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08/07/2022

Summer has finally arrived in Sweden and...

26/04/2022

"Patients who tested positive or negative for COVID had higher levels of AMR than patients before the pandemic, 4.92 per 100 admissions and 4.11 per 100 admissions, respectively.

For hospital-associated infections, the AMR rate was 0.77 per 100 admissions before the pandemic and 0.86 per 100 admissions and highest at 2.19 per 100 admissions in patients with COVID-19."

The study evaluated the pandemic's impact on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 271 hospitals across the US. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

24/04/2022

So great to be at the 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Lisbon, Portugal.

If you're here, don't miss our booth in Pavilion 3, booth 2-23.2.
Welcome! Stina & Susanne 💛💙

20/04/2022

Just like exercise gives the best results when it becomes a habit, so does WGS for infection control. Working proactively with WGS surveillance gives results, and the way it is implemented matters. One of the biggest questions is how to actually adopt a WGS surveillance strategy, for what pathogens and how it would then support interventions. Can WGS be cost-effective when the cost of a test is still considered expensive? Check out our blog post to learn more:

Just like exercise gives the best results when it becomes a habit, so does WGS for infection control. Working proactively with WGS surveillance gives results, and the way it is implemented matters.

18/04/2022

"Multidrug resistance was high overall among Salmonella reported from human cases in Europe. Eight isolates were resistant to eight of the nine tested substances, only susceptible to meropenem."

Antibiotic resistance in Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still high based on the latest European figures. The data covers 2019 to 2020, according

18/04/2022

Great read for the weekend! The final eight percent of the human genome, which contains immune response genes and the keys to our big brain, has been mapped.

The final eight percent of the human genome, which contains immune response genes and the keys to our big brain, has been mapped.

18/04/2022

"These findings highlighted important drivers behind the growing “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance, which was recently estimated to be responsible for at least 1mn deaths each year globally.

They also look set to spark a fresh debate about the need for strengthened global surveillance to identify the extent of inappropriate drug use — and the locations contributing most to resistance."

Study finds lower middle income countries in South Asia and Latin America have highest levels of pollutants

28/03/2022

"Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide that threatens the efficacy of available treatments and can lead to extended hospital stays and increased mortality. Researchers have long sought ways to address the problem. Given that antibiotic use fuels resistance, reducing antibiotic use offers an appealing strategy for curbing resistance."

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide that threatens the efficacy of available treatments and can lead to extended hospital stays and increased mortality.