Drug-resistant bacteria spreading. (News at Deadline).The overuse overuse Health care The common use of a particular intervention even when the benefits of the intervention don't justify the potential harm or cost–eg, prescribing antibiotics for a probable viral URI. Cf Misuse, Underuse. and misuse of antibiotics have resulted in the dramatic growth of drug-resistant bacteria. As a result hospitals are no longer alone in lighting drug-resistant bacteria. New research is finding more and more cases of drug-resistant bacteria outside of the inpatient setting. According to data presented at a colloquium col·lo·qui·um n. pl. col·lo·qui·ums or col·lo·qui·a 1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views. 2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting. of the International Forum on Antibiotic Resistance antibiotic resistance, n the ability of certain strains of microorganisms to develop resistance to antibiotics. antibiotic resistance , there are now some communities in the U.S. where Stapylococcus aureus The aureus (pl. aurei) was a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii. The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. infections that are drug-resistant now comprise 30 percent of all such infections. Even as the problem of drug-resistant bacteria spreads in the general community, it is worsening in hospitals. According to Gary Doern, MD, professor of medicine and director of clinical microbiology at the University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. , "there are patients in the hospital today for whom there do not exist any appropriate therapies." James A. Hawkins is a health care writer based in Aiken, S.C. He can be reached by phone at 803/414-2062 or by e-mail at hir@ix.netcom.com. |
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