http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Phys.org) -- The use of mechanical ventilation in hospital intensive care units is a suspect in a significant number of hospital-acquired infections, but its exact prevalence in Australia is unknown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-prime-hospital-infections.html Other Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:40:01 EST news254114989 The antibiotic linezolid may be more effective than vancomycin in treating ventilated patients who develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia as a result of their ventilation, according to a study conducted globally by American and French researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-antibiotic-linezolid-effective-option-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 16 May 2011 16:59:00 EST news224783926