Soil Bacteria May Provide Clues to Curbing Antibiotic Resistance

Soil Bacteria May Provide Clues to Curbing Antibiotic Resistance

Newswise — Drug-resistant bacteria annually sicken 2 million Americans and kill at least 23,000. A driving force behind this growing public health threat is the ability of bacteria to share genes that provide antibiotic resistance.

Bacteria that naturally live in the soil have a vast collection of genes to fight off antibiotics, but they are much less likely to share these genes, a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has revealed. The findings suggest that most genes from soil bacteria are not poised to contribute to antibiotic resistance in infectious bacteria.

Bacteria on Toys, Books, Cribs,

The fact that bacteria remains on objects for long periods would account for people getting infections where they are not aware from where they contracted them.  Hygiene is one of the most important issues surrounding children and patients as well as the population in general.  The viruses we pick up each year are so numerous now that extra vigilance is of utmost importance.  The spread of the Hospital MRSA is in itself totally alarming because this has spread so rapidly and is so difficult to treat.

Toys, Books, Cribs Harbor Bacteria for Long Periods

Please be vigilant!

To your good health!

Adele Bantle
International Style Coach