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AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Savara Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to AeroVanc(TM)( )(vancomycin hydrochloride inhalation powder) for the treatment of pulmonary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Orphan drug designation qualifies a company for several benefits, including the potential for market exclusivity, development...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Most people are already exposed to the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus as it is typically found on human skin and respiratory tracts. It seeks out opportunities to infect through access points on our body like hair follicles or open sores. A mutated form of this germ, a so-called ‘superbug’ known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is immune to first-line antibiotics and can cause a dangerous form of...
PRWEB Nursing homes seek steam cleaners to help prevent and eliminate MRSA. Steam vapor systems with powerful anti-bacterial capabilities and HEPA filtration system are finally here. Woburn, MA (PRWEB) November 05, 2012 Daimer Industries, Inc.®, a world-renowned supplier of America-produced industrial steam cleaner, carpet steam cleaner and vapor steam cleaner machines to well over 200 countries, continues to satisfy innumerable maintenance applications by presenting the KleenJet®...
HAYWARD, Calif. and SHANGHAI, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MicuRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation antibiotics, and Shanghai Zhangjiang Biomedical Industry Venture Capital today announced the establishment of Shanghai MengKe Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a joint venture formed to fund the development and commercialization of MRX-I for the Chinese market. MRX-I is a novel, oral oxazolidinone antibiotic targeting infections due...
Researchers from North Carolina State University have increased the potency of a compound that reactivates antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant form of Staphylococcus that is notoriously difficult to treat. Their improved compound removes the bacteria’s antibiotic resistance and allows the antibiotic to once again become effective at normal dosage levels. NC State chemist Christian Melander had previously proven the effectiveness...
GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DiFusion Technologies, Inc., and Germany-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Degussa Corporation are working together to develop a PEEK based product called CleanFUZE(TM), a new medical polymer that prevents infection and promotes bone and tissue integration. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120905/MM67764) DiFusion recently completed a series of in vivo and in vitro clinical tests. These tests were performed by...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from various organizations recently gathered for the kick-off of Infectious Disease Week 2012 in San Diego, California. One of the first presentations on display was a study on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers from the project believe that antimicrobial soap and ointment can help reduce bloodstream infection for patients who are under intensive care. With the results of the study, they could possibly improve...
As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, doctors in the United States are increasingly prescribing newer, more costly and more powerful antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections, one of the most common illnesses in women. New research at Oregon State University suggests that the more powerful medications are used more frequently than necessary, and they recommend that doctors and patients discuss the issues involved with antibiotic therapy – and only use the stronger...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Despite the best efforts of hospitals to maintain effective sanitation levels, dangerous ‘superbugs’ can drift along air currents and spread from patient to patient, according to new research from the University of Leeds in the U.K. Previous studies have shown superbugs, like the difficult-to-treat MRSA, have spread around hospital wards through contact. These pathogens can be passed to surfaces, picked up by individuals, and...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), and the VU University Medical Center Amsterdam recently found that people who reside near livestock could be at an increased risk of contracting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). According to researchers, Staphylococcus aureus can lead to respiratory, urinary, skin, and...
Latest Staphylococcaceae Reference Libraries
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...
