infectiousdiseaseadvisor : reported that Hospital Sinks May Spread Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Hospital Sinks May Spread Multidrug-Resistant BacteriaShare this content:linkedingoogleEmailPrintFoundational research needed to understand how bacteria are transmitted from hospital sinks to patients. The sinks were replicas of intensive care unit sinks at the University of Virginia's Charlottesville hospital. It took 1 week for the bacteria to reach hospital sink strainers. The researchers are now working with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to pinpoint exactly how the sink bacteria reach patients. HealthDay News — Spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can occur through sinks and other areas where water can pool inside hospitals, according to a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

Scientists Say Canadian Bacteria Fossils May Be Earth's Oldest

Advertisement Continue reading the main storyEarth was a billion years old by then, and scientists have long wondered if even older fossils might be found. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyDr. Wacey was not surprised that the new work had drawn criticism. Long after the Nuvvuagittuq rocks formed on the sea floor, they were heated to tremendous temperatures. For one thing, she has argued, the filaments in the Nuvvuagittuq rocks are too big. The scientists argued that the organisms were once mats of bacteria that grew in shallow coastal waters.

Air Pollution May Cause Bacteria Changes in Respiratory Tract

In 2012, around 1 in 8 deaths worldwide were due to exposure to air pollution. New research suggests that air pollution may have an effect on human health by altering bacteria. It shows that black carbon, a major component of air pollution, dramatically changes how bacteria grow and form biofilms, which can affect their survival in the lining of airways and their resistance to antibiotics. The team suggests that the work may have important implications for the treatment of infectious diseases, which are known to occur more frequently in places with high levels of air pollution. Particulate matter, such as black carbon, is thought to be one of the main components of air pollution, and its effects on human health are well established.



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