Admission to the intensive care unit is a major risk factor for contracting the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection among patients colonized with MRSA, according to a study in ...
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Limiting unnecessary, empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is universally thought to be an effective tool for reducing HAIs and limiting ...
September 13, 2009 (San Francisco, California) — Universal screening using rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureas (MRSA) in hospitals appears to ...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health provides a free, downloadable brochure for patients titled, “Helpful Reminders About MRSA Infection.” The two-page brochure addresses a number of ...
Breaches of infection control protocol may have contributed to three patients who were infected with MRSA after receiving epidural shots at a West Virginia outpatient pain clinic, according to a study ...
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed a how-to guide on prevention MRSA infections in healthcare settings. The how-to guide, developed as part of IHI’s 5 Million Lives Campaign, includes ...
MRSA remains one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections in healthcare settings, causing thousands of severe cases and deaths each year. While progress has been made, slowing infection ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Nine probationary New York City Fire Department firefighters are on light duty and being treated for possible MRSA infection, the department confirms. They are members of a current ...
Coopersville Area Public Schools Superintendent Kevin O'Neill said it was just a precaution last week but all four of the district's buildings were scrubbed from top to bottom for ...