MRSA transmission may be occurring in fire stations, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC – the Association for Professionals ...
Jun 1, 2011
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Researchers have discovered that secondary infection with the Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacterium (or "superbug") often kills influenza patients because the flu virus alters the antibacterial response ...
Aug 15, 2016
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(Medical Xpress) -- In the war between drugs and drug-resistant diseases, is the current strategy for medicating patients giving many drug-resistant diseases a big competitive advantage?, asks a research paper that will be ...
Jun 22, 2011
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A new look at the inner-workings of bacterial cells could help researchers overcome deadly antibiotic resistance and save the lives of tens-of-thousands of people every year.
Nov 21, 2018
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A vaccine based on sugarcoats does have the potential to combat a multi-resistant staphylococcus. That is what Jeroen Codée and his colleagues from Utrecht state in Nature. In doing so, they are contradicting the earlier ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Residential washing machines may not always use hot enough water to eliminate dangerous bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Acinetobacter, a Gram-negative bacteria, from hospital uniforms, ...
Oct 3, 2011
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MRSA is an antibiotic-resistant staph infection that can be deadly for those in hospital care or with weakened immune systems. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria live in the nose without necessarily producing any symptoms but ...
Aug 17, 2022
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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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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged long before the introduction of the antibiotic methicillin into clinical practice, according to a study published in the open access journal Genome Biology. It was ...
Jul 19, 2017
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New research presented at this week's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (Copenhagen, April 15-18) shows how interventions focused on so-called "supercontactors" in hospitals and other long term ...
Apr 17, 2023
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