Infection Control Today

Targeted Screening for C. difficile Upon Admission Could Potentially Identify Most Colonized Patients

Testing patients with just three risk factors upon hospital admission has potential to identify nearly 3 out of 4 asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile, according to a new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers from the ...More

3 weeks ago

Posted in News

Nasal, Perirectal Colonization of Vancomycin Sensitive and Resistant Enterococci in PICU Patients

Enterococci normally inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and are also a potential pathogen in causing nosocomial infections. The increase in antibiotic resistance and transfer of antibiotic resistance gene to Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) due to co-colonization has ...More

March 28, 2013

Posted in News

Researchers Study MDR GNB Colonization of Healthy Military Personnel in the U.S., Afghanistan

The U.S. military has seen steady increases in multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria (GNB) infections in casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan. Vento, et al. (2013) evaluated the prevalence of MDR GNB colonization in U.S. military personnel. GNB colonization ...More

February 6, 2013

Posted in News

Researchers Identify Mechanism by Which Staphylococcus aureus Colonizes Nasal Passages

A collaboration between researchers at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology and the Department of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonizes our nasal passages. The study, ...More

December 28, 2012

Posted in News

Investigators Show That Exposure to Antibiotics is Responsible for High VRE Colonization

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) has been established as a significant healthcare-associated problem. Karki, et al. (2012) measured the point prevalence and identified risk factors associated with vanB VRE colonization in a tertiary-care hospital in Melbourne, ...More

October 10, 2012

Posted in News

Household Contacts of Children with Staph Infections Appear to Have High Rate of MRSA Colonization

Household contacts of children with Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) appeared to have a high rate of methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) colonization compared with the general population, according to a report published in the June issue of ...More

June 5, 2012

Posted in News

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

May 21, 2012

Posted in News

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

ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCTS	DISINFECTION/STERILIZA...
DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS	INFECTION CONTROL
LATEX-FREE PRODUCTS	More Options...

Colonization

Video Snapshot

Galleries

ICT Poll

Most Popular Articles

Buyer's Guide

Reports

Free Email Updates

featured links

First Name	Last Name
E-Mail