Tag Archives: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Researchers Discover New Source Of Airborne Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

2 Apr

ASSOCIATED PRESS Antibiotic-resistant bacteria from cattle feed yards can become airborne, according to a study to be published in Environmental Health Perspectives this month. Researchers from Texas Tech University collected particle matter samples downwind and upwind of 10 large-scale cattle … Read More »

Everything You Need To Know About ‘Superbugs’

2 Mar

There’s little comforting about phrases like “nightmare bacteria” or “fatal superbug”. Reports like those surrounding the recent exposure to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Los Angeles are understandably alarming, especially considering almost 200 UCLA Medical Center patients may have come in contact … Read More »