CIDRAP: November 1 - November 3, 2017

[sharon sanders]

[h=3]NOV 03, 2017[/h] [h=3]ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 03, 2017[/h] Livestock-related MRSA
Antimicrobial stewardship recognition
IV antibiotics for UTIs
MRSA vaccine candidate
MCR-1 in pigs
MRSA and patient-sharing
Pneumonia overprescribing
New CARB-X funding
Hospital ASPs
Wales superbug deaths decline
Antibiotics in nursing homes











[h=3]NOV 02, 2017[/h]



[h=3]Reports say highly virulent Klebsiella strains emerged 4 years ago[/h] Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
| Nov 02, 2017

The MDR strains emerged earlier and are more widespread than thought.










[h=3]News Scan for Nov 02, 2017[/h] Plague in Madagascar
New Saudi MERS case
UK flu vaccine protection
IDSA against CHAMPION Act









[h=3]Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 02, 2017[/h] Antimicrobial stewardship recognition
IV antibiotics for UTIs











[h=3]NOV 01, 2017[/h]



[h=3]GAO calls for better oversight of high-containment labs[/h] Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
| Nov 01, 2017

Gaps the GAO identified include instances of agencies overseeing their own labs, a need for more focus on the highest-risk activities, and understaffing.










[h=3]News Scan for Nov 01, 2017[/h] Saudi MERS cases
Southern Hemisphere flu ebbs
Zika in children









[h=3]Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 01, 2017[/h] MRSA vaccine candidate
MCR-1 in pigs
MRSA and patient-sharing
Pneumonia overprescribing