Superbug Kills A Third Of Infected May 8, 2008
"If infected, patients can develop blood poisoning or in some cases pneumonia. Advertisement Some 1,000 cases of blood poisoning caused by Steno are reported in the UK each year. Of these, almost a third are fatal.Researchers say the microbe is able to grow into a 'biofilm' which can cover equipment such as catheters or ventilation tubes.The biofilm is said to be difficult to remove by normal hospital cleaning.From such surfaces, the superbug is able to enter a patient's bloodstream or lungs -... (Sky News)
Surge in cases of superbug that is harder to tackle than MRSA May 8, 2008
After entering the body through tubes used for feeding, breathing or draining urine, the bug quickly multiplies, causing blood poisoning that proves fatal in around 30 per cent of cases. Dr Avison, who has unravelled Steno's genetic sequence, said: 'This is one of a number of organisms that is becoming increasingly common as we keep people alive longer in an iller and iller state. (Daily Mail)
A bad germ gets worse May 3, 2008
Doctors told Warren shed contracted the NAP1 type of the bacteria, a mutated version that produces roughly 20 times the toxins responsible for illnesses ranging from simple diarrhea to blood poisoning and death. Its like a science fiction disease, said Warren, who struggled for six months through three relapses before controlling the infection. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
In praise of pacifism May 3, 2008
Isherwood answered with Aldous Huxley's point: "Civilisation dies anyhow of blood poisoning the moment it takes up its enemies' weapons and exchanges crime for crime." Baker's contention is that when people fight fascism they descend to its moral level. By killing in cold blood as many as possible of their own species who have never offended them, as Swift said, they shed their humanity and become as feral as their foes. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
U.S. Hospital Incidence of C. Difficile Soars May 2, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government figures show a steep spike in U.S. cases of a common but serious infection that gives hospital patients sometimes deadly diarrhea and blood poisoning. They show a 200 percent increase in the number of hospital patients infected with Clostridium difficile, or C. difficile, from 2000 to 2005. (MEDLINEplus)
Seven boss Leckie awakes from coma Apr 22, 2008
He had contracted severe blood poisoning over complications to his left little finger - which was almost severed in an accident involving his garage door six weeks ago. David's sense of humour is in place,'' Seven executive chairman Kerry Stokes said. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Leckie making 'positive recovery' Apr 22, 2008
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Workaholic Leckie seriously ill Apr 20, 2008
Today, after two skin grafts and a potentially fatal bout of blood poisoning, one of Australian television's most powerful figures and father of two young sons is lying unconscious in the intensive care unit of Sydney's St Vincent's Private Hospital, breathing with the help of a ventilator. He is the victim, say worried colleagues, of his own workaholic ways. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Banff film tour gets Dahl festival rolling Apr 19, 2008
Australian national champion Craig Gordon challenges Chris to a level of intensity and exhaustion that leaves one rider with severe blood poisoning. n Balance (Canada, 2006, 11 minutes). (Rapid City Journal, SD)
'She saved my life' Apr 15, 2008
Every year, 3,000 cases of meningitis and septicaemia - the blood poisoning form of the disease - are reported in the UK. The Meningitis Trust estimates that this is just half the number that actually occur. Meningitis kills 10% of those diagnosed with it; a further 15% are left with brain damage, epilepsy or limb loss. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Inquiry into deaths of three new mothers Apr 14, 2008
She died on March 20 from multi-organ failure caused by blood poisoning. Wahid Hamraz, a family friend, said: "This is not something you expect in a country like Britain. Maybe in the Third World but not here.". (Telegraph.co.uk)
'Alien'-type Viruses May Be Able To Treat MRSA Apr 3, 2008
This limits the risk of blood poisoning, which can be life threatening. Immobilising the bacteriophages onto sutures -- the hospital thread used to stitch up patients during operations -- immediately kills some of the bacteria that would otherwise infect the wound. (Science Daily)
Superbug MRSA spreading fast, report warns Mar 27, 2008
Symptoms can vary from a blotch of reddened skin - treatable with a topical antibiotic - to blood poisoning, decayed lungs and infected heart valves after what may have begun as an innocuous hospital visit. Marie-Marthe Becigneul, 48, of Orford in the Eastern Townships of Quebec is a living example of the devastation an MRSA infection can bring. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Old blood, bad blood Mar 20, 2008
