenem. "Four isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae obtained...

Pneumonia rate unchanged after interruption of prophylaxis treatment.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The increase in rates of community-acquired pneumonia among HIV-infected patients was not statistically significant after prophylaxis treatment was stopped, researchers in Bern report. According...

Diflucan partnership program launched in Zimbabwe.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Welfare and Pfizer Inc. have launched the Diflucan Partnership Program in Zimbabwe, marking Pfizer expansion to 15 countries in Africa and the Caribbean with...

Plasmepsin II is not main target of two antiplasmodial compounds.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Italy have determined that plasmepsin II is not the main target of two antiplasmodial compounds. "To investigate the mechanism of action of two antiplasmodial compounds, ellagic...

An antimicrobial solution for blocked urinary catheters?
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Authors of a research letter in the Lancet propose a new method for inflating urinary catheters, which could avoid common problems of encrustration and blockage of the catheter. Urinary catheters...

No correlation found between HIV status and malaria-specific parameters.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to researchers in the United States, no correlation was found between HIV status and malaria-specific parameters among a small group of patients in Kinshasa. "Co-infection of human...

Isolating bacteria from staphylococcal scalded skin is not clinically useful.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists working in England say their research indicates that isolating Staphylococcus aureus in cases of suspected staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is not clinically useful because only about a...

Structures of Cyanovirin-N complexes explain its unique binding capabilities.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists unravel the high-affinity interactions with the viral surface envelope glycoproteins of Cyanovirin-N complexes to explain its unique binding capabilities. According to recent research...

Infectious disease outbreaks in nursing homes are hazards for frail elderly.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infectious disease outbreaks in nursing homes are hazards for frail elderly, according to recent research by scientists in the United States. "The common occurrence and dire consequences of...

Scientists identify functionality of parasital enzyme insertions.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers working in Great Britain have identified functionality of parasital enzyme insertions in several malaria strains. "Plasmodium berghei glucose-6-phosphate...

CD25 depletion delayed growth of parasitaemia during parasite challenge.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to published research from Japan, CD25 depletion clearly delayed the growth of parasitaemia during parasite challenge, particularly in immunized mice. "CD4+ T cells co-expressing CD25...

Prescription drug settlement announced in Medicaid fraud cases.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania attorney general Mike Fisher announced that his office has reached agreements, in principle, with GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer Corporation for concealing the existence of deep price discounts...

New potent C-2-symmetric malaria plasmepsin I and II inhibitors synthesized.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in Sweden report that they have synthesized new potent C-2-symmetric malaria plasmepsin I and II inhibitors. "A series of malaria plasmepsin (Pim) I and II inhibitors containing a...

New cataract removal system debuted; conjunctivitis drug approved.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The newest technology in cataract removal devices debuted at the Alcon, Inc., (ACL) exhibit during the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium in San Francisco and the...

National Infant Immunization Week highlights need for parental vigilance.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Today - and every day - more than 11,000 babies will be born in the United States. Each of these youngsters will require 16-20 immunizations during the first two years of life to ensure that they...

Current evidence for targeting eukaryotic enzymes for drug development.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is current evidence for targeting eukaryotic enzymes for drug development. According to a study from the United States, "To accelerate progress in the development of therapeutics for...

Data suggests humoral immune responses play role in amodiaquine treatment.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent research in Germany suggests that humoral immune responses play a supportive role in the efficacy of amodiaquine treatment for malaria. According to the study, "The relationship between the...

Researchers identify pathways of natural killer complex in cerebral malaria.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Australian have identified pathways of the natural killer complex in cerebral malaria. "NKT cells are specialized cells coexpressing NK and T cell receptors. Upon activation they...

Granulocyte transfusion therapy after cytotoxic chemotherapy needed.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Cologne are calling for more study into granulocyte transfusion therapy for neutropenic patients following cytotoxic chemotherapy. According to the study from Germany, "Opportunistic...

Program for adolescent mothers improves anti-infection behaviors, knowledge.
May 12, 2003... 2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A program designed to teach young women about AIDS and preventative measures has significantly improved behaviors and knowledge among participants, researchers in Los Angeles report. "Effects were...

HAART reduces incidence of bacterial infections in HIV patients.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Besides becoming standard treatment for HIV infection, highly active antiretroviral therapy has had the added benefit of reducing incidence of bacterial infections in HIV patients, report infectious...

A rapid 5' nuclease assay can detect ciprofloxacin resistant isolates.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fast method for detecting Yersinia pestis bioengineered strains resistant to ciprofloxacin has been developed. "The detection of antibiotic resistance in agents of biowarfare is extremely...

