- The Rise of Congenital Syphilis
Congenital syphilis is a disease that occurs when a pregnant person with syphilis passes it onto their baby during pregnancy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023). Syphilis can be transmitted to a baby in utero through placental blood flow or through direct contact with … Continue reading The Rise of Congenital Syphilis - Antimicrobial Resistance and Multi-Drug Resistant Organism in Hospitals and Long-Term Care FacilitiesAntimicrobial resistance happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. That means the germs are not killed and continue to grow. Resistant infections can be difficult, and sometimes impossible to treat. Multidrug-resistant organisms are bacteria’s … Continue reading Antimicrobial Resistance and Multi-Drug Resistant Organism in Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities
- Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing infection outbreak.Infections from a rare extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been identified in 12 states (CA, CO, CT, FL, NJ, NY, NV, TX, UT, WA, WI). Most of the infections were from patients who reported using artificial tears. Patients reported more than 10 brands … Continue reading Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing infection outbreak.
- Candida auris: A multi-drug resistant pathogenCandida auris is an emerging pathogen that results in nosocomial infections and is considered a serious global health problem. It was first observed as a novel Candida species in 2009 and has been isolated in 35 countries. C. auris may cause invasive infections associated with high mortality. It is … Continue reading Candida auris: A multi-drug resistant pathogen
- What You Should Know About the 2022 Monkeypox OutbreakFrom early May 2022 to June 13, 2022 (the date of this podcast recording), over 1,300 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported across 31 countries that normally don’t see any cases of monkeypox. Occasionally, outbreaks have occurred outside Africa. But, in most instances, these … Continue reading What You Should Know About the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak
- Hepatitis Outbreak in ChildrenThe State of Alabama has had a lot of firsts; the first open-heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere was performed in Montgomery in 1902, in 1968 the first 911 call was placed from Haleyville, AL, and unfortunately in 2021 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Alabama … Continue reading Hepatitis Outbreak in Children
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