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New research: AMR and children’s E.coli

4th February2018/in AMR, healthcare, infection control, medicine, urine /by Forte Medical

Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli, a bacteria that is the most common cause of urinary tract infection, is high against many antibiotics commonly prescribed in primary care and could make them ineffective as first-line treatments, warns a study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Imperial College London.

Ashley Bryce, Céire Costelloe, Mandy Wootton, Christopher C Butler, Alastair D Hay; Comparison of risk factors for, and prevalence of, antibiotic resistance in contaminating and pathogenic urinary Escherichia coli in children in primary care: prospective cohort study, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, , dkx525, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx525

Preventing Infections and Reducing AMR

4th January2018/in AMR, analysis, business, diagnosis, diligence, infection control, innovation, medicine /by Forte Medical

An advocate and active player in healthcare infection prevention, we will participating at the Knowlex Infection Prevention and Control 2018 exhibition being held on Wednesday, 21st February 2018 at The Brewery, London EC1Y 4SD. It is the event to hear more about the latest research, science, innovation and discover real-world solutions in the challenge against infection prevention Further event information can be found here.

Preventing Infections and Reducing AMR

11th December2017/in AMR, analysis, diagnosis, diligence, health & safety, healthcare, infection control, medicine, patient safety, specimen, testing /by Forte Medical

We have been talking prevention for some time so are pleased to see this report from Public Health England advocating right-first-time devices.

Read the full summary here

The Hippocratic Post: how to lower urine contamination

4th October2017/in AMR, analysis, diagnosis, diligence, health & safety, healthcare, infection control, innovation, patient safety, specimen, testing, urine, UTI /by Forte Medical

The Hippocratic Post is a widely read blog engine for GPs and other physicians. Our Peezy Midstream technology has been acknowledged as a credible method of reducing the huge variation in urine specimen quality. Read all about it here.

UTI responsible for 47% of Gram-negative blood infections

13th June2017/in AMR, analysis, infection control, urine, UTI /by Forte Medical

The report Preventing healthcare associated gram-negative bacterial blood infections was issued by Public Health England and NHS Improvement on 3rd May 2017. It cites untreated Urinary Tract Infections as responsible for 50% of Gram-negative blood infections of E-coli, which can lead to sepsis.

Treating UTI relies on accurate specimen collection as outlined by PHE England’s UK Standards for Microbiology Investigation of Urine 2017. Peezy Midstream is the only reliable way to deliver this standard.

For more information please contact us.

New research: AMR and children’s E.coli

Preventing Infections and Reducing AMR

Preventing Infections and Reducing AMR

The Hippocratic Post: how to lower urine contamination

UTI responsible for 47% of Gram-negative blood infections

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