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Antibiotic use aids MRSA spread in hospital and infection control measures do little to prevent it

The use of a commonly prescribed antibiotic is a major contributor to the spread of infection in hospitals by the 'superbug' MRSA, according to new research. The study also found that increasing measures to prevent infection ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Daily disinfection of isolation rooms reduces contamination of healthcare workers' hands

New research demonstrates that daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces in isolation rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) significantly reduces the rate of ...

Health created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel non-antibiotic agents against MRSA and common strep infections

Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Au ...

Medical research created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

MRSA cases in academic hospitals double in five years: study

Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) doubled at academic medical centers in the U.S. between 2003 and 2008, according to a report published in the August issue of Infection Control and Ho ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UCLA study to determine if copper surfaces can reduce hospital-acquired infections

Hospital-acquired infections are a huge public health burden, and hospital environments play a key role in harboring potentially deadly bacteria such as E. coli, C. difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Rate of community-onset MRSA infections appears to be on the decline

In analysis that included more than 9 million Department of Defense nonactive and active duty personnel, the rates of both community-onset and hospital-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia decreased ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tracking MRSA in real time: Study highlights benefits of rapid whole-genome sequencing

In a new study released today in New England Journal of Medicine, researchers demonstrate that whole genome sequencing can provide clinically relevant data on bacterial transmission within a timescale that can influence infect ...

Genetics created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Community-acquired MRSA cases on the rise in New York City, study suggests

Hospitalization rates in New York City for patients with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), a potentially deadly bacterial infection that is resistant to antibiotic treatment, more than ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most California hospitals implementing infection control

(HealthDay) -- Most California hospitals implement some policies to improve infection control for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO), primarily methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), but fe ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Staph sepsis increases mortality in preterm infants

(HealthDay) -- Only about 1 percent of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, and the morbidity and mortality are similar to that seen i ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Collaboration needed to facilitate rapid response to health-care-associated infections, survey says

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates that about one in every 20 patients develops an infection each year related to their hospital care. The key to preventing an outbreak of potentially deadly ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immunization for MRSA on the horizon

Methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) infections are resistant to antibiotics and can cause a myriad of problems -- bone erosion, or osteomyelitis, which shorten the effective life of an implant and greatly hinder replacement ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients' online hospital reviews reflect data on hospital outcomes

Patients' ratings of hospitals tally with objective measures of the hospital's performance, according to an independent study published today in Archives of Internal Medicine.

Health created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests use of antimicrobial scrubs may reduce bacterial burden on health care worker apparel

(Medical Xpress) -- The use of antimicrobial impregnated scrubs combined with good hand hygiene is effective in reducing the burden of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) on health care workers’ apparel ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trudeau Institute reports new approach to treating Listeria infections

Research underway at the Trudeau Institute could lead to new treatments for people sickened by Listeria and other sepsis-causing bacteria. Dr. Stephen Smiley's laboratory has published a study in the scientific journal Infection an ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0