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Impact of MRSA Nasal Colonization on SSIs After Gastrointestinal Surgery

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery, according to a new study from Scott and White Memorial ...More
4 days ago
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Tea and Coffee Consumption Associated with Reduced MRSA Nasal Carriage

Eric M. Matheson, MD, MS, from Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, and colleagues, report in the latest issue of Annals of Family Medicine about an association between the consumption of hot tea or coffee and a decreased likelihood of methicillin-resistant ...More
July 14, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Researchers Examine Isolation's Effect on MRSA Transmission

Many studies have examined methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) control measures, but few have been planned prospective single intervention studies in the endemic setting. Researchers from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service of Royal Melbourne Hospital ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Efficiency of Electronic Prediction Rules for Triage of MRSA Testing Can Save Hospitals Money

Ari Robicsek, MD, from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, and colleagues, acknowledge that a significant number of hospital resources are dedicated to minimizing the number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, including ...More
February 21, 2011
Posted in News
Environmental Contamination as a Potential Source of MRSA Transmission

Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, MSc, of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, and colleagues, report in a research brief in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology on a study they conducted to trace the source of nosocomial ...More
January 27, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Study Shows Where MRSA Colonizes on the Human Body

When methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is carried in the nose (nares), it is a risk factor for an invasive infection, including a surgical site infection. Some studies have found that the heavier the carriage of MRSA in the nose, the greater the risk of transmission to ...More
January 5, 2011
Posted in News
Identification of MRSA Carriers Helps Select Measures to Reduce Colonization Pressure

There are few studies in Brazil that address baseline prevalence of MRSA colonization and associated risk factors at hospital admission, or the incidence of nosocomial colonization. Helena Santos, of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and ...More
December 20, 2010
Posted in News
Hand Hygiene Must Be Essential Part of HCW Training, Expert Urges

In a letter to the editor of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Angelo Rossini, MD, MPH, of Fondazione Santa Lucia rehabilitation hospital in Rome, describes his study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization among healthcare workers ...More
October 1, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
ICU Patients Colonized with Resistant Acinetobacter Should Have Early Removal of Invasive Devices

Epidemic outbreaks of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) in intensive care units (ICUs) are increasing. The incidence of MDR-AB bacteremia, which develops as a result of colonization, is increasing through widespread dissemination of the pathogen, and ...More
July 30, 2010
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Test for VRE Colonization Approved by FDA

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announces today that it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Spectra™ VRE, a test designed to screen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). ...More
July 28, 2010
Posted in News