Antifungals with common mechanism lead to similar effects at proteome level.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antifungals with common mechanism lead to similar effects at proteome level according to study on Candida albicans infections. "The dimorphic fungus Candida albicans is an opportunistic human...

Trial data reported on novel anti-human CMV agent in HIV+ and healthy subjects.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GlaxoSmithKline pharmacologists have released Phase I clinical trial data on the safety and pharmacokinetics of the company's anti-human cytomegalovirus compound, maribavir. "1263W94 [maribavir;...

Cardiac valves in Q fever patients show slight histological changes.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite antibiotic treatment, C. burnetti was present in cardiac valves for about a year, and nonsignificant differences in fibrosis, calcification, and vascularization were present in diseased tissue....

RSV compound enters preclinical phase.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arrow Therapeutics, the London based anti-infectives drug discovery group, has announced that its lead compound against RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) has entered full preclinical trials. ...

Wein introduces AS150MM technology for added protection against SARS.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wein Products, Inc., an air purification manufacturer, announced their AS150MM device. According to the company, this technology will substantially repel, in indoor confined spaces, any airborne...

Technique enables rapid testing of slow-growing bacteria.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists with the Tosoh Corp., Kanagawa, Japan, have "developed a completely homogeneous and isothermal method of detecting RNA sequences and demonstrated ultrarapid and direct quantification of...

Large B-cell lymphoma is in remission after eradication of H. pylori.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Large B-cell lymphoma is in remission after eradication of H. pylori. According to recent research from the United States, "Long-term follow-up data are not available for cases of diffuse large...

Mutated TP53 gene status is associated with metastasis, anthracycline resistance.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Positive histology for P53 and C-erb-2 are related to higher risk in breast cancer. A study from Finland evaluated "the prognostic and predictive relevance of mutated p53 in a series of 254 samples...

New nonhormonal, low-cost birth control device earns FDA approval.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The FemCap is a new, nonhormonal, latex-free contraceptive device that can be worn for up to 48 hours at a time, unlike similar birth control devices that can be worn for 24 hours at a time and are not...

Protection found in transgenic mice expressing a human intestinal defensin.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Protection against enteric salmonellosis was found in transgenic mice expressing a human intestinal defensin. "Genetically encoded antibiotic peptides are evolutionarily ancient and widespread...

Cancer drug maker reports loss of $0.23 per share; SARS vaccine update.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GenVec, Inc., (GNVC) announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. GenVec reported a net loss of $5.2 million or ($0.23) per share, a 19% reduction compared to a net loss...

Steris Corp. announces fiscal 2003 fourth quarter and full year results.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steris Corp. (STE) announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2003. Fiscal 2003 fourth quarter net income was $26.7 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, an...

Debridement and prosthetic retention is an option for a well-fixed implant.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Debridement and prosthetic retention is an option for a well-fixed implant. "Debridement with retention of the prosthesis was the initial treatment modality for 19 cases of penicillin-susceptible...

Restricted genetic defects underlie human complement C6 deficiency.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study of Neisseria infection finds that restricted genetic defects underlie human complement C6 deficiency. "Complement C6 homozygous deficiency (C6D) has been rarely observed in Caucasians but...

ANDA approvals granted for generics; finances reported.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Pharmaceutical Partners, (APPX) announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) of dexamethasone sodium...

Dermatology company announces positive Extina phase III results.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Connetics Corporation (CNCT), a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes dermatology products, announced the outcome of a phase III clinical trial evaluating Extina, an...

500,000 Masks reach Hong Kong in urgent air shipment.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bax Global, Inc., urgently air shipped an estimated 500,000 respirator masks to Hong Kong to help fight against the outbreak of the SARS virus. The shipment is one of the largest of its kind known...

Potential SARS treatment to be developed by MBL and partner.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medarex, Inc., (MEDX) and the Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories (MBL) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School announced that they have entered into an agreement by which they intend to...

SARS information from Asia, Canada helped U.S. prepare, official says.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The United States was "just ahead of the curve" and able so far to avoid large numbers of SARS cases because of information learned as the highly infectious respiratory illness spread through Asia, a...

Surgical masks offer best protection for hospital workers in contact with SARS patients.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research from Hong Kong emphasizes how severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is spread by droplet infection, with surgical masks providing the best protection for health care workers exposed to...

WHO warns that SARS could become endemic disease.
May 19, 2003... 2003 MAY 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that SARS could yet become an endemic disease if further outbreaks are not contained. To prevent such a human tragedy from occurring, all affected...

