17 Mar 2011
Why strep
matters
14 Mar 2011
Last week we officially launched the Pneumococcal Modeling (PneuMOD) Project on the CDDEP website. Publications and tools will be continually added as the project proceeds, but to kick things off we would like to provide the necessary background for the project and examine the global burden and epidemiology of pneumococcal diseases.
9 Mar 2011
Last week, Extending the Cure’s ResistanceMap
released new videos visualizing resistance trends in inpatient settings. The maps highlighted a number of concerning
patterns, including a rise
in resistance to commonly prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics, and an eight-fold
increase in inpatient Acinetobacter
baumannii
7 Mar 2011
Last
week, policymakers, healthcare specialists and medical practitioners descended
upon the Columbus Club at Union Station in Washington, D.C.
4 Mar 2011
Smallpox is the only
human disease to ever be eradicated. The disease caused death in one third of
its victims, and blindness and disfigurement in survivors. When WHO launched an
intensified plan to eradicate smallpox in 1967, 60% of the world's population
was at risk, but by 1980, WHO had declared it officially eradicated.
