CDC & HHS Launch Global AMR Challenge Today to Accelerate the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

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By the bioMérieux Connection Editors Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent global threats to public health. Modern medical treatments such as transplants, cancer therapies, most surgical procedures, and other health advances would become virtually impossible without the existence of effective antibiotics. “Modern travel of people, animals, and goods means antibiotic resistance can easily …

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World Sepsis Congress: Discussing the Results of the ProACT Trial

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By the bioMéreiux Connection Editors The Global Sepsis Alliance estimates that sepsis affects around 30 million people each year and results in between 6 and 9 million deaths. Because of that, research aimed at combating sepsis remains vital. Accordingly, the World Sepsis Congress closed with presentations on significant sepsis research over the last two years. …

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World Sepsis Congress: Importance of Pathogen Detection and Sepsis Markers

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By the bioMérieux Connection Editors Wednesday, September 5th kicked off the start of this year’s World Sepsis Congress, a series of interactive sessions dedicated to the fight against sepsis. Over the course of 17 sessions, the speakers cover a full range of issues, from epidemiology and pathogen detection to treatment and patients’ stories. Session 6, …

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British Health Officials Warn of Record High Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, including Resistant Strains

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by the bioMérieux Connection Editors One hard-to-diagnose pathogen linked to female infertility Public health officials in the UK warned the public of exceptionally high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, including drug resistant infections. On June 5th, Public Health England (PHE) issued a warning about “a considerable growth in new diagnosis of gonorrhea and syphilis in …

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