Spread of MRSA linked to antimicrobial use in a French university hospital.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report from the CHU Jean Minjoz, a French university hospital, says the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was linked to the use of antimicrobials in the hospital. "The...

Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae increasing alarmingly.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae is increasing rapidly in the Unites States. "Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to antibiotics is increasing throughout the...

Triclosan use in toothpaste does not select for resistant streptococci.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Short term triclosan use in toothpaste was not found to alter oral streptococci sensitivity to it and antimicrobials. According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Microbiology...

Intradermal skin tests can demonstrate allergy to beta lactamines in patients.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intradermal skin tests (IDR) and late phase (patch) tests can demonstrate allergy to beta lactamines in 5 to 45% of patients with negative skin tests. According to recent research from France,...

Prevention strategies for group-B-streptococcal disease in neonates outlined.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strategies to prevent group-B-streptococcal sepsis in neonates has been outlined in Lancet Infectious Diseases. "Sepsis occurring in the first week of life can be a devastating neonatal problem....

Researchers describe breakthrough in fight against infection misery.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Cardiff University, Wales, have made a breakthrough in a 30-year battle to solve a medical problem that causes pain and misery for millions of people around the world and costs health...

Data on antibiotic susceptibility useful to validate forthcoming tests.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibiotic susceptibility data on P. mirabilis and P. penneri strains is useful to validate forthcoming susceptibility tests on these bacteria. "The natural susceptibility of 102 Proteus mirabilis...

Study results show safety and efficacy profile of once-daily Cipro XR.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study results show that once-daily 1000 mg Cipro XR (ciprofloxacin extended-release tablets) is comparable in safety and efficacy to conventional Cipro (ciprofloxacin HCl) in the treatment of...

How livestock resistance develops will influence human disease, increase risk.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antimicrobial resistance in livestock makes multiresistant food borne bacteria that could be pathogenic or could pass on resistance genes to pathogens in humans. "Antimicrobial resistance may...

$2M in biodefense contract awarded by DARPA.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Analex Corporation (NLX) has announced that its Advanced Biosystems, Inc., subsidiary has been awarded approximately $2 million in additional funding by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Genetically engineered phage delivers antimicrobial agents to bacteria.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A genetically engineered phage to deliver antimicrobial agents to bacteria provides an alternative therapy for treatment of bacterial infections. According to recent research from the United...

Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus caused by contamination of disinfectant.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus infection was caused by contamination of the benzalkonium chloride disinfectant. "Benzalkonium chloride (BC) continues to be used as an antiseptic and...

NDA submitted for anidulafungin.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MICU) announced that the company has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for anidulafungin, a novel antifungal agent...

Sybron Dental reports second quarter increase in net income.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc., (SYD), a manufacturer of value-added products for the dental and orthodontic professions and products for use in infection prevention, announced its financial results...

Increased levels of antimicrobial peptides are present in neonatal skin.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neonatal skin of human and mouse have higher levels of natural antimicrobial peptides that can kill group B Streptococcus and other pathogens. According to a study from the United States, "The...

Risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods presented.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quantitative risk assessment by FAO/WHO of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods is presented. According to a study from Switzerland, "Quantitative microbiological risk assessment is a very...

C. tropicalis gives high mortality despite lack of antifungal resistance.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nosocomial infection with Candida tropicalis results in high mortality of cancer patients. According to a study from Brazil, "Candida tropicalis is a frequent cause of fungemia in hospitals in...

FDA approves use of Zosyn in a more convenient regimen, new low dose estrogen.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the pharmaceutical division of Wyeth (WYE), announced that the use of Zosyn (piperacillin/tazobactam) in a dosing regimen of 4 times a day for patients with hospital-acquired...

Protective bacteria prevent complication following ulcerative colitis surgery.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ulcerative colitis patients who have their colon surgically removed are significantly less likely to develop a postsurgical complication called pouchitis when treated with probiotics, "good bacteria,"...

Biotech firm addresses questions on drug's potential against SARS.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following letter was released by Cel-Sci Corporation (CVM) to its shareholders: Many of you have inquired during the past few weeks whether Cel-Sci's immune-modulating peptide CEL-1000 could...

Flavivirus Elisa reagents shipped for 2003 season.
May 26, 2003... 2003 MAY 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Setting a precedent in West Nile Virus testing, Focus Technologies has begun routinely supplying public health labs, commercial laboratories, and large hospitals with laboratory reagents for detecting...