Orkin Bangladesh participated in the 29th U.S. Trade Show 2024, co-sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) and the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. The event was inaugurated by Salman Fazlur Rahman, the private industry and investment adviser to the Prime Minister, along with Zunaid Ahmed Palak, the State Minister of Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technology, and Peter D Haas, the U.S. Ambassador in Bangladesh, as special guests. More than 40 U.S. companies participated in the three-day show, which took place on May 9th, 2024, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka.

Pressure ulcers were found to be colonized by bacteria in 76.5% of cases, leading to bloodstream infections and increased mortality rates. A total of 145 patients with stage II or greater PUs were included. Of these, 76.5% (111/145) had PUs colonized and/or infected with either S. aureus (20.7%), Gram-negative bacilli (32.5%), or both (46.8%) and most were MDROs (64.8%). Bacteraemia was detected in 50.5% (56/111) of the patients. The ulcers were considered to be the probable source of bacteraemia in 53.6% (30/56) of the episodes. Prior administration of antibiotics (P = 0.04) and infected wound (P < 0.001) were the variables independently associated with bloodstream infection as well as associated with a higher 30-day mortality rate; risk factors for the latter included hospitalization in ICU (P = 0.03) and mechanical ventilation use (P = 0.05). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195670112004033