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With nearly 100 students ill, U. of Michigan investigates potential norovirus outbreak

Feb 18, 2016 | USA Today

Nearly 100 students at the University of Michigan have fallen ill with what university health officials believe may be norovirus, a university spokesperson tells USA TODAY College.

New Sepsis Definition to be Unveiled at Critical Care Meeting

Feb 18, 2016 | MedPage Today

A revised and more specific clinical definition of sepsis will be released at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Annual Congress, beginning here on Saturday.

New antibiotic rules are key in superbug fight

Jan 30, 2016 | The San Diego Union-Tribune

The fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs just got closer than ever to the front lines.

Two highly influential health organizations — the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Physicians — have published new guidelines calling for better stewardship of antibiotics among primary care doctors. These physicians are the most likely to treat acute respiratory infections, which together generate an estimated 153 million doctor visits nationwide each year.

One dead in listeria outbreak; salad suspected

Jan 22, 2016 | CNN

One person has died and 11 others are hospitalized after eating packaged salads linked to a listeria outbreak.

How a Northbrook Company is Helping Detect Infections Like Norovirus

Jan 12, 2016 | The Chicago Tribune

No one wants to eat something and get sick. But foodborne illnesses, like the cases linked to Chipotle restaurants, can easily land you in the doctor's office. Once you're there, the Verigene System, a molecular diagnostic testing platform developed by Northbrook-based medical device company Nanosphere, helps clinicians quickly identify what ails you.

News Brief: The "Phantom Menace" Superbug Reveals Dark Side of Antibiotic Misuse

Dec 17, 2015 | Nanosphere News

Cases of a threatening superbug, nicknamed the “phantom menace,” are rising in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The phantom menace superbug produces OXA-48-like carbapenemases and has been observed most frequently in Enterobacteriaceae isolates. This type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), however, has a lower level of resistance than other strains of CRE. As a result, these isolates have not been tested for and identified as frequently as other CREs and have widely escaped detection by health officials, earning it the nickname “phantom menace.”