Antibiotics fed to livestock are a well-known problem in infection control – but what about social media? At ECCMID 2018, experts dig up surprising finds in outbreak management.
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Article • Sexually-transmitted infectionsAre Facebook and Twitter to blame for increasing STI rates?While specific data remains limited on a possible connection between online forums and sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), this has become an area of increased focus. The subject was, for example, aired in April by one of the UK’s leading ... |
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Article • Joining strengthsVaccination and infection control: Two pillars of preventionSynchronised efforts between preventive medicine and immunology enable powerful vaccination strategies in a Spanish seniors hub. Efficient prevention also comes with proper infection control and regulating antibiotics use in primary care, local ... |
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News • InnovationSiemens Healthineers debuts new thermocycler and AI-powered interpretation softwareAt the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2018), Fast Track Diagnostics, a Siemens Healthineers company, launches a new molecular thermocycler, the Fast Track cycler, and the complementary new FastFinder ... |
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Article • Antibiotic resistanceEnd animal growth drugs to tackle superbugsA major summit meeting in London, Great Britain, has seen politicians, doctors, scientists, farmers and other experts come together in a bid to tackle the growing global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. Among these experts was Dame Sally ... |
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Interview • Multiresistant pathogens'Antibiotics don’t generate large profits'During our European Hospital interview with specialist in microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology Beniam Ghebremedhin MD, from the University Hospital Wuppertal, spoke about the impact of migration on infections, and ways to tackle the ... |
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Article • Flying laboratoryDrones take laboratory logistics to a new levelA Swiss hospital group is using drones to fly medical laboratory specimens between its key centres. In what is believed to be a world first, the eight-hospital Ticino EOC organisation has partnered with Swiss Post and US drone manufacturer Matternet ... |
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