Antibiotic Associated Articles & Analysis
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Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have shown that when disposed of in this way, municipal solid waste can be an important source of antibiotic-resistance genes in the air. Residual antibiotics from discarded medications and other products can end up in municipal solid waste. Some microbes in the garbage are resistant ...
It is a major culprit for healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and has been increasingly identified as a community acquired infection. C. diff is a spore-forming, gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that produces two exotoxins: toxin A and toxin B. It is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and accounts for 15-25% of all ...