Tales of the Resistance

Hospitals -a danger zone? Drug-resistance in the ICU

September 12, 2023 iAMResponsible Season 3 Episode 19
Tales of the Resistance
Hospitals -a danger zone? Drug-resistance in the ICU
Show Notes

Hosts Mara, Beth, and Amber discuss the article, "Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminates an entire hospital ICU," how antimicrobial resistance threatens the infrastructure of hospitals, and if there any solutions in sight.

Show notes:
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminates an entire hospital ICU
Endemicity and diversification of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit

This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schmidt at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . Find out more about the project here. Funding for the iAMResponsbile Project was provided by USDA-NIFA Award Nos. 2017-68003-26497, 2018-68003-27467 and 2018-68003-27545. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Intro and outro music was by BenSound