A study of 9,000 heart surgery patients in the United States now suggests that using blood older than 2 weeks for transfusion ups a patients chances of blood poisoning and organ failure, making him or her 64% more likely to die than those who get newer blood (). Those given older blood had a 2. (Nature News Service)
Family files suit in case of Mini-Cassia jail inmate death Mar 5, 2008
Montoya, who was being held at the jail for a felony probation violation, slipped into a coma at the jail the morning of March 31, 2006, and later died from blood poisoning. Hours earlier, on the evening of March 30, her condition had deteriorated to the point that other inmates used a call box to complain to the jail s control center about her symptoms, said Kent Jensen, the family s attorney. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Bumper GP Contracts 'Bad For Taxpayers' Feb 28, 2008
Failings in the out-of-hours GP system has led to the death of a 41-year-old woman from blood poisoning. A report details how eight doctors mis-diagnosed Penny Campbell hours before she died. (Sky News)
Man Tells Wife Off, Rouses Her From Coma Feb 23, 2008
Yvonne Sullivan, 28, of the English seaside resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset suffered severe blood poisoning during childbirth July 5. The baby, named Clinton, died after the 14-hour labor and Sullivan fell into a coma moments later, according to the report. (Fox News)
Tracking global E.coli 'crucial' Feb 20, 2008
A system must be set up to monitor the global spread of a drug-resistant form of E.coli which can cause fatal blood poisoning, Canadian scientists urge ... Blood poisoning cases caused by E. coli more than doubled in the UK between 1995-2005, and a small but increasing number of those were drug-resistant. (BBC News -- Health)
Wife: Vasectomy Killed My Husband Feb 13, 2008
The healthy 37-year-old British man had contracted septicemia, a type of blood poisoning, after undergoing the male sterilization procedure, The Daily Mail reported. Septicemia is a little-talked-about complication of surgery and illness that kills some 37,000 people a year, including "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, former Bee Gee Maurice Gibb and Pope John Paul II, according to The Daily Mail. (Fox News -- Politics)
A star's death can be a boost or a hurdle for a film Feb 8, 2008
Rudolph Valentino, the king of silent films, died at 31 of a perforated ulcer and blood poisoning after 1926's Son of the Sheik (now generally regarded as his best film) opened in big cities. United Artists rushed it into a hugely successful general release just two weeks later to capitalize on the national frenzy. (USA Today -- Life)
Ottawa targets hospital superbugs Feb 4, 2008
Symptoms can vary from a blotch of reddened skin treatable with a topical antibiotic to a merciless attack that causes blood poisoning, decayed lungs, pneumonia and infected heart valves. The superbug has made significant inroads in Canada, where the rate of those colonized and infected over the past decade has increased tenfold. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Improving careThe X-ray system changing the way the NHS treats patients Feb 2, 2008
" "With intussusception resection there is also a risk for sepsis (blood poisoning) from necrotic (dead) bowel during resection. " However, the new Picture Archiving and Communications System (Pacs), recently introduced throughout the NHS, came to his rescue. One of the main benefits of Pacs is that it allows clinicians to share images with their colleagues in different locations, to view a patient's history, compare new images with old, and collaborate on a diagnosis. Dr Somers took advantage... (BBC News -- UK)
Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2008 Jan 31, 2008
The majority of these convulsion cases weren't caused by epilepsy, but by fever, stroke, infection, blood poisoning stemming from kidney failure (uremia), high or low blood sugar, low blood sodium levels, and substance abuse. . (U.S. News & World Report)
A brave new world awaits viewers at Banff Film Fest Jan 30, 2008
Dark horse Craig Gordon, who is the Australian national champion, challenges Chris to a level of intensity and exhaustion that leaves one rider with severe blood poisoning. Committed: To Grit. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Wild Arctic Birds Jan 25, 2008
"Many of these antibiotics are used at hospitals against severe infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, or septicemia [blood poisoning]," Olsen said. He and his team report their findings in the January issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. (National Geographic)
Meningitis: Facts, Symptoms Jan 25, 2008
In some cases the meningococcal bacteria that can cause meningitis can also cause septicaemia or blood poisoning. Septicaemia can develop very quickly. (WNBC.com, NY)
Flesh-eating bug spreads among gays Jan 19, 2008
