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- “The frequency of invasive mycoses due to opportunistic fungal pathogens has
increased significantly over the past two decades...Serious life-threatening
infections are being reported with an ever increasing array of pathogens,
including the well-known opportunists Candida albicans, Cryptococcus
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- “The bacteria [Acinetobacter] classified as Gram-negative because of their
reaction to the so-called gram stain test, can cause severe pneumonia and
infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream and other parts of the body. Their cell
structure makes them more difficult to attack with antibiotics than gram-positive
organisms like MRSA.” - “Meanwhile, New York City hospitals, perhaps because of the large number of
patients they treat, have become the global breeding ground for another drug-
resistant gram-negative germ, Klebsiella pneumoniae.” - “MRSA remains the single most common source of hospital infections...it can
also infect people outside the hospital.” - “By comparison, the drug-resistant gram-negative germs for the most part
threaten only hospitalized patients whose immune systems are weak. The germs
can survive for a long time on surfaces in the hospital and enter the body through
wounds, catheters and ventilators.”
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- This study explores antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).