Category Archives: KPC

This Is One Way to Combat the Problem of Antibiotic Resistance and Poor Infection Control

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

When there’s a pattern of recurrent hospital outbreaks, or an incredibly inept response, then this needs to be treated in the same way that egregious surgical or prescription malpractice would be.
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Posted in Antibiotics, KPC, Microbiology, Public Health

What Antibiotic Resistance Looks Like: The NDM-1 Edition

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

Multi-drug resistance in a simple table.
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Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, KPC, We're Really Fucked | 6 Comments

Clarifying Commensals: Thoughts on Kristof’s Superbugs Op-Ed

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

Agricultural misuse of antibiotics is a problem. But did it cause the MRSA and ESBL problems?
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Posted in Agriculture, Antibiotics, E. coli, KPC, Microbiology, MRSA | 4 Comments

Obama to CDC Efforts in Antimicrobial Resistance: Drop Dead

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

The Obama Administration has decided to massively cut the funding for the CDC’s antimicrobial resistance and vaccination efforts. I thought this was the kind of anti-science bullshit that the Bush Administration did.
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Posted in Antibiotics, CDC, Fucking Morons, Funding, KPC, The War on Science | 8 Comments

About That Slate Antibiotic Resistance Article…

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

Drug development isn’t the answer; infection control is.
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Posted in Antibiotics, KPC, Microbiology, MRSA, Plasmids | 6 Comments

Antibiotic Resistance and the House and Senate Healthcare Bills

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

Some good in each version.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Healthcare, KPC, MRSA | 8 Comments

KPC: The Other Potential Pandemic–And We’re Completely Ignoring It

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

In the midst of the concern about TEH SWINEY FLOO!, very few people (other than the Mad Biologist), have been discussing the double whammy of influenza followed by bacterial infections. Then add antibiotic resistance to the mix.
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Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, Influenza, KPC, Microbiology, MRSA, Plasmids, Public Health | 13 Comments

KPC, Antibiotic Misuse, and the Coming Lawsuits

Posted on May 25, 2007 by

A couple of weeks ago, after I posted about a very serious emerging bacterial threat, KPC, I received an email from a reader with an elderly relative in the hospital with a very serious case of pneumonia caused by KPC. What he told me is shocking.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Drugs, Evolution, Fucking Morons, Healthcare, KPC, Microbiology, Public Health, We're Really Fucked | 5 Comments

KPC: An Emerging Threat

Posted on May 4, 2007 by

No, KPC isn’t a new fast food restaurant. It’s short for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase. The bad news: it’s very hard to treat. The good news: it’s very rare…for now.
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Posted in Antibiotics, E. coli, Evolution, Healthcare, KPC, Microbiology, MRSA, Plasmids, Public Health | 4 Comments