Blog

Why is C. diff so hard to culture and kill?

This finicky organism is difficult to accurately identify through culturing and seemingly impossible to kill.  Check out this article to understand more about it and what can be done to treat it.

October 8, 2020

Quest for Next-Generation Antibiotics

The golden era of antibiotic discovery is well behind us. We are rapidly headed into a post-antibiotic era that is certain to impact everyone. We must collectively own responsibility and fully accept the need to protect our current, but very limited, arsenal of antibiotics. The time is now… we all play a part. Check out this article explaining the severity of this problem and what’s being done about it.

April 27, 2020

PCR for Antibiotic Resistance Markers

Understanding the inherent limitations, PCR is a very useful and rapid tool in the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Coupled with traditional microbiology (culture and susceptibility), optimal clinical outcomes are more readily achievable. This article does a fantastic job of explaining this exact point.

April 27, 2020