PLEASE Read this...IMPORTANT!!

[inkdaddy]

I have a very good friend of mine whom I visited today. My friend who will remain "nameless" is a world famous and highly publicized Doctor, Author, Scientist and Teacher. He is by far the most brilliant man I have ever known. When I saw him at his home today he was very concerned regarding this new strain of bacteria that is now on the loose. It originated somewhere in New Delhi. He says this is going to be by far the most destructive virus we have seen in decades. He was very adamant about me ALWAYS carrying hand sanitizer and use it as often as possible. Now I am far from being an alarmist but I know this man and he really knows his stuff. I just saw this link on the web and thought I would pass on his advice. My wife, who works at CHOA has also informed me of this concern. Guess it's time to stock up on the hand gel. Just thought I would pass this on and share his wisdom and insight to everyone.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/super-bug-named-after-new-delhi-bugs-india-44043

 

[wdawg249]

The link is busted on my end brother.

 

[Ballplayer]

Everybody's gonna blame the C.I.A again ??

 

[inkdaddy]

Re-posted the link.

 

[Andrew Jackson]

I just did a bit of quick research on the subject and learned that bacterial strains containing this extended-spectrum-metallo-beta lactamase NDM1 have already been isolated in the United States three times. These bacteria are essentially "super bugs" that contain bacterial plasmids (small cassettes of DNA that can be exchanged among bacteria) that encode for an antibiotic resistance gene that is resistant to an array of conventionally used medications against gram negative bacteria. I looked at their resistance profiles and learned that these bugs are resistant to almost all conventional treatments except for tigecycline and colistin, which is extremely toxic to the kidneys. These bugs are becoming increasingly common in India where antibiotics are prescribed with less discrimination than they are typically given here. I visited Guatemala earlier this year and saw how ridiculous the abuse and overprescription of antibiotics can be in foreign countries. This will undoubtedly become a major problem for us because the bacteria that are acquiring this extended resistance are the types that commonly cause major hospital acquired infections.

I don't think there is reason for an acute state of panic. There have been other extended spectrum beta lactamases here in the US for some time now. I have personally seen them several times in our ICUs and in the burn unit. However, this is a growing concern because the drugs required to most effectively treat these things have major side effects and there are few alternatives coming down the pipeline.

The CDC article listed below should be free for everyone to see. Unfortunately, the major article published on this subject in the medical journal Lancet isn't available in full text without a subscription or through a university library, etc.


http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5924a5.htm?s_cid=mm5924a5_w
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(10)70143-2/fulltext

 

[Negative_shear]

this sounds like it could be worse than the swine flu!

[Broken External Image]:

this little guy nearly killed us all!

all kidding aside, i hope this turns out to be nothing.

 

[dawgm]

I am beginning to believe medical journals are trying to up their readership with more and more sensational stories. H1N1, avian flu, swine flu, west nile virus. dud after dud and they keep introducing us to this years newest killer bug/zombie virus. Let me know when the black plague II starts. until then, day-quill is ready and standing by for this years flu, no matter what sensational name they give it.

 

[Kazman]

Bacteria are growing resistant and stronger because of widespread anti-biotic and antibacterial hand sanitizer use. You'll only be making the problem worse for people down the line.