The bug, which is spreading rapidly among homosexual men in several major US cities, can cause boils as large as tennis balls, blood poisoning or a necrotising condition that eats away at the lungs. The newspaper said the type of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was identified in gay men in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles. (The Australian)
Doctors treating Indonesia's Suharto more optimistic Jan 19, 2008
Another doctor, Harryanto Reksodiputro, said only a small amount of fluid remained in the lungs and signs of blood poisoning had fallen ... But doctors say they have been having success fending off potentially fatal pneumonia and blood poisoning. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gordon Brown Wants Your Organs Jan 17, 2008
Pseudomonas bacteria - commonly known as septicemia or blood poisoning - breed in water and spread via contaminated medical equipment. Patients who contract pseudomonas have a 20 per cent chance of survival. (Human Events Online)
Deadly form of MRSA emerges Jan 16, 2008
The new strain can lead to blood poisoning ... It causes large boils on the skin, and in severe cases can lead to fatal blood poisoning or necrotising pneumonia, which eats away at the lungs. (BBC News -- Health)
New Treatment Boosts Bone Healing And Regrowth Jan 13, 2008
DF is used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including iron overload, transfusion-related blood poisoning and in combination with dialysis. In the findings on post-treatment increased bone density, the UAB researchers found significant increases in the number of new blood vessels, and excellent connectivity between those vessels. (Science Daily)
Linton gets it done in fourth Jan 13, 2008
A blister on the ball of Schneider's right foot developed blood poisoning and required minor surgery. He was sidelined for 10 days, returning to practice last Wednesday. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ray's 'first annual' predictions Dec 28, 2007
In the world of sports, an NBA player will be arrested for marijuana possession; a second NBA player will announce he has blood poisoning from one too many tattoos. A National Football League player will be arrested following a shooting outside a night club, and a Major League Baseball player will exclaim, "I didn't have sex with that woman, I'm not gay and I didn't do no steroids!" after failing a drug test. (Carmi Times, IL)
Feel-good apology of little use to young dead from abuse Dec 6, 2007
The cause of death was "acute septicaemia" or blood poisoning caused by an infection of the thigh bone, which began as a boil, easily treatable. An orthopaedic specialist told the court the case was unknown outside countries such as Rwanda, East Timor or Bougainville. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Antibiotic-resistant infection takes toll in US Dec 5, 2007
Staph, or Staphylococcus aurreus, are a kind of bacteria that infect wounds and cause life-threatening infections, such as blood poisoning and pneumonia. MRSA are "superbugs" that have evolved resistance to most commonly used antibiotics, so they are more difficult and expensive to treat. (Daily News & Analysis)
Study ranks hospital mortality rates Dec 2, 2007
The measure looked at 65 diagnoses that account for 80 per cent of in-hospital deaths including the top five: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and septicemia, which is blood poisoning. Data were adjusted for age, gender, urgent versus planned hospital admissions, whether patients were transferred from another hospital, the length of stay and other health problems, to name a few. (Globe and Mail)
A big day for Uranquinty's favourite son Nov 24, 2007
Bert also became husband to Margaret De Vere and father to three sons and a daughter before he died in hospital in 1969 from blood poisoning after crashing his car while apparently drunk. Kevin Michael Rudd, politician, is Bert Rudd's youngest son. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'Castaway' infection almost killed Hanks Nov 20, 2007
Hanks says, "He said, 'I have to put you in the hospital as soon as possible... because you're about an hour away from having blood poisoning that will kill you.". Copyright World Entertainment News Network. (FOX23.com, OK)
Death toll from third superbug soars Nov 18, 2007
There are no official statistics on the number of deaths from Pseudomonas, but Professor Mark Enright, an expert on healthcare-acquired infections at Imperial College London, estimates that it kills 'at least hundreds a year', especially those who get blood poisoning as a result ... A senior doctor at the hospital has told Nell, a 40-year-old plumber from Luton, that the near-fatal blood poisoning that he developed had been started by Pseudomonas carried on a microscope that doctors put inside... (Guardian Unlimited)
Sex and age affect access to critical care Nov 16, 2007
Women are also less likely to undergo mechanical ventilation to help with breathing, as well as pulmonary artery catheterization, a technique for detecting life-threatening conditions such as heart failure or blood poisoning. Further, when women do spend time in ICU, they are discharged earlier, but end up spending more time in hospital over all. (Globe and Mail)
