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Antimicrobial News
Burkholderia pseudomallei: Melioidosis Newly Endemic to U.S. Gulf Coast
June 2023 Burkholderia pseudomallei has been of recent concern to the CDC as infections have increased. B. pseudomallei is a soil-borne and water-borne Gram-negative bacterium, predominantly found in Southeast [...]
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Tattoo Inks
June 2023 Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Draft Guidance for Industry: Insanitary Conditions in the Preparation, Packing, and Holding [...]
UV Disinfection Company Files De Novo Petition With FDA
May 2023 A major UV disinfection company announced their recent De Novo petition with the U.S. Federal Drug Association (FDA) for medical device market authorization of their UV room [...]
Bacterial Outbreak Affects Seattle Hospital
May 2023 The Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington is facing an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae that has, so far, resulted in 31 infections and 7 deaths. Reports [...]
Antimicrobial Surface Coatings: Test Method and Market Expansion
April 2023 Antimicrobial coatings are specialized materials engineered to inhibit the growth of microorganisms on surfaces in various industries, including healthcare, food processing, and [...]
CDC Warns of Fungal Contamination in Healthcare Facilities
April 2023 Last month, the CDC released a newsroom article covering the the alarming threat of Candida auris in healthcare facilities. According to new data from the [...]
3 Years of Covid-19: The Impact and Moving Forward
March 2023 March 11th marks 3 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The recent pandemic was a defining moment [...]
Eye Drop Manufacturer Recalls Product Amid CDC Investigation
February 2023 A recent outbreak of eye infections is raising concern as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigates 56 cases from 12 states. All appear [...]
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)
February 2023 The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) was recently passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The act represents a [...]
Commercial Toilet Flushing Spreads Aerosol Plumes
January 2023 "Out of sight, out of mind" - an expression we all know, but a luxury we cannot exercise when it comes to microbial [...]