bacterial infections
BioMérieux, Pfizer, Malawi Ministry of Health Collaborate on Antimicrobial Resistance Effort
The effort will supply four central hospitals with diagnostics and training to support antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
T2 Biosystems Gets FDA Clearance for Extended T2Bacteria Panel
T2Bacteria originally was cleared by the FDA in 2019. The new clearance is for the detection of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Asymptomatic C. Difficile Carriers Prone to Progress to Infection in the Hospital
A longitudinal study of ICU patients found that transition from asymptomatic C. difficile carriage to full-blown infection was far more common than transmission between patients.
Endometriosis Linked to Bacterial Infection, Suggesting Treatment With Antibiotics
Researchers found that infection with Fusobacterium, which can be treated with antibiotics, leads to gene expression and cellular changes involved in the onset of endometriosis.
The firm recently received a European Innovation Council grant worth €5.7 million, and is planning further clinical validation of its platform while it eyes a US entry as soon as next year.