A CASE report from Austin Health
has highlighted the need for clear
hospital protocols to treat patients
arriving in Australia from overseas
who have been infected by bacteria
resistant to multiple drugs.
Led by Infectious Diseases
physician Dr Benjamin Howden,
the group presented a case study,
published in the Medical Journal
of Australia, of a 66 year old man
admitted to hospital after 93 days
in various hospitals in Greece,
suffering from a pelvic abscess
resulting in diverticulitis and
perforation of the colon.
Resistant organisms isolated
from the infected sites included
two gram-negative organisms,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Klebsiella pneumoniae, “requiring
‘last line of defence’ antibiotics.”
The report urged hospitals to have
management protocols in place to
prevent spread of MDR organisms.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 04 Feb 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 04 Feb 14
RESEARCHERS at Charles Darwin University (CDU) are advancing a novel drug delivery system that could potentially eliminate the need for injections to treat various chronic diseases.
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