New Superbug Invades British Hospitals Nov 13, 2007
GRE (glycopeptides-resistant enterococcal) is a form of enterococci bacteria, which is found in the bowels, and it infects wounds, causes blood poisoning and infections of the urinary tract, abdomen, pelvis, and heart valves. Infections in Great Britain have skyrocketed 50 percent in only two years. (Newsmax)
Revealed: The superbug's superbug Nov 12, 2007
CA-MRSA causes severe skin infections, including "flesh-eating" necrotising fasciitis, and potentially fatal blood poisoning. It is now the cause of the majority of infections that result in trips to the emergency room in US hospitals, the New England Journal of Medicine reported last year. (iAfrica.com)
Don't sell short football players of 100 years ago Nov 9, 2007
It cites as causes of death among players: body blows, injuries to the spine, concussion of the brain and blood poisoning. "All the college and high school games were played under the new rules adopted at the closing of 1905 season to satisfy the demand of less dangerous football."In that year and preceding ones, the casualties fell heaviest on high school players, who played the game exactly as it was played by the college men. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Support for child chickenpox jabs Nov 8, 2007
Problems included blood poisoning and pneumonia and did not just affect those with other health problems, said teams including health experts from Scotland ... They found that the complications varied widely, with the most common being bacterial blood poisoning, pneumonia and encephalitis, and loss of muscle control. (BBC News -- UK)
The Boy King, Tutankhamun, faces the world after 3,000 years Nov 8, 2007
- Lord Carnarvon died seven weeks after the tomb was found, probably because of blood poisoning caused by a mosquito bite. Others blamed his death on the curse of Tutankhamun. (Yahoo News -- Anthropology and Archaeology)
Chickenpox jab should be added to MMR, scientists say Nov 8, 2007
The study found 112 cases over 13 months where children suffered severe complications, which required hospital treatment for conditions such as pneumonia, blood poisoning, encephalitis, ataxia (loss of control of limbs), toxic shock and the flesh-eating bug necrotising fasciitis. Five of the children died, although four had pre-existing medical conditions - including one case of HIV.. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Depps daughter survives darkest moment Nov 7, 2007
" Lily-Rose, Depps 8-year-old daughter with Vanessa Paradis, grew mysteriously ill in late February and was rushed to a British hospital not far from the Sweeney Todd set. Nine frightening days later, doctors discovered Lily Roses ailment resulted from a seemingly insignificant prick from a rusty tack. According to In Touch, "the wound was left untreated" and "blood poisoning developed. It has now spread through her body and has affected her vital organs. (MSNBC -- News)
Huge cut in superbug infections at hospitals Nov 7, 2007
There has been a 10 per cent reduction of MRSA blood poisoning infection in all regions of the UK since September 2006. ADVERTISEMENT. (ic Coventry)
* Parents seeking insurance coverage for treatment of infant's rare skin condition Nov 6, 2007
The infected wounds have resulted in septicemia, or blood poisoning, Wang said. Daily changes of specialized silicon-foam dressing sold under the trade name Mepilex are necessary to protect the baby's skin from trauma, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hospital Infections Fall Nov 6, 2007
They had increased in the previous year by some seven per cent. Professor Pete Borriello, director of the Centre for Infections, said: "These latest figures show a continuing downward trend in MRSA blood poisoning infections. Some NHS Trusts have made a significant impact on their MRSA infection rates, against a backdrop of increasing workloads. "However, more work needs to be done to see the same level of decrease with C. difficile and we are encouraging Trusts to use the figures to raise the... (StaffNurse.com)
MRSA bloodstream infections showing steady decrease Nov 5, 2007
Britain's Health Protection Agency (HPA) has published the Annual Report on Healthcare Associated Infection 2007, as well as the latest quarterly report on the MRSA blood poisoning and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection figures. The latest annual MRSA blood poisoning figures have shown a 10% decrease in the last complete year of mandatory surveillance, with 6,381 cases of MRSA reported in England between April 2006 and March 2007, compared to 7096 between April 2005 and March 2006... (News-Medical.net)
Listeria Contamination in Queso Fresco, Fresh White Cheese Oct 31, 2007
Listeria contaminated product could cause Listeriosis, a disease that usually causes mild flu-like symptoms in healthy individuals; however in immune-compromised individuals, meningitis and blood poisoning can occur. Pregnant women are also considered a high-risk group, as Listeriosis can also result in stillbirths. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
