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Targeted C. difficile screening at hospital admission could potentially ID most colonized patients

Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly three out of four asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Am ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Superbug MRSA identified in US wastewater treatment plants

A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health has found that the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several U.S. wastewater treatm ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

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 researchers identify new class of drugs effective against superbug

(Medical Xpress)—In two separate studies, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have discovered a new class of treatment against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as well as evidence ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New class of anti-bacterial drugs against MRSA discovered

Researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a new class of treatment against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as well as evidence of a growing need to quickly genotype individual strains of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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.

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Strains of antibiotic-resistant 'Staph' bacteria show seasonal preference: Children at higher risk in summer

Strains of potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria show seasonal infection preferences, putting children at greater risk in summer and seniors at greater risk in winter, according to result ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

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

Living near livestock may increase risk of acquiring MRSA

People who live near livestock or in livestock farming communities may be at greater risk of acquiring, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a new study led by an international team of researchers from t ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hospitals that cooperate on infection control fare better than hospitals acting alone

An individual hospital's infection control efforts have a ripple effect on the prevalence of a deadly and highly infectious bacterium in hospitals throughout its surrounding region, a multi-center research group led by the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRSA colonization in groin tied to clinical infections

(HealthDay)—Groin colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) leads to an increased risk of developing active MRSA infection later among HIV-infected patients, according to a stud ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals wide discrepancy in multidrug surveillance among intensive care units

Screening practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely from hospital to hospital, according to a new study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Co ...

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