Multidrug Resistance
Cloud-based surveillance detects substantial increase in C. auris
HOUSTON — Data from a cloud-based surveillance system showed a substantial increase in cases of Candida auris in the United States during a recent 6-month period, researchers reported at ASM Microbe.
VIDEO: ARMOR shows methicillin resistance usually marker for multidrug resistance
NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, explains that while MRSA has decreased, it is often still multidrug resistant.
HIV-specific factors contribute to increased risk for MDR-E
People with HIV are at an increased risk for multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales infection because of HIV-specific factors in addition to already established risk factors, a recent study showed.
City of Hope vice chair invited to join fellowship class
Lorna Rodriguez-Rodriguez, MD, PhD, has been invited to join The Carol Emmott Fellowship Class of 2021.
FDA grants orphan drug designation to annamycin for soft tissue sarcoma
The FDA granted orphan drug designation to annamycin for the treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcoma, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.