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Harvard Medical School researchers have created a powerful
video that visualizes how bacteria adapt to increasingly higher doses of
antibiotics. Researchers created a two-by-four foot agar plate and added
antibiotics in increasingly stronger doses across the plate. They then seeded
E. coli bacteria to the antibiotic-free edges of the plate and watched what
happened. The experiment was intended to be a teaching tool for medical
students, but also provided other insights on evolutionary behavior of
bacteria. The video could provide an informative introduction to this topic for
lay or professional audiences. Read more about the experiment and view the
video in the Harvard
Gazette.
CDC has a new Candida auris fact sheet. Candida auris, or C. auris, is an emerging fungal
pathogen that poses a serious public health threat because of its ability to
cause invasive infections with high mortality, its high level of antifungal
resistance, and its ability to cause large-scale health care setting outbreaks.
MDH requests that facilities notify MDH of confirmed or
suspected C. auris and
submit isolates based on CDC's Candida auris Interim Recommendations
for Healthcare Facilities and Laboratories. No C. auris cases have been identified in Minnesota
residents to this date.
For the latest updates on C. auris,
including case counts in the U.S. and recommendations for health care
facilities and laboratories, please visit CDC's Candida auris webpage.
Is it time to remind and refresh staff on safe injection
practices? Avoid outbreaks through regular staff training to make sure everyone
understands and follows safe injection practices. The One & Only Campaign
has a number of Video
Resources that can be used for staff education. Injection safety is every
provider’s responsibility!
To combat the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is calling for combined
antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention control programs in all long
term care facilities receiving funding through Medicare. The CDC’s Public
Health Law Program and the American Health Lawyers Association are cohosting a
webinar to examine antibiotic stewardship and the effects of value-based
systems and Medicare access requirements on antibiotic prescription control. For
registration and more information, visit the Linking
Data and Quality: A Look at Antibiotic Resistance webpage.
 In collaboration with the Minnesota Hospital Association,
Stratis Health, APIC Minnesota, and CHAIN, the Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship
Collaborative is pleased to introduce the Minnesota Antibiotic Stewardship
Honor Roll for hospitals. Objectives for this honor roll are to encourage
hospital commitment to antibiotic stewardship, share stewardship activities
happening across the state, provide incentive for program improvement, and
publicize the importance of antibiotic responsibility. Visit the Minnesota
Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll website for more information.
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