Key takeaways: Areas with high socioeconomic disparities are more likely to have higher rates of resistant organisms. AmpC beta-lactamase Gram negative organisms and MRSA had the greatest amount ...

Infections due to ESBL-producing bacteria are easily spread by healthcare professionals like doctors and nurses who regularly come in contact with contaminated surfaces. People who are ill or are ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A biochemical test that can rapidly identify extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a blood culture is 100% accurate on all fronts, new ...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a $13.7 million, five-year grant to a team of researchers to investigate multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) in ...