Cigarette smoke can make MRSA bacterial strains more resistant to antibiotics, new research from the University of Bath has shown. In addition cigarette smoke exposure can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a microbe present in 30 to 60 percent of the global population and responsible for many diseases, some fatal, more invasive and persistent, although the effect is not universal ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety communication regarding the use of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation (FMT) and the risk of serious or life-threatening infections due to transmission of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), as well as protections FDA has determined are needed for patients receiving investigational FMT. Two immunocompromised adults who received investigational FMT developed invasive bacterial infections due ...

The CDC and public health and regulatory officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) is monitoring the outbreak. For full text of the notice, click here. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION