Study Details Hidden Bacteria Contamination Risk Of Handbags
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Purses and handbags could be a hidden source of bacteria-related contamination, as new research reveals that one in five contained enough microbes to potentially cross-contaminate other...
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Rapid, inexpensive test is promising for use in the field and in the lab, study results are published in PLOS ONE MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Specific Technologies, today announced the publication of results of the first study demonstrating detection of pathogenic bacteria, including potential bioterrorism agents such as Yersinia pestis and Bacillus anthracis which feature on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's list of potential bio-threats....
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Today at American Society for Microbiology conference, award lecturer Dr. Christine Ginocchio discussed Specific Technologies blood culture system as an upcoming solution for rapid identification of microorganisms producing bloodstream infection. Dr. Ginocchio is the Senior Medical Director and Chief of the Division of Infectious Disease Diagnostics at North Shore-LIJ Health System, the nation's 2nd largest not-for-profit,...
Researchers have engineered a strain of electricity-producing bacteria that can grow using hydrogen gas as its sole electron donor and carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst report their findings at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. "This represents the first result of current production solely on hydrogen," says Amit Kumar, a researcher on the study who, along with his co-authors are part of...
SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: SRNE; or STI) announced today that its Fast-Track Advanced Technology Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant (#1R42AI098182-02) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supporting the development of novel human antibody therapeutics to combat Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus or Staph) infections, including...
SARASOTA, Fla., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakewood-Amedex Inc., a leading developer of novel anti-infective pharmaceuticals, announced today that a recent series of in vitro studies have provided new evidence that its novel class of antimicrobials, named bisphosphocins, function through a completely unique mechanism of action involving bacterial membrane depolarization, resulting in rapid direct bacterial killing. These studies expand on previously published experiments...
TURKU, Finland, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcDia Ltd (http://www.arcdia.com). ArcDia International Ltd has released results from a clinical study comparing its rapid mariPOC(R) test product to the standard bacterial culture in detection of Group A streptococcal infections. The study results were presented at the GAS Infections 2013 conference, held in Rome in March, by Dr Jukka Vakkila from Mehilainen. Mehilainen is a leading private care provider in Finland. The...
Padmore Books author, Ila Monroe, writes a thriller to spark a conversation about deadly infections that occur daily in the medical wards, but go unreported. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Golden Plague, by Ila Monroe, is a work of fiction where the villains are hospital directors and managers of pharmaceutical companies covering up a sinister set of occurrences, and the protagonists, three young adults, trying to stay alive. It depicts a modern day reality which is plaguing public...
ReNew Life Formulas, named America’s #1 Digestive Care and Cleansing Company by SPINS, introduces Ultimate FloraTM Women’s Complete 90 Billion to their award-winning line of Ultimate Flora probiotics. This highly potent probiotic—with 90 billion cultures in a single capsule and a proprietary blend of 12 unique GPS Probiotics—has been formulated exclusively for women to support digestive and immune health as well as vaginal and urinary health. Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) May 13, 2013...
In a lawsuit filed late last week, attorneys allege that lettuce sold by California-based Tanimura & Antle led to a Canadian woman's E. coli infection. SEATTLE, WA (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The family of a Canadian woman who allegedly died after eating E. coli-contaminated lettuce sold by California-based Tanimura & Antle filed a lawsuit against the company late last week in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Case No. CV13-02140). The lawsuit was filed by...
Brittney Shipp, meteorologist of NBC TV 10 Philadelphia, interviewed Dr. Dominick Braccia D.O., Medical Director of Haverford Wellness Center in Harleysville, PA about the tick population, how it is multiplying during spring weather, and how to avoid getting infected. Harleysville, PA (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 May 1, 2013 Brittney Shipp meteorologist of NBC TV 10 Philadelphia interviewed Dr. Dominick Braccia D.O., Medical Director of Haverford Wellness Center in Harleysville, PA today about...
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Infection from Yersinia enterocolitica causes the zoonotic disease yersiniosis. Most infected animals recover from the disease and become asymptomatic carriers. Acute infections lead to mild self-limiting entero-colitis or terminal ileitis in humans. Symptoms include watery or bloody diarrhea and fever. After oral uptake it replicates in the terminal ileum and...
Vibrio vulnificus is a species of Gram-negative, motile, curved, rod-shaped bacteria of the Vibrio Genus. Hollis et al. first reported it in 1976. It was given the name Beneckea vulnifica by Reichelt et al. in 1976 and in 1979 Vibrio vulnificus by Farmer. V. vulnificus is related to V. cholerae and is present in marine environments such as estuaries, brackish ponds, or coastal areas. It causes an infection often incurred after eating seafood, especially raw or undercooked oysters. It can...
Streptococcus mutans is a Gram-positive cocci, Facultative anaerobic bacterium commonly found in the human oral cavity and is a significant contributor to tooth decay. J Kilian Clarke first described the microbe in 1924. The first colonizers of the tooth surface are mainly Neisseria spp. and streptococci, including S. mutans. The pioneer species changes the local environmental conditions through growth and metabolism thus allowing more fastidious organisms to further colonize after them,...
Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of thirty-three known species belonging to the genus Staphylococcus. It is part of our skin flora and can also be found in the mucous membranes and in animals. It is the most common species found in laboratory test due to contamination. It is not usually pathogenic; however, patients with a compromised immune system often risk infection. Infections can be both nosocomial and community acquired and are more of a threat to hospital patients. Hospitals carry...
Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic gram-positive coccus, and is the most common cause of staph infections. It is commonly part of the skin flora found in the nose and on skin. Around 20% of the human population is long-term carriers. It gets its golden color due to its carotenoid pigment staphyloxanthin. The pigment acts as a virulence factor with an antioxidant action that allows the microbe to evade death by reactive oxygen species used by the host immune system. Staphylococci...
