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August 9, 2004

Promising hospital anti-infection strategy probably won’t work, study shows

Hospital patients increasingly face tenacious bacterial infections because microbes acquire resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics. A new study shows a recent strategy designed to slow antibiotic resistance — alternating the most commonly used antibiotics in hospitals — probably won’t work.

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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY


ADAI Grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.

Peer Portfolio

FOR LOVE OF PIXIE: The love a pair of poodle owners had for their show dog Pixie has translated into a major donation that will pay for a new endowed faculty chair in comparative oncology next year at the University of Minnesota, according to the UMNews Web site.

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FOR THE CAUSE: Jacqueline Brown, assistant vice provost for Information Technology Partnerships at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, will be honored with the 2004 EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in the Profession at the association’s annual conference this October.