Sentences with phrase «resistant infections linked»
UC San Diego Health System recently celebrated Food Day by serving antibiotic - free beef and poultry as part of a national effort to raise awareness of antibiotic - resistant infections linked to the food we eat.
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People having surgery in low income countries are more likely to develop an infection than those in wealthier nations, which may be linked to drug - resistant bacteria, research suggests.
The infections have been linked to medical scopes believed to have been contaminated with bacteria that can resist carbapenems, potent antibiotics that are supposed to be used only in gravely ill patients or those infected by resistant bacteria.
These antibiotic resistant infections are in turn linked to longer hospital stays and potentially greater risk of death.
Bacteria repeatedly exposed to the same drugs become resistant to treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with related infections linked to 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses each year in the United States.
However, this study highlights the need for improved surveillance systems and targeted investigations of water - related outbreaks in order to determine the direct link between water contamination and drug - resistant infection.
This infection has been initially linked to contact with puppies sold through Petland, a national pet store chain, and is resistant to common first - line -LSB-...]