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Waterborne Illness Burden
The United States has one of the safest drinking water supplies in the world thanks to improvements in infrastructure and water treatment methods…
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Risk Factors for Asymptomatic C. difficile Colonization
Patients with asymptomatic C. difficile colonization are gaining attention as a potential source of transmission. Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic…
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Fall 2020 Newsletter
A Note from the President It’s hard to believe there is only a month or so left in 2020. With the holiday season just around the corner…
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A New Resource to “SPARK” Antibiotic Research
One of many barriers to the discovery of novel antibiotics is a lack of information sharing. Although antibiotic research has been underway since the…
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Industry in Michigan
Detroit may be known as the Motor City due to the Big Three car manufacturers that call it home, but the automotive industry isn’t the only one…
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Positive Uses for Fungi
When we think of fungi, yeast and mold are likely the first to come to mind, often with negative connotations. But fungi play important roles in many…
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Risk Factors for C. auris colonization
A recent study out of New York has demonstrated an association among ventilator use, acute care hospital admission, and colonization with Candida…
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Fungi and New Drugs
A team of scientists in the Netherlands has created a giant library of compounds derived from the excretions of over 10,000 species of fungi. Each of…
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Common Delays During the Preclinical Phase
Advancing a novel therapeutic from research and discovery to clinical trials and the market is an expensive and time-consuming process. Every failed…
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Antibiotics in Wasp Venom
Most people do their best to avoid wasps because of the insects’ stingers, sharp self-defense organs which can pierce the skin and inject a painful…
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