Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds
Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs.
Oct 5, 2018
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News tagged with methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs—new study
Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control ...
Sep 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists use bear saliva to rapidly test for antibiotics
If you're looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world's top predators, your chances of survival probably aren't good. But a team of Rutgers and other scientists has discovered a technology that rapidly assesses ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Safe' UV light may prevent infections in catheters, cardiac drivelines
A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered through light-diffusing optical fibers, is highly effective at killing drug-resistant bacteria in cell cultures, according to a new study led by David J. Brenner, ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clay fights MRSA, other superbugs in wounds
The use of mud or wet clay as a topical skin treatment, or poultice, is a common practice in many cultures. In fact, the concept of using mud as medicine goes back to the earliest times.
Aug 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with healthcare-associated infections suffer social, emotional pain
The consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reach well beyond patients' physical health, souring social relationships, and leading some healthcare providers (HCP) to distance themselves from affected patients, ...
Aug 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germs gaining resistance to hand gels in hospitals
Potentially dangerous bacteria already resistant to antibiotics are now developing resistance to common alcohol-based hand gels, a new study reports.
Aug 1, 2018
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Medical research
New compound shown to be as effective as FDA-approved drugs against life-threatening infections
Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections ...
Jun 15, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria still high in humans, animals and food
Bacteria from humans and animals continue to show resistance to antimicrobials, according to a new report published today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What are school sores and how do you get rid of them?
Impetigo, or "school sores", is a contagious infection of the very top layer of skin. It's most common in children aged two to six, and ends up spreading from child to child in schools and daycare centres, but can affect ...
Feb 2, 2018
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