Resistant Infections...

 

I found 2 similar articles this morning.  The 1st piece is over a problem for the US's older population, 65+.  It details the increasing issue of drug resistant bacteria & infections. 

The 2nd piece, goes into how drug resistance in these  bacteria has gotten worse during the COVID pandemic.  COVID is so severe it could leave a person open to other infections.  Both articles shared a point.

Hospitals were a part of the issue.   The 1st piece details how many of these infections are far more prevalent in a medical or care setting.  They can be prevented by constant vigilance & sanitation, but  things do happen.  During COVID, hospitals were overwhelmed & the staff suffered serious burn out.  People were overworked, lacked supported, had to leave the profession, mistakes were made.  

Some of those mistakes may have led to infections.  Any of these infections contracted in a care setting are more virulent, costly & fatal than the same variety caught in the wild.  Read these pieces & be as careful as you can.

Cya...

Gut Bacteria II...

This is post is a continuation of the original Gut Bacteria post 2 days ago.  I'm not going much into this, but this article continues with the subject.  It promotes the use of probiotics as a means of aiding treatment & recovery for those people living with HIV.   It'll be interesting to see where this research takes the matter.

Cya...

Gut Bacteria...

In the last few years there've been a lot of studies over the biome &/or gut bacteria.   This article gives information on Spanish research over the correlation between gut bacteria & immune recovery in HIV patients.   The article isn't as thorough as I'd like, but it's newer research.  It's an interesting read.  Goes to show, the body has be viewed as a whole if we hope to push medicine forward.

Cya....