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Weekly digest: CDDEP in the news, UK and Australia tackle resistance, and Gates on disease eradication
1 Feb 2013
A  roundup of news on drug resistance and other topics in global health.
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Posted by Suraj Pant
Tags: antibiotic use, antibiotics, costs, disease, disease mapping, drug development, drug resistance, elimination, HAIs, kids, MRSA, new antibiotics, prescribing, resistance, resistance policy, Vaccination, vaccine
Weekly digest: New CDDEP study reports rising CRKP resistance, the future of antibiotics, and pathogens in produce
25 Jan 2013
A  roundup of news on drug resistance and other topics in global health.
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Posted by Alison Buki
Tags: antibiotic use, antibiotics, cost, data visualization, disease, drug development, drug resistance, HAIs, India, new antibiotics, new drugs, resistance, resistance ecology, resistance policy
Multidrug-resistant CRKP bacteria a growing threat in US hospitals and nursing homes, new study shows
23 Jan 2013
Washington, D.C. -- A new study in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reports a dangerous rise in drug-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria.  Infections caused by these bacteria are already a threat to patient safety and are increasingly common in healthcare facilities throughout the U.S.
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Posted by Alison Buki
Tags: antibiotic use, antibiotics, disease, drug resistance, Gram negative
Weekly Digest: Lowering US healthcare costs, resistant bacteria in fish, and new DCP website
18 Jan 2013
A  roundup of news on drug resistance and other topics in global health.
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Posted by Suraj Pant
Tags: ACTs, antibiotic use, antibiotics, cost, developing, disease, drug resistance, health, health economics, new antibiotics, policy, resistance, TB
Weekly Digest: Evaluating India’s health insurance scheme, EU tackles resistance, and US health lags
11 Jan 2013
A  roundup of news on drug resistance and other topics in global health.
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Posted by Alison Buki
Tags: antibiotic use, antibiotics, disease, drug development, drug resistance, food safety, HAIs, malaria vaccine, new antibiotics, new drugs, policy, resistance, Vaccination