French muck: Is this the new penicillin? Oct 30, 2007
" The effectiveness of the French green clays, which are mostly made of minerals called smectite and illite, was first demonstrated by Line Brunet de Courssou, a French doctor fighting buruli at clinics in Ivory Coast and Guinea. When she approached the WHO in 2002 with 50 case studies showing how the flesh-eating disease had been halted by her clay poultices, the organisation described her work as "impressive" but denied her funding because of a lack of scientific evidence. After de Courssou's... (Independent)
A Look Back in Time: Purpose outpaces distance Oct 29, 2007
The judge died of blood poisoning. District Judge C.E. Carpenter said the assassin had threatened to kill him, also, and everyone associated with a lawsuit. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
MRSA Symptoms, Treatment Oct 26, 2007
MRSA pneumonia and blood poisoning have high. death rates. (WNBC.com, NY)
Mother in child deaths case freed Oct 25, 2007
The cause of death was ruled to be an ear infection that turned to blood poisoning. The death in 2003 of three-year-old Shania, who fell off a coffee table, prompted the criminal investigation. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
'King Tut died in a hunting mishap' Oct 24, 2007
That in turn probably led to lethal blood poisoning. Now further evidence has come to light suggesting that he suffered the fracture while hunting game from a chariot. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Student dies as university hit by double outbreak of meningitis Oct 17, 2007
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Superbug outbreak hits baby unit Oct 17, 2007
Rineke Schram, medical director for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "I can confirm our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit has been closed to admissions since mid-September when the MRSA organism was identified in the unit. "We have very recently found out that the strain is Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive MRSA - a strain which can cause more serious illnesses in immuno-suppressed people - that is the elderly, severely ill or people with blood poisoning and wound infections ...... (Independent)
Cranberries a food of much value Oct 16, 2007
Indigenous Americans used cranberries in poultices for treating wounds and blood poisoning. American sailors and colonists used cranberries to prevent scurvy and in treatment of blood disorders, stomach ailments, liver problems, fever, swollen glands and mumps. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Ottawa Hospital to screen patients for superbugs Oct 15, 2007
Its damage can be minor and treated with a topical antibiotic, or it can be merciless, causing blood poisoning, pneumonia and decayed lungs. The superbug is easily transmitted and thrives in hospitals. (Globe and Mail)
Jason Lewis completes epic world voyage Oct 7, 2007
"Mr Lewis, a surprisingly sane-sounding former public schoolboy, began the trip with his London University friend Steve Smith. The setbacks are legion: he caught malaria twice, and blood poisoning 1,300 miles from land in the Pacific. Mr Smith became fed up with the expedition in 1998 and gave up.By 2001, Mr Lewis, who has received mostly small-scale sponsorship along the way, was 23,000 in debt.He paid it off with three years' work on a Colorado bison farm before continuing his journey.Mr... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Globe-trotting on human power Oct 7, 2007
Along the way, Lewis capsized in two oceans, was chased by a 17-foot crocodile in Australia, suffered from two bouts of malaria, underwent surgery for two hernias, nearly died of blood poisoning 1,300 miles out to sea from Hawaii, stumbled upon a civil war in the Solomon Islands, suffered acute altitude sickness while biking over the Himalayas, got hit by a car and sustained fractures to both legs in Colorado, was robbed at the point of a machete in Sumatra and arrested as a spy in Egypt. He... (Los Angeles Times)
China rejects U.S. sardines, says they're infected Oct 2, 2007
The report said sample inspections showed the sardines were infected with listeria monocytogens, a bacteria that can lead to vomiting, fever and blood poisoning. Mattel ordered three high-profile recalls this summer involving more than 21 million Chinese-made toys, including Barbie doll accessories and toy cars because of concerns about lead paint or tiny magnets that could be swallowed. (USA Today -- Money)
China rejects U.S.-made sardines Oct 2, 2007
Sample detection shows that the sardines were infected with "listeria monocytogens," or a bacteria that can lead to various diseases, such as breath difficulty, vomiting, rash, meningitis, fever, coma and blood poisoning, or even death for human beings and animals, the bureau said. The sardines, valued at about 40,000 U.S. dollars, were found to be originally manufactured in the United States, it said. (Xinhuanet, China)
