Antimicrobial resistance
Kenyan hospital visits linked to increased exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Kenyan patients who spend more than three days in the nation’s hospitals are more likely to harbor a form of bacteria resistant to one of the most widely used antibiotic classes, according to a WSU-led study.
Student working with wild animals and fighting infectious diseases in Kenya
The study abroad opportunity, made possible by U.S. State Department scholarship, is part of WSU’s Research Immersion in Nairobi program.
Federal budget helps fund WSU infectious disease, mental health research
WSU is crediting strong support from the state’s congressional delegation with helping secure significant funding in the new federal spending bill signed into law last month by President Joe Biden.
Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in children
A WSU-led study found a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant E.coli in rural areas of Bangladesh with high arsenic contamination levels in drinking water compared to areas with less contamination.
WSU helped lay the groundwork for CDC’s antimicrobial resistance network
WSU studies will be used by a CDC network combating antimicrobial resistance.
Collaboration key in fighting deadly drug resistance
Horse & Hound
Test determines antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes
This discovery means that doctors could quickly know which antibiotics will or won’t work for a patient’s life-threatening infection, a quandary that doctors face on a daily basis in hospitals around the world.
